Take an in depth look into the world of Child's

Play, Gypsy Life and Lore, Dorset and its people.

 

 Through the poetical pen of Ray Wills.  

 

   

 

 

Arthur Symons, wrote in the early 20th century:

 

Why ... are we setting ourselves the impossible task of spoiling the Gypsies? ... they stand for the will of freedom, for friendship with nature, for the open air, for change and the sight of many lands; for all of us that are in protest against progress ... The Gypsies represent nature before civilisation ... the last romance left in the world.

 

    

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http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/cyp/Early/Documents/PDF%20Documents/NCC%20Children%27s%20Play%20Leaflet.pdf 

 

   THE UN  CHARTER FOR CHILDRENS PLAY                          http://www.playengland.org.uk/media/71062/charter-for-childrens-play.pdf     PICTURES TO COLOUR .COLOURING

FAIR PLAY FOR CHILDREN-How it all started

http://fairplayforchildren.org/pdf/1284227742.pdf

 

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The Gypsy poet is working with other poets writers and artists on Facebook to produce an anthology of poems stories and artwork to raise funds for The Gypsy Council.
 
The book title will be based around The Story Tellers theme.
 
 
Picture courtesy of Ronnie Burniston
 
The publishers Francis Boutle will publish this around June 2012.
 
A well known traveller celebrity David Essex will also be contributing and supporting this work.
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 CONTEMPORARY POETRY                                 CHILDREN'S POETRY
 

                                                                              

 
                       
                                                                           
 
 
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DORSET HISTORY   
  
                                       
 
 
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            DORSET POEMS                              DORSET DAYS                                               DURDLE DOOR

 

             
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    Within the pages of THE GYPSY POET are a treasure trove of poetry much of it inspired by local history and gypsy lore. 

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      The following are    ON-LINE PUBLICATIONS  on the fascinating subject of Child's Play            .                                          

 

         

 

                               

ALL ABOUT THE WORLD OF CHILDREN'S PLAY
 
 
            ON  THE PICS         
 
                                            
  
CHILDRENS PLAY CHARTER      
                                                                           
                                 What an extraordinary Adventure                             
 
THE ADVENTURE/JUNK PLAYGROUND HISTORY
 
                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                  CHILDHOOD DAYS

  

                                                
                                                                            Ancestry-  MY CHILDHOOD DAYS    http://dorsetancestry.webeden.co.uk/#/my-childhood-days/4527450719
 

 

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