Health, Welfare and Police

The Secret Revival. The astonishing account of the way Born Again Christianity/Traveller Light and Life Church came to the UK and of the work of the selfless pastors who became involved. 2004 edition, now scarce, 32 pages, several photos. £8.

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Crime and Prejudice: Traditional Travellers
Published 2000 and now somewhat dated - introduction, allegedly 'secret' signs, sites, protection rackets, unofficial sites, economics, drugs, crime in the 1960s, types of crime, police and others, transportation analogy, what can we do?, what can Travellers do?, conclusion, biography. A4 size, 20 pp. Price £5.50

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An Improved Path to a Better Road. This is the updated and replacement for A Better Road, once again by Siobhan Spencer with illustrations by Bridie Page. The A4 booklet covers background, preface, brief history, legislation, Romani language, occupations, education, Traveller attitudes, bricks and mortar or a site, family, cleanliness, chastity., death, funerals, religion, justice, obligations to avoid, health service, good care, hospital, birth, maternity, school health, at the doctor's, hospital services, dress, food, visits, dying patients, going home, resources.
The best book on the subject BY FAR. £6.25

For the Love of Humanity. 1999. Ages and family details of 22 Traveller families who were in Derbyshire in 1991. Family inter-relationships, ages of parents at first baby, ages of families themselves, genders, longevity (and lack of it) including child deaths. Bibliography. Size A4. 16pp. £5.50.

God's Travelling Children. Four Travellers describe their experiences Martina Coyle (Ireland). Arthur Greig (Australia), Mary Horner (England) and Jess Smith (Scotland). Illustrations by Amaletta.
A4 size stapled, 32p. £5.50

I Know When It's Raining. The research and report by members of DGLG into mental health of Gypsies and Travellers. This report is long out of print, sadly, for it is excellent and I have very few copies left. It covers Focus of Report, Project Team, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Executive summary, National Recommendations, Background informnation, What where and how, List of graphs, Case studies, In our own words, references. 45 pages. A4 size, numerous old photos and drawings etc. I have kept the price down to this level because it is SO important. Should cost much more. £5.25

Police Stop and Search of Travellers. A 48 pp report compiled from information supplied by 525 British Travellers on what happens when police stop and search them. Shocking indications of police built-in (institutionalized) prejudice. Have things improved? Size A4. £5.50

A Season in Time. An account of a happening in each month of the year, as written by a Traditional Traveller, plus poems and photo or line drawing illustrations (the latter by Bridie Page). All British Traditional Traveller groups are represented, including Show people, plus Roma. Published for Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group. Was £5.95, now £4 - almost sold out.

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Parish on Wheels. 1999 reprint by Wiltshire Family History Society of the classic and very rare book by JH Swinstead about the mission to Travelling people in Salisbury Church of England Diocese in the 1880s/90s. A compassionate account of contact with Travellers at that time with much interesting information. One very dark photo and drawing of hawking signs otherwise not illustrated. 2nd hand, slight scratches on cover and grubby at edges but still F. £9.

Sinti/Roma report. A4 booklet in German , Central Council of German Sinti and Roma, document. Sorry, I have no German but seems to be a report about the Council in 1986. With it a copy of a letter to Dennis Binns from the Council. £3.

Romani integration. Problems of the integration of Gypsies. In Hungarian. Pecs, 1978. £4.

Roma biology. Medical biological study on Gypsies. Szolnok, Hungary, 1986. In Hungarian. £5.

Gypsies ascending. Sorry, translation is uncertain - appears to be entitled Gypsy on the ascending path. In Hungarian. £2.

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