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JD Vance Visit Puts Cotswolds Hamlet on Lockdown

Security checkpoints with vehicle searches enforce a cordon around Dean Manor ahead of a planned local protest.

Overview

  • JD Vance arrived at Dean Manor near Chipping Norton on August 11 for a family holiday under a heavy security operation.
  • Thames Valley Police supporting US Secret Service have sealed roads and footpaths into Dean, conducting ID checks on all entrants.
  • Residents report sniffer dogs, blacked-out SUVs and a 29-vehicle motorcade moving through Chipping Norton and the hamlet.
  • Dean Manor owners Pippa and Johnny Hornby apologized to neighbors for the “circus” of disruptions caused by the visit.
  • Organizers have scheduled a “Vance not welcome party” in Charlbury on August 12 to protest the lockdown and security measures.