More than 200 protesters turned up outside a hall near St Leonards ahead of a speech by BNP leader Nick Griffin.
Mr Griffin had been due to speak at a private meeting at Baldslow Memorial Hall in St Leonards yesterday (October 23) evening.
The BNP revealed the meeting would still go ahead at an undisclosed location.
Protesters included Hastings Borough councillors Peter Chowney and Trevor Webb.
The council voted unanimously earlier this week to penalise the hall if the booking went ahead.
Hastings Borough Council had threatened to cancel the hall’s rate subsidy if it hosted the speech.
Coun Chowney said: “We want to send a message out there that the BNP is not welcome in Hastings and we do not agree with this meeting.”
Ian Wright, of Hastings United Against Racism said: “This is a multi-cultural town and we do not need this type of divisive attitude.”
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