Going to Glastonbury in early 90s, these were the people i made a beeline for. They were interesting, friendly people who had great sound systems and splendid pharmaceuticals. Back when Glastonbury was good.
Lets say a prayer for all the gorgeous buses that gave their lives for us Travellers .now that we are older and are knacked ourselves//good times weren't they man xxx
Look there are ways and means for NAT’s but trespassing, soiling , littering and being anti social is never going to work for them. No one has the right to just rock up in someone’s field and make it their home etc. I am all for them wishing to live their lives that way but not when it impacts on others. The NAT of today have much to learn from the hippy ideal of the 60’s
New age traveller starter Kit : Dreadlocks, being a dab-hand at fixing old transport vehicles, Hawkwind bootleg tapes & the uncanny ability to be able to juggle & breath fire.
Mostly middle class kids with chips on their shoulders, shite attitude but a comfortable escape route. Believe, I rolled with the like for a little while. The other half are the working class real deal.
I was a so-called "new age traveller" from 1982/86 but I gave it up. there was a bad element that caused loads of trouble, they were just weekend hippies & they ruined it for the genuine people.
Defo us too we lived on site for years with no trouble at all then the plastic travelers started moving on dealing drugs making load of mess etc so we were moved on .. sad as our site was awesome
I was there too during those days, the scene went downhill after '86. By '88 it was over. Too many vermin scum attached themselves to the travelling scene and gave it a very bad name. W@nkers that did not give a shit about anything apart from their fucked up selves.
The copper says "They simply have to obey the law like you & I", as he blocks them from entering Devon. The difference is that he wouldn't dream of blocking me at the county border, if I was driving my car. Clearly a case of the coppers discriminating against the convoy (whether you agree with it or not) & then trying to cover their selves with a bullshit policy.
There were no New Age Travellers when I went to my first festival at Glastonbury in 1978. The Drongo's apperared from out of nowhere a few years later.
@@apathyintheuk265 in the oid days..there were many drivers..not travelers, had no MOT..tax etc. One I saw had a Guinness label on his car..as all tax discs at the time were brown..like the Guinness labels on bottles..some had a note on the windscreen...tax in post. The good old days..🤐😀😀 the UK is more like a police state now..cameras everywhere. I got out.
@@thra5herxb12s new age travellers are people...not drongos..as you say. They are people who have had enough of what people call normal society. They also have a right to music and festivals...I mean, they also like music and get togethers..and why not. You do sound like one of the intolerant of anyone not like you. Live your life and let them live theirs. Oh..you can have a go at me..I am 71..and don't care a shit what anyone says. To do what they do takes courage..not like the 'normal folk' who want the safety living under government domination and rule book...safe in a 9 to 5..a mortgaged house and living in overcrowded towns and cities..with all the crime, drug addiction. I know which life I would rather have..I am talking from experience not bias. Whoever wants to live so called normal lives..great..that's for them, but don't trash other peoes way of life. You sound like an Australian..if you are.. ask the aboriginal people how they were treated by normal society..so bloody intolerant of other people's lifestyles. Grow up. How old are you 10 ? No, you can't be..kids look on them with wonder..how many look at you life in wonder..maybe wonder what you are talking about...Rant over. Tell me, why do you find 'freedon' such a bad word..envy could it be ?
Me too buddy.. If I could take time back I'd have fuxked off to Europe with the others. But I returned to brick houses.and now nearing 50 think back sadly.
i always jumped the fence at Glastonbury..the travellers had a free site and never caused any trouble for me..id never go thesedays with all the Kate moss glamping boho chic instaspam kids.
Yeah the types of people you get going now have never been part of the scene, it's full of middle class middle age people and pretentious social media types that have never been near a free party in their lives. There's no charm anymore.
@@IzthatafaC yes just read the comment above this in response to the original festie goers comment.. Thats the kind of people that inhabit of world now... Wow... What a wanker..lol..
@@mattiemclean9882 I'm pretty sure nobody gives a fuck for ur opinion either buddyboy..a bit of respect for those who came before u wouldn't go amiss. This world hasn't always been yours and won't be in a few decades... When it will be u reminiscent of your times gone by.
Glastonbury isn't even a glint in the eye of what it initially began as... I never saw that or any Glastonbury... In 90+ when I was following free festivals this place was just a tale told by the elder travellers...
Say what you want about their lifestyles and the handling of them by the police but, those are some very happy looking children at the end. So, who's right and who's wrong? The World In Action theme-tune really brought back some memories and sent good shivers down my spine. Cheers for the upload!
@@webm8 I really enjoyed it from a documentary standpoint, though was saddened by the treatment of the travellers and their properties. It was no surprise to hear those police had been sent up to Orgreave for the miner's strikes. I seem to have quite a few new age traveller videos that have popped up recently on here; maybe the algorithm is preparing us for what's to come? Thanks again!
As a traveller once there was a mass of hippocritical ideas on show.. Mostly talk was always of another way of society, how it could work different to the existing... And many who didn't want anything to do with society...however many were claiming benefits... If accidents happened they were straight off down to hospital.. Same with doctors.. So despite claiming autonomy from society they were actually working on fringes exploiting.. This contradictory aspect helped me in my decision to finally return to houses once the 94 cj bill took effect making it near impossible to live the life anymore and many fled to Europe.
@@annoyingbstard9407 yup. Camping out in other people's living rooms for months while guilting the sucker paying the mortgage because "property is theft". And of course they couldn't possibly pay a penny towards a packet of teabags, or even buy a bog roll because they were saving their dole money for a trip to India.
My local mp had a duck house built in his statley pile that cost 280grand tax payers paid for it,he also watched porn videos from holland the tax payer paid,the benefit in late 80s early 90s was about 40 notes a wk.whos ripping who off.look at today the toffs have stitched the country up. I went to smeathorpe for that rave, Dozens of x military sites country wide it could of been organised,now these sites are being filled with travellers from non eu countrys costing tax payer millions a week. You thought hippues were bad,give it a few more years you will wish they were back
They came through my area and the police were heavy handed with them, but on the other hand they were theiving stuff right left and centre. They went into the shop at the top of my road in huge numbers, about 3 of them bought something, they left and most of the shelves were nearly empty. They stopped the convoy on the dual carriageway at that time and the NAT were dealling drugs to the local kids or anyone else. It's no wonder the police got a little bit touchy.
TheMrt39 she shat her nappy had a stroke and died in agony. Dirty witch died and the entire Working class of Britain and anyone with compassion celebrated
I think they just had a dream which was unfortunately unachievable in the system we live in. Shame really. I would like to live free as a traveller but the reality is there is not a square inch of hospitable land that isn't claimed by someone. Not in the UK anyway.
It could have been achievable if people were allowed to live on their own land, sites were made available in every country, farmers allowed..as they had for decades..to have a few travellers living on their farms
Who is going to pay for this wonderfull world that you dream of ?One day your dole money will get stopped, because people like me, are pissed off with keeping you. The very society that you hate so much, and has been paying your dole money, will tell you to fuck off.How do you feed your kids then ? Fucking dreamers.
Ha ha, it could be argued that its the MP that is living at everyone else's expense with the added bonus of actively working against those that pay their wages😜
I started on the road around 1984 and in 92 set up my own touring circus as a way to stay on the road legally and hassle free (which it was for over 25 years) fast forward to 2020 and living on a boat has been a natural progression from the road, it is so much quieter and slower.
I lived on the road 25 years, now live in a house because I am a full time carer for my mom, my truck is parked up waiting for the day I can get back on the road again.
