Crowborough Branch

Branch Chairman: Jeannette Towey
Deputy Chairman: James Turgoose

Welcome to the Crowborough Branch page.

The Crowborough Branch is one of the most active in the constituency: we have a core group of members and councillors who actively promote Conservatism across the town, and lend support in other locations when required.

Right now couldn't be a better time to get involved in Crowborough. We have lots of ideas, we want to create a buzz and there's sure to be something for everyone to enjoy.

If you would like more information please do not hesitate to contact the chairman, Jeannette Towey. Email: [email protected]

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COUNTY COUNCILLORS

Jo Howell (North & Jarvis Brook) and Philip Lunn (South & St. John's)

TOWN COUNCILLORS

South-East Ward Richard Jury

South-West Neil Waller

Central Ward Matthew Street

People

Johanna Howell

District Councillor for Frant & Wadhurst

Sussex Weald Association Secretary

Secretary of High Weald Conservative Branch

Wealden District Councillor for Frant & Wadhurst (along with Cllr Bob Standley), Johanna Howell was elected in 2007.

Richard Jury

Town Councillor for Crowborough South-East

Richard has lived in Crowborough for over 25 years and considers it his home town. He was educated at Beacon before the University of Kent and currently works for a small accountancy firm in the town centre.

Matthew Street

Town Councillor for Crowborough Central

Matthew has been a Crowborough Town Councillor since 2010 and am was re-elected in May 2019's election.As a family, we have lived in the town since 2007 and our three children are pupils at Beacon Academy, where I am also a Trustee.I work locally and enjoy the fact that I can directly help peop

Jeannette Towey

Chairman of Crowborough Conservatives

Jeannette Towey was born and raised in London and moved south with her family in 1999.

News

A Home Office response to a Freedom of Information request has left one MP describing the embattled Government Department as a real-life Monty Python Show. Sussex Weald’s Conservative MP Nusrat Ghani requested details of key assessments undertaken by the Home Office on Crowborough Training Camp to decide if it was suitable for housing asylum seekers. This followed Home Office Ministers and officials repeatedly stating the camp was, in their assessment, suitable to be used for this purpose. In her Freedom

Labour's Home Office dismissed as "Real-Life Monty Python" by Nusrat Ghani, Conservative MP for Sussex Weald

Wednesday, 24 June, 2026

A Home Office response to a Freedom of Information request has left one MP describing the embattled Government Department as a real-life Monty Python Show.Sussex Weald’s Conservative MP Nusrat Ghani requested details of key assessments undertaken by the Home Office on Crowborough Training Camp to de

Revelations of a backroom deal to use Crowborough Training Camp as asylum accommodation until 2030 have been described as a “wake up call” to Wealden District Council’s Green/Lib Dem Leadership. Sussex Weald’s Conservative MP Nusrat Ghani has been an outspoken critic of the Home Office using Crowborough Training Camp as asylum accommodation since the plans were first announced late last year. Home Office Ministers had claimed the use of Crowborough Training Camp would be for a 12-month period. Yet Freedom

Wake Up Call for Wealden's leadership as Home Office plans for Crowborough

Wednesday, 20 May, 2026

Revelations of a backroom deal to use Crowborough Training Camp as asylum accommodation until 2030 have been described as a “wake up call” to Wealden District Council’s Green/Lib Dem/Labour Leadership.Sussex Weald’s Conservative MP Nusrat Ghani has been an outspoken critic of the Home Office using C

Nusrat Ghani MP champions Crowborough's Clued-Up charity

Thursday, 14 May, 2026

Nusrat Ghani, Conservative MP for Sussex Weald, has recently visited Clued-Up charity in Crowborough to catch up with the team and to make sure that their services can continue uninterrupted after the closure of Lloyds bank, which is located in the same building.Clued-Up is a charity dedicated to su

Nusrat Ghani, MP for Sussex Weald, has welcomed confirmation from Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust that a meeting between the Trust, the NHS Kent and Medway ICB, the NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB and Friends of Crowborough Hospital will take place over the coming weeks, before a decision on the future of the Crowborough Birthing Centre is made. This morning (Thursday 30th April 2026), Nusrat attended the public part of a meeting of the Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Board, where she advocated on be

Result! Nusrat Ghani MP secures meeting with NHS Trust on future of Crowborough Birthing Centre

Thursday, 30 April, 2026

Nusrat Ghani, MP for Sussex Weald, has welcomed confirmation from Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust that a meeting between the Trust, the NHS Kent and Medway ICB, the NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB and Friends of Crowborough Hospital will take place over the coming weeks, before a decision on the

