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Aaron Morris

Tynemouth skies filled with orange paper planes in protest against Rwandan refugee plans

Campaigners took to the sands of Tynemouth to fill the skies in protest against the 'cruel' Government's plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Tynemouth Together with Refugees is part of a national coalition with Together With Refugees, and on Friday the group set upon King Edward's Bay to hold a demonstration against the government’s controversial policy.

Up to 50 people turned out to create heart shaped orange paper airplanes, and wrote messages on them on about how they feel regarding the measures before launching them into the sky in unison.

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