Community, cultures and history are important always and throughout the year, but marking with a celebration month is a great way to get people involved and raise awareness with a great program of events.
Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month is all about all Gypsies and Travellers across West Yorkshire feeling heard and represented and that their culture and heritage is valued. Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller are often put together, but are three distinct ethnic groups with shared roots of being nomadic. Each have their own unique histories and modern day cultures.
Find out below how you can get involved this June.
Facts about Gypsy and Traveller Communities
Watch Riley and Rambo – 5 minute short film
Riley & Rambo is a story of a boy and his horse that offers insight into the Rag n’ Bone culture of Holme Wood Bradford. With a backdrop of deprivation we discover the resourcefulness and happiness that’s found in an older and genuine way of life; where freedom can be found. By Danny Hardaker.
Winner of ‘Best Doc’ at Andaras Travelling Film Festival
Received ‘Best Story’ at Lancaster Film Festival
Winner of ‘Best Doc’ at the White Rose International Film Festival
Watch Roads from the Past
A Short Animated History of Britain’s Gypsies, Roma and Travellers. Created by Travellers Times and Rural Media, voiced by Richard O’Neill and script written by Damien Le Bas.
Our resources
Our Education Pack brings together our own resources and knowledge, as well as many others from brilliant Gypsy and Traveller people and organisations. It’s an easy way to learn more about these communities and their culture and heritage.
Our Colouring Book was made by our Communications Assistant Lily and features lots of wonderful pages to colour and puzzles to do.
No Place to Call Home is a graphic novel and illustrated history of how Gypsies and Travellers have been treated by the government, police, local authorities and settled communities from the 1960s to the 1990s. Produced by Gerardo D’Ambrosio and Becky Taylor. It out of the three year research project, Realities Checked that Leeds GATE were part of. It provided the first systematic, historically grounded account of the crime and criminal justice experiences of Gypsies and Travellers in England since the 1960s.
You can also download a poster and graphic for sharing online or putting up wherever you can to share the message of hope, inclusion and pride.
What’s On June 2026
Green and yellow events are private member events for the community. Orange events are open and everyone is welcome.
These are events across West Yorkshire. We will also be holding our regular weekly groups across all areas as usual where activities will be themed according to what members want to do during the month.
Please contact our team on 0113 240 2444 if you want any further information or on contact@leedsgate.co.uk.
Training and Learning
Booking training with us is a brilliant way to increase knowledge and understanding of Gypsy and Traveller communities and culture, not just in June but throughout the year and into the future.
If you are interested in our training offer and making a booking, please click our Training page button below.