News & events

In the last year, LGT has continued to engage with London Assembly Members through the London Gypsy and Traveller Forum, seeking to build positive working relationships and increase representation for the communities within City Hall. Read the London Assembly Activity Report below to find out more about how London Assembly Members have engaged with issues …

A new LGT project is bringing together Gypsy and Traveller Bromley residents on sites and in housing to build a collective voice, gain recognition and improve support from the local council and other organisations. The Bromley Community Project aims to support Gypsy and Traveller people to have more say in the issues that concern them, …

We are looking for a passionate and committed individual to join our team and be part of an exciting project working alongside Gypsy and Traveller communities in Bromley, as a Community Engagement Worker. Our Bromley Community Project aims to bring together Gypsy and Traveller residents in Bromley across council sites, private sites and those living …

Gypsy and Traveller organisations call on UK’s largest press regulator for stricter reporting rules on discrimination in the media. Leeds GATE, London Gypsies and Travellers (LGT) and Travellers Times, have joined together to submit to IPSO’s open consultation on the Editors Code.   This is builds on the Media That Moves project and research report released …

The UK Government has finally announced how they will give support to people who do not use mains gas. They have released information on the ‘Alternative Fuels Payment’ (AFP) which can be applied for online. To be eligible for the payment you must use alternative fuels for most of your heating such as tank or …

LGT this week continued its legal challenge against councils’ use of “wide injunctions” to prevent Gypsies and Travellers from stopping on public land. Its case, being brought with two other Gypsy and Traveller charities, and supported by Friends of the Earth and Liberty, was heard on Wednesday and Thursday at the Supreme Court of the …

London Gypsies and Travellers marked a year of progress and achievement at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 1st February, where it launched its new 2022 Annual Report, now available for download. During the year, LGT worked with 554 families, providing advice and advocacy, youth development and community development. In her introduction to the Annual …

The long contribution of Gypsies and Travellers to community life in London has been recognised with a blue plaque, in a Wandsworth street where they lived and worked since Victorian times. Since the middle of the nineteenth century, Travellers stayed by the river Wandle in Wandsworth, and many settled in a new street called Wardley …

The Court of Appeal has rejected the Government’s use of the planning definition of ‘Travellers’ in a significant victory for Gypsies and Travellers. The landmark judgment was published on 31st October and can be read here. The 2015 planning definition states that Gypsies and Travellers who have permanently stopped travelling for work due to a disability, long-term health condition …

LGT and other organisations representing Gypsies and Travellers have been granted permission by the Supreme Court to continue their legal challenge against the use of “wide injunctions” against “persons unknown”, preventing Gypsies and Travellers from stopping on public land. “This is hugely welcome news,” said Debby Kennett, LGT’s Chief Executive. “We will again be supporting …