@@KarrierBag thanks, it has been nice playing at gardening though and growing my own veggies though, nowt tastes better than asparagus, raspberries and tomatoes i planted myself. What I miss is the loss of community and sense of rebellion, plenty of us around my parts, but most of us seem to have gone a bit mainstream, I pay my taxes and worry about pensions too. Boat life seems so peaceful, I admire you.
@@KarrierBag I got to say so glad you got out the rat race /it must be so peaceful sadly my man died before we could get out of Babylon /i am stuck with friggin planes every friggin morning its hell//good luck x
Wow... ! That was an eye-opener. Some of us sit in our houses. and wonder how long we can last in this current " cost of living crisis ". Should I find myself in the position of these travellers.. authority will deny my civil rights and treat me with ill-will. Surely the freedoms of the travellers have been grossly abused.. ? In America, that might have turned into a million doller lawsuit.
I was brought up with these people absolutely brilliant days my mate had a bus and we used to go everywhere there were some of those who were out of order but most was just having a good time 😀 👍
Ironically it’s called Van life nowadays haha.... people have a right to live exactly how they want, no one owns land they are just landlords and humans have the right to be anywhere on this planet! No one asks to be born and their first right is somewhere to live happily and peacefully!
I think 'Van Life' is a little bit different, as involves solo vans only as opposed to large convoys. That's the impression I get anyway. I think it's impossible to live the lifestyle in this video now. I agree with your sentiments, and the new age traveller lifestyle appeals to me a great deal.
@Sharks Hi I have no idea what I wrote before. But yes, we should be able to move freely and live a life as we please, providing that we don't hurt others. The mess playing out is a result of 'unspiritual intellect,' and the quest for ultimate truth is the only answer. But it is so hard to make the journey, when it seems like barriers are constantly getting in the way, of getting basic needs met. Catch 22!!🙏
What you are saying is pure idealism, but not grounded with any actual reality or truth. If I decide to come build a shack in your backgarden and live how I choose, without regard to your rights, would that be okay? The countryside is not 'free space', it is worked land that provides the living for a multitude of people as well as of course the food we all need. Animals living in forests need the quiet nights, away from human occupation to live their lives. It is pure selfishness or a lack of critical thinking skills to suggest nonsense like this.
I think somebody missed a trick, the landowners and new age travellers could have struck up a national arrangement where the travellers paid to stay on participating land for short periods thus keeping everybody happy.
Went to the parties early 90’s and loved them, have friends that are still travelers and always feel jealous that they have the guts to cast themselves free. There are many sub cultures that run along side mainstream society. The upper class and their lifestyle are one such sub-culture. They can party and break laws with the best of them, only difference is their funds and friends will protect them from prosecution. Don’t get worked up, just accept we’re all different and have a hug. X
i should have gone doneskst while i still had the chance i wish i had now back in 2017 cause they were living the dream over there a truly free and bullshit free place and i know a few of the ex convoy who went and their driving round in buses in the donbass and the russians dont give a shit they still have a community over there but uk for free music and all rest thats gone under the wave of the something must be done and people can say oh were sick of ravers and travellers the latest round of anti traveller laws are particulary heavy but their not targeting new age travellers anymore its the proper gypsies their targeting and the organised crime element to that entire thing it was obvious aftetr they finished with new age travellers the proper gypsy community was next in the cross hairs of been targetted you should have a read of the police and sentencing bill 2022/23 they made a big thing about right to protest and the entire smokescreen with that but i read it and that was nothing it was lightweight compared to some of the far more nastier laws in there and whats going on with the courts on top of that i thought that was the sinhgle most shocking bill ive ever read it was a tough and hard read but i read it all and the right to protest was lightewoght really but whats in there about the travellers is a very heavy one and the blank make it up as you go along enabler law the public naisince laws so now just for the fact your been annoying ya can get arrested for it and can get upto ten yrs in prison for it now so you can see public nausince and onto top of that some very far reaching laws that have just exploded a one megaton warhead over our rights and then throw in whats going on with the courts and we certainly have a vbery toxic and potent mix uk may as well stop pretending and just change its name to the united kingdoms of gilead
We were on a site just outside Tunbridge Wells in Kent. Spiral Tribe came and stayed for a few weeks. We ended up getting escorted by the police out of Kent and into Sussex. Their was around 40 vehicles, almost all with no insurance or tax, which the police decided to turn a blind eye to, we were escorted right through Tunbridge Wells and the rest of Kent into Sussex. This was in the early '90s. Some great times living in the woods next to Crowborough, Sussex with some really good people.
@@webm8 No, we were planning to stay on the site for a good while. It was out of the way. Nobody could see us. There was plenty of land we only took up a small part of it. It was a good place for a site but living in the woods in Sussex was really good. There was a little stream down the bottom where we could wash our pots and pans. Had a great trip on mushrooms living in the woods away from all towns and society. It just gives you a different mindset.
@@kevanbrown7620 amazing. Sounds perfect. I was interested to know if you thought the arrival of Spiral was a good thing or bad. Heard different points of views about "ravers" etc turning up on site and then the police shutting everything down, hence some resentment towards the ravers.
@@webm8 Spiral Tribe just kept themselves to themselves mainly. They were a bit apart from the rest of us. Everyone would speak to each other but I think Spiral were just there in transit. I think they just wanted a place to stay for a bit so they could fix their vehicles and get some things sorted. With it being in Kent they may have been on their way to Dover and then Europe. I think the police had decided to get rid of us before Spiral Tribe turned up now that i look back. It's just a shame the government made it so difficult to go travelling with the criminal justice act. The majority of sites and people i met were really good. I was fortunate enough to meet some really nice and Interesting people while traveling. I think there was more and more people deciding to leave their home towns and hit the road.
@@kevanbrown7620 ah ok, thanks for taking the time to reply. Yes the gov' loves to control the people. I don't know if there is a travelling scene anymore, i see lots pulled up in Glastonbury still, but i dont think they are moving around and look pretty static. :(
Hey there, how you doing? Glad to hear you keep coming back. Hope the programs are ok, quality is a bit iffy due to VHS back then. Gosh, the guy with long hair and the girl? I think i remember :) Hope you are all well and not going too crazy. Im just editing some of the videos which YT blogged due to copyright, and uploading them again :)
They feel guilty for the fact they caused them to travel in the first place by stealing their land and colonising it History lessons never taught in uk as to what was done in Ireland I wonder why?
wasnt that the same paul marland mp found in the thatcher sex dungeon with rolf harris jimmy saville and prince phillip and a five year old boy dressed as a christmas pizza...certainly looks like him...
At a time when it was sometimes illegal to breathe. The coppers just wanted to go home to their kids! Thatcher was a WITCH....we all had to be under her spell. I bear no real ill will,to any of the police... it was their MASTERS,who caused all of this. We say we live in a FREE society! But that society...WILL COST YOU! Anyone who was involved in this..has my utmost respect. THE WITCH IS LONG DEAD! And she still owes us our f*cking MILK! 🤣😁🌈♥️🇬🇧
If you owned land though and had worked hard all your life to acheive it then people come along and leave shit all over the place , you might think otherwise , not all travelers are messy , ofc but its a well known fact a lot of them are
I used to buy 'stuff' from the local travellers when I was a youth. They were alright. It's hard to imagine this whole subculture in today's hyperconnected commodified world. Or maybe I'm just getting old.
