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shaneandmich1@hotmail.com

(Posted on 2008-07-17 15:22:00 by shane)
hello to all the folki out there.

im just writing to let you know that there is a cultural awareness day at the detling showground maidstone kent on the 09 august.

it is organised by the youth division of canterbury gypsy support group. there will be a few vardos to take a look at as well as few lorrys. lots for the children to do for free as well as some meat puddings for sale. this is only the second year but are hoping it gets bigger and better each time. its free entry for all with plenty of parking. We would like to hear from anyone who has a 70,s trailer to show and would be willing to attend, you will be able to pull up the night before and sit around the yog with the rest of us and we could proberly pay some towards you fuel. please email to let me know. thanks. shane.

(Posted on 2008-07-17 14:41:00 by shane)
Daz. I thought you had emigrated !! No, I was away when Appleby was on. Send me an email and catch up.

Ken.

(Posted on 2008-07-02 21:45:00 by Ken)
Hi Ken

How r things haven't heard from u in ages, did you go to Appleby this year it was great I have lots of new pics for you and I will send them soon.

Daz

(Posted on 2008-07-02 15:11:00 by Darren Wilson)
For Susanna Stockings. I havent seen it myself, (you probably have these) but I believe there are good photo's of Muggy and Betsy in the book about their son Jimmy "On the cobbles" . I was told Muggy was famous for being THE gambling man at Epsom, betting non- stop all day, and a great character.

cheers. Ken

(Posted on 2008-07-01 20:44:00 by Ken)
Hi (is it Maria?)........W.Star no: 257 was built in July 1979 for Mr Rodney Smith and it cost Â£23,500. Rodney sold it on a couple of years later in the 'slump' of 'flash' trailers for a lot less !!!!

Hope this helps.

Ken.

(Posted on 2008-07-01 15:33:00 by Ken)
Hello there,

I want to first congradulate the creator of the site as he/she has made a most wonderful job!

I was hoping someone would be able to point me in the right direction, i have recently purchased an 1979 Westmorland Star and was wanting to find a bit of back ground info on it. The previous owner could not shed alot of light on the matter. If possible i was wanting to find out who was the first owner of it ? and how much they paid back in 1979.

If anyone could point me in the right direction it would be much apprieciated .....or if anyone knows anything about it again it would be much apprieciated.

The cerial number is 257779 and it was made in 1979

Thank you in advanced

M.Welch

(Posted on 2008-06-30 23:30:00 by M.Welch)
Thanks Shaun. Glad you like the site, an interesting posting !! I will email you shortly.

Ken.

(Posted on 2008-06-30 17:57:00 by Ken)
Hi,

Excellent site! Our Grandad used to sell Vickers, Roma & Buccaneers many years ago & brings back good memories!

It took me years to find a Vickers, and we have had this now for some 10 years with a view to bringing back to it's former glory. Not that it's too bad, but just wish we had the time to do it!

If I want to advertise, what do I do? Haven't quite decided yet but it might be worth someone having the enjoyment. Looks similar to the Vickers on your Home Page but blue inserts. Inside still has plastic on some of the seats.

Await to hear from you, but am also trying to find some adverts & piccies from the 60's & 70's to add for you.

Regards,

Shaun Ennis

(Posted on 2008-06-30 11:38:00 by shaun ennis)
hi dean

i was trying to buy your trailer back in 2006 but the email i had for yu was wrong,i was well annoyed as she looked a beauty

you sent me lots of pictures

it was you who told me about riley and VDL trailers,was on a message board somewhere on the net

youre dead right about the roma being a better trailer than the tabbert !

thanks

dan

(Posted on 2008-06-28 23:08:00 by Dan Sulivan)
Just discovered site. Fantastic looking at all the trailers, old and new. I especially enjoyed the pictures of the person. I have Romany ancestors. They were the Hearns. Great grandmother married non gypsy, was cast out. Very interested in way of live of Roma. Thanks this site gave me a glimpse. Amanda

(Posted on 2008-06-26 20:24:00 by Amanda)
What a great website, have enjoyed looking at all of the pictures and photographs of all of the caravans and lorries.

I was born in Manchester in, England (1955) and immigrated to Canada in 1975 and now reside in Toronto, Ontario, my family purchased a brand new Willerby Majestic Caravan (22'-0") to celebrate my birth. We had the caravan on a caravan site (Ockwells) on Fleetwood Road near Blackpool, over the years we had many many happy holidays there creating many wonderful memories.

I have been facinated by caravans ever since, especially vintage British ones and love to collect as much information, brochures, literature, pictures and photographs that I can get my hands on.

I look forward to many many return visits to your website and to all of the addiwional pictures and information you post.

I must commend you on a job well done in creating such an interesting and fascinating website.

