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Better access to accommodation, health and education services

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1 Better access to accommodation, health and education services
David Bailey Traveller and Diversity Manager Fenland District Council

2 Where’s Fenland Where’s Fenland

3 Past to present Past to Present
Fenland – a traditional area for Gypsy Travellers Political make up Past situation Sites/ Services Provided Lessons Learned/ Future Working together to tackle Social Exclusion

4 Meeting the Needs & Aspirations
of Gypsy Travellers

5 What is the key? Accommodation is the key? What have we done?
Provided 5 Local Authority Sites 250 caravans on private sites Need to provide for the next generation Liaise on Planning proposals Positive media images Train Council/ Members, Officers & Partners Provide information in suitable formats

6 How Can mainstream services better reach Gypsies and Travellers?

7 Effective approaches Effective Approaches
Well run local authority sites Supporting people Benefit health checks Sure Start – play scheme Liaison over planning proposals College of West Anglia Probation services – community work Open Out Scheme Traveller Forum Training – partners- community/ voluntary sector/ staff Traveller needs assessment Equality impact assessments

8 Who should be working together to resolve/ prevent conflict?

9 All Partners Media Community Faith groups

10 Travellers breach caravan defences
PEOPLE LIVE IN FEAR OF THE INVADERS Police warn landowners over travellers Gypsies bombed out by arsonists Beware of working travellers warning Knife wielding youths attack gypsies in Hyde Park GYPSIES LEAVE EVEN MORE MESS Travellers breach caravan defences Travellers need to clear off Winning the war against travellers Gypsies leave devastation TRAVELLERS DOG BIT ME ON THE ARM

11 Pensioners breach caravan defences
PEOPLE LIVE IN FEAR OF THE INVADERS Police warn landowners over Blacks Jews bombed out by arsonists Beware of working Irish warning Knife wielding youths attack Jamaicans in Hyde Park ASIANS LEAVE EVEN MORE MESS Pensioners breach caravan defences Gays need to clear off Winning the war against women Fat people leave devastation QUADRAPLEGICS DOG BIT ME ON THE ARM

12 David Bailey Fenland District Council dbailey@fenland.gov.uk

13 Your response and questions
Are local services responsive to up-to-date information on the needs and aspirations of Gypsies and Travellers for mainstream services?

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