I have always been vaguely aware of Gypsies, Roma, Travellers and Didikais (people of Irish-Roma mixed ethnicity), as my family has been friends with members
Category: Human Interest
Anything that does not fit into to any of the other specific categories and is of general interest!
Paul Scully MP: Traveller Human Rights (3.8.2018)
Dear Mr Paul Scully MP Following your call for Sutton Council to use ‘Section 61’ to remove the Travellers currently occupying Fairfield Park in Cheam
The Ancient Britons who Became the Progressive Picts – a Brief Marxist Critique
A lack of clear thinking dominates the subject of Pictish history, which is relayed to us not by the Picts themselves (as we know very
Traveller Update: Sainsburys (Cheam) Locks its gate!
This is to allow the Travellers to leave once circumstances become too difficult for them to stay. Travellers certainly like money just as much as anyone else, and somehow manage to survive without direct access to the British Welfare State, the NHS and regular employment. However, although I fully acknowledge the unfortunate state of affairs that exists between both communities, the Travellers are human-beings and subject to Human Rights legislation. These Travellers must not be deprived of food and water, particularly in the light of the extreme hot weather we have been experiencing recently (with temperatures of 34 degrees celsius). The following photographs are my own, and provided here for educational purposes, as we must learn about one another’s culture.
Burgh Heath – Marbles Pond (21.7.2018)
Burgh Heath – Marbles Pond This is a wooded area surrounded by what is left of Banstead Common – although the area is often referred
Clattern Bridge – Kingston-Upon-Thames (c. 1175 CE)
These were highly competitive, violent affairs that saw the ball kicked and carried by two teams of varying number. This is how British football evolved, with many local areas separating into two teams and beating the hell out of one another (usually irrespective of who actually possessed the ball!! Eventually, the Local Authorities transferred these games to purpose-built playing fields and the modern game of football was developed.