Regards,

Glyn Waterfall

(Posted on 2008-06-21 03:56:00 by Glyn Waterfall)
ive looked at this site every few months for a while and was just shocked to see my trailer included in modern romas 5. its the tan and cream bunks at the bottom of the page. i cant think exactly when i took these photos but presume it was when it was for sale in 2006. we advertised it in benidorm where we had pulled it 1800 miles from nottinghamshire.we then moved from benidorm to italy 2000 miles towing this 26ft trailer,it took us 4 days ! we sold it and it is now on a residential camp in pisa, italy.ive now got a tabbert and i now realise what a mistake it was to sell it. our roma was built in 2001 and never had a scratch inside or out. cant say the same about our 2 year old tabbert.!

(Posted on 2008-06-17 22:20:00 by d jarvis(winter))
i loved all the trailers and lorrys iv got a carlight 12ft and a morris oxford look forwards to see some of these moters and trailers at cambridge fair is ther eny one that nos wene the northamptonshire bedford show is on please.

(Posted on 2008-06-14 22:31:00 by shane dadman)
love johnothan harker pics teeside wondering if he knew the merediths mt father was one? Travelling the fairs, showmen in those days. His name was Richard, his mum Lilian Maude

(Posted on 2008-06-14 22:22:00 by katy coyote)
Hello i have just discovered your website. I am wondering if u or any one else reading this has got any photos of my late grandfather and granney. Muggy and betsy stockins . they used to stop and pull all around the country but he was mostly nown as a big gambling man on epsom downs.I would be most grateful if anyone has any photos thank you.

(Posted on 2008-06-14 12:41:00 by Susanna stockins)
Hello i have just discovered your website. I am wondering if u or any one else reading this has got any photos of my late grandfather and granney. Muggy and betsy stockins . they used to stop and pull all around the country but he was mostly nown as a big gambling man on epsom downs.I would be most grateful if anyone has any photos thank you.

(Posted on 2008-06-14 12:40:00 by Susanna stockins)
hi im a traveller and im interested in your roma trailer thats for sale its a modern one with double doors on it with black cushions displayed in it how much is it for? also can i come up and se you to see yourlatest roma trailers? also i love the little kelly supreme trailer id love it just to keep is it for sale? or do you know anyone who has one for sale? please get back to me as im very interested in a roma traailer im getting married and i prefer the old 4 miker trailers to the new ones that are out now thanking you look forward to hearing from you soon!!!!

(Posted on 2008-06-10 19:27:00 by charlene)
hi siobahn

i buy old buccaneers

some of my refurb work is on this site an dthe yahoo group

thanks

dan sullivan

07977991305

(Posted on 2008-05-28 09:29:00 by Dan Sulivan)
Hiya, I was hoping somebody could help me? I have a chrome buccaneer trailer, I think 1970,s. Its about 20ft. Has the original burner, lights, windows etc. It,s warped on one side and needs a bit of reconditioning. I was wandering if you new anywhere I could get it fixed so that I can sell it on. Or where they buy old trailers to recondition to sell.

If anyone can help that would be great. Thank you..... P.s. Your website is ace. There's loads of wicked pics.

(Posted on 2008-05-26 18:02:00 by siobhan jones)
I WAS LOOKING AT EARLY TRAILERS 4 AND TO MY SURPRISE IN THE PHOTO IS OF MY GRANDAD AND MY UNCLE JOHN. PADDY AND JOHN HUMPHREY SOMETIMES KNOWN AS ORCHARD COULD YOU TELL ME WHERE YOU GOT THE PHOTO FROM AND IF THERE IS ANYMORE OUT THERE OF THEM AS THEY HAVE BOTH PASSED AWAY AND IF SO COULD I HAVE A COPY OF THEM.

(Posted on 2008-05-24 10:14:00 by tracy kerry)
Any body need any brilliant cut glass we are still doing it the old way in blaydon on tyne tyne and wear

thanks stuart norton

(Posted on 2008-05-22 17:27:00 by Stuart Norton)
good mornin ken,will pop by at romsey,for a cupa,also bring those bits of trim for the roma,i think i,ll be towin the short roma special if its done in time,cheers ken,also get to see the old trailer!.

(Posted on 2008-05-18 12:12:00 by gary orange@yahoo.ca)
Hi

WoW . .your site is really really good, it's a privalige to see so many amazing vans and so many memories, Thank you

Steve

North Devon

(Posted on 2008-05-18 12:06:00 by Steve Bonds)
Hi everyone, thanks for the comments and kind words, much appreciated ! Nobody is more pleased than me that the site has 'taken off' and is enjoyed by so many people. Its great to see so many trailers 'coming out of the woodwork' and such fine ones too............ Im very grateful to all the people who have lent me personal pictures and made me welcome in their trailers and homes, and to Dan Sullivan for the photo's of the trailers he restores so well and always lets me have copies of for the site. And Gary, when youre stopping down Romsey way in a few weeks time I hope you both have time to come and have a cup of tea up in the Roma !!

kushti bokt. Ken.

