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Gypsies, Travellers
and the Churches in Britain
and Ireland
Contents
Preface by Revd John Reardon 2
Foreword by Revd Preb Theo a!uel 2
Introduction "
#ethodolo$y and %i!itations "
Cate$ories of Involve!ent &
Responses fro! 'r$anisations and Individuals Contacted (
Conclusions 2&
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)ppendi*+ or$anisations and individuals contacted for infor!ation
2
Churches Co!!ission for Racial Justice,
Interchurch -ouse, "(.&/ %ower #arsh, %ondon 0l 1R% Tel+ 3/1/ 23 &&&&
The Churches Co!!ission for Racial Justice 4CCRJ5
is a Co!!ission of the Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland 4CCBI5
)c6nowled$e!ents+ CCRJ wishes to than6 all who provided infor!ation for this study and
Richard olly for writin$ this report
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Preface
by Revd John Reardon, General secretary of the Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland
This publication is a ti!ely resource for all who are involved in wor6 a!on$ Gypsies and
Travellers In !any ways, such people and their co!!unities are a!on$ the least understoodand !ar$inalised in our society They are discri!inated a$ainst and they have few advocates
willin$ to support the! in their stru$$le a$ainst pre7udice, i$norance and hostility The
Churches Co!!ission for Racial Justice is brea6in$ new $round in publishin$ this overview
of wor6 bein$ underta6en by Church or$anisations and church !e!bers in support of Gypsy
and Traveller co!!unities I hope that it will help not only to put people in touch with one
another in the concern which their wor6 represents but will also help !any others in our
Churches to reco$nise how i!portant that wor6 is and how they could help to stren$then it
Foreword
by Revd Preb Theo Samuel, Moderator of the Churches Commission for Racial Justice
For a considerable period of ti!e now, the Churches in 0urope have loo6ed at ways in which
they can relate to the proble!s facin$ Ro!a Gypsy co!!unities But this has not historically
been the attitude of the Churches There is evidence that in certain parts of 0astern 0urope,
for instance, the Church has used the services of Ro!a co!!unities and sub7ected the! to
virtual serfdo! 0ven now, in so!e countries, the Churches view the Ro!a co!!unities not
as deservin$ the support of the Churches in their aspirations for 7ustice, but as people who
need to be brou$ht into the Churches as worshippers only
In Britain, there have been poc6ets of wor6 which the Churches have been involved in for
so!e ti!e The Churches Co!!ission for Racial Justice 4CCRJ5 has felt that as the Ro!a
Gypsy co!!unities fall under the purview of the Race Relations )ct of /81 and as they
have very specific proble!s, we ou$ht to relate to these co!!unities in helpin$ the! to
obtain their ri$hts in ter!s of enablin$ local authorities and the national $overn!ent to
provide ade9uately for their no!adic way of life i!ilar proble!s are faced also by Irish
Travellers, both in Britain and in Ireland, and CCRJ is concerned for the! too :ith this in
view, we e!bar6ed upon a li!ited research pro7ect, conducted by Richard olly, and this
report is the product of it
This pro7ect is not purely an acade!ic one :e hope that the Churches will enable CCRJ to
!ove forward in providin$ the type of support that the Ro!a Gypsy and Irish Traveller
co!!unities ri$htly e*pect of it CCRJ has wor6ed hard for the ri$hts of !inority ethnic
co!!unities who have been discri!inated a$ainst on the $rounds of race, colour and culture
:e believe that this step of involvin$ ourselves in wor6 with our brothers and sisters in the
Gypsy and Irish Traveller co!!unities will be 7ust as forthri$ht :e are sure that the
Churches will continue to $ive us their support in this !atter
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Gypsies, Travellers and the Churches in Britain and
Ireland
Introduction
This report is the result of a study conducted by the Churches Co!!ission for Racial Justice
4CCRJ5 between ;ece!ber /881 and #arch /88Gypsies and other Travellers> includes all those people variously 6nown as Ro!a,
