INTRODUCING.... 'THE BIETS'

BIETS'BIETs' stands for Berkshire Irish and English Travellers. We are pupils, aged 13 to 16, who attend Churchmead School in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, in Berkshire. We live in the surrounding areas of Colnbrook, Horton and Langley and are all of Irish and English Traveller backgrounds.

We all live in houses, like most Travellers do nowadays, because there are not enough sites. There are good points about living in a trailer, chalet or a house – we have lived in all three. Some of us still go travelling. A lot of people think negatively about Travellers or hold stereotyped views. But there is a lot more to us than people think.

Our aim in this campaign is to get across to people what Travellers are really like. In many ways we have lots of things in common with ‘gorgies’ or country people (non-(Travellers) but we also have a history, culture and traditions which are different and make us who we are today.

At the end of the day we are who we are and we are proud of it. We are all different and unique in our own ways, just like everyone else.

Sharon, Jade, Samson, Terry and Maynie

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