(Posted on 2008-05-17 22:33:00 by Ken)
hello geraldine,just to say i also come from an all military background,and have taken to the road as a lot of people from military backgrounds have done and probably as we never put down for too long,and now living the life having done deals on the way,enjoying our vickers chrome trailer,marrying into a kent romany family in the near future,oh! and baby on the way!,it is a real pleasure to see the old trailers i used to see falling to pieces now proudly displayed as they once were,at heath common fair,wakefield ,vickers trailers all polished doin the palmistry, ,.also it makes me sad to see the traditional travellers places built on or turned into roundabouts like at rothwell in the late 70,s up leeds road,the chrome trailers with their smoking chimneys a proud site once,now gone forever.one thing that pleases me though,once any one has lived on the road or still are,it will never ever leave you,and you wont meet better people as travelling people whatever their backgrounds,thanks to this website all generations can take pride in the stories and pictures.thanks again to ken and everyone who have shared their old pictures.and heres to more in the future too.good luck.

(Posted on 2008-05-17 21:53:00 by gary orange)
Hiya! I am Romany and have only holidayed in a stationary caravan and live in a nice terrace home and never much advertise I am romany . The caravan are stupendous. Has anyone ever seen the lovely painted caravan in the Glasgow Transport museum. it is beautiful. I am from an all Military background despite romany blood.

(Posted on 2008-05-17 21:08:00 by Geraldine McNeill[Morningstar])
Hi ken have just logged on to this website by accident, Ime so glad that i have as it has maid my day, such lovaly trailers that i remember as a small child ! It seems such a shame that thay dont make them like thay used to. I keep Telling my husband that i would like to get an old time roma but he always moans and mentions the weight of them, I personally dont care says I but he still moans. the problem with all of the newer traillers is that thay are so light that every thing in them tends to break so easy especally when you have as many young children like myself, I also think its a lot harder to get stopping places nowerdays esspecially for the bigger traillers you always get hounded from place to place, I think it would be really nice also if our children all grew to no there old roots as a lot of travelling children are being brought up in houses and are losing ther identaty it seems a lot of them have lost the traditionall ways of the Gypsy and Traveller and just like the waggon we will all be thing of the past , and I feel its a creddit to pepole like yourself and others who have websites like yours to keep us all in touch with our past, pressent, our wonderfull future so for any youngsters reading this remember who you are be prowed of were you come from and most of all stick together and support each other becouse all of you are our future and herritage!!! tell others travellers abought this web page , and remember you cant get rid of a good thing good luck and best wishes GypsieT17 xxx

(Posted on 2008-05-15 10:25:00 by Tarnie Welch / o Leary)
Hi everyone, lets hope this weather holds for Stow Fair next week !!

(Posted on 2008-05-07 19:37:00 by Ken)
I would just like to say,what a interesting site i am a romany and come from a big family, i have told my people about this site, so they will be haveing a look! We need sites like this cos i feel a lot of gypsys today are loseing their way! Cindy

(Posted on 2008-04-29 17:27:00 by cindy matthews)
hi ken,what is alberts lcontact details please i want to have a comissioned model of our vickers as a present chheers.good luck with it all!

(Posted on 2008-04-27 13:59:00 by gary orange)
hello my grandad is a loveridge and because he is getting on now i would really like someone too send some pictures on here of some loveridges or smiths because were related to them aswell does anyone have some real old pics that they coould put on here or tell me if they do have some pics of old loveridges if you do could you tell me whoo thanks

(Posted on 2008-04-23 14:06:00 by stephanie l)
us girls want to ask when is the next romany fair and where is it can someone please wryt bk on here and let us know thanksxx

(Posted on 2008-04-23 13:49:00 by tresa and anne marie and charmaine)
we are three young gypsy girls all the age of 16 an would like to say that this site is really good with all the old trailers our granny has a buccaneer and its that old it still has the coal fire place in it we go to stow all year round and really think this makes gorjars change there way of mind about us there are som many people that judge us but just off of this site i think it can change there minds on the way how we live . us girls still live in trailers on our dads land we could never live in a house because there sre so mutch to look at when your in a trailer and its our own living any way we have to go now were having parnches for dinner well my dad is and my brothers but we have to make it but were having stewxx

(Posted on 2008-04-23 13:33:00 by tresa and anne marie and charmaine)
What a great site. So many excellent photos of trailers and people.

I wonder if anyone can help me - my father's people travelled doing agricultural work round Surrey and Sussex in the 1900s, long time ago I know, but settled and went into farming and married non Gypsies and we've been in houses ever since. They possibly took the surname from Catsfield in Sussex.

