Asylum seekers are to be housed in a former old peoples home which Kent county council originally closed because they said it would be too expensive to maintain. The building sits directly behind a primary school, and local residence have been out to protest the plans, arguing there are more suitable sites available. Local residents were only given a few weeks notice. So far, over 500 have signed a petition opposing the move and many attended protest outside neighbouring Joy Lane primary school on Saturday. Victoria Madden, a parent at the demonstration, told Kent Online: “The protest is about the fact we were not told and had no chance to voice our opinions on the housing of 16, 17 and 18-year-old ‘young men’ – as they put it in our meeting – probably no more than 20 feet from the school. “They’re talking about putting up six foot fences, 24 hour
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