Ro!anies, Irish Travellers, ?ew Travellers, cottish Travellers and Travellin$ People ?ot
all of the people enco!passed by these ter!s are currently travellin$ o!e !ay have lived a
settled life for !ore than one $eneration )ll, however, have so!e connection with a culture
of travellin$, and the discri!ination and disadvanta$e that they face in Britain and Ireland isconnected with this In the case of Ro!a refu$ees recently arrived fro! Poland and the C@ech
and lova6 Republics 4where !ost Ro!a live a settled rather than a travellin$ life5 this
discri!ination is also connected with public perceptions of asylu! see6ers and with pre7udice
on the basis of s6in colour
In Britain, so!e Travellin$ People . all those who can be accepted as >Gypsies> under the
law . are reco$nised as an ethnic !inority and eli$ible for protection under the Race
Relations )ct I!ple!entation of that )ct in respect of Gypsies is, however, very poorA the
ter! >Gypsy> under the law is open to interpretationA and those who are unable or unwillin$
to prove that they are ethnic Gypsies are in any case e*cluded fro! such protection :hile
!any non.Gypsy Travellers suffer discri!ination on the basis of their way of life, so!eRo!ani Gypsies who suffer discri!ination as a result of ethnic stereotypin$ are e*cluded
fro! le$al protection under the )ct because they are settled in houses and no lon$er le$ally
Gypsies
CCRJ undertoo6 this study because neither the Co!!ission nor anyone else in the relevant
national Church a$encies was aware of the full ran$e of wor6 bein$ underta6en by Churches
or their individual !e!bers 4whether Travellers or others5 within the Travellin$
co!!unities If CCRJ were to underta6e appropriate wor6 in support of Travellin$ People
and lobby for necessary policy chan$es within national and local Govern!ent and within the
Churches, it was essential to 6now what was already bein$ done and what Travellin$ People
and their or$anisations wished to see the Churches doin$
The Co!!ission hopes that this report !ay facilitate !ore effective networ6in$ a!on$ those
involved in wor6 on Travellin$ People=s issues within the Churches and encoura$e !ore
Church or$anisations to $et involved in this i!portant area of wor6 for 7ustice
Methodology and Limitations
Initially, officers with responsibility for social responsibility, racial 7ustice or co!!unity
relations in the lar$er Churches in !e!bership of the Council of Churches for Britain and
Ireland 4CCBI . of which CCRJ is a part5 were contacted in order to infor! the! of the study
and as6 their advice in contactin$ their own Church networ6s )fter this, appropriate re$ional
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officers or individuals within those Churches were contacted either by letter, telephone or the
placin$ of re9uests for infor!ation in deno!inational publications
Rates and 6inds of response varied considerably o!e responses were very full o!e
reco!!ended contactin$ other or$anisations or individuals for infor!ation o!e e*plained
that nothin$ was bein$ done by their Church in their area with Gypsies and Travellers . but
this itself was a helpful response in buildin$ up a $eneral picture of the Churches= level ofinvolve!ent )l!ost all those who too6 the trouble to respond in this way were interested to
6now of any wor6 which CCRJ heard of and to beco!e involved in Traveller issues
CCRJ also wrote to or telephoned all Gypsy or other Traveller or$anisations whose contact
details it could find, and then to non.Church, non.Traveller or$anisations active in wor6 with
Travellin$ People, includin$ all Traveller 0ducation and Co!!unity -ealth depart!ents
represented at the June, /881 conference on %and, People and Freedo! held at Peterborou$h
and or$anised by the Rural )nti.Racis! Pro7ect of the ?ational Council for oluntary
'r$anisations o!e of these or$anisations su$$ested further contacts which were then
followed up ) si$nificant o!ission was County Council Gypsy %iaison 'fficers It is
possible that so!e of these 'fficers !ay be aware of Church wor6 of which none of ourother sources is aware
This report is by no !eans e*haustive There !ay be a very $reat deal of wor6 bein$ done