I have no clue what their name was previous to this or where they came from. I've only got my ancestry and the look of my great great grandfather's people left to be proud of.

Anyone any clues or knowledge?

(Posted on 2008-04-19 16:25:00 by Amanda Chatfield)
Trevor. Thanks for your interesting message. Dordi, I bet you regret that flash Vickers !!! but thats life isnt it. Glad you enjoy the site and the memories and best of luck with the waggon. Keep looking.

Ken.

(Posted on 2008-04-16 01:24:00 by Ken)
well this site brought back memorys, fantastic, i married a fairground traveler, and our first proper trailer was an astral luxitrailer, about 1984 so the trailer was old at that time, every time you shut the front door the curtain pelmets fell on your head, these trailers were built to a price, i think the frames were made out of pallet wood, but the good thing about them was the end bedroom, i also bought the showmans tk bedford, 4 pot engine with box body ex hales cakes nr bristol, Â£800 the lot, then when i was traveling in south wales there was a trailer man at newport who used to sell the flash trailers, he had a single axle vickers tucked in the corner that i wanted to buy but it was out of my price range then about Â£1200,, about 6 months past i was going past his yard and i saw the trailer still in the corner so i pulled in, the trailer had been broken into , all the big cut glass door mirrors had been chored, and the sky lights broken, the chap said he had just been paid out on the insurance, and if i wanted the trailer for Â£150 i could have it, as long as i took it straight away, i knocked his hand off with Â£120 thats all i had leaving me with Â£5 for petrol and the toll for over the severn bridge, i coupled the trailer behind my mk1 twin wheel transit van , when i got to the toll booth at the severn bridge the weight of the trailer nearly pushed me through the rising barrier, to much for the old transits brakes , anyway i got the trailer back to the yard in bristol , back in 1993 i needed a trailer for me and my boy, there was a place just north of wolverhampton loads of german trailers, , there was a 23ft hobby in the bargain basment also a twin wheel vickers with all the chrome and mirrors the man gave me a choice Â£2000 which ever one i wanted, both the same price, i only had a renault traffic so i didnt have a choice , it had to be the hobby the vickers weighs about 3tonn plus i would never been able to tow it, bloody palace on wheels it was, look at the price of them now, now i live in a brick built box, but for the past 6 months i have built myself a bowtop wagon, i will put some pictures on the romany caravan sight soon, when its finished , just cutting through the canvas to put the chimminy pipe out, its been a labour of love, but its keeping me sane in this crappy nanny state country we all now live in,, i am wearing my yellow jacket ,saftey boots and helmet as i write this, just in case somebody lights up a fag, kushti bok and god bless all of the good memories in all of our lives

(Posted on 2008-04-15 21:13:00 by trevor williams)
Thanks Shaun. Ive sent you an email. cheers.

Ken

(Posted on 2008-04-10 21:40:00 by Ken)
hi ken and all..........still enjoying the site immensly,keep up the good work! ive got quite a few pictures of roma's & buccaneers taken at appleby and musselburgh fair over the years(80's and 90's).dont know how to scan and e mail them though....i could stick them in post to you if you wanted to put them on site then send them back.Let me know via e mail......kushti bock ..shaun

(Posted on 2008-04-10 19:49:00 by shaun c)
Hi Albert. Thanks for that, I did get your pics and I'll be putting them on this week. Cheers.

Ken.

(Posted on 2008-04-09 08:10:00 by Ken)
Hi every one hope every body is keeping & doing well i just like to say how good this site is & its geting biger & better each time i look at it iv just sent ken some picx of the graet vickers iv just made it lights up inside & iv made the j- type beford to pull it at moment im made westmoreland star & D series custom ford to pull it cheers every one lets hope we get nice hot summer

(Posted on 2008-04-08 23:01:00 by albert)
Hi David. I havent got any pics through from you yet?? when did you email them? can you try again. Look forward to seeing the pics of the trailers being built too. Thanks a lot.

Ken.

(Posted on 2008-04-03 23:23:00 by Ken)
Hi ken did you get my pictures of my carlight and the buccaneer.all so my dad has some pics of the vickers factory and of his vickers being made in 1972 and iv also got some pics of my roma being made.soon has i get them i will email them to you.thanks ken

(Posted on 2008-04-03 20:40:00 by david moss)
Hi ken did you get my pictures of my carlight and the buccaneer.all so my dad has some pics of the vickers factory and of his vickers being made in 1972 and iv also got some pics of my roma being made.soon has i get them i will email them to you.thanks ken

(Posted on 2008-04-03 20:40:00 by david moss)
Great site! I live in a mid-eighties 19ft roma special which I have been giving a bit of much needed TLC. Anyone know where I can gert some ceiling lights?

