Summary
The Prince of Wales - or Numbawunsun bilong missis kwin as he is more commonly referred to in Dulverton - must have been somewhat exercised to be informed that a number of families of the travelling persuasion had moved into the precincts of Poundbury, his model village near Dorchester, last week.
Especially after it had been explained to him that these people were unlikely to match up to the stereotype which he might have had in mind, being less concerned with sitting round simmering iron pots of rabbit stew while whittling clothes pegs and binding together sprigs of white heather and more likely to be untrustworthy operatives in the Tarmaclaying sector. This, apparently is the third time travellers - now regarded by farmers as a growing menace - have taken up temporary residence in Poundbury. The howls of outrage from the model settlement's model residents were predictable, but I can't think why. After all, dozens of other villages in Dorset must have been similarly afflicted over the years, so why not Poundbury? I think a travellers' encampment gives the place a little authenticity - a quality which has been conspicuously lacking.See the full content of this document
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Travellers' Tales From Dorset
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