Gypsy and traveller communities gather for postponed Appleby Horse Fair

Thousands of people are heading to the Cumbrian village of Appleby this week for the annual Horse Fair, one of Europe's main events for the gypsy and traveller communities. (Subscribe: bit.ly/C4_News...)
Last summer it was cancelled by the pandemic for only the second time in its centuries old tradition.
But this year it's back on again, complete with mobile Covid vaccination clinics to encourage people to get protected against a virus which has hit the community hard.
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[@leeandrew1754]

I respect some of the British Irish English travellers some of my ancestors come across Ireland and the culture

[@richardpeate8716]

God bless them all xx

[@TheOblake2]

"Krusty jugglers" 🤣🤣 The title just reminded me of Hot fuzz

[@mo1912]

Stop stealing and abusing animals that might endear them to more people . Who knows

[@peterknight1320]

I DONT THATS LIKE SAYING TO ALL BLACK PEOPLE STOP SELLING COKE TO KIDS

[@andrewgurney6019]

Fields of new BMW's nice

[@emm_arr]

As not shown here ...

[@Dusty357]

Don’t forget people this goes for anyone who goes wild camping and don’t have permission to camp there not just travelers n gypsy folk

[@emm_arr]

@@spicyf You're ridiculous!

[@emm_arr]

@@spicyf No "so" at all. You actually believe your own BS!

[@emm_arr]

@@spicyf Stupid people choose to be more stupid when confronted about being stupid.

[@emm_arr]

@@spicyf Stupid people choose to be more stupid when confronted about being stupid.

[@emm_arr]

@@spicyf Stupid people choose to be more stupid when confronted about being stupid.

[@TheBigJenks]

'Simply for being on land without permission' - So.... trespassing, then.... or.... breaking and entry, then.....

[@emm_arr]

Just be more racist!

[@TheBigJenks]

@@emm_arr wtf you talking about?

[@emm_arr]

@@TheBigJenks You. Be more racist! You know you want to. Don't you?

[@nigelraporam6917]

@@emm_arr their not a race

[@emm_arr]

@@nigelraporam6917 "their not a race" Then you can be racist and think youlre not being racist. Their? Do you know best?

[@MAZ732]

Sorry but you have no right being in someone else’s land, period. Had you shown respect in the first place, laws wouldn’t have been made! There’s a saying out there. You reap what you sow! Remember that you’ll not go far wrong

[@user-ux7yg2ch6i]

If you think even harder than you already are owning land at all is pretty ridiculous.

[@emm_arr]

"Had you shown respect in the first place, laws wouldn’t have been made!" No. That's not actually true. "There’s a saying out there. You reap what you sow! Remember that you’ll not go far wrong" Does that mean you'll be receiving a huge dose of glib BS in response to a serious situation you face soon? It could!

[@emm_arr]

@@spicyf "are you an anarchist?" No. I think you should be more stupid so you can avoid acknowledging you are a racist.

[@TheMegahusky]

Saying travllers have no rights! What about all the dingy divers that rock up on our coast and nothing is said or are you just picking on travellers per say !! At least travllers have respect!

[@emm_arr]

@@spicyf You'll never be a friend of mine. Stupid people choose to be more stupid when confronted about being stupid.

[@justinboocock]

Leave COVID out of it FFS

[@larrygerry985]

So they are persecuted if they stop on land they don't have permission 🤔....... seems fair enough.....

[@emm_arr]

@@spicyf Irony? You have no idea what racism means either. This internet thing has good, free dictionaries so people like me - and YOU - can look up word meanings.

[@larrygerry985]

@@emm_arr gypsies moan about law. Breaking the law is not about race is this case. They talk about "culture " as if it excuses from the laws of a society.

[@emm_arr]

@@larrygerry985 You are moaning - and racist. Yeah - YOU - racist. You can choose not to be.

[@larrygerry985]

@@emm_arr you can defend a group of people who use "culture" to avoid being part of society. They are not a race, so unfortunately this means I am not racist

[@emm_arr]

@@larrygerry985 "you can defend a group of people who use "culture" to avoid being part of society" British royals and people in monsteries ... These people are "a part of society". "They are not a race, so unfortunately this means I am not racist" No. It means you really want to think you are not a racist. But you are.

