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Yeovil College celebrates Gypsy, Romany and Traveller culture

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By Angelocal at 17:27 on 03/07/12

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 Staff and students at Yeovil College have celebrated Gypsy, Romany and Traveller (GRT) History Month with a special event run in partnership with Somerset Racial Equality Council. Picture: Gundula Gruen, the classically-trained director of the London Gypsy Orchestra, performed traditional Romany songs from around the world at the event.
Staff and students at Yeovil College have celebrated Gypsy, Romany and Traveller (GRT) History Month with a special event run in partnership with Somerset Racial Equality Council. Picture: Gundula Gruen, the classically-trained director of the London Gypsy Orchestra, performed traditional Romany songs from around the world at the event.
  • Staff and students at Yeovil College have celebrated Gypsy, Romany and Traveller (GRT) History Month with a special event run in partnership with Somerset Racial Equality Council. Picture: Gundula Gruen, the classically-trained director of the London Gypsy Orchestra, performed traditional Romany songs from around the world at the event.
  • Ms Gruen was accompanied by Paul Tkatchenko on the accordion and dancer Zaneta Carna, a Gypsy originally from the Czech Republic. GRT History Month is a nation-wide celebration that takes place throughout the month of June each year.
  • The guests also took part in a question and answer session with students. (L-R) Rosco Jones of the Somerset Racial Equality Council, Zaneta Carna, Maggie Smith-Bendell and Gundula Gruen.
  • Maggie Smith-Bendell also brought along copies of her book 'Rabbit Stew and a Penny or Two'. (L-R) Level 3 Childcare students Erin Kelly (17) of Yeovil, Charlotte Davis (17) of Yeovil, Becky Wilkins (16) of Montacute and author Maggie Smith-Bendell.
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