within the Churches of which CCRJ is still not aware The study was li!ited by ti!e and by
the i!practicability of contactin$ every sin$le local church co!!unity in Britain and Ireland
It was hoped that national and re$ional Church or$anisations would be aware of local church
initiatives in their areas and !a6e CCRJ aware of the! uch local churches could then be
contacted directly This, however, has !eant that church co!!unities which are not
or$anised into re$ional or national associations and those which do not usually relate to
Churches in !e!bership of the Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland !ay not have
been contacted This !ay include !any church co!!unities in the Pentecostal traditionwhich are the !ost active within the Ro!ani co!!unity, notably those or$anised entirely by
Ro!ani Travellers the!selves
Categories of
Involvement
Responses revealed a nu!ber of different types of involve!ent by Churches with Travellin$
People+
/ 0van$elistic outreach 2 Pastoral wor6
" Charitable relief
& )cade!ic support throu$h publications ( Provision of land
for sites
Public state!ents of support by church leaders 1 ocial services
liaison and support
< Ca!pai$nin$
8 )dvocacy with local $overn!ent or police /3 0ducation provision for Travellin$ People //
Raisin$ awareness of Travellers= issues within non.Travellin$ public /2
#ediationconciliation between Travellers and non.Travellers
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In the ne*t section, each entry concludes with the reference nu!bers of the 6inds of Church
activity which it !entions, if the activity has been specified in sufficient detail This does not
always !ean that the activity referred to is carried out by the or$anisation which has provided
the infor!ation
esponses from !rganisations and Individuals Contacted during this "tudy
The full list of or$anisations and individuals contacted durin$ this study is $iven above
Those who responded are noted in that list o!e of those responses were si!ple referrals
to other individuals or or$anisations 'thers e*pressed interest and support but did not
6now of any wor6 bein$ done by the churches with Gypsies and Travellers )ll these
responses are e*cluded fro! the listin$ belowA all other responses are included o!e of the
responses are $iven verbati!A others have been paraphrased, others su!!arised o!e
refer to wor6 which the listed or$anisation is doin$ itself, others to wor6 done by othersA
this will be clear fro! the te*t
;r Tho!as )cton, Professor of Ro!ani tudies, Dniversity of Greenwich chool of ocialcience,
Bronte -all, )very -ill Road, %ondon 08 2-BA 3/
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one day a wee6 at the River Dnited Refor!ed Church #any of the users are Ro!a The
Group wor6s in co.operation with the )sylu! ee6ers upport Group in ;eal 4see above5
4", 1,
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. In #id.Eent, the -ealth )uthority did a piece of action.centred research on the health of
Trave fa!ilies The Council for ocial Responsibility set up a Traveller upport Group
around wor6er, liaisin$ between ocial ervices, -ealth and 0ducation depart!ents on
Gypsy issues 1 $roup !et at )ylesford Priory
. In ;over, C@ech and lova6 Gypsies are bein$ supported by ;over and ;eal )sylu! ee=
upport Groups 4see above5 which have church support #i$rant -elpline, an independenta$e
funded by the -o!e 'ffice to $ive advice and practical aupport to asylu! see6ers arrivin$ in
the DE throu$h the port of ;over, has an )n$lican Chairperson and has !uch church
support
. In Cliftonville, on the Isle of Thanet, lan$ua$e tuition and cross.cultural counsellin$
is bein$ $iven to asylu! see6ers, includin$ 0astern 0uropean Gypsies, by the church.based
%ivin$ -earts pro7ect The teacher and counsellor is a church !e!ber and the pro7ect has
been financially supported by churches in Eent, the ?ational Refu$ee #illenniu! Fund4which is ad!inistered by the Catholic :o!en=s %ea$ue5 and the Church Drban Fund
. The Council for ocial Responsibility 4CR5 has been involved in advocacy for the ri$hts of
Gypsies
. In a CR.based pro7ect in %ydd, particular wor6 was done to include Irish Traveller
