• About
    • Ethics policy
    • Privacy Policy
    • Ownership, funding and corrections
    • Complaints procedure
    • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact
  • Support
  • Newsletter
Brighton and Hove News
22 September, 2026
  • News
    • Politics
    • Business
    • Opinion
    • Community
  • Arts and Culture
    • Music
    • Theatre
    • Food and Drink
  • Sport
    • Brighton and Hove Albion
    • Cricket
  • Newsletter
  • Public notices
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Politics
    • Business
    • Opinion
    • Community
  • Arts and Culture
    • Music
    • Theatre
    • Food and Drink
  • Sport
    • Brighton and Hove Albion
    • Cricket
  • Newsletter
  • Public notices
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
Brighton and Hove News
No Result
View All Result
Home Brighton

Anti-lockdown protester faces covid fine

by Jo Wadsworth
Tuesday 13 Jul, 2021 at 9:09AM
A A
9
Brighton and Hove mother faces court after coronavirus lockdown protest

Louise Creffield

Louise Creffield

A Brighton anti-lockdown campaigner will find out next month if she will be fined for organising a protest march in breach of covid regulations.

Louise Creffield, a former Labour women’s liaison officer, has shared covid conspiracy theories on her Save Our UK Rights Instagram page, which she uses to organise anti-lockdown protests.

One of those protests was held in Brighton on 7 November last year, when about 200 people marched along the seafront shouting slogans like: “Pandemic! Scam-demic! Eugenics! Take your face mask off!”

The protest on Brighton seafront. Picture by Kat Hoare

A week later Sussex Police said it had reported Ms Creffield, of Reading Road, for summons in relation to the march.

It’s not known whether Creffield, 34, was present at the march. She has also been charged with similar offences in relation to several anti-lockdown protests elsewhere in the country.

She has given a platform to conspiracy theorists including Piers Corbyn and David Icke on her Facebook and Instagram pages.

Last month, her case was due to be heard at Brighton Magistrates Court under the single justice procedure, which allows a single magistrate to hear cases based just on the paperwork without either the defendant or prosecution having to attend court.

She was charged with two offences of organising a Save Our Rights Anti Lockdown Protest March without complying with a health and safety risk assessment, which was required under covid regulations at the time.

The first charge was in relation to 7 November and the second 12 November.

However, the case was adjourned until next month so the details of the charge can be checked with Sussex Police.

During the same hearing, two people were fined for breaching covid rules in Brighton during the third lockdown.

Amelia Biggs, 19, of New Street, Three Bridges, was fined £220, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £34 and costs of £120 for attending a party in Stnford Road, Brighton on 30 December, 2020.

And Patrick Donovan Barrett, 47, of Park Vale Road, Leicester, was fined £220, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £34 and costs of £120 for leaving the area he was living in – i.e. Leicester – after being found in Brighton on 1 January, 2021.

Support quality, independent, local journalism that matters. Donate here.
ShareTweetShareSendSendShare

Comments 9

  1. Hove Guy says:
    5 years ago

    Put her in jail. She might not be too happy there about not having had the jab.

    Reply
  2. Jonathan Simons says:
    5 years ago

    What is it about Brighton Labour that they are so rife with this kind of dangerous conspiracist?

    Reply
  3. Dee says:
    5 years ago

    We should be free to protest. It’s a free country
    I have protested for Black Lives Matter, baning statues, nhs more money, more universal credit,baning private schools; baning social media hatred; baning salaries over 50k. Making all houses affordable the list goes on mate

    Reply
    • Hove Guy says:
      5 years ago

      And since you can’t spell correctly, perhaps you should ban all teachers.

      Reply
    • Judy says:
      5 years ago

      Serial protester eh?

      Reply
  4. Stephen Silverstein says:
    5 years ago

    Let’s ignore the Covid Cult. The vaccines don’t work, though they are good at killing people, officially 1,440 so far but that equates to 14,400 in a system that under-reports, In the USA, it’s nearly a million dead.

    How many dead FROM the virus in the UK? About 4,500!!!

