When I lived in London i do know that there were teachers who went out to Gypsy sites a few days a week.  The authorities certainly get involved if you want to take a kid on a fortnights holiday in term time! I do think there are schemes in place ..........it'd be interesting to see that!

50K..........*thud*

I just think that around here they are glad to see the back of them tbh

I imagine the high cost is the amount of time consuming sticking on of the bling in addition to the size of it 

which again begs the question, where do they get the money to pay for these dresses 

What exactly do they say about that Sooz  I haven't 'asked' the school if it's ok for me to take mine for a fortnight in May.  I also haven't informed them yet coz I'm worried about the reaction   On one hand I'm thinking they're MY kids and this is the first time I've ever taken them out of school for a holiday and I shouldn't have to ask permission to do so but on the other hand I know they'll be missing quite a bit of school and might fall behind a little although I have already told the kids they will be getting workbooks from school b4 we go so they can do some work when we're there.

An orange(in places) toilet roll holder

How does Thelma get away with using trademarks on her dresses???  She should be sued by Baby Phat and Barbie.

OK ..........it's been said before - it will be said again! WHERE DO THEY GET THEIR MONEY?

Home schooling for one hour a week!

ha ha

Roofing and laying driveways?

Lottie looks.....errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr........Jeez!

If anyone is daft enough to employ them

Well .....................Mr Woo can do that .............I think I'll send him out in a different direction!

she looks gawjuss - a little cracker than any traveller boy would want to snap up

Round here it's known that the Gypsy families claim benefits both here in the North and in the Republic and that there has been cases where they are claiming for more kids than they actually have.  That and they'd steal the eye out of your head.

Yep! If he's blind or desperate, although the boys aren't all that

It would seem so.

Ooooooooooooooooh the grabbing is rearing it's ugly head again!

16 tier birthday cake with herself at the top spray tanned 

There was one in the paper here that got done for fiddling £250,000.....she drove a Merc, lived in a mansion and sent her kid to private school...and was claiming for everything under the sun, she's living at Her Maj's pleasure now

Do you believe that's where the money comes from? I don't - £50,000 dresses etc. - there is something else surely?

They turn up here every now and again wanting to do roofs, drives, trim trees etc, but they get shown the door every time

No Soozy, I don't believe it for a minute. I was kidding.

Nicking and fiddling

well if the truth were ever to get out properly, it's said that travellers are involved in people smuggling and domestic slavery - there have been some cases in the news towards the end of last year.

there's got to be more they're involved in that just tarmacing and the like 

I'm inclined to go with the benefit fraud - they change names and addresses as frequently as their ubderwear. For the likes of us we are Joe Bloggs - born X date of birth Y address Z. Forever traceable .............................it must be incredibly 'convenient' to have numerous names and addresses and dubious DOB's. SHOCKING!

The tan and the hair are clashing with the pink

Actually - I'm a bit grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr at this. This sweet sixteen and prom crap is a bit silly and over extravagant!

she looks ridiculous 

FGS .............she only ever went to school 3 days a month!

these young girls look like a bunch of hookers 

Can someone please explain about the "grabbing".

Unfortunately yes

I think it's how a bloke shows he's interested or something

Next week looks interesting!

I'm off to bed peoples

well it depends on who you're speaking to cos one lot say it happens and others say it doesn't.

it basically happens at large events like weddings and birthday parties where boys who fancy a girl will grab her and literally drag her outside in the car park and kiss her.  because there's a no touch policy with the gypsies, they usually end up together.

It's all very disturbing to watch 

Thanks Kaytee.

Goodnight all.

Thanks Pengy. It sounds disturbing.