[@deanwaddington2799]

Shame on the tory supporters and voters, you knew what they was like, hungry children, no mental health services, closure of children and youth services and turning way of life that’s been so for thousands of years into a crime, shame on you.

[@Martial-Mat]

If only travellers were this quaint all year round, but living in a place where they regularly visit, we know when they turn up, crime jumps, and the places where they have stayed are left looking like tips. For people who care so much about freedom, they sure don't have much respect for the places they visit.

[@stolentardis2111]

People say the same thing about skateboarders

[@Ward-wk9fm]

maybe if there was more sites for us lot to stay and bind maybe then there would be rubbish everywhere right? Crime doesn’t jump police and the news channels all see us as criminals and that isn’t the case!! just because we doing things respect it because in scools yous get taught about christianity and other religions but not ours?! why is this okay WE ARE HUMANS AND DESERVE TO BE TREATED AS HUMANS NIT ANIMALS !!!!!!!!! the funny thing is if this was a BLM movement and people saw these comments it would be seen as really rude and disrespectful

[@emm_arr]

Awww. I'm disappointed in you Mat. Can't you see the racism?

[@nigelraporam6917]

@@emm_arr their not a race they just ride around on horses and live in caravans

[@emm_arr]

@@nigelraporam6917 "their" Masterful stuff. Can't you see your racism?

[@CensoredUnafraid1992]

*Jesus died for our $ i n $, was buried, and rose the third day. Whosoever believes in Him should have everlasting life. You must be born again in the Spirit. Love one another. If we confess our $ i n $, he will wash them away. Please, do not abuse Grace. Jesus healed me of my severe emotional health issues. I was about to take my own life before He healed me. If you're feeling that way, don't give up. Call upon His name. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ today.* ❤️

[@therealKINDLE]

Belief is the Death of Reason. There is no need for "Belief" when Science offers a methodologically understandable way of identifying reality. If 9 out of 10 people in a Room ALL believe that 1+1 is 9, it does not change reality. The facts remain. Hence why even The Pope has told the world to take The #ClimateCrisis deadly seriously. Religion is barely 2000 years old. Mankind has existed for over 3 million years. That is what is at stake.

[@larrygerry985]

Why did a Mexican come back to life, was he a zombie?

[@DollarstoreSticker]

Doesn’t this go against the right to roam or are we going by Canada’s example and persecuting native residents? Next will be schools on how to properly integrate travellers into settled communities…. Like the residential schools

[@emm_arr]

@@spicyf You really a ghastly racist!

[@emm_arr]

@@spicyf You don;t even know what racism is! THIRD TIME: Use a dictionary like the OED.

[@emm_arr]

@@spicyf No. You are racist, and if you understood the OED entry, you would know why. Stupid people choose to be more stupid when confronted about being stupid.

[@emm_arr]

@@spicyf Stupid people choose to be more stupid when confronted about being stupid. You just changed your user name!

[@emm_arr]

@@spicyf Stupid people choose to be more stupid when confronted about being stupid. You just changed your user name! Then you deleted over 15 posts!

[@user-ve9tu5rv6e]

Peaky riders

[@richardpoynter1502]

Who cares. Buy your own land and you'd have no troubles.

[@peterknight1320]

MY DAD GOT LAND AND IT COST HIM 4 MILLION NOT ALL GYPSYS GOT MILLIONS

[@ewsdneax61eaxe10]

Trespassing a way of life🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@christiphermeadows5348]

So.......

[@mikesaunders4775]

Just how 'Romany' are they ?, a lot of them are blond and Anglo-Saxon in appearance.

[@bradley9660]

A lot of tourist

[@emm_arr]

If they are non-Roma travellers, the won't be very Romany.

[@lorrainesherwin3147]

Ohhh please

[@coryparni3620]

One quarter was enuff for Hitler , how much do you want mike .

[@emm_arr]

@@coryparni3620 You Godwinned your pants.

[@lorrainesherwin3147]

Cv propaganda advertising though

[@TheJohnmurphy123]

We have ancient culture, ancient language, ancient traditions and we want to be accepted by the general population, but we don't want to comply with any laws,rules or regulations

[@tommillar2821]

but you want the nhs and even pensions and pay no tax at all, i would have a [lot] more money if i had never paid a penny tax,

[@coryparni3620]

@@tommillar2821 you would have a lot more money if you didn't own a house .

[@Greenpoloboy3]

They are loved by all. x