East Notts Travellers Association

East Notts Traveller Association (ENTA) was established in 2001, We are a Gypsy / Traveller led organisation based at Tolney Lane, Newark. To begin with we just wanted to run some trips and activities for the kids, we ran a few trips during 2001 with the help of youth worker / teacher Chris Cole from Notts County Council Youth Service.

In 2002 we were aproached by the Children's Fund who had funding available to carry out work with Gypsy / Traveller children (5-13year olds) in Nottinghamshire. We received some initial funding to run some trips during the summer and we went to: Twycross Zoo, White Post Farm, American Adventure park and others.

At the begining of 2003 we received substansial funding from the Children's fund to begin running activities in Newark. We bought two large portable buildings and rented a plot of land on the a site at Tolney Lane. We also employed two Gypsy / Traveller women who work as youth workers within the community on Tolney Lane. In April 2003 we opened our youth club providing activities on three nights of the week. We run arts, recreational and social educational activities. We again ran a summer scheme visiting: Gullivers Kingdom, Drayton Manor Park, Sundown Adventure Land.

In addition to the above activities we host: the Notts Children's Fund Traveller Workstream meetings, Notts Gypsy liason Group meetings , Tolney lane Support Group meetings.

Aims and objectives

ENTA has the following long-term aims and objectives:

To maintain a support organisation to assist the Gypsy / Traveller community of Nottinghamshire in the accessing of appropriate education, health care and accommodation.
To relieve: educational, health and accommodation need.
To provide accurate information in relation to the Gypsy / Traveller community in East Nottinghamshire.
To challenge discrimination and inequalities that the Gypsy / Traveller, as an, ethnic group, in East Nottinghamshire may experience.
To positively promote the Gypsy / Traveller community in the East Nottinghamshire area.

Present work

For details of our present projects and other work, please click 'projects' on the menu on the left hand side of the page above. (in orange writing)

Training

ENTA are able to offer basic awareness training around Gypsy / Traveller issues to other voluntary and statutory agencies. (please contact us for rates and availability).