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Burning injustice
The devastating fire that destroyed 90% of the Ver Meadows Travellers Site in Redbourne, Hertfordshire has shocked many. Drive 2 Survive...
1 day ago1 min read


Eyes on the Prize
The Drive 2 Survive / Ando Glaso short film competition will showcase and encourage community film makers at Britain’s biggest and best...
3 days ago2 min read


Trailer Trashed
The annual media outcry at the environmental impact of Appleby Fair rarely examines the clean-up and the cultural differences visible in...
Jul 44 min read


Time for change
To celebrate Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month (GRTHM) we've developed these free resources to help you educate those around you....
Jun 111 min read


A Stallion for Appleby
Drive 2 Survive has made a sculpture of a Gypsy cob Stallion to go next to Fair Hill in Appleby. Please take two minutes to register your...
Jun 34 min read


Long walk to Freedom
The history of Gypsy and Traveller people in the United Kingdom is a story of both persecution and resistance. Claire Rice looks at some...
Jun 21 min read


A Month to Remember
Jake Bowers reviews and lists some of the great events taking place across Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month 2025. Every June...
May 274 min read


“We’re Not Allowed to Be Ourselves Anymore”: The Harsh Reality of Life on the Road for a Nomadic Romany Family
By Claire Rice , Project Coordinator for Drive2Survive and Project Coordinator for GaTEssex For centuries, Romany families have lived...
May 244 min read


Vicious Cycle?
Mark Simmonds , Planning Director of Vardo Intelligent Planning Services Ltd (VIP) explains how the need to create Biodiversity Net Gain ...
May 93 min read


On Victory’s Dawn
As Europe remembers VE day, Claire Rice remembers how British Gypsy and Travellers fought to rid Europe of fascists only to have their...
May 81 min read
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