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Have you got something you would like us to advertise for you?  Land?  Caravan?  If there is something, please contact the office, and we can arrange for this advertisement for you in our next newsletter.  The content is subject to acceptance.

Calling all Artistic Gypsies and Travellers!

Do you have any Artwork which ITMB can utilize for our new Mental Health and Wellbeing project? The Artwork which you have produced does not have to relate to mental health, but just to include a full range of artistic work and imagery which you have created.

Please send your Artwork in to our ITMB office, if you wish for your Artwork to be returned please send a note with a contact address, for us to repost, feel free to contact ITMB for further information!

Thanks and we will look forward to seeing your Artwork!

Kerry Travellers Health and Community Development Project

The Kerry Travellers Health and Community Development Project is a county-wide endeavour, and has been established as a Community Development Project since 1996.  Our work is based on an acknowledgement of the separate and distinct culture of the Traveller community, which informs all areas of work practice. We adopt a community development approach to all work.  As such it involves:-

• On-going consultation with the Traveller community;
• The involvement of the Traveller community assessing its own needs;
• Developing the capacity of Travellers to be a part of the strategies, which address those needs;
• Combating poverty and marginalisation.

Find out more here

Not in Education, Employment or Training?

Two FREE week holiday

Enter  details on the National Citizen Service page (parents get your child to do it) and to find out about your nearest scheme.   You must be in school year 11 and   have turned 16 by 31 Aug 2012.   There’s no official end   date  but  NCS recommends  you book by  Easter.

About half the partners don’t charge for the NCS, otherwise the   max is  £80 and meals are included. Bursaries are available as providers aren’t allowed to turn away kids for financial reasons.

What do I get? There are 30,000 places in all areas of England for the NCS. The three-week scheme takes place from Jun-Aug 2012. Exact dates vary per provider. Week one (residential): Outdoor activities focusing on personal and social development.  Week two (residential): Team tasks to help the local community. This week is also in a residential setting, but in participants’ local areas.  Week three (at home): Design & deliver a social plan to make a positive change to local communities.

After those three weeks, kids are encouraged to do 30 hours social work in their own time. They’ll also get a certificate signed by the Prime Minister.

The detail:  The NCS is a Government initiative and the providers include local charities such as Changemakers, Catch 22 and The Challenge Network. Qualified instructors and trained group leaders are around at all times to help with any problems.

Feedback from last year:  “Highly recommend it, stops the kids being bored too.” – Ann  “All food, activities, accommodation & equipment included, great value & a fantastic experience!” – Jeanette  “My son took part last year and it was well worth it!!! He had 2 residential trips and did community work at a day centre painting and gardening. He is applying to be an ambassador this year!!” – Trudy

New telephone advice line for Gypsies and Travellers

Community Law Partnership are setting up their own advice line for Gypsies and Travellers throughout England and Wales on 0121 685 8677.  The service goes live on Monday 27^th February 2012.

No Operator Service involved. Get straight through to one of our expert solicitors.

Advice line available Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm. Emergency service available outside these hours.

We take on legal aid cases involving ‘accommodation’ issues e.g. evictions from unauthorised encampments, issues on rented sites (both council and private), homelessness cases, high court planning appeals, planning injunctions, stop notices, direct action cases etc

Big White Wall

Get through your troubles on Big White Wall.  Be safe, open and anonymous.  95% of members say they feel better as a result.

You can join this site four different ways to become a member.  Once doing so, you can then talk through your troubles with the whole community, a selected group, or individual.
You can create a brick on The Wall using your own or uploaded images to express your feelings.
You can build your own network with others who share similar worries and concerns.
You can also take useful steps forward.

Follow this link to find out more: http://www.bigwhitewall.com/my-account/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f

Phone Safety

The Police and Councils are offering advice on keeping safe following a huge increase in mobile phone thefts in Islington recently.  We would like our advice to reach as many people as possible, so please do pass this information on to friends, colleagues, service users and so on.

For more information, click here

CAB Drop in for Travellers

CAB will be holding drop in sessions for Travellers between 1pm – 3pm on Mondays, starting on the 13th February.  This will be held at the Childrens Centre, Turnford College, Broxburn

Ealing Equality Council

Eight (8) new legal advice advice clinics Monday-Thursday by appointment only

This is notification of the new APPOINTMENT ONLY legal advice clinics which will be delivered  MONDAY TO THURSDAY , 4 days per week at the LIDO CENTRE, until further notice. Initially from 10am-4pm with a break for lunch at 12-1

Commencing on 6 February 2012, the advice service will be delivered by Ealing Equality Council, MTG Solicitors and other legally qualified personnel along with trainee law students.  In order to access the service, please call our office on the above number and confirm the same by email once the appointment is booked.

To find out more about this, click here

AHA Entertainment Limited

AHA Entertainment Limited have been trading for 5 years and offer the most bespoke Wedding Entertainment service that is on the market.  Services include tvs beside the DJ, full sound and dazling light systems, mood lighting, photographers to capture the guests in the evening enjoying themselves and room decoration.

If you are interested then please drop me a message or email me at aaron@aha-entertainment.co.uk.. I cover all England, Scotland, Wales and will also travel to Ireland to do gigs, with costs all being the same…

Please visit my website for more information..

www.aha-entertainment.co.uk 0800 130 3062 – 07858323603

Henley-in-Arden Horse Fair & Market

ITMB DVD’s available

Pavee Ceilidh – Irish Travellers Talk about their History- DVD

Irish Travellers have a rich culture.  ‘Pavee Ceilidh’ is a very personal insight that draws on the memories of Irish Travellers from across the United Kingdom, recounting their experience of Travelling, Education, Accommodation, Disctimination, Music, Language, and Religion

If you would like a FREE copy please send a Stamped Addressed Envelope (SAE) to;

Irish Traveller Movement in Britain
The Resourse Centre
356 Holloway Road
London
N7 6PA

The DVD is in a typical DVD case but is very light and would only need postage of 2 x second class stamps or one first class.

Meet Your Neighbours: Irish Traveller Role Models Speak Out

ITMB has produced a DVD in which a broad range of the Traveller and Gypsy community to speak out about their lives and experiences.
It is a great resource for teachers and youth workers as well as Travellers or members of the wider community who wish to learn more about Irish Travellers.

DVD is currently out of stock
(The DVD is currently out of stock (normally costing £10), if you would like to reserve a copy please e-mail info@irishtraveller.org.uk and we will contact you when they are available.)

Maternity Care and Irish Travellers – A guide for NHS and Irish Travellers

Irish Traveller Movement in Britain have worked with Irish Travellers community members and the Royal free Hampstead NHS Trust staff to produce this DVD which shows raising cultural awareness, experiences of maternity care from Irish Traveller Women and information about Maternity Care.

If you would like to find out more about this DVD or obtaining a copy, please contact the office at info@irishtraveller.org.uk or phone one of the team on 020 7607 2002