Travellers.......

[shakotan]

S11Steve said:

It's nice to see that the mourners have brought out their best tracksuits and baseball caps for the funeral of another gypsy queen.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4927762/Tr...

That floral tribute of the TV is so touching too. Touching cloth, but touching nonetheless.

Shes wiv da angles now.

You couldn't wish for more comedy gold that having Transit fking tippers in the photos of the funeral.

One can only hope that the striking irony would be that someone "disassembles" the grave to resurface their kitchen worktops.

[andymc]

its tradition to burn her caravan after the funeral

[kowalski655]

Shame they cant do it to ALL caravans!

shakotan said:

You couldn't wish for more comedy gold that having Transit fking tippers in the photos of the funeral.
.....

And blocking people from driving on the road and getting past the horses and long column of Transits

[boyse7en]

andymc said:

its tradition to burn her caravan after the funeral

Pity they can't do it earlier

[hyphen]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4928296/Gr...

[bobtail4x4]

waits 2 years???

[GloverMart]

andymc said:

its tradition to burn her caravan after the funeral

Looks like the dog was burnt too (see far right). Bit harsh!

[eldar]

GloverMart said:

Looks like the dog was burnt too (see far right). Bit harsh!

A bit ruff, I agree

[silverfoxcc]

Looks like a bit of burnt bark

[anonymous-user]

shakotan said:

S11Steve said:

It's nice to see that the mourners have brought out their best tracksuits and baseball caps for the funeral of another gypsy queen.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4927762/Tr...

That floral tribute of the TV is so touching too. Touching cloth, but touching nonetheless.

Shes wiv da angles now.

You couldn't wish for more comedy gold that having Transit fking tippers in the photos of the funeral.

One can only hope that the striking irony would be that someone "disassembles" the grave to resurface their kitchen worktops.

I can imagine the gates vanishing too

[anonymous-user]

QuantumTokoloshi said:

A entire infestation / conflagration / destruct / dump ( what is the collective noun ? ) of jolly, misunderstood, savoury meat product, lock opener families have squatted in the park / cricket green across the road from St Anne's school in Basingstoke

That'll be because their traditional NE Hampshire haunt (the fields behind Motts Motorcycles) have been built on now, and the verges surrounding Sainsburys have all got 4' earthwork berms in place too.
The tide is slowly turning....

[Smiler.]

Members of the "Community" are on R4 now bleating about prejudice & racism.

The reason for their standing in the wider UK society seems to have completely passed them by.

Of course, the presenter also seems to have forgotten to raise the subject.

Funnily enough, nothing mentioned from #womanshour

[paulshears]

From my local paper ...

"In 2015 and 2016, just over £47,000 had to be spent by Hull City Council to clean up rubbish which was left piled up on illegal campsites set up on council-owned land."

"since the start of 2014, the council has paid £46,028 in legal costs to remove travellers from sites across the city."

http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-york...

[FiF]

paulshears said:

From my local paper ...

"In 2015 and 2016, just over £47,000 had to be spent by Hull City Council to clean up rubbish which was left piled up on illegal campsites set up on council-owned land."

"since the start of 2014, the council has paid £46,028 in legal costs to remove travellers from sites across the city."

http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-york...

Per earlier in the thread, in the West Midlands area it's a million quid a year.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2017/02/11/wes...

[QuantumTokoloshi]

Crossflow Kid said:

QuantumTokoloshi said:

A entire infestation / conflagration / destruct / dump ( what is the collective noun ? ) of jolly, misunderstood, savoury meat product, lock opener families have squatted in the park / cricket green across the road from St Anne's school in Basingstoke

That'll be because their traditional NE Hampshire haunt (the fields behind Motts Motorcycles) have been built on now, and the verges surrounding Sainsburys have all got 4' earthwork berms in place too.
The tide is slowly turning....

Can we order a tsunami ?

[Europa1]

Meanwhile, in Cambridgeshire, local residents are told to stay away from the local park that some travellers have moved on to: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/people-told-s...

[Smiler.]

More shenanigans from those cheeky chaps:

Travellers set up camp in Reading gym car park

#blightonsociety

[PDP76]

Remember when I posted this ?

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.burtonmail.co.uk/...

Well it's ended up like this !

http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/news/local-news/untouc...

[bimsb6]

PDP76 said:

Remember when I posted this ?

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.burtonmail.co.uk/...

Well it's ended up like this !

http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/news/local-news/untouc...

Well well who would have thought it , apart from everybody .

[Smiler.]

bimsb6 said:

Well well who would have thought it , apart from everybody .