children in a holiday club and the pro7ect is tryin$ to !a6e on$oin$ provision in its )fter
chool Club there CR liaises particularly with the Travellers 0ducation Dnit 42, ", 1,
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The CR has found that there is an ur$ent need for church !e!bers to be aware of
the differin$ needs of Gypsies and Travellers %ocal cler$y are attac6ed when they de!and a
!ore co!passionate and sensitive approach by the local authorities to Gypsy and Traveller
enca!p!ents, whether unofficial or $rud$in$ly per!itted These cler$y have nowhere to turn
for advice and support, and they need that CR su$$ests that the Churches Co!!ission for
Racial Justice or$anise a day=s wor6shop to e*plain issues causin$ !ar$inalisation a!on$Ro!anies in the present political cli!ate 4
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a rite which is fa!iliar to re$ulars but difficult to understand for outsidersA conversely,
pentecos worship !ay see! undi$nified to so!e Ro!ani !en 4/, 2,//,/25
Churches Council for Industry and ocial Responsibility 4IR5
t ?icholas -ouse, %awfords Gate, Bristol B( 'R0A 3//1 8(( 1&"3 Contact+ ;avid
#a$$s
IR has an annual bud$et of "&,333 for wor6 with Travellers within the area for!e
ad!inistered by )von County Council This wor6 is al!ost e*clusively with traditional
Travell 4Ro!anies and Irish Travellers5 rather than with ?ew Travellers, who tend to live in
o!erset V further south and west IR e!ploys si* part.ti!e Dnder.Fives and outh
:or6ers to wor6 w youn$ Travellers It also networ6s with other or$anisations concerned
with Travellers, rai Traveller issues within and outside the Churches, and acts as an
infor!ation resource base Traveller issues It is loo6in$ into the possibility of provision of
church land for stoppin$ sites
up to 2< days5 alon$ with ocial Responsibility in :iltshire and Friends, Fa!ilies and
Travellers 4see below5IR=s wor6 in Bristol has led the! to conclude that wor6 priorities for the Churches
on Traveller issues should include+
. an audit of what wor6 is bein$ done re$ardin$ Travellers and the
ChurchesA . !onitorin$ of local press for reports on TravellersA
. sharin$ $ood practiceA
. !a6in$ $lebe lands available to TravellersA
. pre7udice reduction wor6 throu$h provision of wor6shops and challen$in$ racist
state!entsA . !entionin$ Travellers in anti.racist !aterial 4(, 1, //5
Churches ?ational -ousin$ Coalition 4C?-C5
Central Buildin$s, 'ldha! treet, #anchester #/ /JTA 3// 2" 8"2/ Contact+ Phil :ood
C?-C wor6ed with The Children=s ociety 4see above5 on a conference brin$in$ to$ether
Travellers and church representatives at -illfield Friary in ;orset in epte!ber, /881
Traveller wor6er Phil :ood also wor6s with other church a$encies involved in tryin$ to find
sites for Travellin$ fa!ilies Richard Trahair of alisbury ;iocesan Property ;ivision 4see
%iltshire& Social Responsibility in %iltshire' is a trustee of C?-C and is wor6in$ on this
church land and property pro7ect 4(5
Conference of Reli$ious of Ireland 4C'RI5 Justice 'ffice,
Tabor -ouse, #illtown Par6, ;ublin A 3/ 28 1188 Contact+ ean -ealey
The 'ffice is wor6in$ on provision of basic education for parishes There is a $reat need to
educate local people before proposals e!er$e for sites for Travellers Then local people can
help for! public opinion before a site is announced This can avoid so!e of the heat in the
debate after a site announce!ent C'RI personnel will wor6 in a parish or $roup of parishes
to do a series of wor6shops on Traveller realities, culture, bac6$round, law and conflict
resolution
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The 'ffice has published a report for !e!bers of reli$ious orders concernin$
acco!!odation for Travellers Thirty sites are planned by ;ublin Council, ei$ht on sites
owned by reli$ious co!!unities The report is called )Place To Call (ome)
Reli$ious co!!unities are also involved in education for Travellers and e!ploy!ent
C'RI=s Justice Co!!ission has been reco$nised by the Irish Govern!ent as a ocial Partner,
part of the =Fourth Pillar= of social partnership for purposes of Govern!ent consultation onpolicy The first three Pillars were 0!ployers, Trade Dnions and Far!ers C'RI and others
