This week, we would like to shine a spotlight on the work of a new group which has started up in Scotland called IHT Indigenous Highland Travellers (IHT). In their own words: “Indigenous Highland Travellers are […]
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Today, Friday 13th April 2018, leaders from 25 leading charities joined with Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) in calling on Housing Minister Dominic Raab to address the chronic national shortage of Gypsy and Traveller sites and
Today, with the World Health Organization, we celebrate the 70th annual World Health Day. This year the theme is Universal Healthcare Coverage. The underpinning principle of this is that healthcare should be available to everyone, without
This morning, Housing Minister Dominic Raab announced that there will be a review of powers to deal with unauthorised caravan sites. This follows a series of debates on the topic in October 2017, where a number
On Monday 19th March 2017, the Neighbourhoods, Inclusion, Communities & Equalities Committee met at Brighton and Hove City Council to discuss the use of Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) in 12 locations in Brighton. The aim
We recently held a competition asking young Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people what they would do if they were Prime Minister for a day. We received over 60 excellent submissions from young people across all of
On Tuesday 5th December, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) were awarded a Silver prize at The Training Journal Awards for our E-Learning Online Cultural Awareness Training in the ‘Best-not-for-profit’ category. Over 500 sponsors, guests and finalists
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We have been awarded a grant from the Equality and Human Rights Commission for a short-term project ‘Access to Justice’. Friends, Families & Travellers is working with Citizens Advice Bureau at Chiltern in Buckinghamshire and Ash
Win Two Thorpe Park Annual Passes, a Mac Make Up Lesson or a pair of Adidas Boxing Gloves. We want to hear young Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people’s opinions on what they would do if they
