TALK of an EDL protest in Nottingham came as up to 2,000 supporters gathered in Newcastle on Saturday.
Protests have also been held on the streets in Bristol and Portsmouth.
Police across the UK have vowed to take a zero tolerance approach to religious or racially-aggravated attacks in the wake of Lee Rigby's murder.
This led to an 85-year-old woman being charged with a public order offence after being arrested on Friday after an incident in Gillingham, Kent.
Police have also made arrests for suspected hate crimes and comments posted on social networking sites amid reports of a rise in attacks against Muslims.
Officers are investigating after a rock was thrown at the front door of a mosque in Folkestone while worshippers were inside.
Members of Lee Rigby's family visited the scene of his murder in Woolwich yesterday.
They laid flowers at the Woolwich Barracks where the 25-year-old soldier with the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was based, and where hundreds of floral tributes have already been left.
Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Oluwatobi Adebowale, 22, who are being held on suspicion of murder, remain in hospital.
Three men aged 28, 24 and 21 remain in police custody after being arrested on Saturday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder.