Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) released its latest report, ‘Access to energy for Gypsies and Travellers living in caravans’. The report explores energy access and prices for Romany Gypsy, Irish Traveller and nomadic communities, in …
New report: Energy crisis worsening fuel poverty for Gypsy and Traveller people Read More »
Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) has launched its new Christmas “Season’s Giftings” campaign, where FFT will be accepting donations of gifts to be distributed to Romany and Traveller families in Sussex over the holiday period. …
Viola Popenko is a member of Ukraine’s Roma community and a legal advocate for wider Europe’s Roma communities. Viola joined Friends, Families and Travellers for a three-month placement over summer 2022. “Roma community”, “Romani people”, “Roma …
Today, the Friends, Families and Travellers’ Annual Report 2022 is finally here! The report, which can be seen in full here, outlines our key activities and achievements over the past year from across our work, including …
Friends, Families and Travellers Annual Report 2022 is here! Read More »
PLEASE NOTE: As of 30 November 2022, it has been confirmed the Government will NOT challenge the Court of Appeal decision to declare the planning definition of ‘Traveller’ as discriminatory. The definition will now have to …
Planning Definition of ‘Traveller’ ruled discriminatory Read More »
Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) along with London Gypsies and Travellers (LGT) and Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group (DGLG) have been granted permission by the Supreme Court to continue the challenge against the use of anti-Traveller …
Wide Injunctions to be challenged in Supreme Court Read More »
Last week, England C Team coach and ex-West Ham player Anwar Uddin MBE visited St Michael’s Way Traveller site in East Sussex, along with anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out for football games and knowledge-sharing with young Irish Travellers. During …
Ex-West Ham player visits Brighton Traveller site with Kick It Out Read More »
Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) released a new report on tackling suicide inequalities in Gypsy and Traveller communities, produced in collaboration with the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID). The report, which can also …
New report on tackling suicide inequalities in Romany and Traveller communities released Read More »
Today, Gypsy and Traveller organisations have written to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng MP and the Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth Greg Hands MP to …
