Bradford-on-Avon Fairtrade Group

26th September. Seminar in Salisbury with Eliot Whittington from Christian Aid organised by the Diocese of Salisbury. It is about the economics and politics of climate change with emphasis on the impact on poorer countries.

 

4th October. The second South-West Network Fairtrade Day, this time in Exeter. Contact us for more details.

We were there! Christina, Vivienne, Ann, Mary and Rowena enjoyed the lively, busy community festival, talked to many Fairtrade supporters, and dispensed Fairtrade juice drinks. Many thanks to Kurt and the other Festival organisers for a great, fun event.

Once again we joined with Sainsbury's to celebrate World Fairtrade Day, which is organised by the International Fairtrade Association (IFAT), a global network and advocate for Fair Trade, ensuring producer voices are heard.We had a good day with lots of encouragement from shoppers, who were keen to taste Fairtrade food samples and pick up copies of the Directory. It is wonderful to see how many more people are aware of Fairtrade and already choose it when they shop.

Networking and Information Sharing Forum, at Empire and Commonwealth Museum, Bristol, on Saturday 26th April, 12-4 pm.

Hannah Reed from the Fairtrade Foundation will be giving a presentation on the Fairtrade Towns movement, and there will be talks about Fairtrade Schools, Faith Groups and Workplaces, plus small working groups to discuss different issues and share ideas and best practice.

The next meeting is at the Cottage Co-operative Café at 10.30 on Saturday 31st May. We will be hearing about recent events, such as the South-West Fairtrade Day, and planning what we can do to promote Fairtrade for the rest of the year. All are welcome, old and new supporters, and anyone else interested in Fairtrade.

Available from:

• Fairtrade Resource Centre, upstairs at Cottage Co-op Café, 33 Silver Street.
  
• Tourist Information Centre, St Margaret's Street.
• Fairtrade Town Group, 01225-863647 or kynaston@fish.co.uk

Also at a lot of shops, cafés, businesses, health centres, the library and the station.

Melksham became a Fairtrade Town in October 2007, and Warminster in February 2008.  This is a great achievement for all Fairtrade supporters in both towns, and we in BOA are delighted for them.  More good news - Trowbridge is launching its campaign for Fairtrade Town status during Fairtrade Fortnight 2008, so we hope they will soon be the fourth West Wiltshire Fairtrade Town.  Excellent news, because the more people here commit to Fairtrade, the more people in poorer countries can achieve a reasonable standard of living.

 

Congratulations to Sainsbury’s for buying all their Red Label tea from Fairtrade producers. This has tripled the size of the Fairtrade tea market, bringing a fair share of the profits to many more workers and giving them a premium to improve their lives. Click 'photos' for more pictures.

New and exciting Fairtrade Directory being launched in Fairtrade Fortnight 2008. Come to launch event and look for it around town, and in your favourite shops and cafés.

 LAUNCH OF WEST WILTSHIRE FAIRTRADE DIRECTORY,

A new and enlarged guide to all the wonderful
Fairtrade products available locally.