Hastings Borough Council has promised to request police involvement if unlawful protests against the current lockdown happen again in the authority's open spaces.
The statement came after an organised gathering in the town's Alexandra Park on Sunday (March 14), in which a group of similarly dressed people were seen to dance closely together in a choreographed way, contravening laws regarding meeting a maximum of one person from another household outdoors.
Among groups claiming involvement is the "A Stand In The Park" community — whose members partaking in unlawful acts wear similar yellow clothing to those observed illegally gathering on Sunday.
This morning (March 18) the Borough Council said its members were "concerned", with Deputy Leader, Cllr Colin Fitzgerald, saying:
"I was very disappointed indeed to see the large group meeting in the park to protest on Sunday, finishing by dancing with joined hands.
"This was of course in direct contravention of the Covid rules.
"We all remember how the town did very well in the 'first wave' last year because of the hard work everybody did to comply, and then how difficult it became later in the year when the town suffered much more, with over 200 deaths, mainly because of the 'Kent variant.'
"None of us want to go back to those awful days of December and January, and I would urge people to stay away from this kind of large gathering.
"If necessary we will have no hesitation at all in involving the police, but I hope that common sense will prevail.
"We have come so far, let's not wreck our hard work now."
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