(Posted on 2008-03-29 14:51:00 by Darren)
Like to say thanks to Kathi, Alan and Mick for your messages. Glad you are enjoying the site...........no pic's of that Astral I suppose??

cheers. Ken.

(Posted on 2008-03-28 20:42:00 by Ken)
Hi David. I havent heard yet if there is another Romany Roots this year, as soon as I hear anything I will post a 'notice'. Be glad to get some pics of your trailers.

Ken.

(Posted on 2008-03-28 20:39:00 by Ken)
Hi, came across your site whilst trying to get some info how the 07 appleby fair was, have not been up from Derbyshire for the past five year but had visited the fair for 15 year previouse. I used to tow an astral this had a great interior and after a good few years proved to be far too heavy for my towing vehicle.I have always been interetsed in gypsy caravans both horse drawn and the romany trailers ,try to keep the site going as it gives me great pleasure and brings back alot of memories,

Regards, Mike.

(Posted on 2008-03-26 21:46:00 by Mick Sales)
Hi Ken Its David Moss Just wanted to know if the romany roots musium is on at chichester this year.I would like to take my old carlite again,Iv also just finished my old bucaneer.I will send you some pictures of them soon.If you could reply thanks

(Posted on 2008-03-26 19:36:00 by david moss)
Thank you it is such a plesure to see these marvelouse trailers. It would be even better if some one would start to build them once again art like this should continue. thanks once again

(Posted on 2008-03-16 20:31:00 by Alan Freeman)
Hi Ken,

My last one did work so I'll try again. Thanks for the positive image you are giving to our folk. There are some strange concepts of our people in Australia. Its a pleasure to point people to your site.

I don't get on to the site as much as I would like. Did anyone identifie the ladies in the very first 'fer ol' times dake' photo. The one with the group of ladies and children standing in the front a lady with a dixie on the fire and two vardos in the background. Ithink you said 1928 at Epsom.

Cheers, Kathi / Australia

(Posted on 2008-03-14 04:03:00 by Kathi)
hi Ken,

I tried to send you a messsage but I don't think it worked.

Cheers kathi/ Australia

(Posted on 2008-03-14 03:54:00 by kathi)
Hi Richard. Nice to hear from you, you're welcome anytime.

Ken

(Posted on 2008-03-13 20:25:00 by Ken)
Hi Ken your site get's better and better and your new Buccaneer is amazing. I would like pop in see you again soon

Richard from Romsey

(Posted on 2008-03-13 19:34:00 by Richard Hazell)
Hi from Houston Texas

I have really enjoyed looking at the pictures of the older trailers on your site. The old English trailers are so much more interesting than the old American ones. Not that many of the older American trailers have survived. They were out of favor some years ago so most were left to rot where they sat. It seems that there has recently been a renewed interest in these old trailers here, so if you can find one from the 1950's or early 1960's they want a small fortune for it. Interestingly enough I now work for an RV dealership here in Texas. www.pplmotorhomes.com

Terry Harrison March 11 2008

Houston Texas, USA

(Posted on 2008-03-10 02:46:00 by Terry Harrison)
hi i have just looked at your site and its amazing i owned a buccaneer caravan a few years ago but unfortunatley never got to use it as i came off the back of the van on the motorway as it was being towed home. it hit the central crash barrier carrierd across three lanes and ended up about half a mile away on the hard shoulder.All four corners had gone but not a single mirror had been damaged and the only mess inside was the coal bucket for the fire had fallen over.I was devastated when i saw it we moved it down to a farm to store it ,the guy who low loaded it used to work for buccaneer years ago and told us whoever had ordered it new must have been very wealthy as it had three large bands of crome all the way round it was scrapped in the end for 50 pounds i have relly enjoyed looking at your site thank you

(Posted on 2008-03-08 10:49:00 by liz)
Lisa, glad you enjoy the site. As to a book, several of the contributors have suggested I do one so watch this space !!

Ken

(Posted on 2008-03-06 11:50:00 by Ken)
Hello there Ken, what a wonderful site you have. I spent hours looking through all your beautiful pictures the other night, in fact its your fault im very tired and have a crook back! only teasing. Its so great to see what growing interest there is in these amazing caravans which only a few years ago seemed to be out of favour and deemed too old fashioned and gaudy. What a great job some of the people on your site have made of restoring some of them. I have to say that my fav pics are the old ones with families living in the trailers at the time when they where new. Will you be thinking of publishing a book that we can all look at in our leisure??? Kushti bok, Lisa Ebert - somerset

(Posted on 2008-03-06 09:54:00 by ebertpportraits)
fao davie evans

you need to come and see me !

im 34 and am doing exactly what your dreaming about

its been a slow slow road but im getting there

we will be building new modern yet traditionally flash roma travellers trailers

welcome to come and see our workshop anytime

thanks

dan sullivan

drs@romacaravan.com

(Posted on 2008-03-03 21:59:00 by Dan Sulivan)
Mick, David and Martyn, thanks for the messages, much appreciated. Martyn, hope you can find those pic's they'd be welcome on the site! Cheers.

