Articles : Groups We Work With
DGLG is in close contact with a number of statutory bodies:
Derbyshire County Council - www.derbyshire.gov.uk
Derbyshire County Council and DGLG work together on the Traveller Needs working Group.In 2004 we produced the culture booklet A Better Road. This project had been identified as something to aim for across Europe. To support the work the Finnish Cale sent the guidebook that they have recently produced as a model - Please see Health publications page.
"An Improved Path to a Better Road" now Available
Traveller Education - www.derby.gov.uk
Work undertaken by varying agencies within North Derbyshire Coalfields area. Recently there has been two Networks formed, these are The Blackbridge Gypsy and Travellers Forum and the North East Derbyshire Travellers Forum. These are inter-agency meetings similar to the Travellers Needs Working Group at Derbyshire County Council and involve Agencies such as Sure Start, Early Years and Childcare and Connexions. In 2005 DGLG in conjunction with Early Years and Childcare, joined forces to obtain the new playground for the Corbriggs Caravan site, which won an Award in Excellence.In 2006 we obtained funding (TAT) to purchase a cabin at the Blackbridge site to help with health care and education.
Derbyshire Primary Care Trust
We have had an increasing workload regarding health issues, basically this comes down to many people not having a safe base to be and the stresses around planning problems,D.G.L.G is now funded for one full time post by Derbyshire Primary Care Trust.(2 workers on job share) We are pleased to report that after evaluation of the project our two development workers will be able to continue under another contract with the PCT.
Derbyshire Police - www.derbyshire.police.uk
Moving Forward National Police Training Project
We have been awarded the Queens Award for Innovative Police Training in conjunction with Derbyshire Police.
Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group in conjunction with Pride not Prejudice is formulating a specialist training package for community members. This course will be accredited with Derby University.
The intention is that we have enough members from the Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller communities to undertake diversity and cultural awareness training with emphasis on our own communities. The training then can be undertaken for the Police, social services and other agencies.
This project is a local and national project it is funded locally by Derbyshire Community Foundation Sustainable Communities Fund.
East Midlands Gypsy and Traveller Youth Forum.
A new webpage will be created by a member of the forum for Pride not Prejudice.
CRE (Commission of Racial Equality) Scrutiny
DGLG are involved in the scrutiny and have been consulting on the findings of the report. Common Ground 2006 (Equality,good race relations and sites for Gypsies and Irish Travellers)
EHRC 2010 Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living (LCIL) and Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group conducted a research study between November 2009 and March 2010 funded by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The findings of the report were based upon 63 face-to-face interviews with disabled Gypsies and Travellers.please see Wheels of Change report on Personalisation. Visit Website http://www.lcil.org.uk/news.asp download/files/Wheels_of_Change_Report.pdf
European Dialogue Regional Workshop - Gypsy and Traveller Communities and their relationship to Policing
This workshop was within the general programme "Policing and Criminal Justice: Toward Safety for Multi-ethnic Communities" which is supported by the OSCE ODIHR.
27th & 28th November 2006. Venue: Derbyshire UK
The workshop was organised by European Dialogue in association with Peter Mercer MBE of the East Anglian Gypsy Council and Mrs Siobhan Spencer and Muzelley McCready of the Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group.
Clearwater Gypsies
To fulfill the accommodation needs of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers and to promote conditions for their social inclusion.
Page last updated: 2nd Jul 2011