@@rachelw9360 I don’t see much of it these days,The young people now are just neo- liberal globalist boot lickers they’re all to busy getting jabbed wearing masks & playing with the latest iPhone’s while wanting the powers that be to govern them harder..
i once moved flats to eastham from barking, didnt know where to pickup and approach the first two that looked like they may know, asked for weed only to be told theres only skunk but theyd sort me out, took my tenner and left for a few minutes, then came bag with a bag that i swear was just oregano from his kitchen cupboard... i was angry and didnt have any rizla but went to the shop and on my way back i rolled some of that stuff (i put alot) up, after a few puffs i forgot what my problem was as in i knew i was angry but didnt know why anymore... i know now it was mersh
I'm sure early onset of dementia brings me back to these videos before spotting my comments and realising... Oh I've already seen this... Lol... Just me???
Some great people some awful people some great times some awful times. I’m glad I did it all and I’m glad I don’t do it now. Thank you life for letting me experience all that and not a phone in sight!
I never had a problem with these travellers, they didn’t harm me or mine. But, I never had a field occupied by them or had to tolerate any mess left behind. So, although I have no issues with traveling people, I understand others have done.
This is exactly what’s happening today, how the Fuck can the police say they can’t go travel where they want they pay road tax and every right as a citizen to travel where they please..
Hell, all these people wanna do is throw a good party and sell you some decent drugs. Best years of my life going to traveller gigs. They look pretty scary, especially after a 'tab, but they are straight as a die. I went to parties is amazing places, from quarries to ex-MOD sites. Awesome. Nothin' on this earth to make you forget your troubles.......until you look up from dancin' all nite, and clock a copper talking into his radio....party over : (
@@davidwilson403 bunch of self indulgent delusional fruit cakes. Drugs leave a trail of destruction and death. But that's all ok if a bunch of loons are enjoying themselves in a field isn't it? Why take responsibility for anything?
Are any of these lot still going and where would I find them? Back in the 90s I went to some of their free partys, they were mad and would go on for days.
What is the freedom to roam law in the UK? Access land includes mountains, moors, heaths and downs that are privately owned. It also includes common land registered with the local council and some land around the King Charles III England Coast Path. Your right to access this land is called the 'right to roam', or 'freedom to roam'.
I side with the new age..I took to the road as a very young man..slept in some strange places. I was on foot hitching rides. When I look at the people who complain I think...must be awful to be normal...mortgage, dept, kids going to school hungry..and much more. If that is what is called normal..I don't want any of it. People buy a bit of land, throw up a fence and call it mine. Sp possessive of a bit of soil. Normal they call it.
To add to my comment..I once slept in my sleeping bag in a roadside toilet in Maidstone Kent..I was passing through..it was late and cold..so I entered one of two toilets..and slept in it with the door locked. Late at night a chap tried to push the door open..I got up and asked 'yes'..after a moment chat..he offered to share his bed fir the night...needless to say, I declined. How did I know it was where homosexuals picked men up..I was just passing through...now I have nothing at all against gays, not at all, but I am not one of them. Mind, if he had been a good cook, I might have thought about it...Oh yes..a good sense humour help when travelling. 😉😜😀
Yes exactly what you should do and by doing it that way you don’t affect others that probably don’t hold the same values . Unfortunately this NAT attitude is all about ‘them ‘ and disregarding others. A long way from the hippie ideal of the 60’s
at 5 59 i see martin on the bus he stayed at mickys in catford south london when he had to go court if i remember ? me and micky were traveling in various buses vehicles ambulance/doge day van t TK over the yrs but also had a base in london because we could see it was getting hairy on the road and because mick had a buggerd back thanks to being beaten up by coppers with a broom in the 70s if you see this mick and rachel catford hope your doing ok martin sadly mick died 2012 brings back lots of memories seeing it all reminds me i had the best times of my life doing festies and the best nights sleep as well miss me youth too/
@Sharks pink champagne wizz...it stank but was potent. The taste of it horrendous but out of this world so strong.Tgis was I'd say early 90s I think the pink champagne was around ours Wirral/Merseyside
@Sharks yeah it's a bad drug speed One of the worst. I was more into my trips(acid) but had my fair share of speed aswell. Then it was Es loved the doves back in the day. Superb
I have never had any problems with hippies or new age travelers I have always found them very friendly land should be free for everyone to use drugs so what I don't do drugs but I have a lot of friends that do it should be live and let live there are far to many stupid laws and a lot of them work on the land by doing casual labor I have lots of friends who live in RV's I like the way of Nomad life
Nasty that mate, I was on the convoy for years, we just wanted to be left alone and we targeted common land many miles from people, but we were deliberately moved closer to home/farm owners by the police in a cynical ploy to make us unpopular. You have to remember this was Thatcher's Britain...many of us were totally written off and together we found a place for ourselves. We had our own ideas of right and wrong...I don't think there's a single person out there that doesn't agree with me when I say that the laws of this country are completely anachronistic and aren't fit for purpose...they need re-writing entirely! I find it incredible that you are proud of setting up peaceful people (with lies) to get kicked about by the police! I don't know how you sleep at night.
Alan Higham Most drug dealers in Britian wanted the same as that convoy. A peaceful existence. No hassel, just the right to paint the Anarchic A on your illegal vehicles, the right to deal illegal drugs as if you are some phd qualified pharmaceutically licenced pharmacist. As well as living the drop-out rejectionist life style sticking your fingers up at normal people.
Do you realise the trail of destruction that drugs leave? They don't grow in fields. It takes organised crime to get them to you. They organised crime leaves a trail of murder, crime and ruined lives as they fight over the money. It's a shame that so many of the victims of that crime don't have the "freedom" you think the travellers should have to take drugs. But then again, you're a naive self indulgent idiot aren't you?
I thought I heard something calling me I've seen the pictures on TV And I made up my mind that I'd go and see With my own eyes It didn't take too long to hitch a ride With a guy going south to start a new life Past the place where my friend died Two years ago Down the 303 at the end of the road Flashing lights - exclusion zones And it made me think it's not just the stones That they're guarding Hey, hey, now can't you see There's nothing here that you can call free They're getting their kicks They're laughing at you and me As the sun rose on the beanfield They came like wolf on the fold And no, they didn't give a warning They took their bloody toll I seen a pregnant woman Lying in blood of her own I seen her children crying As the police tore apart their home And no they didn't need a reason It's what your votes condone It seems they were committing treason By trying to live on the road And I say Hey, hey, now can't you see There's nothing here that you can call free They're getting their kicks They're laughing at you and me Hey, hey, now can't you see There's nothing here that you can call free They're getting their kicks They're laughing at you and me Bastards Remember what you heard Hey, hey, now can't you see There's nothing here that you can call free They're getting their kicks They're laughing at you and me
It was land that was stolen in the 1st place should belong 2 the people not a rich landowner that's inherited it it is stolen from the people many years ago
The travellers certainly threw the best parties when the mainstream was so commercial. The travelling people I met were always as nice as pie. We went to Holland Leiden where our friend was squatting. On the Oct 123 the spiral tribe came to party n what a party they threw. Complete nutcases they were but were very welcoming and friendly. I can understand why the straight goers found it sll intimidating etc but I personally never saw violence at their parties well I did but it was the police causing it. In Holland the authorities seemed to ignore this Spiral Tribe party it wasnt small like.
@@rachelw9360 Brains certainly. Unfortunately knowing how to dig a hole to shit in and which mushrooms to lick does restrict their life opportunities somewhat.
