A community has protested against plans for asylum seekers to be housed at a camp in their town.
The government has announced that at least 600 men will be temporarily housed in the new year at Crowborough Training Camp.
The camp, which previously housed Afghan families evacuated at the end of the war, was used by Canadian forces preparing for D-Day during the Second World War.
At a meeting on October 30, residents called for protests over the proposals and demanded answers from Wealden District Council.
Today, November 8, people took to the streets with flags and placards calling for the Home Office to halt the plans.
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One sign said "Home Office think again, this is so wrong" while another read "protect our women and children".
People marched down a road chanting: "Crowborough says no."
MP for Sussex Weald Nus Ghani is also opposing the plans. She has started a petition and a community meeting is due to be held on Monday, November 10.
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