THE Black Lives Matter protest being held in Chippenham this afternoon is about supporting the racial equality movement and showing respect for people, and will be entirely peaceful, say its organisers.

"We will be having speakers who will explain the movement's aims, and encourage people to support them," said co-organiser Jacques Tagholm. "I would like to emphasise that we are an anti-racist movement. We don't condone any violence or aggression or vandalism - if anyone does try to use our protest to do that we will condemn it."

Black Lives Matter (BLM) protestors are preparing to march on cities across the UK for the fourth consecutive weekend.

Police are expecting crowds of anti-racism demonstrators to march through London as well as cities including Glasgow and Birmingham.

Forces have warned against violence and urged crowds to follow social distancing rules introduced at the height of the pandemic.