Yesterday, Thursday 25th April, the winners of the Friends Families and Travellers Awards 2024 were announced at the Brighthelm Centre, in Brighton. The evening was a great success – the room was buzzing with chatter, food […]
Here are the winners of the Friends, Families and Travellers Awards 2024! Read More »
Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) are proud to announce the shortlist for the Friends, Families and Travellers Awards 2024! The awards celebrate inspiring individuals from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities who have made a special
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Today, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has released its report following an investigation into Pontins Holiday Parks’s blacklist. The EHRC investigation looked at whether Pontins discriminated against Irish Traveller guests or prospective guests, and
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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
Why we helped take the Police Act to court Read More »
On 23-24 January 2024, a judicial review challenging the new police powers brought in by the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act (2022) will take place in the High Court. The judicial review will hear arguments
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Today, and as 2023 comes to a close, Friends, Families and Travellers has put together a brief overview of what we have done over the last year, and what we can look forward to. We achieved
FFT’s 2023 activities, and beyond! Read More »
Today, the Supreme Court has ruled wide injunctions have a negative impact on Gypsies’ and Travellers’ ability to pursue a nomadic way of life, but rejected an appeal lodged by Friends, Families and Travellers alongside London
Today, we are excited to launch our Annual Report 2023, which can be seen in full here. The report outlines our key achievements, projects and activities from over the past year, including the much anticipated launch of
Friends, Families and Travellers Annual Report 2023 is here! Read More »
Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) released a new briefing on the education inequalities facing Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in England. The briefing explores the inequalities and barriers pupils from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds face
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