Traveller and Gypsy Communities in Leicestershire Welcome Leicestershire Gate Gypsy and Traveller Equality Part Two 30 th September 2016 leicestershiregate@yahoo.com
Her Here e to Stay to Stay Here to stay Estimated 1% of the population in Gypsy women drove Leicestershire are from the Gypsy / ambulances and worked in Traveller Community factories The Nazis embarked on Porajmos (Great Devouring) murdering an estimated 500,000 Gypsy men fought in Roma Gypsies both World War I and 2
Types of Sites Permanent Residential: Road side • Private • Council or Housing Association Fields or Parks Emergency stopping place Unauthorised development – Sites without planning permission Transit or Short Stay
Leicestershire Gypsy Sites 6 Social sites • Meynells Gorse • Green Gate Nook • Red Hill Way • Station Yard Castle Donnington • Gilmorton Market Harborough • Aston Firs Sapcote • 80 Private sites • 4 Tolerated sites • 5 Unauthorised sites • Housed
Typical Site Layout Pay Rent, Council Tax and Water Rates On Electoral Register Pay for Electric and Gas
Johnny Delany Recent Graffiti at 15 year old Gypsy boy was kicked to Death in 2003. Red hill Roundabout Witnesses' heard the youths shouting “He is only a March 2015 GYPO”
Finding a positive way to challenge preconceptions Gypsy and Travellers have as many preconceptions about the settled community as the settled community do have about the Gypsy and Travellers Without a legal stopping place Gypsy people negotiate a complex legislative world, which is regulated through the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act and for ever changing Planning Laws
Preconceptions Discussion Education Health Accommodation Job opportunities Exclusion Cultural / Traditions Animals Horse Fairs Complaints Human rights
Thank You for listening Questions? Your chance to ask the Roma Flag questions you have always wanted to ask but never felt comfortable to do so GATE members ?
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