Protests have been held in support of and against the decision to house refugees at a small military camp near Penally in Pembrokeshire.
ASHLEY CROWDEN/ATHENA PICTURE AGENCY.
It started as a rumour on Facebook two weeks ago in a small Welsh villiage. The Pembrokeshire village of Penally, population 800, was about to become host to 250 young male asylum seekers.
The news was met with shock in the seaside retreat, which is peppered with retirement bungalows and can only offer visitors a small shop, two pubs, two campsites and coastal walks to nearby Tenby. The Welsh government said that no one had been warned or consulted by the Home Office about the use of a small military training camp on the edge of the village as accommodation for hundreds of 18 to 35-year-old men for up to 12 months while their asylum applications were considered.
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