If you can find one instance where the EDL/anti-EDL have ruined a village fete or even a village fete which has descended into something close to the Mardi Gras then I'll concede you have a point.
No thanks. Seeing as it's a non-event in this country anyway, trying to turn it into a 'benign festival' smacks of liberal self-loathing. Chuck in a few comments like 'reclaim the flag' and mention of the Sun/Murdoch and it's pretty clear what your agenda is.
I like that most English people...