Lydia Down is a Romany Gypsy who is studying to become a registered nurse. To mark International Women’s Day, she takes us on her journey from being unable to read and write, to now finishing her […]
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Abbie Kirkby is Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Friends, Families and Travellers. In this blog, Abbie outlines some of the legal basis and reasoning for our intervention in the recent High Court case against
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Dr Bola Owolabi, National Specialty Advisor for Older People and Integrated Person Centred Care at NHS England and NHS Improvement, and Sarah Mann, Director of Friends, Families and Travellers write: Whilst the COVID-19 crisis has brought
Making a difference for people experiencing health inequalities and living with frailty Read More »
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 »
Don’t get me wrong; I am used to remote working in challenging circumstances. In my previous job working with travelling communities in Bath, I often worked on my canal boat, where being moored in the wilds
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Sarah Mann, Director at Friends Families and Travellers In June, the government announced the launch of a national strategy to tackle inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. After years of campaigning for this, we
Chrissie Browne is the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Student Lead in the Widening Participation Department at King’s College London. Chrissie has played a key part in developing the ‘Rom Belong‘ programme which aims to increase the representation
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Sam Worrall, Health Policy Officer at Friends, Families and Travellers, authors this blog about life as a liveaboard boater. 12 minute read. Having already spent 10 years living as a New Traveller, off grid in various
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On March 15th 2018, Betsy Mobey, then intern at Friends, Families and Travellers, ventured to Dublin to join Travellers in the Republic of Ireland in celebrating one year passing since the Irish State’s acknowledgement of Traveller