Nearly all our kids got a education if somewhat interrupted, of my own three my oldest is appalled by the shocking work ethic of his colleagues my middle one is the school swat and everyone comments on how well adjusted they all are
Terrible the battle of the bean field most horrendous event in our nation! I live in buildings and I get people want lead a traveller life style but not all respect the land! And drugs your not telling me home dwellers of all classes don't indulge in drugs??
Lived and had many great memories on the road some incredible Zion gatherings ,unfortunately with the growing unemployment and the friction within the cities and large towns combined with the acid house movement things grew very large quickly and I believe this is when Maggie threw her brain washed pigs into the arena and things became very ugly!They infiltrated and destroyed communities one of thatchers navy cut legacies/I will never forget or forgive but I feel the wheel is coming full circle/love you all / New Jerusalem
Look how happy and content the kids are. Compare it to the psychologically messed up kids we produce within the authoritarian constricts of convention in the so-called democracy (a front for conformity). No ritalin or prozac needed.
From my personal experiences in the mid to late 80s an awful lot where middle class kids playing at mummy & daddy's expense. As the scene died out they returned home and became part of everything they pretended to be against.
I pay my taxes, and I’d rather they went to the traveller’s than to subsidise some MPs so called farm or an MPs dodgy expenses.
I concur. 1000% spot on...
Going to Glastonbury in early 90s, these were the people i made a beeline for. They were interesting, friendly people who had great sound systems and splendid pharmaceuticals. Back when Glastonbury was good.
"splendid pharmaceuticals" Love it 😊
I scored my best acid ever off the crusties.
they knew how to 🥳 party
“Splendid pharmaceuticals”
Glorious
Little did Iron age man know, that shitting in a field and burning wood, would become outrageous criminal acts.
Lets say a prayer for all the gorgeous buses that gave their lives for us Travellers .now that we are older and are knacked ourselves//good times weren't they man xxx
@@racheldoesacrylic4089 Fucking ridiculous that natural order is seen as a crime.
They want feudal society brought back.
Bottom line.
Luv and Peace.
@@ianedmonds9191 yeah i know/ been fighting the bsds all my life peace x
Look there are ways and means for NAT’s but trespassing, soiling , littering and being anti social is never going to work for them. No one has the right to just rock up in someone’s field and make it their home etc. I am all for them wishing to live their lives that way but not when it impacts on others. The NAT of today have much to learn from the hippy ideal of the 60’s
@@racheldoesacrylic4089Its a fight you can never win.In the real world.
New age traveller starter Kit : Dreadlocks, being a dab-hand at fixing old transport vehicles, Hawkwind bootleg tapes & the uncanny ability to be able to juggle & breath fire.
Hawkwind! Now there is music to trip with.
. . . & a shovel(specifically for burying your own shit!)
I would love to see a documentary of these people today and how their lives turned out.
Look on the news, the torys got richer, and the poor ppl got poorer. Due to those changes in benefits mentioned by the landowning tory in the video.
They’re all dead
They flooded the country with heroin, drove methadone vans into the gatherings….. they’re dead or very lucky .
Mostly middle class kids with chips on their shoulders, shite attitude but a comfortable escape route. Believe, I rolled with the like for a little while. The other half are the working class real deal.
I know an old traveller (met lots) she owns a beautiful house. Raised her children etc like everyone else
I was a so-called "new age traveller" from 1982/86 but I gave it up. there was a bad element that caused loads of trouble, they were just weekend hippies & they ruined it for the genuine people.
No cool scene ever lasts, unfortunately.
Defo us too we lived on site for years with no trouble at all then the plastic travelers started moving on dealing drugs making load of mess etc so we were moved on .. sad as our site was awesome
i agree with you
I was there too during those days, the scene went downhill after '86. By '88 it was over. Too many vermin scum attached themselves to the travelling scene and gave it a very bad name. W@nkers that did not give a shit about anything apart from their fucked up selves.
@@davehoward22 The Brew Crew were the worst of the worst. Vile, scummy lowlife
Discrimination in full sight from a authoritarian government 👍
The copper says "They simply have to obey the law like you & I", as he blocks them from entering Devon.
The difference is that he wouldn't dream of blocking me at the county border, if I was driving my car.
Clearly a case of the coppers discriminating against the convoy (whether you agree with it or not) & then trying to cover their selves with a bullshit policy.
There were no New Age Travellers when I went to my first festival at Glastonbury in 1978. The Drongo's apperared from out of nowhere a few years later.
I take it your car would be taxed, insured and road worthy?
@@apathyintheuk265 in the oid days..there were many drivers..not travelers, had no MOT..tax etc. One I saw had a Guinness label on his car..as all tax discs at the time were brown..like the Guinness labels on bottles..some had a note on the windscreen...tax in post. The good old days..🤐😀😀 the UK is more like a police state now..cameras everywhere. I got out.
New Age travellers or the Peace Convoy didn’t go to Glastonbury they had their own festivals.
@@thra5herxb12s new age travellers are people...not drongos..as you say. They are people who have had enough of what people call normal society. They also have a right to music and festivals...I mean, they also like music and get togethers..and why not. You do sound like one of the intolerant of anyone not like you. Live your life and let them live theirs. Oh..you can have a go at me..I am 71..and don't care a shit what anyone says. To do what they do takes courage..not like the 'normal folk' who want the safety living under government domination and rule book...safe in a 9 to 5..a mortgaged house and living in overcrowded towns and cities..with all the crime, drug addiction. I know which life I would rather have..I am talking from experience not bias. Whoever wants to live so called normal lives..great..that's for them, but don't trash other peoes way of life. You sound like an Australian..if you are.. ask the aboriginal people how they were treated by normal society..so bloody intolerant of other people's lifestyles. Grow up. How old are you 10 ? No, you can't be..kids look on them with wonder..how many look at you life in wonder..maybe wonder what you are talking about...Rant over. Tell me, why do you find 'freedon' such a bad word..envy could it be ?
A follow up program would be worth watching.
spent a couple of years doing this, i was young and idealistic, some of the best summers of my life, young and free sticking it to the man lol
The good old days, when people were willing to stand up and fight the establishment. Why is everyone so apathetic now?
you might like the video on the 1986 or there abouts green gathering.
They love their Smartphones & Starbucks too much.
Smack, anti depressants and ketamine. All state sanctioned.
Damn how did you perfectly sum up 2020 in 1 comment 😳
fuck off bitch
I miss those days & my time travelling, Mutoid waste company ...
Me too buddy.. If I could take time back I'd have fuxked off to Europe with the others. But I returned to brick houses.and now nearing 50 think back sadly.
i always jumped the fence at Glastonbury..the travellers had a free site and never caused any trouble for me..id never go thesedays with all the Kate moss glamping boho chic instaspam kids.
Im pretty sure nobody gives a toss if you go or not
Yeah the types of people you get going now have never been part of the scene, it's full of middle class middle age people and pretentious social media types that have never been near a free party in their lives.
There's no charm anymore.
@@IzthatafaC yes just read the comment above this in response to the original festie goers comment.. Thats the kind of people that inhabit of world now... Wow... What a wanker..lol..
@@mattiemclean9882 I'm pretty sure nobody gives a fuck for ur opinion either buddyboy..a bit of respect for those who came before u wouldn't go amiss. This world hasn't always been yours and won't be in a few decades... When it will be u reminiscent of your times gone by.
Glastonbury isn't even a glint in the eye of what it initially began as... I never saw that or any Glastonbury... In 90+ when I was following free festivals this place was just a tale told by the elder travellers...
