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The Chair of the Luton Roma Trust, Rt Revd Richard Atkinson, is delighted to announce our new Trustee Steve Dolby, a Lay Reader at St. Thomas Church in Stopsley. Steve brings in extensive management and fundraising experience and we are excited to have his expertise guiding our work. Learn more about Steve’s background at: https://www.stopsley.net/whos-who Read more

Yesterday, marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Thousands of Roma, Jews, homosexuals, and disabled people were killed just because of who they were. We must never forget these atrocities and never allow such an event to take place again. To commemorate this day, the Luton Roma team attended the Service of Commemoration at St Mary’s Church Read more

We are thrilled to announce that Luton Roma Trust has been joined by Mrs. Esther Stubbs as a Charity Operations Manager. Esther brings in a wealth of experience on GRT issues and is passionate to work towards achieving social justice for the Roma community in Luton. At LRT, Esther will oversee the implementation of the Read more

We are excited to announce that we have started working with Heriot-Watt University on a project relating to Roma people’s ageing. The project’s objective is to understand the experiences of the Roma in the process of getting older with the scope of identifying effective ways of supporting them throughout this process. Below is a video Read more

Yesterday, we were honoured to have a visit from HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Susan Lousada. We all admired her passion for our cause and we are grateful for the support she has shown to tackle some of the challenges that the Roma face in Luton. Read more

We were thrilled to be part of the parade in this year’s Luton Carnival yesterday. It gave us an opportunity to showcase our culture as well as be part of the wider Luton community. Read more