United Kingdom – rroma.org https://rroma.org Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:52:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png United Kingdom – rroma.org https://rroma.org 32 32 UK and Roma https://rroma.org/uk-and-roma-6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uk-and-roma-6 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:52:19 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=33263 Alexandra Bahor, a Roma activist in Liverpool, advocates for Roma rights and challenges stereotypes about Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller (GRT) communities, emphasizing their diversity and unique needs.

She highlights the importance of meaningful partnerships between GRT communities and organizations, advocating for their involvement in decision-making processes.

Alexandra calls for recognition of anti-Gypsyism as a specific form of racism and encourages individuals to question stereotypes and listen to Roma voices to foster understanding and change.

]]> Appleby Horse Fair https://rroma.org/appleby-horse-fair-14/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=appleby-horse-fair-14 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:18:13 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=33052 Not so nice… Thousands of unsafe and counterfeit toys were seized during the Appleby Horse Fair, a major event for the Gypsy, Roma, and traveller community in the UK.

The toys lacked proper safety labeling and posed serious risks, including choking hazards, according to local authorities.

The Anti-Counterfeiting Group emphasized the importance of safety standards for children’s products and the need to protect cultural heritage events from criminal activities.

]]> Louisa Price https://rroma.org/louisa-price/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=louisa-price Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:51:17 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=33016 Louisa Price, known as the ‘queen of Gypsy queens’, is being honored in an exhibition celebrating Romany and Gypsy culture in Walsall, where she lived for over 70 years. The exhibition also highlights the contributions of Pat Collins, a prominent fairground businessman and politician, who played a significant role in the local community and served as Walsall’s MP and mayor.

The event aims to celebrate the diversity of Walsall and recognize the historical presence of Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities in the area.

]]> London Exhibition https://rroma.org/london-exhibition-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=london-exhibition-2 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:44:45 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32877 The Museum of Homelessness (MOH), part gallery, part support hub, part perennial meadow, is hosting an exhibition entitled ‘ Criminal: An Untold Story of Homelessness, Resistance and Survival.’ which maps 400 years of criminalisation of homelessness and nomadic lives, with 10 Foot, Matt Bonner, Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives, and Surfing Sofas, in an exhibition that was co-curated and built by MOH’s members.

]]> Appleby Horse Fair https://rroma.org/appleby-horse-fair-13/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=appleby-horse-fair-13 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:33:28 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32865 A series of photos of the fair.

]]> AI and Appleby Horse Fair https://rroma.org/ai-and-appleby-horse-fair/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ai-and-appleby-horse-fair Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:00:17 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32820 It seems that the UK police is deploying AI face recognition during the Appleby horse fair to catch “troublemakers”.

That this is being done suggests that there is a preconcieved idea that travellers are troublemakers … Bad.

]]> Appleby Horse Fair https://rroma.org/appleby-horse-fair-12/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=appleby-horse-fair-12 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:59:07 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32817 Some pictures of the largest horse fair in the UK.

]]> Appleby Horse Fair https://rroma.org/appleby-horse-fair-11/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=appleby-horse-fair-11 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:26:20 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32804 The 250th edition of the Appleby horse fair starts tomorrow and tens of thousands visitors are expected.

]]> Wickham Horse Fair https://rroma.org/wickham-horse-fair-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wickham-horse-fair-2 Thu, 21 May 2026 12:44:37 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32648 One of the oldest horse fair in the UK, the Wickham Horse Fair is taking place and resulrted in some road closures.

]]> Appleby Horse Fair https://rroma.org/appleby-horse-fair-10/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=appleby-horse-fair-10 Wed, 13 May 2026 15:10:10 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32562 Less than a month before the beginning of the largest horse fair in the UK in Appleby on June 4th, the Gypsy, Traveller and Roma representative, Billy Welch, appleas to them not to come too early to the fair.

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