The vardo still exists and is based in Wilmslow, Cheshire, in the care of Macclesfield Borough Council. It is open to the public on the second Saturday of the month, May, July and September, 12.00pm. to 3.00pm. It is staffed by the Committee and is a Mecca for members. I was consoled to think that no lorry will ever replace the sheepdog. Whilst the hills remain there will always be a shepherd and his dog.
Nobody ever grows old merely by living a number of years.
The wind had done its job well. I wonder whether our ears would be more serviceable if they stood out from the head and could turn in all directions, even as a horse's ears do. A very high quality magazine is issued free to all members each year. The Romany memorial grant sponsors a young person to attend an organised natural history course. The objective of this is to perpetuate Romany's memory and ideals and to introduce the man and his philosophies to the younger generation.