Video: Gypsies and Travellers in the Media

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 …

I’ve just turned 24 years young: a ripe and tender age, I hear many gorje (non-Romany Travellers) say. The time for independence, travel, degrees, proper jobs and mortgages. But some of my family have a different take, often declaring: “Ain’t it about time yer settled down Bet? Find yerself a nice travelling man to look after …