Travelling Ahead: Wales Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Advice and Advocacy Service

How can we help?

What services we have to offer

Advice, support and individual and community advocacy working alongside Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families on issues such as accommodation, sites, planning, rights and accessing services. We run youth forums, support to report hate crime and discrimination and we can offer training to improve services. Specialist service to support EU Citizens from the Roma community to be aware of their rights and entitlements under Brexit and apply for the EU Settlement Scheme.

Our criteria/where we work

Any individual, child or adult or group from the Gypsy, Roma or Traveller community in Wales

Ways to make a referral

Our team work across Wales – we welcome all enquiries from the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities or a friend/ professional can also make an enquiry on someone’s behalf. All initial enquiries to our  freephone or  email and you will be allocated the relevant team member


Project address

Cardiff University Social Science Research Park (SPARK), spark, Maindy Road, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ

Ways to get in touch

Telephone: 01633 509 544
Email: [email protected]
Freephone number (if applicable): 0808 802 0025


Who is in our team

Trudy Aspinwall
Team Manager
Lynne Garnett
Senior Practitioner
Leeanne Morgan
Community Advocate
Michelle Gough
Project Administrator
Helena Nadova
EU Settlement Scheme Support and Advice Worker
Aleksandra Kaczmarek-Day
EU Settlement Scheme Support and Advice Worker
Jim Breese
North Wales Engagement Officer
Martin Gallagher
Engagement Officer