![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/asylum-seeker-uncertainty-fuels-fears-in-furnace/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/130668338_01h6cbkegphg4bpg6vx4bgew4a.jpg&description=Image caption, Theresa is one of many campaigners who has vowed to remain outside the hotel until they stop the plans A mist of uncertainty has fallen over the small village of Furnace, Carmarthenshire, with locals unclear of what the future holds as they await the arrival of 240 asylum seekers. Some have fitted extra security to their homes, with the lack of information fuelling fears on the streets in west Wales. All most people know is that the four-star Stradey Park Hotel closed last month with the loss of 100 jobs, following a deal with the Home Office. Many feel helpless and in the dark, but others say they are determined to make their point. Theresa, 58, is among those who have set up a camp outside the hotel to try and put a stop to the plans, and said she would stay in place "for the long run, as long as it takes". "It's the nicest hotel in Carmarthenshire. Everyone comes here. Rugby teams stay here, people going to Ffos Las Racecourse. I did before I lived here," she said. "It's a tourist hotel, it's beautiful." The camp set up outside the hotel's gates has about 20 people who swap shifts around-the-clock. The flurry of beeping horns from passing motorists suggests their cause is backed by many in the wider community. Last week, hotel owner Gryphon Leisure won a High Court injunction to limit the activities of protestors , and in a letter seen by the BBC they threatened to appoint enforcement agents to stop blocking of the entrance. The company has refused to address the change of use for Stradey Park, but the Home Office said asylum seekers were costing the taxpayer too much and the plans were necessary because the system was under "incredible" strain. In the face of this, those against the plans remain resolute. Image caption, Protestors have been chatting to PCSOs who have kept a regular presence nearby Theresa said she arrives at the camp every morning around 09:00 BST, and will stay until 11:30 before returning at 16:00 for another three hours. "I do){kind=link}
A mist of uncertainty has fallen over the small village of Furnace, Carmarthenshire, with locals unclear of what the future holds as they await the arrival of 240 asylum seekers.
Some have fitted extra security to their homes, with the lack of information fuelling fears on the streets in west Wales.
All most people know is that the four-star Stradey Park Hotel closed last month with the loss of 100 jobs, following a deal with the Home Office.
Many feel helpless and in the dark, but others say they are determined to make their point.
Theresa, 58, is among those who have set up a camp outside the hotel to try and put a stop to the plans, and said she would stay in place “for the long run, as long as it takes”.