Locals in a small UK village have been left furious after a hotel was turned into accommodation for asylum seekers.
Residents of Trinity Close in Stanwell, near Heathrow Airport, have been living alongside the migrant hotel for years now, but they are now protesting in the hope that those staying at the hotel will be moved on.
The Stanwell Hotel had been a popular venue with locals for big events such as weddings, funerals, and parties, but residents now say they are unable to use the facilities because they are “intimidated” by those staying there.
Locals have even hinted at wanting to move as they worry their house prices could be impacted.
Speaking to The Sun, Alison Haskins, 53, claimed she lost her job before the asylum seekers were sent to the hotel.
She said: “I was working there and we got given a week’s notice to say they were turning it into an asylum hotel for Ukrainians, there were no Ukrainians there.
“I had to tell everyone from the street, we had to ring brides up to say sorry you can’t have your wedding there anymore.”
She continued: “To start with there weren’t any issues it was just families. Now there are obviously single males in there, even though we’ve been told categorically no there wasn’t.
“There are the illegal bikes, smoking weed, taking photos, it’s intimidating. They’re laughing at us when we’re out there.
“They turned nasty.”
Stanwell’s protests come amid growing frustration across the country.
This weekend, protests are scheduled to take place outside 26 asylum seeker hotels across the country.
This comes after a High Court ruling preventing people seeking asylum from being housed at The Bell Hotel in Epping.
The hotel made headlines after a man living inside was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.
The Government is poised to challenge this, but the ruling has led to more councils launching, or considering launching, legal action as well.
Anti-migration protests are expected to hold protests at the following locations this weekend: Aberdeen, Bristol, Canary Wharf, Cannock. Exeter, Horley, Liverpool, Mold (Wales), Newcastle, Nuneaton, Perth (Scotland), Tamworth, Wakefield.
Counterprotests have been planned in Bristol, Cannock Horley, Leicester, Liverpool, Long Eaton, Newcastle, and Wakefield.