Say what you want about their lifestyles and the handling of them by the police but, those are some very happy looking children at the end. So, who's right and who's wrong?
The World In Action theme-tune really brought back some memories and sent good shivers down my spine. Cheers for the upload!
no probs, looks like this video has been hit a lot the past month, not sure why. Loads of mixed comments about it for sure. Glad to share.
@@webm8 I really enjoyed it from a documentary standpoint, though was saddened by the treatment of the travellers and their properties. It was no surprise to hear those police had been sent up to Orgreave for the miner's strikes.
I seem to have quite a few new age traveller videos that have popped up recently on here; maybe the algorithm is preparing us for what's to come?
Thanks again!
@@dannybowden5296 maybe, things are pretty crazy at the moment for sure. Take care and have a good week :)
@@webm8 Indeed they are! Thanks and all the best to you too.
Yeah maannn
As a traveller once there was a mass of hippocritical ideas on show.. Mostly talk was always of another way of society, how it could work different to the existing... And many who didn't want anything to do with society...however many were claiming benefits... If accidents happened they were straight off down to hospital.. Same with doctors.. So despite claiming autonomy from society they were actually working on fringes exploiting.. This contradictory aspect helped me in my decision to finally return to houses once the 94 cj bill took effect making it near impossible to live the life anymore and many fled to Europe.
It’s almost as though they were parasites. 🤔
Yes I agree with you. Fine if these people want an alternative lifestyle but don’t let id impinge on others that probably don’t share your opinions .
@@annoyingbstard9407 yup. Camping out in other people's living rooms for months while guilting the sucker paying the mortgage because "property is theft". And of course they couldn't possibly pay a penny towards a packet of teabags, or even buy a bog roll because they were saving their dole money for a trip to India.
I remember that, loads went off to Ireland, that eventually became difficult so some went off to Spain.
My local mp had a duck house built in his statley pile that cost 280grand tax payers paid for it,he also watched porn videos from holland the tax payer paid,the benefit in late 80s early 90s was about 40 notes a wk.whos ripping who off.look at today the toffs have stitched the country up.
I went to smeathorpe for that rave,
Dozens of x military sites country wide it could of been organised,now these sites are being filled with travellers from non eu countrys costing tax payer millions a week.
You thought hippues were bad,give it a few more years you will wish they were back
I miss these old buses saw one in carmarthen wales this summer if thats you oioi nice bus
Thatcher style policing. Dark days indeed.
And they are back again.
The Hardcore would have fucking rammed them!
They came through my area and the police were heavy handed with them, but on the other hand they were theiving stuff right left and centre. They went into the shop at the top of my road in huge numbers, about 3 of them bought something, they left and most of the shelves were nearly empty.
They stopped the convoy on the dual carriageway at that time and the NAT were dealling drugs to the local kids or anyone else. It's no wonder the police got a little bit touchy.
We're Irish mate u don't have to tell us
At least she wasn't murdering and starving yas
Be blessed
TheMrt39 she shat her nappy had a stroke and died in agony. Dirty witch died and the entire Working class of Britain and anyone with compassion celebrated
I think they just had a dream which was unfortunately unachievable in the system we live in. Shame really. I would like to live free as a traveller but the reality is there is not a square inch of hospitable land that isn't claimed by someone. Not in the UK anyway.
It could have been achievable if people were allowed to live on their own land, sites were made available in every country, farmers allowed..as they had for decades..to have a few travellers living on their farms
the guy with the Shovel sounds like rick off "the young ones" 🤣
Oh yeah, that's why he sounded familiar
he is a giant man child
Some beautiful beautiful vehicles on show here.
I love how some of the travellers took on ex-military vehicles.
This brought back many happy memories..😊 Many thanks to the uploader for your time and effort..😊
Subbed.
Growing up as a unruly child, travelers sites were the safest calmest places for me.....still a dream to live free.....one day :) Peace all
Who is going to pay for this wonderfull world that you dream of ?One day your dole money will get stopped, because people like me, are pissed off with keeping you. The very society that you hate so much, and has been paying your dole money, will tell you to fuck off.How do you feed your kids then ? Fucking dreamers.
@@michaelreynolds9463 you talking to me you mug... hiding behind a keyboard pouring out your hate.....ha ha you know nothing about me......dreamer!
@Gorgeous George Thanks I love a bit of Gaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy on a friiiiidY NIGHT XX
Er....people have jobs you fool.
How did you get money?
Ha ha, it could be argued that its the MP that is living at everyone else's expense with the added bonus of actively working against those that pay their wages😜
they always do, then try to make us feel bad
absolutely but the Daily Mail reading cunts can't think further than a headline.
@sine wave Did you write that yourself? I thought it was great.
Not to mention have affairs and snog co workers during lockdown after telling people they can't even huge each other at funerals
rik mayall driving that bus was quite funny..
ah the good old days innocent times bless
I started on the road around 1984 and in 92 set up my own touring circus as a way to stay on the road legally and hassle free (which it was for over 25 years) fast forward to 2020 and living on a boat has been a natural progression from the road, it is so much quieter and slower.
Bet it is lovely, living away from it all. Would love to do something like that
I lived on the road 25 years, now live in a house because I am a full time carer for my mom, my truck is parked up waiting for the day I can get back on the road again.
@@ForeverNeverwhere1 it will happen and you will enjoy the freedom of the road once more xx
@@KarrierBag thanks, it has been nice playing at gardening though and growing my own veggies though, nowt tastes better than asparagus, raspberries and tomatoes i planted myself. What I miss is the loss of community and sense of rebellion, plenty of us around my parts, but most of us seem to have gone a bit mainstream, I pay my taxes and worry about pensions too. Boat life seems so peaceful, I admire you.
@@KarrierBag I got to say so glad you got out the rat race /it must be so peaceful sadly my man died before we could get out of Babylon /i am stuck with friggin planes every friggin morning its hell//good luck x
Lets do it again...
would love to
Wonder how these cops think of the newly imported residents who pass through and they pay for the hotel😅.
Wow... ! That was an eye-opener. Some of us sit in our houses. and wonder how long we can last in this current " cost of living crisis ". Should I find myself in the position of these travellers.. authority will deny my civil rights and treat me with ill-will. Surely the freedoms of the travellers have been grossly abused.. ? In America, that might have turned into a million doller lawsuit.
Ends with happy kids! AWESOME! 🌈♥️
I was brought up with these people absolutely brilliant days my mate had a bus and we used to go everywhere there were some of those who were out of order but most was just having a good time 😀 👍
Now you live with iPhone and Facebook
@@bobbypukes605 obviously his point went completely over your head.
@Saturn Returns
Oh sorry. Yeah I forgot to mention tiktok.
@@bobbypukes605 I don't know what the latter is but it sounds daft anyway.
They should just camp in their parents country estates..
Ironically it’s called Van life nowadays haha.... people have a right to live exactly how they want, no one owns land they are just landlords and humans have the right to be anywhere on this planet! No one asks to be born and their first right is somewhere to live happily and peacefully!
I think 'Van Life' is a little bit different, as involves solo vans only as opposed to large convoys. That's the impression I get anyway. I think it's impossible to live the lifestyle in this video now. I agree with your sentiments, and the new age traveller lifestyle appeals to me a great deal.
