Video: moved on to make way for the Olympic Park

Growing up in South London, there was always a look of incredulity when I told people that I lived on a Travellers’ site. It clashed with their understanding of urban life and their perceptions of Travellers. This bothered me in many ways, not least because it sent a subliminal message that London wasn’t a place …

I’d been an activist for years before I got involved with London Gypsies and Travellers. We had a women’s group in Tower Hamlets where I lived at the time: we were fighting to get repairs for our site which was 35 years old. We managed to get a refurbishment grant and then discovered the whole …

I’ll try my best to answer the question in the title, but I’m not making any promises. I’ll also keep it brief because I’m writing this right before lunch. I’m a Showman, originally from Oxford way but now living in East London. My family have been Showmen since 1840 and show no sign of slowing …