Ken.

(Posted on 2008-03-02 21:13:00 by Ken)
hi ken was really pleased to see this website with the pictures of the old westmoreland stars and many old trailers and ford d series wagons, i owned & lived in a buccaneer for a short while ihave a few photos of us stopping in a layby outside york with a wellknown travelling man by the name of andrew winters otherwise known as (old wints) sadly now passed away. they were great times for me cutting up old wagons for export and burning cable etc driving round buying & selling anything. That man could ave sold sand to the arabs! i will try find some photos and email them to you! i also remember as a child meeting a man called cocker smith & family who used to stop down the lanes neear boroughbridge selling horses at the good old barnaby fair.

A credit to yourself for creating this website many thanks Martyn.

(Posted on 2008-03-02 17:21:00 by martyn mirfield)
Ever since I was a very little boy the sight of these beautiful chromey trailers stirred me up. It seemed they represented an exciting life of nomadic wandering and freedom from nonsense rules. At age 35 I bought my first proper trailer after living in a tourer for years. It was a Cobdale 23 footer, much stainless steel and cut glass lupin mirrors, three chandeliers, white woodgrain formica, woodburner and those exotic tall skylights like bedouin tents. The travellers who I bought it from also sold me two thick stainless water cans too. I felt like a prince ! I bought some large and small milk churns and stainless steel bowl and bucket.

My trailer was a 1974 model and sadly it slowly deteriorated until I had to sell it to a chappie from Salisbury who did them up. He really knew about these heavy old beauties and told me before seeing it where it leaked ! Hopefully it`s back to it`s best now. I`m looking for another trailer now after living `settled` for some years. If only some enterprising caravan maker could be persuaded to produce a lighter but chromey and glamorous trailer to replace the hoards of German lookalikes that are the mode now. As long as you could tow it with a Transit it would be a winner. Is there anything on the road these days that stirs a youngster`s heart to thoughts of travelling apart from the wonderful old Westmornin`s, Vickers etc? I still have my water cans, milk churns , wanderlust and original heart ! Lets hit the road ! Thank goodness for you, Ken.

(Posted on 2008-03-01 18:11:00 by davidevans)
Hi just fantastic they certainly dont make them to this quality anymore as I am renovating a Abbey GT van at the moment and the rot is tremendous and the materials cheap and nasty and it is only 8 year old keep up the good work.

(Posted on 2008-02-22 21:19:00 by Mick Ennis)
Hi everyone. Check out Albert Scamp's pics to see a picture of Alberts boy, Albert, who has just turned professional boxer and has won every one of his fights so far.

(Posted on 2008-02-22 01:04:00 by Ken)
Thankyou Shaun, I appreciate your comments. Hope you become another 'regular' !! cheers. Ken.

(Posted on 2008-02-11 21:22:00 by Ken)
hi ken just wanted to compliment you on an absolutely fantastic site!!!! im 36 but remember these trailers from my childhood.I thought id never see some of them again! my parents had an aaro travella and a soverighn in the late 70's early 80's.im into german trailers now but im having many hours of pleasure looking at your site and will be a regular visitor in future.nice picture of your buccaneer hooked up to your L200 by the way! good luck.

(Posted on 2008-02-11 20:21:00 by shaun c)
Hi Jack. Thats a pretty little Buccaneer, you got any better pictures of it? Glad you liked seeing the pic's of both trailers. Cheers. Ken

(Posted on 2008-02-11 19:59:00 by Ken)
hi just looking through your pictures and was surprised to see a buccaneer i know own,its the little 18,feet one with the old curtains in and the airiel on the ground.i bought the trailler last year from a gorger man in dorset,i am now looking to sell it.i also reconise one of the vickers on here it was my dads .its the one with the two plates in the front window and you can see a breeze block building to the side,great to see them here,

(Posted on 2008-02-11 17:19:00 by jack)
by the way my coment was meant to say the 60's 70's and 80's

(Posted on 2008-02-08 02:14:00 by jo stewart)
hi there

found this site purely by chance and couldnt believe it ,the site of some of the trailers brought back so many memories both good and bad .over the years i have had a few of the makes u mention plus some not and we travelled the length and breadth of the country(scotland)your right the 70's and 60's were a much better era for the travellar with more and more of the country folks intervention with our way of life most of us either live in houses or council run sites and the tourer can be parked up the driveway to come out in the summer i long for the old days when life was much more simpler coz even after our culture and traditions are all but diminished the flatties still dont accept us

(Posted on 2008-02-08 02:11:00 by jo stewart)
Hello Eli.

