Audio: Mena and Tracie talk about self-care and mental health

This Gypsy, Roma, Traveller History Month, as part of events around Buckinghamshire libraries, I am reading my book My Wonderful Place. I wrote it many years ago about a child’s journey to Appleby Fair and it includes a dedication to my Dad because I know Appleby Fair was his favourite place. I have a lifetime …

I come from a Romany Gypsy family. My name was Smith before I married, which is one of the biggest Gypsy families in England and I’m very proud of coming from a family that is so well-known in the community. My family travelled round South East England, stopping on Mitcham Common, Belvedere Marshes in Kent …

When London Gypsies and Travellers approached me to be a trustee around two years ago, I was 27 and working in a research role in the charity sector. I’d already worked for several different charities and done lots of different things. But LGT had always stood out for me.  It felt different. You could tell …