Van Dwellers

• Features / Van Dwellers

  The long and winding road to addressing the rise of vehicle dwellings

  Change has been a long time coming

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• Your say / Housing

  ‘We have a duty to ensure that the health and wellbeing of vehicle dwellers is supported’

  The number of people living in vehicles and caravans in Bristol has grown in recent years

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• Theatre / Maddie Wakeling

  Roadside: van-dwelling theatremaker Maddie Wakeling’s show inspired by personal experience

  It’s thought to be the first play by, and about, the New Traveller community

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• News / Van Dwellers

  Caravan fire prompts debate about future of van dwellers

  Residents and mobile home dwellers have raised concerns around lack of facilities and safety

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• News / The Downs

  Van dwellers ordered to leave the Downs

  Residents have complained about "excess waste" but a van dweller says they have "nowhere to go"

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• News / Van Dwellers

  Bristol van dweller numbers quadrupled since pre-pandemic

  A new report has recommended further support to the city's vehicle dwelling community

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• News / The Downs

  Overnight parking ban could be brought in on the Downs to deter van dwellers

  At least 60 vans are thought to be parked on the Downs long-term

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• News / Van Dwellers

  Van dwellers argue safety concerns being used as ‘excuse’ to drive them out

  There have been no gas canister-related fires from van dwellers on the Downs in the last two years

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