| Description | Charles Parker talks to several members of the traveller community. They speak of their treatment by the wider community, the systemic prejudice they face, and the perceptions and feelings of the wider community towards the traveller community.
Track 1: Traveller, possibly Mr Boswell from Spalding, talks about council meetings regarding camping grounds and the negative messages and ideas put out by councillors without any opportunity for the traveller community to challenge these ideas 2.22 mins
Track 2: he talks about the lack of opportunity for the traveller community to have representation within the local council in order to present their issues and concerns 0.56 mins
Track 3: another man, possibly Mr Boswell's son, talks about mistrust and segregation of the travelling community and compares the traveller plight to that of the African American community in the United States. He talks specifically about money collected by the travelling community at Appleby Fair in order to introduce sanitation infrastructure e.g. water and toilets there, but the money was not seen or spent on the promised/intended project. 2.26 mins
Track 4: he talks about how he would be happy to help the traveller community by offering his voluntary time and his limited expertise 0:38 mins
Track 5: Mr Boswell talks about his time in America and that he withheld his 'gypsy' identity because of prejudice. He suggests that because of his appearance and a lack of class distinction he was able to integrate better than in Britain because he was mistaken for a Native American or someone from Mexico 2.31 mins
Track 6: he discusses how a 'Gypsy' might be visually identified by others and the general 'distrust' of Gypsies. He expresses his pride about being a 'Gypsy'. 2.27 mins
Track 7: a woman, possibly Mr Boswell's wife, talks about how non-travellers view the travelling community; for example, how they are accused of 'steal for their living' 0:46 mins
Track 8: Mr Boswell's son talks about how he was laughed-at at a dance when he tells a girl he is dancing with that he is a 'gypsy'. He suggests that she doesn't expect that a 'gypsy' should be so clean or well dressed 0.57 mins
Track 9: Mr Boswell talks about the history and heritage of the 'Romany' community. He talks about his 'autobiography' - on the history of his people and their arrival to the British Shores' 3.19 mins
Total: 16.23 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA YL458D0960674 |