Events in the East Region
Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month events that are occuring will be announced here shortly.
Contacts:
Tim Everson
01473 583530
Thomas Acton
0208 331 8923
Recent meeting: 17th March
Read details of the regional meeting of 17th March at Cambridge PDC, Trumpington.
Events
Bedfordshire
Displays and activities in local libraries including Traveller storytelling.
Dunstable Library: 2nd to 7th June
Leighton Buzzard Library: 9th to 14th June
Biggleswade Library: 16th to 21st June
Barton Library: 24th to 28th June
Download an events poster for display >
Cambridgeshire Events
Cambridgeshire Race Equality and Diversity Service Team for Traveller Education
All Month:
Collecting photographs and other materials of GRTHM events across the country to produce and publish a national archive.
This is being coordinated by Rose Cunningham-Wilson who hopes to get Gypsies and Travellers from all the different groups to contribute. There will be a photographic competition and after GRTHM there will be a publication as a high quality book of photos, drawings, sketches and other relevant materials to celebrate events and the spirit and nature of GRT history, culture and languages.
rose.cunningham-wilson@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Music and stories for school assemblies.
The Gypsy Boy’s Grave (near Newmarket). Research stories and traditions through discussions with Gypsies and Travellers.
diana.bryant@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
June 4-10: Cambridgeshire Team for Traveller Education is coordinating Education on the Hoof Activities for ACERT at Appleby Fair, involving Gypsies, Travellers and TES staff from across the country.
- Education promotion to families and children on the Hill
- Early years activities
- Sale of TES resources including a booklet of Irish Traveller recipes compiled by Breda Doran
- Fun packs for children
- Daily talks in the Supper Rooms open to the public including storytelling by Richard O’Neill, Irish Traveller Movement, frields and Families of Travellers, Simon Evans and Pippa Goodhart, author of new children’s book on a Traveller theme
- 2 day Digital media project led by Jake Bowers with pupils in a Penrith school in conjunction with Cumbria TES
allison.abdelal@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
June 6: Learning Directorate Conference for Children’s Services Managers
The morning will focus on community cohesion and improving secondary schooling for Gypsies and Travellers with a presentation by Chris Derrington on the NFER research and interviews carried out between 2000 and 2003.
margaret.wood@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
June 9 -13: Storytelling week in Cambridgeshire schools
Richard O’Neill will be working in schools across Cambridgeshire: Shirley Primary, Wisbech Saint Mary Primary, Willingham Primary, Thomas Clarkson Community College.
peter.young@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
June 18 - 23: Cambridge Midsummer Fair
On two mornings Cambs TES will be running activities to support distance learning at the Fair and will combine this with early years activities, storytelling and possibly a display to reflect the history of Showmen and the fair.
kate.d’arcy@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
To be confirmed: Launch event for ‘The Great Romany Showman’
The book was written by Kathleen Cunningham, the Cambridgeshire Romany poet. The event is likely to be held in Wisbech. Full details to follow.
margaret.wood@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Suffolk
Throughout June: Romany Heritage Project in Libraries and museums.
June 3rd: Launch with music, step dancing and films.
Week of June 16th: School Workshops
Workshops in schools with Jess Smith.
