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History Month Celebration

Thursday 18th June 2009
11am — 4pm

Join us in Centenary Square for a celebration of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history.

  • Irish Dancing
  • See a traditional living wagon
  • Roma music
  • Local history exhibits
  • Gypsy and Traveller Gospel singers
  • Activities for kids
  • Food stalls

The event will be opened by Jody Latham star of C4's Shameless and ITV's Hell's Kitchen

For more information contact Violet Cannon on 01274 722772 or by email

BBC Radio Leeds interview

Violet was interviewed by BBC Radio Leeds about the celebration event. You can download the interview as either an MP3 file or as an Ogg Vorbis file [Don't know what Ogg Vorbis is? Find out more here].

BBC Website Article

The BBC have also put an interview with Violet talking about the event on their website. Click here to read the article.