Today, ยฃ2million in National Lottery funding has been awarded to โRoadside Futuresโ which is a project that aims to improve the quality of life for nomadic Gypsies and Travellers and the communities in which they live […]
Usually around the end of February, things on the canal start to come back to life after winter. Repairs to the infrastructure get completed, the waterways open again and boaters come out of hibernation, and start
Sam Worrall: ‘Covid on the Cut: Experiences of a liveaboard boater during lockdown’ Read More ยป
This Saturday 10thย October marks the first day of National Hate Crime Awareness Week. Friends, Families and Travellers will be taking part by highlighting the impacts that hate crimes, both in person and online, have on Gypsies,
Today, Friends, Families and Travellers released a briefing for advice and support services written by Chris Johnson, solicitor at the Travellers Advice Team of the Community Law Partnership, containing legal advice relating to Gypsies and Travellers
Today, we are pleased to share, โReducing Health Inequalities for People Living with Frailty: A resource for commissioners, service providers and health, care and support staffโ. We know that populations experiencing inequalities are more likely to
Background On 17th September 2020 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and Public Health England (PHE) released new guidance to people in England living on Traveller sites, in vehicles and on canal boats.
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Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) release the findings of an illuminating report which indicates only a small percentage of police bodies are in favour of the Home Office proposals to criminalise unauthorised encampments. The research
On 1st September Friends, Families and Travellers and 26 organisations and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people working in the creative industries wrote to June Sarpong OBE, the Director of Creativity at the BBC calling on the
Today, Friends Families and Travellers released the findings of research on the Governmentโs failure to address suicide inequalities within Gypsy and Traveller communities. Researchers found that only 5 out of 79 local suicide prevention plans in