    Enjoy your brainwashing.

    Reply
    • Hove Guy says:
      5 years ago

      Enjoy your Covid.

      Reply
    • Judy says:
      5 years ago

      Oh dear….

      Reply
  5. GrahamD says:
    5 years ago

    What’s the difference between a conspiracy theory and reality?
    About 3-6 months.
    This woman will one day been seen a hero. She sees the bigger picture and worries about the future for her children while the rest of you are content with one jigsaw piece and still believing one broken promise after another from our leader. Well guess what? He will carry on stringing you along and betraying you if you let him. And your children and grandchildren and their futures too.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Most read

Three sisters drowned after trip to place where their mother died

National Lottery gives Brighton charity £400k funding boost

Language school goes bust leaving trail of debts in Brighton

Anti-lockdown protester faces covid fine

Rising visitor numbers justify return of Brighton Wheel

Haul of razor blades stolen from Brighton supermaret

Council leader writes to minister over closure of asylum hotel

Uniqlo plans Brighton store

Two women report flasher in Brighton park

Return of ice rink ‘could put Pavilion Gardens at risk’

Newsletter

Arts and Culture

  • All
  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Food and Drink
Katherine Ryan, Brighton Dome, 23rd October 2026

Katherine Ryan – Brighton Comedy Festival

21 September 2026
Susan Calman, Theatre Royal, Brighton, 7th October 2026

Susan Calman Tells Tall Tales

21 September 2026
Altered Images – A Night of Pop, Punk and Pure Nostalgia

Altered Images – A Night of Pop, Punk and Pure Nostalgia

21 September 2026
Mark Thomas, Komedia, Brighton, 29th September 2026

Mark Thomas Celebrates 40 Years Of Standup

21 September 2026
Load More

Sport

  • All
  • Brighton and Hove Albion
  • Cricket
Outgunned! Brighton and Hove Albion make a mockery of the Premier League champions

Outgunned! Brighton and Hove Albion make a mockery of the Premier League champions

by PA sport staff
19 September 2026
0

Brighton and Hove Albion 3 Arsenal 0 Brighton and Hove Albion fans goaded Arsenal with taunts of “are you Tottenham...

Dunk out as Brighton and Hove Albion host Arsenal

Dunk out as Brighton and Hove Albion host Arsenal

by Frank le Duc
19 September 2026
0

Brighton and Hove Albion mark 125 years by hosting Arsenal at the Amex this afternoon (Saturday 19 September) but without...

Brighton and Hove Albion host Aston Villa in Premier League opener

Brighton and Hove Albion boss praises players’ growing confidence

by Frank le Duc
18 September 2026
0

Brighton and Hove Albion head coach Fabian Hürzeler said that his players were brimming with confidence after back-to-back wins on...

Bruce on the Boundary – Robinson ready to take the next step

Notts undone as Sussex ease to seven-wicket victory

by Bruce Talbot - ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
18 September 2026
0

Nottinghamshire 240 (84.4 overs) and 198 (67.5 overs) Sussex 358 (110.2 overs) and 76-3 (18 overs) Sussex (22 points) beat...

Load More
July 2021
M T W T F S S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  
« Jun   Aug »

RSS feed: From Sussex News From Sussex News

  • Five arrested after boy, 13, stabbed yesterday 21 September 2026
  • Boy, 13, stabbed near seafront today 20 September 2026
  • Homes evacuated as car crash starts fire and destroys shops 20 September 2026
  • Man jailed for grooming and raping 14-year-old girl 16 September 2026
  • Woman arrested after suspected acid attack 13 September 2026
ADVERTISEMENT
  • About
  • Contact
  • Support
  • Newsletter
  • Privacy
  • Complaints
  • Ownership, funding and corrections
  • Ethics
  • T&C

© 2023 Brighton and Hove News

No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Opinion
  • Arts and Culture
    • Music
    • Theatre
  • Sport
    • Cricket
  • Newsletter
  • Public notices
  • Advertise
  • About
  • Contact

© 2023 Brighton and Hove News