Lincolnshire Traveller Initiative
Connecting Travellers & Services
Mission Statement
Our mission is to ensure Traveller communities in Lincolnshire experience equal access to education, employment and services resulting in improved life outcomes, reduced disadvantage and stronger integration within the local community.
Understanding the term “Traveller”
The term “Traveller” is used to describe a wide variety of cultural and ethnic groups that either are, or have been, traditionally associated with a nomadic lifestyle.
These include Gypsy, Roma, and Travellers of Irish Heritage, Fairground Families, Circus Families, New Travellers, and Bargees or Canal-Boat Families. The two main groups of Travellers in the UK are Gypsies and Travellers of Irish Heritage.
These two groups are recognised ethnic minorities and thus afforded protection under the Race Relations Act.