successfully a$itated for the addition of a Fourth Pillar of policy consultation to include
Travellers, wo!en and other socially !ar$inalised or e*cluded $roups 4ee also Crosscare
andParish of the Travellin$ People*'+, (,//, /25
Coventry ;ioceseCoventry and :arwic6shire 0cu!enical Council ocial Responsibility
'ffice
Pelha! %ee -ouse, 1 Priory Row, Coventry C / (0A 3/23"
221(81 ocial Responsibility 'fficer+ Revd 0li@abeth Cowley
The office has been doin$ so!e wor6 in relation to Travellers in the recent past, includin$!onitorin$ the Coventry City Council=s policy towards Travellers ?ow the wor6 has beco!e
ecu!enical, they have set up a ocial Responsibility Foru! and are in the process of settin$
priorities for /88
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with sites where people can either stop te!porarily or settle for a whileA prayer, especi,
healin$A understandin$A respect for their cultureA Christian baptis! and dedication for babies
!arried by a Christian !inister or priest 4very co!plicated for people who !ove about re$
fellowship in worshipA people to be independent witnesses at evictions
There is a $reat need to counter pre7udice in church con$re$ations+ often con$re$ation
!ay include the far!ers and landowners who have been co!plainin$ at presence ofTravellers in the parish tyles of worship can be proble!atic+ !uch worship r the printed
word 4a $reat difficulty for people who have had little school education5 and which is fa!iliar
to re$ulars but difficult to understand for outsidersA conversely, per worship !ay see!
undi$nified to so!e Ro!ani !en 4/, 2,//,/25
Churches Council for Industry and ocial Responsibility 4IR5
t ?icholas -ouse, %awfords Gate, Bristol B( 'R0A 3//1 8(( 1&"3 Contact+ ;avid #a$$
IR has an annual bud$et of "&,333 for wor6 with Travellers within the area ad!inistered
by )von County Council This wor6 is al!ost e*clusively with traditional T 4Ro!anies and
Irish Travellers5 rather than with ?ew Travellers, who tend to live in o!l further south and
west IR e!ploys si* part.ti!e Dnder.Fives and outh :or6ers to w youn$ Travellers Italso networ6s with other or$anisations concerned with Travelle Traveller issues within and
outside the Churches, and acts as an infor!ation resource Traveller issues It is loo6in$ into
the possibility of provision of church land for stoppin$
Crosseare 4;ublin )rchdiocese ocial ervices5
The Red -ouse, Clonliffe Colle$e, ;ublin "A 3/
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provision, the reli$ious con$re$ations have betrayed the co!!unities which supported the!
and to which they have !inistered o!e of the orders concerned are involi !edical or
residential care, education or social services 'ften, the local co!!unity has sup the wor6
throu$h fundraisin$ . in so!e cases, for periods of over a hundred years ?ow the
co!!unities are e*pressin$ the view that it is ti!e for the reli$ious orders to pay the! ba
resistin$ Traveller site provision Crosscare is wor6in$ with the Conference of Reli$ious of h4see above5 on basic education for parishes where Traveller sites are to be set up, to help
ove7 stereotypin$ and reduce pre7udice
Pat Brady and Fran6 #urphy, fro! the Parish of the Travellin$ People 4see below5, to the
?ational Conference of Bishops in ;ece!ber /88, briefin$ the! on the situati Travellers
The bishops are supportive and wish to issue a state!ent in support of Trav -owever, they do
not want it to co!e in the for! of a >top.down> pronounce!ent, so befor issue one, #ar$aret
Byrnes of the bishops= Council for ocial :elfare is $oin$ to each part country to conduct a
listenin$ survey a!on$ Travellin$ People to ascertain their need opinions This survey should
be co!pleted by autu!n /88< and a bishops= state!ent afterwards, based on what it reveals
Crosscare published a report, in June, /88, called #ccommodatin$ Travellin$ People report
offered a constructive criti9ue of central $overn!ent and local authority efforts to pi forTravellin$ People=s acco!!odation needs It pointed out that $ood site provision and
relations between Travellers and settled people have been possible where there has been
consultation with Travellin$ People and ade9uate efforts !ade to address the fears of settled