Nice to know you enjoyed the site. It seems to have brought back good memories to lots of people and a couple have even seen old photo's of relatives that they havent had pictures of themselves which is nice.

Ken.

(Posted on 2008-02-06 12:59:00 by Ken)
Glad you found the pic's Emma !!

(Posted on 2008-02-06 12:46:00 by Ken)
i see you have pictures of me grandads tk and austin pick up as well.. thats what i was looking for in the first place

(Posted on 2008-02-05 23:20:00 by emma ayres)
hi.. do you have anymore pictures from singleton romany roots festival.. the picture of the carlight you have is me granny and grandads.

(Posted on 2008-02-05 23:12:00 by emma ayres)
hello eli

kens site is great ,the memorys will come flooding back im sure

we deal in old travellers trailers ,we have 2 westmorland stars in stock and a beautiful vickers along with some superb early 80s romas that were later day "versions"

if ever you fancy shipping one out we have a contact in Texas who we work with and ofcourse if you ever come back to england for a holiday your welcome to visit and have a good noise around.

me and the family go to florida twice a year ,we will be in florida in the summewr and LA in October

thanks

dan sullivan

drs@romacaravans.com

07977991305

08700 724365

(Posted on 2008-02-03 14:36:00 by Dan Sulivan)
Hello,

I traveled Britain a lot in the eighties, in my Westmoreland Star, then a lighter Astral Ranger, both decorated trailers, and solid. Does anyone who visits here remember me?

I left Britain in 1989, and spent time in Eastern Europe, until 1994, when I got the opportunity to visit the United States, and have been here ever since. I travel now in a 40 foot trailer, converted to my use, no water inside, with wood stove, and cut glass. This is a strange country for a Rom - they are ignorant of the prejudice that sent me from both Britain and Europe - they think it quaint to know me, without condemning me falsely.

Thank you for creating this website, The old trailers are my kind of trailer, without them life is so bare, the modern trailers don't awake my soul like the chrome and cut glass. I would like to see such a trailer here in the United States. Anyway, I will visit this site regularly, to see the pictures, and dream of my life, years ago.

Eli.

(Posted on 2008-01-31 01:04:00 by Eli Grey)
The pic's of Alberts latest model are on the 'sales/wants' page, another fine replica !!! take a look.

Ken

(Posted on 2008-01-25 11:32:00 by Ken)
thankx to all for your interest and phone calls on my models im still at it every nite ...........make the models that is iv just finished a nice zeba vickers just like the one on the photo on the site here of mark & cellas vickers its up for sale , call me 07956042254 or bid on it on ebay unders (gypsy caravans) iv sent ken some photos of it cheers every one & hope your enjoy the site has much as i have

good luck albert

(Posted on 2008-01-25 12:09:00 by albert)
Davie, glad you are enjoying the site. Don't think there is much fear of it turning into a 'collectors place' !!! As Ive said before, it can only stay 'fresh' with the help of other people lending photo's, it will be a shame if the site gets 'stagnant' like so many others do once the material is 'used up', so any pictures are much appreciated, doesnt have to be 'flash' trailers............anything of interest is welcome.................also if anyone wants to email me their memories or experiences from the past 'on the road' I will type them up and put them on !!

Ken.

(Posted on 2008-01-21 23:56:00 by Ken)
its abuot time somebody put a sensible web site on the internet about gypsie trailers i just hope it dosnt turn in to an auction/sale site for classic collectors and sticks to what gypsie folk want .. talkin of good old times and pals past with pictures bringing back memories,thank for this great site

(Posted on 2008-01-21 10:26:00 by davie stewart)
Hi Ken, just viewed your "New Buccaneer" made by Albert, was impressed immensly from the very first shot & then I get to that last one of the interior!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The man's a genius!! WHAT detail, AWESOME. Very pleased for ya & thanks for sharing.

Steve

(Posted on 2008-01-14 21:55:00 by Steve B)
Hi ken, that model of your trailer is the nuts ,well done albert

(Posted on 2008-01-14 16:14:00 by john)
hi ken , i'll send you some pictures ,its come up hansome ,very pleased with it ,shame we have to sell but we are moving soon and haven't got as big a driveway otherwise we'd keep it ,thanks for getting back to me andrea .

(Posted on 2008-01-08 18:45:00 by Andrea conway)
Andrea and Barry.........must be worth a proper 'advert' ?!! can you send some pic's anyway of outside as there are photos on the site of the other two. Best of luck.

Ken.