@Sharks Hi I have no idea what I wrote before. But yes, we should be able to move freely and live a life as we please, providing that we don't hurt others. The mess playing out is a result of 'unspiritual intellect,' and the quest for ultimate truth is the only answer. But it is so hard to make the journey, when it seems like barriers are constantly getting in the way, of getting basic needs met. Catch 22!!🙏
What you are saying is pure idealism, but not grounded with any actual reality or truth. If I decide to come build a shack in your backgarden and live how I choose, without regard to your rights, would that be okay? The countryside is not 'free space', it is worked land that provides the living for a multitude of people as well as of course the food we all need. Animals living in forests need the quiet nights, away from human occupation to live their lives. It is pure selfishness or a lack of critical thinking skills to suggest nonsense like this.
@@wingandaprayer883I like idealism but sadly what is ideal for one is not ideal for another.
I think somebody missed a trick, the landowners and new age travellers could have struck up a national arrangement where the travellers paid to stay on participating land for short periods thus keeping everybody happy.
Umm.. Traveller's believe land should belong to everyone
@@avalondreaming1433 and landowners believe in containing the riff-raff in cities with an agressive police force.
@@straylight2378 so well said
Went to the parties early 90’s and loved them, have friends that are still travelers and always feel jealous that they have the guts to cast themselves free. There are many sub cultures that run along side mainstream society. The upper class and their lifestyle are one such sub-culture. They can party and break laws with the best of them, only difference is their funds and friends will protect them from prosecution. Don’t get worked up, just accept we’re all different and have a hug. X
i should have gone doneskst while i still had the chance i wish i had now back in 2017 cause they were living the dream over there a truly free and bullshit free place and i know a few of the ex convoy who went and their driving round in buses in the donbass and the russians dont give a shit they still have a community over there but uk for free music and all rest thats gone under the wave of the something must be done and people can say oh were sick of ravers and travellers
the latest round of anti traveller laws are particulary heavy but their not targeting new age travellers anymore its the proper gypsies their targeting and the organised crime element to that entire thing it was obvious aftetr they finished with new age travellers the proper gypsy community was next in the cross hairs of been targetted you should have a read of the police and sentencing bill 2022/23 they made a big thing about right to protest and the entire smokescreen with that but i read it and that was nothing it was lightweight compared to some of the far more nastier laws in there and whats going on with the courts on top of that i thought that was the sinhgle most shocking bill ive ever read it was a tough and hard read but i read it all and the right to protest was lightewoght really but whats in there about the travellers is a very heavy one and the blank make it up as you go along enabler law the public naisince laws so now just for the fact your been annoying ya can get arrested for it and can get upto ten yrs in prison for it now
so you can see public nausince and onto top of that some very far reaching laws that have just exploded a one megaton warhead over our rights and then throw in whats going on with the courts and we certainly have a vbery toxic and potent mix uk may as well stop pretending and just change its name to the united kingdoms of gilead
Dead right man! I've made my life into my own sub culture of one. Nobody realises it though so I'm not interfered with as I plough my own furrough.
We were on a site just outside Tunbridge Wells in Kent. Spiral Tribe came and stayed for a few weeks. We ended up getting escorted by the police out of Kent and into Sussex. Their was around 40 vehicles, almost all with no insurance or tax, which the police decided to turn a blind eye to, we were escorted right through Tunbridge Wells and the rest of Kent into Sussex. This was in the early '90s. Some great times living in the woods next to Crowborough, Sussex with some really good people.
do you think you would have stayed on site if Spiral hadnt turned up, or the police had you set to move on soon anyway.
@@webm8 No, we were planning to stay on the site for a good while. It was out of the way. Nobody could see us. There was plenty of land we only took up a small part of it. It was a good place for a site but living in the woods in Sussex was really good. There was a little stream down the bottom where we could wash our pots and pans. Had a great trip on mushrooms living in the woods away from all towns and society. It just gives you a different mindset.
@@kevanbrown7620 amazing. Sounds perfect. I was interested to know if you thought the arrival of Spiral was a good thing or bad. Heard different points of views about "ravers" etc turning up on site and then the police shutting everything down, hence some resentment towards the ravers.
@@webm8 Spiral Tribe just kept themselves to themselves mainly. They were a bit apart from the rest of us. Everyone would speak to each other but I think Spiral were just there in transit. I think they just wanted a place to stay for a bit so they could fix their vehicles and get some things sorted. With it being in Kent they may have been on their way to Dover and then Europe. I think the police had decided to get rid of us before Spiral Tribe turned up now that i look back. It's just a shame the government made it so difficult to go travelling with the criminal justice act. The majority of sites and people i met were really good. I was fortunate enough to meet some really nice and Interesting people while traveling. I think there was more and more people deciding to leave their home towns and hit the road.
@@kevanbrown7620 ah ok, thanks for taking the time to reply. Yes the gov' loves to control the people. I don't know if there is a travelling scene anymore, i see lots pulled up in Glastonbury still, but i dont think they are moving around and look pretty static. :(
webm8. Always seem to end up back here.
Keep keeping on.
I'm that guy you photoed at glasto95 dance tent by accident.
Luv and Peace.
Hey there, how you doing? Glad to hear you keep coming back. Hope the programs are ok, quality is a bit iffy due to VHS back then. Gosh, the guy with long hair and the girl? I think i remember :) Hope you are all well and not going too crazy. Im just editing some of the videos which YT blogged due to copyright, and uploading them again :)
Wasn't it 94? Buddy Guy played
Keep Keeping On M8.
Luv and Peace.
I lived on site .. classed as a new age traveller ..... Maggie police "battle of the bean field "
i live in weymouth travellors are welcome here i love weymouth
its not up to you
@@islandhomer is it up to you then ??
You used to have some wicked raves on Portland in the early 2000's, no idea what it is like now
Why do the police never get heavy handed with the Irish travellers?
Same reason the english goverment let the ira get away with murder thaer fritend of. Them
Police = Cowards
The Irish travelling people hit back?
Dale farm
They feel guilty for the fact they caused them to travel in the first place by stealing their land and colonising it
History lessons never taught in uk as to what was done in Ireland
I wonder why?
"Ordinary law abiding citizens" proceeds to break the law to try and stop travellers
Maggie's police force doing what they did best. Intimidate
I'm presuming you are shocked at the policing of 2020 then 🤣
and things are far worse now ...who would have thought it get this bad without and major protesting and riots ..WTF has happened to this country ?
wasnt that the same paul marland mp found in the thatcher sex dungeon with rolf harris jimmy saville and prince phillip and a five year old boy dressed as a christmas pizza...certainly looks like him...
I'm a tax payer and I couldn't careless. Good luck to them
At a time when it was sometimes illegal to breathe. The coppers just wanted to go home to their kids! Thatcher was a WITCH....we all had to be under her spell. I bear no real ill will,to any of the police... it was their MASTERS,who caused all of this. We say we live in a FREE society! But that society...WILL COST YOU! Anyone who was involved in this..has my utmost respect. THE WITCH IS LONG DEAD! And she still owes us our f*cking MILK! 🤣😁🌈♥️🇬🇧
If you owned land though and had worked hard all your life to acheive it then people come along and leave shit all over the place , you might think otherwise , not all travelers are messy , ofc but its a well known fact a lot of them are
I used to buy 'stuff' from the local travellers when I was a youth. They were alright. It's hard to imagine this whole subculture in today's hyperconnected commodified world. Or maybe I'm just getting old.
wonder what stuff that was ;)
@@webm8 stuff they’ve probably knocked off from the local Tesco or maybe even illegal substances 🤭 oohh 😂
Pay your council tax
This culture is alive and well but maybe not for much longer if Priti Vacant has her way.