people It showed that settled opposition to Traveller site provision had occurred at all
proposed sites in ;ublin since /8
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The Bruderhof co!!unity protested about theplanned eviction of a local Gypsy fa!ily by
the parish council in ;ece!ber, /881 %eaflets were distributed to all ho!es in the villa$e
shortly before Christ!as as6in$ for a !ore co!passionate attitude towards the Gypsies This
stirred up $reat controversy and ani!osity towards the Bruderhof co!!unity, after which
co!!unity !e!bers had conversations with several villa$ers to help increase understandin$
The incident was to be $iven covera$e in the co!!unity=s periodical, The Plou$h* +.,
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and o= Church or$anisations to find wooded $lebe 4Church.owned5 land suitable for use in
this pro7ect
Gloucester ;iocese 'fficer for ocial Responsibility Revd Canon )drian B lade, " 0ven a!on$
Christians clearly co!!itted to racial 7ustice, there can be ne$ative stereotypes of Gypsies
and a failure to reco$nise the e*istence of Gypsies as a distinctive People which e*periences
discri!ination on the $rounds of race ?ew Travellers are often still further !ar$inalised,
sufferin$ discri!ination because of their no!adic way of life without the support of
le$islation protectin$ the! on the $rounds of ethnicity It is evident that !any Christians do
not see ?ew Travellers as worthy of their solidarity o!e respondents reported that their
efforts in support of Gypsies and Travellers were bein$ resisted and even thwarted by
hostility not only fro! the settled co!!unity in $eneral but also fro! within Church
structures and con$re$ations
Gypsies and Travellers are not as6in$ for anythin$ !ore than >e9uality of re$ard> with settled
people uch e9uality of re$ard needs to include respect for people=s freedo! to lead a
no!adic way of life The Churches are natural allies of Gypsies and Travellers Christians
often thin6 of the!selves as >pil$ri!s>, people on the move towards a >pro!ised land>
offered by God Christians loo6 to )braha! as a forefather in faith, wanderin$ throu$h the
pro!ised land of Canaan and sufferin$ fro! the ani!osity of the settled people of that land
Christians aspire to follow Jesus of ?a@areth, who !oved around fro! place to place with
>nowhere to lay his head> Those who! the Bible portrays as God=s Chosen People, and the
on of God -i!self, were Travellers
u$$estions for the Road )head
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) nu!ber of definite su$$estions have been !ade by various persons durin$ the course of
this study concernin$ what Churches in Britain and Ireland !i$ht !ost usefully do in support
of Gypsies and Travellers
/ There could be a net"or6 of Church or$anisations and individuals involved in wor6 with
Gypsies and Travellers This would enable those Church !e!bers involved to find help and
support when they need it2 ) ;irectory of Traveller.Friendly churches and Church or$anisations would be helpful for
Gypsies and Travellers the!selves, especially when loo6in$ for stoppin$ sites, advocacy, or
!ediation
" )t national level, the Churches could be involved with other or$anisations in the
developin$ >platfor!> for refor! of the law concernin$ Travellin$ People, especially the
plannin$ laws which affect site availability 4This process is bein$ co.ordinated by Telephone
%e$al )dvice ervice for Travellers with the involve!ent of the Co!!ission for Racial
09uality5
& )t a local level, church con$re$ations and !inisters could very helpfully involve
the!selves in !ediation between Travellin$ People and the settled co!!unity . perhaps in
con7unction with Gypsy %iaison 'fficers fro! the %ocal )uthority( Throu$h production and distribution of educational !aterials, throu$h church.based local
wor6shops and other events, and throu$h public state!ents of support for Gyspies and
Travellers by pro!inent Church leaders, the Churches could wor6 towards reduction of
pre7udice a$ainst Gypsies and Travellers This could include disse!ination of accurate
infor!ation about 4/5 Gypsy history and culture, 425 the reality of the worsenin$, pre.
