Meet the Nottingham protesters who decided to clean up the Council House after vandals 'destroyed' the true meaning of the event.
Storm Bennett Baker, 18, of Bulwell, was so appalled by the vandalism of one of Nottingham's most historic buildings that she went out and bought cleaning supplies.
What began as a team of herself and a few friends soon started to grow as more people picked up disinfectant and brushes and started rubbing away the graffiti.
Police are urging the public to come forward with any information which identifies the people who defaced the Grade II-listed building in Old Market Square.
A small minority of protesters from the peaceful Forest Recreation Ground event spilled into the city centre where they huddled around Byron House, the city's police station.
Police also said three people climbed up on to the canopy outside the entrance.
Some then decided to deface the Council House writing Black Lives Matter across the entrance, above the lion, and then across the sides of the building.
Miss Baker explained why it was so important that the vandalism was cleaned up quickly so the true message of today's event is not lost.
Hundreds of protesters took to the Forest Rec to protest against racism and the death of George Floyd who died at the hands of police officers in the United States.
Miss Baker said: "When we saw all the graffiti, we decided it is not sending the right image across because we are trying to build a good image for ourselves.
"We wanted to move forward and didn't want anything to be published which says 'graffiti around the town.'
"The protest started off peaceful.
"If this happened in a riot it makes more sense but when it is meant to be peaceful we don't agree with it.
"We went to the shops and we got as many cleaning products as we could.
"It started with about six of us, some had to go home, but we have had 10 people joining in from off the streets that were just walking by which was really cool.
"I understand the anger and frustration but we must always stay calm and remember that we need to get our points across without anything getting twisted.
"Personally, myself, I am a peaceful protester. If it is said to be peaceful, and that was the original intention, we should not turn it violent for any reason.
"It destroys the message of the original people who organised the protest."
