What we did in 2025 or should I say what didn’t we do.
\nWe started off in May when some of the team attended the Gate Herts Moving for change Conference. All listening, speaking and networking encouraging everyone to fight prejudice and persuade our Local authorities to change policies for our Travelling communities for sites and to be accepted, also talking about what we all planning for History month.
\nThen again in May many of us attended the Friendly Churches Conference, where I was asked to speak in Salisbury Cathedral, all about how we are working with the church who are promising water and Sanctuary to Travellers, hoping the church will provide transit sites for the Travelling communities.
\nJune we had our stand at the local Horsefair, it was great when a local Parish Councillor attended and I think by the time she left she thought differently about us, also a lot of people were helped by one of our Advocacy workers. It was a good place to advertise our History day and our Roma Holocaust service in August .
\nAgain in June we all attended the Dorset Council Gypsy and Traveller Forum, where a lot was learnt from both sides.
\nMuch time spent in advertising History month, and making sure the Romany flag was flying over County Hall Dorchester, Corn Exchange Dorchester, Bournemouth Civic offices, Kingston Maurward College Dorchester.
\nWe were so busy in June that we held our Kushti Bok History day on 7th July 2025.Then some of the team attended One World event showing many Romany crafts and again advertising GRTHM.
\nYes we start early and go on for as long as we can. There are so many things that Gypsies and Travellers can do, we must not be the forgotten people, we stand loud and proud.
\nThis year so much more planned.We started again in 22nd May 2026 taking the Kushti Bok stand to two 4 day exhibitions in Hampshire just on the Dorset Border. This has brought many requests to join us and many offering photographs and stories,lots in Dorset, and many now putting our Dorchester History day 13th June 2026 in their diaries.Some wanting to attend as visitors and some wanting to volunteer. Manylocal Travellers proud to know the Romany Flag will be flying over Christchurch Old Town Hall, Bournemouth Old Town Hall,Dorchester County Hall, Dorchester Town, and other venues.
\nWe have the Horse fair in Verwood on 20th June, then Beautiful World on 21st June. On the 17th and 18th we have funded Crystals Vardo to do four performances in four local schools, with other schools attending, so 10 schools in all will be able to attend and Kushti Bok members will be at each performance, talking to the school contacts about History month, and hoping to do some awareness training for staff and help with any Traveller children and parents who might need some support. We do have an extra performance of Crystals Vardo for any parent/teachers or local Travellers to attend on an evening .
\nThen we have been working with East Dorset Museum to showcase the Travelling Communities, many exhibits about “HOMES”. Started in History month and will be on display for 6 months. They are looking at having a permanent place in the East Dorset museum.
\nEvery year we do more and put out the word asking others to get those flags flying and events happening.
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