Where Fairtrade is making a real difference to peoples lives
Fairtrade Foundation
Fairtrade is a global movement with a strong and active presence in the UK, represented by the Fairtrade Foundation.
Fairtrade is a movement for change that works directly with businesses, consumers and campaigners to make trade deliver for farmers and workers. The international Fairtrade system represents the world’s largest and most recognised fair trade system. We are a global organisation working to secure a better deal for farmers and workers.
Tradecraft Fairtrade Sale – Fairtrade Fortnight There will be a sale of fairly-traded Tradecraft food, cards and gifts, in the Hall, on Sunday July 10th following morning Worship. All items are sold on a non-profit basis to benefit the producers, however some items are now reduced in price. Certain items for sale can be donated […]
There will be a sale on Sunday April 24th, in the Hall, following morning worship at 11:30am, of fairly-traded crafts, cards and food (including some delicious new cakes and many items which can be donated to the Food Hub). Many handicrafts are on sale. Gardening items and cleaning products are also on offer. Please come […]
The theme for 2016 Fairtrade Fortnight is the Fairtrade Breakfast In 1967 Martin Luther King Jnr said, “Before you finish eating breakfast in the morning you’ve depended on more than half the world” Maybe this morning you enjoyed: coffee from Kenya, bananas from Colombia, cocoa from Cote d’Ivoire, tea from India, sugar from Malawi and […]
ou can’t have missed UK dairy farmers in the news recently campaigning for fairer prices for their milk. It’s raised the question of why Fairtrade can’t begin at home and why the mark can’t be put on milk too? It’s a fair question – one that’s been debated many times – so, following our new blog about it, […]
Fairtrade Sale Sunday April 12th there will be a sale of Fairtrade goods, in the hall, following morning Worship, cards and food from Traidcraft and some new products from Just Trading Scotland. Author David Wiggs I am the webmaster for Purley United Reformed Church and have been involved with the church since my late teens. […]