(Posted on 2008-01-08 17:06:00 by Ken)
hi ,just to let you know we are selling our westmorland comet ,it is in great condition as its just come back from the body shop so all recently resprayed ,new side spats ,wilton carpets cost Â£600 ,wood burning stove ,blinds cost Â£800 right through .We have spent a packet on transforming it to its original glory !! few tiny little bits still to do but nothing major .

viiewing is a must ,remember this is a WESTMORLAND COMET ONLY 3 EVER MADE !!!! well worth a look ,if you a genuinely interested please contact barry on 07903 898022 .

(Posted on 2008-01-08 15:51:00 by Andrea Conway)
travelled for 8 years in various boats around south west mostly,developed an intrest in vardo and related things,just getting into trailers,lovely site,keep up the good work.

(Posted on 2008-01-07 17:00:00 by jon gooding)
Although not being a 'traditional traveller' I enjoyed your site, especially the pages explaining the history of various trailer types , some of which were later bought by my travelling mates at knock down prices , which seeing how the 'oldies' market has now revived is probably regretted by their ex-owners !

cheers, dave.

(Posted on 2008-01-02 10:16:00 by Dave Fawcett)
Happy New Year to all.

Ken

(Posted on 2008-01-01 01:58:00 by Ken)
my name is rosie eastwood. is there anyone who's got any photos of henleys hop garden, in 1972 or 74. of leonard eastwood or freddie eastwood who was married to old menty and franks girl louie smith. or photos of strawberry pickin in yaldind lees sames yrs.

(Posted on 2007-12-29 15:05:00 by rosie eastwood)
hi

merry xmas to all

just enjoying 3 weeks in florida with the familly and the guys from aad who have been a great with help with preparation ready for new trailer production (yes yes yes i know im late !)

see you all in the new year

dan sullivan and familly

(Posted on 2007-12-26 02:34:00 by Dan Sulivan)
To John and Tina and the family, many thanks for your Christmas card, sorry I couldnt send a 'trailer' one but I cant find your address !! can you drop me a line sometime with it. All the very best to you all. from Ken & family.

(Posted on 2007-12-22 17:26:00 by Ken)
Thanks John, nice to know you are still keeping an eye on the site !! I'll second your message and say happy Christmas and prosperous new year to everyone, and good luck Gary with the trailer. Tony, if you see this, please mail me your address, you never sent it with the C.D. !!

Ken.

(Posted on 2007-12-21 19:44:00 by Ken)
Hi, happy christmas and good luck in the new year to eveyone who still loves old trailers ,john

(Posted on 2007-12-19 17:29:00 by john)
hello again,managed to get the vikkers trailer back to the west safely,greased up the wheel bearings,4new tyres and a 14 ton hiab lorry!.job done.now i have a request,does any one know of any vikkers trailers being broke as i will do a deal on parts,mainly i need some door flash trim,alluminium strip down the door with any colour rubber trim insert,to rebuild the door?i will travel to buy in cash.or any firm that still makes them,as its the same as my buccaneer trim and my neighbours roma special.keep up the good work.good luck.

(Posted on 2007-12-17 17:37:00 by gary orange)
Ian, I'll sort that photo out for you. That was taken back in 1972!! Cheers.

Ken.

(Posted on 2007-12-10 10:22:00 by Ken)
i ve seen a photo on your site of a good friend of mine who as sadly passed away, its the one of the astral trailer with the black and white horse on ,hes the one stood outside with the braces, his name is edward stewart burnside and its taken on appleby the blue transit is mine at the time .would you be able to seend me a copy of the photo as i still see his son from time to time and im sure it will make his day thanks ian binney 205 stanhill lane oswaldtwistle lancashire

(Posted on 2007-12-09 22:19:00 by ian binney)
Hi everyone. If you havent already seen it on EBay, take a look at Albert's latest model Westmorland on the 'For Sale' page, its a beauty !

Ken

(Posted on 2007-12-07 23:12:00 by Ken)
Great site keep up the good work

Les

(Posted on 2007-11-21 20:12:00 by Les Wattam)
Hello ken,finally got on youre brilliant website,i,m about to go and rescue a zebra vickers ,hurray,i,ve found one!.now,one question for any taveller trailer fans,does anyone know of a transport firm or lowloader,truck owner capable of transporting a vickers,i estimate it to be four tons,i have to move it in the next two weeks.it may come to me having to take the wheels of check the wheel bearings and replace four tyres,i think ! if it has to get towed from lincolnshire to devon!i will send photo,s of the restoration on going.thanks ken.gary orange.

(Posted on 2007-11-19 11:38:00 by gary orange)
I would like to say a personal thankyou and on behalf of all of us, to Mr Alan Dent for the use of his 'archive' photo's and his record of Westmorland Star caravans. This unique material has greatly added to the interest on this website !!

Ken.

(Posted on 2007-11-09 20:26:00 by Ken)