Recollections of Romany Life

ROMANY ROAD is a non-political, non-profit-making society, our aim being to share and enjoy memories and reminiscences of Romany Life. We are not a family history society, although details of family history will, of course, sometimes be relevant and of interest to people researching certain family names. Our ambition is purely to celebrate and record events in our ancestors' lives and we invite anyone to send us their contributions.

We try to capture glimpses of by-gone days, that allow us to present our old folki with respect and admiration for their tenacity, way of life and survival in what was sometimes a very hostile environment. We welcome any contributions of information, stories, photographs, sketches or poems. We would however, stress that views of individuals who contribute to this website are not necessarily ours.

APOLOGIES  - WEBSITE IS NOW UNDER RE-CONSTRUCTION AS JOURNALS HAVE CEASED TO BE PRODUCED, FOR BACK ISSUES PLEASE E-MAIL AS BELOW:-

Emails can be sent to us via mhorner022@aol.com 
or through the GUESTBOOK on this site
 

A few back journals from Nos. 1-20 are still available

Thanks to John Scarrott in Australia and Clifford Scarrott of Essex, who both sent in a series of articles written by William Hugh and published in the South Wales Echo in the 1930s, we still have a few copies of a small booklet called:-  
 
"John Scarrott - The man who made Boxing Champions - 1863-1947".

The stories cover a period of fifty years of "Bare knuckle" and "Glove" fighters, and contain unique insights into incidents in the careers of some of the most famous boxers in the South Wales Valleys, that make fights of today appear tame in comparison 

THIS PUBLICATION IS NOW AVAILABLE - A5 size booklet - 24pp
 Price (which includes postage and packaging for UK) are: 
£3.00

Please make cheque/Postal Order payable to:
   "ROMANY ROAD" and send c/o 22, Ecroyd Park, Credenhill, Hereford. HR4 7EL

COPYRIGHT:  No part of our publications may be reproduced by any means without the prior permission of the authors and Romany Road. All texts and still images are copyright to Romany Road or to the copyright holders. Unauthorised copying for commercial use is strictly prohibited. While we will attempt at all times to adhere to copyright, we apologise in advance for any unintentional errors.

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