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Selina Houghton 1925 – 2024
“I remember my gran telling me how she would sell pegs and lavender, calling at houses with her basket securely over her tiny arm, hoping that the lady of the house would bu…
Breaking Down the Walls of Discrimination against Gypsies, Roma, and Traveller People
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued an "unlawful act notice" to Pontins, a holiday park operator, after finding multiple instances of race discriminat…
The South Shore Romany Gypsies
“The Romany Gypsy families who formed the South Shore community arrived in Blackpool in the 1870s and formed a semi-permanent encampment on the empty waste-land and sand dun…