Police officers will be at shopping centres, railway stations and high streets to give residents counter-terrorism information.

Sussex Police has announced that officers and police staff will host informal meet the public events to brief communities on the terrorist threat across the county tomorrow and Saturday.

More than 100 police officers and staff will be handing out leaflets and talking to the public at 20 shopping centres and railway stations across the county, to help promote suspicious activity reporting as part of national Counter-Terrorism Awareness Week.

Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry said: "The key message is that local communities play a vital role in preventing and identifying terrorism and by working together we can make people safer.

"We look forward to engaging proactively with the public at these crowded locations to promote the reporting of suspicious activity, to encourage dialogue on terrorism issues and reinforce reporting mechanisms and to encourage the public to be vigilant and alert but not alarmed.”

Members of the public should call the confidential Anti-Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789 321 if they have seen or heard anything that could be terrorist-related.

Officers and staff will be at the following locations at varying times between 10am and 9pm on the days shown:

East Sussex
Arndale centre, Eastbourne
Enterprise Shopping Centre, Eastbourne
Railway Station, Eastbourne
Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, Hastings
Railway Station, Hastings
Railway Station, Bexhill
The Quintins, Hailsham
Cliffe High Street, Lewes
Crown Court/High Street, Lewes
Railway station Lewes (Sat only)

West Sussex
Guildbourne Shopping Centre, Worthing
Swan Walk, Horsham
Holmbush Shopping Centre, Shoreham
The Arcade, High St, Bognor Regis
Cathedral End, Chichester
Little London End, Chichester
County Mall, Crawley
The Orchards, Haywards Heath
The Martletts, Burgess Hill
High Street Esplanade, Littlehampton

Brighton and Hove
Churchill Square, Brighton
Russell Place, Brighton
Railway Station, Brighton
Marina Village Stores, Brighton (not Sat)
Hollingbury Asda, Brighton (not Sat)