With its last remaining bank set to close, a town could soon be left without access to face-to-face banking services. In Crowborough, Lloyds Bank is set to close its doors in June, prompting renewed calls for a dedicated banking hub to support residents and businesses. Nusrat Ghani, MP for Sussex Weald, recently convened a meeting with LINK, the organisation responsible for assessing banking hub needs, to push for a change in its assessment and reinforce the community’s demand after a previous evaluation

Crowborough's Conservative MP, Nusrat Ghani, urges review as town faces losing final bank

Wednesday, 29 April, 2026

With its last remaining bank set to close, an East Sussex town could soon be left without access to face-to-face banking services.In Crowborough, Lloyds Bank is set to close its doors in June, prompting renewed calls for a dedicated banking hub to support residents and businesses, reported The Argus

Andrew Wilson calls for better road maintenance across Crowborough. Poor road surfaces and potholes are one of the issues residents raise most often. Crowborough’s roads carry heavy traffic and need consistent maintenance to keep them safe and reliable. As your County Councillor, Andrew will push for better road maintenance and ensure Crowborough receives its fair share of highways investment. Andrew says: “Residents deserve roads that are safe and properly maintained. I know from experience how costly they

Make Andrew Wilson, the Conservative candidate, YOUR local voice in Crowborough South and St John's on May 7th

Wednesday, 29 April, 2026

ANDREW WILSON, a Crowborough district councillor, is standing to represent Crowborough South and St.

Nusrat Ghani MP says Wealden District Council must back Crowborough residents

Crowborough's Conservative MP, Nus Ghani, Nusrat Ghani MP says Wealden's Green/Lib-Dem/Labour council "must back residents"

Thursday, 23 April, 2026

Nusrat Ghani, Conservative MP for Sussex Weald, has called on Wealden District Council’s Green & Lib Dem Leaders to get behind a key effort to stop the Home Office using Crowborough Training Camp as Asylum Accommodation.Her call comes after the High Court gave permission to proceed to a full hea

At the end of last October the residents of our lovely town discovered the Home Office would move 540 asylum seekers into Crowborough Training camp, evicting the 6,000 or so cadets and reserves that were used it each year. Like almost everyone else, Jeannete was shocked and appalled by this announcement and immediately contacted Nus Ghani MP. ‘I could see the implications of this,’ Jeannette said. ‘These would be undocumented males, mostly between 18 and 30 and from cultures where women and children are t

Crowborough Says No, backed by Conservative candidate Jeannette Towey

Thursday, 2 April, 2026

Conservative candidate Jeannette Towey, standing for election to East Sussex County Council in Crowborough North and Jarvis Brook, backs Crowbrough Says No.At the end of last October the residents of our lovely town discovered the Home Office would move 540 asylum seekers into Crowborough Training c

Due to the lack of transparency, information and accountability to Crowborough residents, Nusrat wrote to the Home Affairs Select Committee to request an inquiry into both the Home Office’s and Wealden District Council’s roles in the repurposing of Crowborough Training Camp as asylum seeker accommodation and the removal of the Cadets blue light services. Local residents, public service providers and Nusrat’s request for consultation, public information sharing meetings and sights of legal decisions were i

BREAKING NEWS! Result for MP Nusrat Ghani, as she triggers Home Affairs Select Committee Investigation into the acquisition of Crowborough Training Camp

Thursday, 26 March, 2026

Due to the lack of transparency, information and accountability to Crowborough residents, Nusrat wrote to the Home Affairs Select Committee to request an inquiry into both the Home Office’s and Wealden District Council’s roles in the repurposing of Crowborough Training Camp as asylum seeker accommod

Result! Nusrat Ghani MP secures MOD support for Crowborough Cadets equipment

Monday, 23 March, 2026

Nusrat Ghani, Conservative MP for Sussex Weald, is pleased to announce that following weeks of continuous representations to Ministers regarding support for the Crowborough Cadets, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) offered a loan of synthetic flying equipment for the 1414 Squadron RAF Air Cadets.Since t

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Crowborough Branch

Branch Chairman: Jeannette ToweyDeputy Chairman: James Turgoose

Welcome to the Crowborough Branch page.

The Crowborough Branch is one of the most active in the constituency: we have a core group of members and councillors who actively promote Conservatism across the town, and lend support in other locations when required.

COUNTY COUNCILLORS

Branch Chairman: Jeannette Towey
Deputy Chairman: James Turgoose