$enocidal situation in Central and 0astern 0urope, and 4"5 the Churches= own teachin$s on
respect for Gypsies and Travellers
Churches which own suitable land could investi$ate ways of !a6in$ land available as
stoppin$ sites for Gypsies and Travellers
1 Those Church schools which have not already done so could develop sensitive and fle*iblead!issions policies re$ardin$ Gypsy and Traveller children and wor6 to ensure a supportive
environ!ent within the school, which would involve tac6lin$ bullyin$ and ne$ative
stereotypin$ of Gypsy and Traveller children
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Baptist Re$ional )ssociations in 0n$land and :ales 4all5A responses received fro!+Q Ber6shire Baptist )ssociation
Q Ca!brid$eshire Baptist )ssociation
Q ;evon and Cornwall Baptist )ssociation
Q %ondon Baptist )ssociation
Q ?orth ;owns Baptist )ssociationQ uffol6 Baptist )ssociation Baptist Dnionof :ales
Q Catholic )$ency for ocial Concerns
Q Catholic Bishops= Co!!ission for Justice and Peace, ;ublin
Q Catholic Bishops= Conference of 0n$land and :ales . Co!!ittee for Co!!unity RelationsQ Catholic Bishops= Justice and Peace Co!!ission, cotland
Q Catholic Children=s ociety, :est!inster )rchdiocese
Q Catholic ?ational %iaison Co!!ittee of ;iocesan Justice and Peace Groups 40n$land and :ales5
Catholic ;iocesan Justice and Peace 'ffices in 0n$land and :ales 4all5A responses received fro!+ Q
?ottin$ha! ;ioceseQ The Children=s ociety
Christians )ware Re$ional Co.ordinators 4all5
Q Christian 'utreach to TravellersChurch of 0n$land ;iocesan Boards for ocial Responsibility 4all5A responses received fro!+
Q Canterbury and RochesterQ Carlisle
Q ChesterQ Chichester
Q Coventry+ social responsibility wor6 in this diocese is conducted ecu!enically in association wi
:arwic6shire 0cu!enical Council
Q 0*eter
Q
Gloucester Q
Guildford Q
%ichfield Q
%iver
poolQ
#anche
ster Q?ewcas
tle Q?orwic
hQ '*ford
QPorts!o
uth Q t)lban=s
Q alisbury+ social responsibility wor6 in this diocese is conducted ecu!enically in association with
Church To$ether in ;orset and Churches To$ether in :iltshire
Q heffield
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Q:inchester Q
Church ofcotland
Q Church in :ales Board of #ission
Q Church in :ales+ %landaff ;iocese ocial Responsibility 'ffice
Q Churches Council for Industry and ocial Responsibility 4IR5,Bristol Q Churches ?ational -ousin$ Coalition
Q Conference of Reli$ious of IrelandQ Crosscare 4;ublin )rchdiocese ocial ervices5
Q Fr 0lton ;aly, Catholic Chaplain to Gypsies and Travellers in 0n$land and :ales Q ;arvell Bruderhof,Robertsbrid$e, 0ast usse*
Q 0ast )n$lia 0cu!enical Racis! )wareness Pro7ect 40)R)P5 Q 0piscopal Church ofcotland
Q 0van$elical )lliance Q r Pat Feehan, ;erby Fellowship ofChurches of Christ
Q Gypsies for Christ travellin$ with the Ro!ani Gospel :a$on Gypsy and Traveller0van$elical #ove!ent
Q Revd #i6e -ens!an, DRC Chaplain, -i$hdown Prison -ope ?ow International#inistries
Q Fr )ndrew -osie, Catholic Chaplain to Gypsies and Travellers in cotland Q Revd Terry -urst,
Ro!ani Gyspy Preacher and 0van$elist, -i$h :yco!be Independent #ethodist Churches%i$ht and %ife 4Ro!ani5 . God=s 'wn Gypsy Church Q %i$htin$ Fires
Q Revd alde!ar Ealinin
Revd C J %ywood, #atfield, Eent Q Bernard #ends,
