The battle over RAF Barnham: how ominous anti-asylum protests engulfed a small Norfolk town
Thetford has a welcoming history. So why have there been so many demonstrations this summer over plans to house asylum seekers at a nearby military base – as well as nights of violent disorder ?

TL;DR
- Thetford has a welcoming history.
- Demonstrations and violent disorder took place this summer.
- The cause was the plan to house asylum seekers at a nearby military base.