@@rachelw9360 I don’t see much of it these days,The young people now are just neo- liberal globalist boot lickers they’re all to busy getting jabbed wearing masks & playing with the latest iPhone’s while wanting the powers that be to govern them harder..
Paul marland got sold some origano when trying to buy puff at a new age traveller gig and made it his life's work taking hippies down 😂
i once moved flats to eastham from barking, didnt know where to pickup and approach the first two that looked like they may know, asked for weed only to be told theres only skunk but theyd sort me out, took my tenner and left for a few minutes, then came bag with a bag that i swear was just oregano from his kitchen cupboard... i was angry and didnt have any rizla but went to the shop and on my way back i rolled some of that stuff (i put alot) up, after a few puffs i forgot what my problem was as in i knew i was angry but didnt know why anymore... i know now it was mersh
Understandable 🤔
Lol, I can guarantee he wouldn't have needed that. Posh people have great drug connections 😂
And eventually they were hounded right out of the country. Very very sad.
Yes most of them moved to Berlin
20 people. All those police for 20 people. Still makes me sad.
10:03 😂😂 bus towing truck with a rusty marina van on the end😂
I'm sure early onset of dementia brings me back to these videos before spotting my comments and realising... Oh I've already seen this... Lol... Just me???
lol maybe, but great to re-live those fab times
These days you get a red bar under the vid to indicate how much you've watched before. Keeps me away from that vid watching deja vu experience.
Some great people some awful people some great times some awful times. I’m glad I did it all and I’m glad I don’t do it now. Thank you life for letting me experience all that and not a phone in sight!
If only the police were this thorough with the illegal immigrants coming of the beaches these days eh?
Or the Tory government who are devastating the UK and normal everyday people's lives.
Yes pal. 100%
I never had a problem with these travellers, they didn’t harm me or mine. But, I never had a field occupied by them or had to tolerate any mess left behind. So, although I have no issues with traveling people, I understand others have done.
This is exactly what’s happening today, how the Fuck can the police say they can’t go travel where they want they pay road tax and every right as a citizen to travel where they please..
Hell, all these people wanna do is throw a good party and sell you some decent drugs. Best years of my life going to traveller gigs. They look pretty scary, especially after a 'tab, but they are straight as a die. I went to parties is amazing places, from quarries to ex-MOD sites. Awesome. Nothin' on this earth to make you forget your troubles.......until you look up from dancin' all nite, and clock a copper talking into his radio....party over : (
yeah, takin drugs never not did anyone any arm...…!!!
@@justahumanbeing.709 If they're good, generally it doesn't. It's the mercinary culture of money that does the harm.
Spiral tribe , circus warp anybody ?????castle morten, cassington lechade to name but a few, proper parties thrown buy them boys !!!!!!!
@@davidwilson403 bunch of self indulgent delusional fruit cakes. Drugs leave a trail of destruction and death. But that's all ok if a bunch of loons are enjoying themselves in a field isn't it? Why take responsibility for anything?
The cretins in government take no responsibility for anything so I take it you are talking about them too?
I'm still here on a boat but still here. Haha
Are any of these lot still going and where would I find them? Back in the 90s I went to some of their free partys, they were mad and would go on for days.
no idea, every now and again you read something in the news about a party at the weekend
Most new age travellers left the country and went to Berlin
There's a bunch in Spain still, was at a party last year easy a thousand vehicles
A lot of them (mutoid waste ect) went to Italy…
Hippies are harmless man. Need hosing down though the birds.😉
What is the freedom to roam law in the UK?
Access land includes mountains, moors, heaths and downs that are privately owned. It also includes common land registered with the local council and some land around the King Charles III England Coast Path. Your right to access this land is called the 'right to roam', or 'freedom to roam'.
I side with the new age..I took to the road as a very young man..slept in some strange places. I was on foot hitching rides. When I look at the people who complain I think...must be awful to be normal...mortgage, dept, kids going to school hungry..and much more. If that is what is called normal..I don't want any of it. People buy a bit of land, throw up a fence and call it mine. Sp possessive of a bit of soil. Normal they call it.
To add to my comment..I once slept in my sleeping bag in a roadside toilet in Maidstone Kent..I was passing through..it was late and cold..so I entered one of two toilets..and slept in it with the door locked. Late at night a chap tried to push the door open..I got up and asked 'yes'..after a moment chat..he offered to share his bed fir the night...needless to say, I declined. How did I know it was where homosexuals picked men up..I was just passing through...now I have nothing at all against gays, not at all, but I am not one of them. Mind, if he had been a good cook, I might have thought about it...Oh yes..a good sense humour help when travelling. 😉😜😀
Amazing you’ve gone your entire life never needing a doctor, dentist or food apart from what you forage. Well done!
Yes exactly what you should do and by doing it that way you don’t affect others that probably don’t hold the same values . Unfortunately this NAT attitude is all about ‘them ‘ and disregarding others. A long way from the hippie ideal of the 60’s
at 5 59 i see martin on the bus he stayed at mickys in catford south london when he had to go court if i remember ? me and micky were traveling in various buses vehicles ambulance/doge day van t TK over the yrs but also had a base in london because we could see it was getting hairy on the road and because mick had a buggerd back thanks to being beaten up by coppers with a broom in the 70s if you see this mick and rachel catford hope your doing ok martin sadly mick died 2012 brings back lots of memories seeing it all reminds me i had the best times of my life doing festies and the best nights sleep as well miss me youth too/
sad to hear that. glad you got good memories though
Us real travelers couldn’t stand you weekend travelers.
I can't believe the police stopped them from travelling to where they wanted 🤬🤬
That’s right, we got loads of them living around Bristol today. Let us know where you live and perhaps they can set up site around your area.
The police are not your friends.🎉
Not just cannabis Ecstasy and LSD the Travellers had the best bit of wiz going. 😂😂😂
lol, paste and base speed
@Sharks pink champagne wizz...it stank but was potent. The taste of it horrendous but out of this world so strong.Tgis was I'd say early 90s I think the pink champagne was around ours Wirral/Merseyside
@Sharks yeah it's a bad drug speed One of the worst. I was more into my trips(acid) but had my fair share of speed aswell. Then it was Es loved the doves back in the day. Superb
@@yankernator And your still here, winner winner chicken dinner !
@@crumplezone1 yeah mate...still going strong. Only smoke a bit of weed nowadays.
unfortunatly the great partys they put on , where ther, our down fall
lol "to prevent overnight parking in Weymouth"
I live in Weymouth and I would love to see them here
Live n let live...
Traveller: Dont enter my property, this is my home.
Same applies to you then. Don't enter a farmers property.
A farmers field is not his home...
@@c.c.2679 home is where the heart is.... and the property papers.
@@c.c.2679 They'd be ok with the farmer stealing their stuff to put on a bonfire, and shitting next to their bus then?
@Red Cyclops shut up twat. One, im working class, two i don't live in England, muppet.
get to fuck you simpleton.