:estcliff.on.ea
Q #ethodist Church Racial Justice Co!!ittee Q #inistry to Travellers incotland
The #oravian Church
Q Revd Peter ?orton, )ppleby, Cu!bria Q 'ne :orld :ee6
Q Parish of the Travellin$ People, ;ublin Q Revd John Pescod,Fro!e, o!erset
Q Revd )ndrew Pu$h, DRC Chaplain to Travellin$ People, Bristol Q Kua6er ocialResponsibility and 0ducation
Q alvation )r!y Belfast
Q alvation )r!y Captain #rs Joan #ends 4retired5 Q alvation )r!y
%ea!in$ton pa CorpsQ alvation )r!y Territorial -ead9uarters, %ondon
Q cottish Churches )$ency for Racial Justice 4C)RJ5 Q r Gabriel Ryan, %ondon?:2
Jenny !ith 4Kua6er5 Bristol
Q Joy Thrower, Ba6ewell, ;erbyshire Dnion of :elsh
IndependentsQ Dnited Refor!ed Church, Church and ociety Co!!ittee
Q Revd #atilda :ilson, Church of cotland Chaplain to Travellin$ People
'thers
Q ;r Tho!as )cton, Professor of Ro!ani tudies, Dniversity of Greenwich
Q )dvisory Council for the 0ducation of Ro!ani and other Travellers 4)C0RT5 )ssociation of Fieldwor6ers in
Traveller 0ducation
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Barnardos Properties and Facilities #ana$e!ent Bolton 0ducation ervice forTravellers
Brid$e -ousin$ )ssociation, %ondon Bro!ley Gypsy Traveller Co!!unityPro7ect Buc6s GypsyTraveller Pro7ect
Cardiff Gypsy ites Group C-)RCleveland Centre for Traveller 0ducation ;erbyshire %iaison Group
Q ;evon Traveller 0ducation ervice Q 0alin$ Travellers Pro7ectQ 0ast )n$lian Gypsy Council 0sse* Gypsy -erita$e Centre
Q Friends, Fa!ilies and Travellers
Gloucester Traveller 0ducation ervice
Gypsy and Travellers 0ducation Council, heffield
Q Gypsy Council for 0ducation, Culture, :elfare and Civil Ri$hts Gypsy Council Trust
Q -erefordshire Co!!unity -ealth Trust Q -ereford Travellersupport Group -ounslow Traveller upport Tea!
;r ;onald Eenric6
%abour Ca!pai$n for Travellers= Ri$hts The %and Is 'urs
%eicester Travellers= Trainin$ Pro7ect %incolnshire Traveller0ducation ervice Q %ondon Gypsy and Traveller Dnit
Q #cGrath and Co, solicitors, Bir!in$ha! #ediation DE, BristolQ#ilton Eeynes Traveller 0ducation ervice #inority Ri$hts Group
Q ?ational )ssociation of Gypsy :o!en
?ational )ssociation of -ealth :or6ers with Travellers
Q ?ational )ssociation of Teachers of Travellers co 0sse* Traveller 0ducation ervice Q ?ational Council foroluntary 'r$anisations Rural )nti.Racis! Pro7ect
Q ?ational Gypsy Council
?ational Ro!ani Ri$hts )ssociation
Q ?orfol6 Traveller 0ducation ervice+ Travellers= Resource Base ?orth CountryTravellers= )ssociation
?orthern Gypsy Council Q Pavee Point, ;ublinRo!ani Guild
Ro!ani Ri$hts )ssociation
Q Rural ;evelop!ent Co!!ission, Bury t 0d!und=s
Rural ;evelop!ent Co!!ission, %ondon t ;avid=s Gypsy chool, Cardiff Q ave the Children
Fundave the Children Partnership Pro7ect, :olverha!pton Q ave the ChildrenFund in cotland
Q cottish Gypsy Traveller )ssociation cottish Traveller0ducation Pro7ect
Q heffield Gypsy and Travellers upport Group Q o!erset CountyCouncil
Q outh o!erset ;istrict Council
Q outhwar6 Traveller 0ducation Pro7ect
Q Telephone %e$al )dvice ervice for Travellers Traveller 0ducationupport
Traveller Tea!, 'ne top hop, %ondon ?< Travellers= chool Charity
:ellin$borou$h Traveller 0ducation ervice or6 Travellers= Pro7ect
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