"We wunt be druv" is the unofficial county motto of Sussex in southern England.[1][2] It is a Sussex dialect phrase meaning "we will not be driven". The motto asserts that people from the English county of Sussex have minds of their own, and cannot be forced against their will[3] or told what to do.[4] It is used as a motto of the people of Sussex and the Sussex Bonfire Societies.[5][6] Since 2016 it has been used as a strapline, part of the re-branding of Harvey's Brewery of Lewes.[7]
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- ^ "Newick Bonfire Society". Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Cliffe Bonfire Society". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Introducing Our Fresh New Look". Harvey's Brewery (Press release). 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018.