Two Thousand Locals March Against Sussex Asylum Seeker Camp
16th November 2025
A Labour government plan to house 600 young men at an army training camp near an East Sussex town brought 2000 residents onto the streets in protest on Sunday, November 16th.
Crowborough (pop. 21,688) is scheduled to see asylum seekers housed in a currently disused army training camp on its outskirts. The move has been condemned by the local authority, Wealden District Council.
Sussex Police noted a planned peaceful protest on its patch Sunday morning, with no arrests made. Slogans used included “Starmer Out” and “Crowborough Says No!”