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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · 2d

We’re also holding a recruitment open day — whether you’re actively looking for a new role or just want to know more about the work we do, we’d love to meet you!

Email [email protected] to register your interest. (2/2)

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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · 2d

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)

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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · 13d

Even though we wish we could include 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 we've been up to, this Annual Report offers a short and dynamic taster—from holding more than 5000 advice sessions, to securing over £490,000 worth of benefit support for our clients, there's plenty to get stuck into. (2/2)

Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · 13d

📢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)

FFT Annual Report 2025 is here! - Friends, Families and Travellers

Today, the Friends, Families and Travellers’ Annual Report 2025 is finally here! The report, which can be seen in full here, outlines our key activities and achievements over the past year from across...

gypsy-traveller.org

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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · 22d

We're pleased to see this news, after coordinating a joint civil society letter to the Housing and Planning Minister, and raising the issue in Parliament with @APPGGTR Vice Chair @SarahDykeLD Dyke MP.

We’ll share further updates in due course! (2/2)

Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · 22d

🚨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)

Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament

Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.

questions-statements.parliament.uk

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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · 29d

If you need support, call @samaritans.bsky.social on 116 123.

If you have any other issues and would like to speak to a member of our team, you can phone our helpline on 01273 234 777.

Our helpline is open Monday to Friday, 10am to 4.30pm, excluding Bank Holidays. (3/3)

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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · 29d

We’re sharing some quotes from our report, amplifying Gypsy and Traveller voices from focus groups and interviews, delving into the long lasting effects of suicide within the communities:

gypsy-traveller.org/wp-content/u... (2/3)

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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · 29d

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)

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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · Sep 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...

Teaching Resources - Friends, Families and Travellers

Many Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people feel that their culture and way of life is not recognised or affirmed within the education system. We have created this page to support teachers and other s...

www.gypsy-traveller.org

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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · Aug 22

We're asking the Minister to:

🔎 Investigate discriminatory insurance practices, and ensure regulation includes scrutiny of indirect racial discrimination;
📈 Request transparency from insurers on pricing algorithms and postcode exclusions;
✉️ Support inclusive products for mobile homes and caravans.

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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · Aug 22

With sites often located in places where other people would not be expected to live, such as near sewage works and flood plains, there is an increased need for insurance to protect against the high risks and impact of living there.

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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · Aug 22

Attempts to take out insurance on mobile homes, caravans, contents, and vehicles registered to an address on a Gypsy and Traveller site more often than not results in refusal of cover, or disproportionately unaffordable premiums.

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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · Aug 22

💼 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...

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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · Aug 18

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...

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Vaccination Resources Launch

Join us for the launch of vaccination films co-produced with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · Aug 14

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 👇

Letter on the inclusion of Gypsy and Traveller sites in the new Social and Affordable Homes Programme to the Minister for Housing and Planning, drafted by FFT and signed by various Gypsy and Traveller organisations.

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Scarlet Hannington @scarlethannington.bsky.social · Jul 29

I'm looking to speak to healthcare professionals who have experienced stalking while at work about how it was handled.

The piece will be sensitive and anonymity will be protected. Reach me on [email protected] or DM!

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Runnymede Trust @runnymedetrust.bsky.social · Aug 2

Our government and media are complicit in enabling racist violence, our latest report shows.

One year since the racist riots broke out across the UK, violence which has continued since, those in power cannot continue to deny their enabling role.

Read the report here 👉 www.runnymedetrust.o...

A hostile environment: language, race, surveillance and the media

A hostile environment: language, race, surveillance and the media is the second of two reports analysing parliamentary and media debates from 2010-2024, and shows how large sections of these debates encouraged widespread hostility to migrants.

www.runnymedetrust.org

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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · Jul 28

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...

How to register to vote in England - Friends, Families and Travellers

www.gypsy-traveller.org

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marcwillerskc.bsky.social @marcwillerskc.bsky.social · Jul 21

Good 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...

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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · Jul 17

To support recovery efforts on the ground, FFT is working with @GateHerts to offer up to £750 from a dedicated funding pot for each household affected, towards emergency essentials such as clothing and household items.

If you can, donate here: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding... (2/2)

Help raise £5000 to help our Redbourn Traveller Community – JustGiving Crowdfunding

Iʼm raising money to help our Redbourn Traveller Community. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

www.justgiving.com

Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · Jul 17

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)

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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · Jul 17

As always, the judges had a tough job choosing the winners. 🏆

Thank you to everyone who took part in our competition this year, we always love receiving what you come up with and can’t wait until next year!✨ (8/8)

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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · Jul 17

🥉3rd prize

Taking inspiration from Paul O’Grady, the TV presenter who shares Barney’s love of dogs, Barney put together a poetry booklet on his love of dogs alongside a wonderful mixed medium piece, which you can find here (7/8):

Boys face with speech bubbles reading 'I like dogs' and a photo of a dog in the top right corner.

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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · Jul 17

🥈2nd prize:

Eileen produced a vibrant collage, featuring old photographs and the Romany flag to showcase her inspiration: her ‘Big Mummy’, which you can see below! (6/8)

Collage with a womans face in the middle, a description of the entrant's inspiration and old photographs around it, with the Romany flag in the right hand corner.

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