Blimin heck, it's only HTV's Jill Impey from a bygone era.:D
lol
I have never had any problems with hippies or new age travelers I have always found them very friendly land should be free for everyone to use drugs so what I don't do drugs but I have a lot of friends that do it should be live and let live there are far to many stupid laws and a lot of them work on the land by doing casual labor I have lots of friends who live in RV's I like the way of Nomad life
class dude
Nasty that mate, I was on the convoy for years, we just wanted to be left alone and we targeted common land many miles from people, but we were deliberately moved closer to home/farm owners by the police in a cynical ploy to make us unpopular. You have to remember this was Thatcher's Britain...many of us were totally written off and together we found a place for ourselves. We had our own ideas of right and wrong...I don't think there's a single person out there that doesn't agree with me when I say that the laws of this country are completely anachronistic and aren't fit for purpose...they need re-writing entirely! I find it incredible that you are proud of setting up peaceful people (with lies) to get kicked about by the police! I don't know how you sleep at night.
Alan Higham
Most drug dealers in Britian wanted the same as that convoy. A peaceful existence. No hassel, just the right to paint the Anarchic A on your illegal vehicles, the right to deal illegal drugs as if you are some phd qualified pharmaceutically licenced pharmacist. As well as living the drop-out rejectionist life style sticking your fingers up at normal people.
What are you doing now Alan? Have you left that life?
Do you realise the trail of destruction that drugs leave? They don't grow in fields. It takes organised crime to get them to you. They organised crime leaves a trail of murder, crime and ruined lives as they fight over the money. It's a shame that so many of the victims of that crime don't have the "freedom" you think the travellers should have to take drugs. But then again, you're a naive self indulgent idiot aren't you?
As citizen Smith would say POWER TO THE PEOPLE.
I'd like to thank them for Castlemorton,what a send off😍🕺🏼🥳🍻
Need a haircut and a good bath......i can here my Dad saying 😂😂 RIP Dad.
Horrible 🐖s . When they brought out a law banning "repetitive beats" you kno summat is going wrong
went downhill from then
Living on the expenses of others is not freedom, it ´s theft.
Chains of gold...free but...'shit, where's me giro!'
You mean like mps
I hate capitalism and I hate the system ... Please can I have my dole cheque now
millions no doubt....superheros of goodness..fuck you normie ..
why shouldnt they receive social welfare according to early 90s rules for claiming benefits in the UK? they are eligible.
@@bunyabunyatv853 if I want to go on holiday I have to pay for it.
absolute disgrace , the police should have been prosecuted
28 years later it's still a Police state and the traveller has all but vanished
They all moved too Berlin, and got exepted
The criminal justice act is why?
my life as a van dweller has just begun.. dont know how long for ..but im gonna save a lot of money
I thought I heard something calling me
I've seen the pictures on TV
And I made up my mind that I'd go and see
With my own eyes
It didn't take too long to hitch a ride
With a guy going south to start a new life
Past the place where my friend died
Two years ago
Down the 303 at the end of the road
Flashing lights - exclusion zones
And it made me think it's not just the stones
That they're guarding
Hey, hey, now can't you see
There's nothing here that you can call free
They're getting their kicks
They're laughing at you and me
As the sun rose on the beanfield
They came like wolf on the fold
And no, they didn't give a warning
They took their bloody toll
I seen a pregnant woman
Lying in blood of her own
I seen her children crying
As the police tore apart their home
And no they didn't need a reason
It's what your votes condone
It seems they were committing treason
By trying to live on the road
And I say
Hey, hey, now can't you see
There's nothing here that you can call free
They're getting their kicks
They're laughing at you and me
Hey, hey, now can't you see
There's nothing here that you can call free
They're getting their kicks
They're laughing at you and me
Bastards
Remember what you heard
Hey, hey, now can't you see
There's nothing here that you can call free
They're getting their kicks
They're laughing at you and me
Criminal Justice Act. Great poem
Battle of the bean fields.... they were the days. Camped up in Molbourgh forrest
We should write books on the stories we could tell.
Do it, I am.
Shut up you sausage you have never left your house
I dig it man 😎👍
Coming soon to you this summer .
They all live in three bed semi's these days, spending their days moaning about the travellers who've camped down the local park. lol
It was land that was stolen in the 1st place should belong 2 the people not a rich landowner that's inherited it it is stolen from the people many years ago
Bloody right!
Yawn
@@djpaulhannon The celts
Steal it back then. Good luck with it. 😂
@@annoyingbstard9407Oh yeh, why didn't we think of that. Ready everyone, this weekend we assemble! 🙋🏻♂️
The travellers certainly threw the best parties when the mainstream was so commercial. The travelling people I met were always as nice as pie. We went to Holland Leiden where our friend was squatting. On the Oct 123 the spiral tribe came to party n what a party they threw. Complete nutcases they were but were very welcoming and friendly. I can understand why the straight goers found it sll intimidating etc but I personally never saw violence at their parties well I did but it was the police causing it. In Holland the authorities seemed to ignore this Spiral Tribe party it wasnt small like.
A follow up documentary would be good, ask the grown up children what they think about life travelling with no education or prospects
Plenty of education and prospects! Do you think that just because they were born on the road that they don't have any brains?
@@rachelw9360 yea , thanks 😊
@@rachelw9360 Yes. Basic low level intelligence. I bet most of them are on benefits or in jail.
@@rachelw9360 Brains certainly. Unfortunately knowing how to dig a hole to shit in and which mushrooms to lick does restrict their life opportunities somewhat.
Nearly all our kids got a education if somewhat interrupted, of my own three my oldest is appalled by the shocking work ethic of his colleagues my middle one is the school swat and everyone comments on how well adjusted they all are
Great Piece..
£49.00 .. Ticket
2024 - £355 + £5.00 Booking Fee..
How Times Change..
Michael Eavis Founder
Born:- Athelstan Joseph Michael.. 👍
defo, the price is crazy now
What a pair of droopy Hooters on that traveller woman in green lol (9.15)
A very nice pair, not like the falsies of today.
Makes me wonder what happened to all these new age travellers? This WIA episode was filmed in 1992
prob still about around glastonbury
Aaaanndd here we are in 2021 with the WORLDS population being policed in the same manner !! 🤗
It was bound to happen
Forty-nine pounds for a weekend ticket to Glastonbury!
Gosh, how times have changed! How much does it cost now?
Terrible the battle of the bean field most horrendous event in our nation! I live in buildings and I get people want lead a traveller life style but not all respect the land! And drugs your not telling me home dwellers of all classes don't indulge in drugs??
Tough Guys 😂😂😂😂 probably haven't seen it since this went out. Class film
:)
i remember going to see it at the pictures .. !
Lived and had many great memories on the road some incredible Zion gatherings ,unfortunately with the growing unemployment and the friction within the cities and large towns combined with the acid house movement things grew very large quickly and I believe this is when Maggie threw her brain washed pigs into the arena and things became very ugly!They infiltrated and destroyed communities one of thatchers navy cut legacies/I will never forget or forgive but I feel the wheel is coming full circle/love you all / New Jerusalem
Agree
Get down here to OZZ we love and need you people down here
nomads on britains roads...inhabitants traveling the highways maintained by the inhabitants...
Never give up...
Look how happy and content the kids are. Compare it to the psychologically messed up kids we produce within the authoritarian constricts of convention in the so-called democracy (a front for conformity). No ritalin or prozac needed.
Where are these lovely free spirits now? God help them, cause the tories won't
From my personal experiences in the mid to late 80s an awful lot where middle class kids playing at mummy & daddy's expense. As the scene died out they returned home and became part of everything they pretended to be against.
@@sidewaysaction9983 yeah the tories lol
They’re all estates agents now…except the few who overdid the shrooms who are now wandering about wondering where all the others went.
@@sidewaysaction9983 Same with the hippies in San Francisco in the 60's, most went back to their well off parents and took over their dads companies
They were fairly well spoken back then.