Gypsies and Travellers

Rooftop is an active member of the Worcestershire Gypsy and Roma Traveller Partnership, which aims to improve the lives and life chances the county’s Gypsy and Traveller community.

Part of this role is to promote a better understanding of the culture and needs of the Gypsy and Traveller population amongst partners and the wider community. For example, did you know:

• that Roma people are thought to originate from India in the middle ages?
• that a married Romany man is a ‘Rom’ and his wife a ‘Romni’?
• or that the annual Appleby Horse Fair in Cumbria attracts around 40,000 visitors every year?

What does Rooftop do for Gypsies and Travellers?

Rooftop is involved in a number of projects, such as the work we are doing to improve the caravan site at Wythall, as well as working with partners to inform and educate communities about Gypsies and Travellers. We have our own dedicated Gypsy and Traveller Project Manager, whose job is to manage and develop new and existing Gypsy and Traveller sites and liaise and communicate with residents, both on sites and in the local area.