A granddaughter has pleaded for far-right groups planning to target immigration advice centres to avoid protesting at her 88-year-old grandmother’s house after it was included in a list of targets shared on social media.
Tammy posted a family photo on X, which said her grandmother’s address has been included in a list targeting immigration centres, lawyers’ offices and charities across the country on Wednesday.
It read: “The far right fascist groups are now targeting immigration services across the UK. They have published my nana’s address as their Nottingham target on Wednesday.”
The address is thought to be one of at least 39 earmarked as part of the mass coordinated far-right demonstrations on 7 August. Violence and rioting broke out across the country after the killing of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club in Southport last Monday.
Tammy said on X that her father is a freelance immigration adviser, and that his business address is registered at her grandmother’s house in West Bridgford, where she lives alone.
In a quote tweet with another photo, Tammy said her grandmother had suffered a collapsed lung earlier this year and has lost a lot of her mobility. She added: “I have no words to describe how it feels watching the hate unfold back home, let alone worrying about the safety of my family.”
The photos were captioned: “To everyone in Nottingham. This has to stop.”
Nottinghamshire police said the address has no links to any immigration business, and “strongly advise that those wishing to attend a protest in this location refrain from doing so”.
The statement on X continued: “We are aware of a potential protest being organised in Nottingham on Wednesday. The location has no links to the business advertised on the internet.
“Officers have visited the address and it is home to an elderly person with vulnerabilities. It has no links whatsoever to any immigration business. We would strongly advise that those wishing to attend any protest in this location refrain from doing so as this is an elderly person’s home address. Thank you.”
It comes as Keir Starmer promised communities would “be safe” on Tuesday evening, warning those taking part in unrest that they will “feel the full force of the law”.
The prime minister earlier announced a “standing army” of specialist police officers to deal with the rioting and violence, and promised to “ramp up criminal justice”, saying “there have already been hundreds of arrests, some have appeared in court this morning”.
Tammy warned that people who live nearby should avoid the area, and said: “Look after yourselves and look after people of colour who should not be made to feel scared, vulnerable and outcast by these horrific people.”
Nottinghamshire police have been contacted for comment.
