Permanently placing a piano on the side of the street in the heart of Normanton didn’t sound like the most sensible of ideas. The cynics, and many realists, would not have expected […]
The Piano in Normanton : Sound of Success
JET Derby Celebrates more Training Successes
Jobs, Education and Training (JET) on Normanton Road, Derby has delivered employment training to the local community for many years – the event this week was just another celebration in a long […]
NHS New Communities Team: Health Care for Roma in Normanton
There are many difficulties facing people from new and emerging communities within Derby and conversely many challenges that the City’s institutions face in ensuring that the new arrivals can become properly settled. […]
Landlords : Are they contributing to the fly-tipping problem?
It is fairly self-evident that the fly-tipping in the Normanton area is a symptom of an underlying problem that is more profound and complex than people just dumping large, unsightly items in […]
Fly-Tipping in Normanton – How serious is the problem?
This week has seen publicity on Channel 5 and in the Derby Telegraph on the fly-tipping in Normanton centred around the findings of the Normanton Empowerment Team (NET). I went out with […]
Normanton : The Underlying Problems of Litter
There are many anecdotal reports about the state of the streets in Normanton and particularly the fly-tipping of large household items in the area. Whilst the council have responsibility for managing this […]
Support declared for Roma in Derby on Nation Day 2014
Roma Nation Day was born in 1990 at the 4th World Romani Congress with the objective of celebrating Roma culture and raising awareness of the issues that face the Roma people throughout […]
Working Together : The community in Derby co-ordinates free food distribution
Food Banks, and other forms of free food provision, is a disturbing symptom of the times. One’s political agenda will determine how one forms a view on the reason why the demand […]
Roma Youth – Right to enjoy Pancake Day
In the upstairs room of the Pear Tree Baptist Church, “The Club” which consists of 50 or so local youngsters, predominantly from the Roma community, were enjoying a traditional “pancake flipping” race […]
New Roma arrivals : A brave step for a positive future
Milan Duzda arrived in Derby 8 months ago from Slovakia. He is 21 years old, has a wife and a young family and is Roma. Other members of his family were already […]
Roma Community : Letter to Derby Telegraph on local racism and bigotry
Dear Sir / Madam I read with stunned disbelief the comments made by a number of people about the £118,000 contract awarded, by the Council, to JET to support people in the […]
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