Friends, Families and Travellers
A leading national charity working to get a fair deal for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers.
- ✊ We strongly welcome the Scottish Human Rights Commission's (SHRC) call for reparations for Scotland's Nawken (Gypsy/Travellers) community, whose people were subjected to decades ongoing harm under policies known as the ‘Tinker Experiment’, including forced assimilation and child removal. (1/3)
- SHRC's call follows decades of campaigning, led by Shamus and Roseanna McPhee of RAJPOT and Dr Lynne Tammi-Connelly, alongside people from the wider Nawken community. We call on officials to do right by survivors and for the Scottish Government to deliver the SHRC recommendations immediately. (2/3)
- One year on from our report on young Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people's experiences of the criminal justice system, join us for a one-hour webinar exploring the impacts, outcomes and what's next. ⏰When: 3 February 2026, 11am-12pm. Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gypsies-an...
- The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine now includes protection against chicken pox too. The vaccine is now called MMRV (varicella). Dose 1 will be offered at one year of age and dose 2 will be offered at 18-months old. More about vaccines here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbio...
- With the click of a button, you could make a family's Christmas!🎄 Many Gypsies and Travellers across Sussex will go without a warm home and food for the table this holiday season without your support. We’ve put together bespoke ‘gifts’ you can donate: www.gypsy-traveller.org/campaigns/se...
- We’ve joined @cpaguk.bsky.social and 100+ others in calling for the government to scrap the two-child limit. By fully scrapping the two-child limit the government can deliver a decisive shift in children’s opportunities, and in the UK's potential. More: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... (1/2)
- SEASON’S GIFTINGS IS BACK The festive season is just around the corner — but not everyone has the means to celebrate. This Christmas, you can help us spread some cheer. Make sure Gypsy and Traveller families can stay warm and put food on the table: gypsy-traveller.org/news/seasons... (1/3)
- Earlier today, the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Gypsies, Travellers and Roma met a delegation from Slovenia who are currently working with the University of Liverpool and The University of Manchester on the racialisation of Roma communities in Europe.
- Nominations for our FFT Awards 2026 are now open! 🥳 These awards are a chance to come together and celebrate the incredible achievements of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people and groups. (1/2)
- Do you want to hold power to account and push towards real change for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people? We have two new opportunities to join our team! 🗣️ 1 x Communications Officer ⚖️ 1 x Policy and Research Officer Closing 7 November 2025. More: www.gypsy-traveller.org/about-us/vac... (1/2)
- 📢ANNUAL REPORT 2025 IS HERE📢 If you wanted to find out a little bit about what we've been up to over the past year, now's your chance! Our freshly launched Annual Report is now live. Read: gypsy-traveller.org/news/fft-ann... (1/2)
- 🚨Traveller sites will be included in Social and Affordable Homes Programme 🚨 The Government has confirmed that: 👉Traveller sites are WITHIN the scope of the new Social and Affordable Homes Programme, and bids for new sites are welcome. questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques... (1/2)
- Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Gypsy and Traveller communities are twice as likely to be depressed and are three times more likely to be anxious than others. Our casework indicates a disproportionately high prevalence of suicide among the communities we work with. (1/3)
- With children and young people heading back to school this month, have you thought about refreshing your library? 📚 We've put books by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people, classroom resources and more all in one place to help you get started!🎒 Inspiration: www.gypsy-traveller.org/teaching-res...
- 💼 We've written to Emma Reynolds MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, to raise the issue of Gypsy and Traveller site residents experiencing constant barriers when trying to access home and contents insurance. Full letter: www.gypsy-traveller.org/wp-content/u...
- Are you a healthcare professional supporting Gypsies and Travellers? We're holding a webinar 8 September from 11am-12:30pm to launch our resources on children and maternal vaccinations, co-produced with community members. 💉 Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gypsy-roma...
- Alongside other Gypsy and Traveller organisations, we wrote to Minister for Housing and Planning to ensure landlords can apply for funding for Gypsy and Traveller sites under the new Social and Affordable Homes Programme. Read 👇
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- Are you 16 years old or above? You'll now have the right to vote in all UK elections! 🗳️ For guidance on what to do next, take a look at our simple guide for Gypsies and Travellers on how to register to vote in England: www.gypsy-traveller.org/resource/how...
- Reposted by Friends, Families and TravellersGood to see the government is drawing up the terms of reference for the Battle of Orgreave public inquiry - but this wasn’t an isolated event. Let’s not forget the grossly excessive police violence used against Travellers at the Battle of the Beanfield in 1985 www.gypsy-traveller.org/news/40-year...
- We're grateful for GATE Herts, Redbourn Parish Council and local community's response to the devastating fire that ripped through a local Traveller site, destroying homes and possessions. We're thankful that no one was seriously hurt. (1/2)
- 🎉GRTHM 2025 COMPETITION WINNERS 🎉 Across Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month, we asked schools and pupils to get creative with the prompt "Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Heroes: Who inspires you?" and the response was fantastic! Take a look at the winning entries below👇(1/8)
- The UCL EXPOHS Study wants to hear from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people about how social exclusion impacts health. Fill out the 5 minute survey here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
- Have you applied for our Advocacy Caseworker role? We're looking for someone to be at the heart of FFT’s National Helpline, delivering practical support through casework and advocacy. ⏰Closing: 4 July 2025 Apply: www.gypsy-traveller.org/about-us/vac...
- Our fight against Part 4 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 continues, as we say #Part4NoMore. In the coming days, the Crime and Policing Bill will be debated in Parliament as part of the Report Stage—an opportunity to repeal Part 4. www.gypsy-traveller.org/campaigns/pa...
- Here’s the second installment of our ‘Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Heroes’ series! For Katie Davies, her Nan, who has over 70 grandkids, great grandkids and great great grandkids, is a huge source of inspiration (1/3):
