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Gayle · 13-03-2006, 09:56

I was going to try to answer it myself but the Prospects Foundation's website does it so much better.

Help the PROSPECTS Foundation's Fairtrade Campaign by looking for the Fairtrade logo when buying a bottle of wine or a bar of chocolate.

The PROSPECTS Foundation began a campaign in January 2003 to make Hyndburn a Fairtrade Borough. The idea was originally suggested at an Oswaldtwistle Area Council meeting in June 2002, and the Foundation set up a steering group to push forward the campaign in late 2002.

The aim of the campaign is to persuade Hyndburn retailers and caterers to sell Fairtrade products such as tea, coffee and chocolate, which guarantee the producers in the developing world as a fair price for their product.

In order to achieve Fairtrade status for the borough the steering group needs to find 17 retail outlets and 9 catering outlets that would be willing to sell or serve at least two Fairtrade products.

Support for the campaign has been generated with around 600 people signing support sheets at various events held in the borough.

Hyndburn Borough Council has shown its support by passing a resolution to use only Fairtrade tea and coffee in it's meetings.

Members of the Steering Group recently went on a visit to Garstang, the World's first Fairtrade Town as they thought it would be beneficial to the Hyndburn campaign by sharing ideas, discussing problems and seeing what a Fairtrade town actually looks like.

The group met Bruce Crowther of the Garstang OXFAM Group who talked through the process of how Garstang became a Fairtrade town and gave advice on Hyndburn's Fairtrade Campaign. He then took the group on a tour of the town, visiting shops that have agreed to sell Fairtrade products before finishing with lunch at the Coffee Pot Café, where most of the food sold is either made from Fairtrade ingredients or is locally produced.

The following shops and catering outlets already qualify as Fairtrade outlets in Hyndburn:
Retail outlets:
• OXFAM, Accrington
• ASDA, Accrington
• Co-op, Great Harwood
• Co-op, Oswaldtwistle
• Co-op, Clayton-le-Moors
• Co-op, Rishton
Catering Outlets:
• Tiffany's Café at Haworth Art Gallery
• New Era centre, Accrington
• ASDA Café, Accrington

For further information please contact Mike Stapleford at the PROSPECTS Foundation.

13-03-2006, 09:56	#4
Gayle God Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Relaxville Posts: 6,866 Blog Entries: 69 Liked: 13 times Rep Power: 2867	Re: Fairtrade Fortnight I was going to try to answer it myself but the Prospects Foundation's website does it so much better. Help the PROSPECTS Foundation's Fairtrade Campaign by looking for the Fairtrade logo when buying a bottle of wine or a bar of chocolate. The PROSPECTS Foundation began a campaign in January 2003 to make Hyndburn a Fairtrade Borough. The idea was originally suggested at an Oswaldtwistle Area Council meeting in June 2002, and the Foundation set up a steering group to push forward the campaign in late 2002. The aim of the campaign is to persuade Hyndburn retailers and caterers to sell Fairtrade products such as tea, coffee and chocolate, which guarantee the producers in the developing world as a fair price for their product. In order to achieve Fairtrade status for the borough the steering group needs to find 17 retail outlets and 9 catering outlets that would be willing to sell or serve at least two Fairtrade products. Support for the campaign has been generated with around 600 people signing support sheets at various events held in the borough. Hyndburn Borough Council has shown its support by passing a resolution to use only Fairtrade tea and coffee in it's meetings. Members of the Steering Group recently went on a visit to Garstang, the World's first Fairtrade Town as they thought it would be beneficial to the Hyndburn campaign by sharing ideas, discussing problems and seeing what a Fairtrade town actually looks like. The group met Bruce Crowther of the Garstang OXFAM Group who talked through the process of how Garstang became a Fairtrade town and gave advice on Hyndburn's Fairtrade Campaign. He then took the group on a tour of the town, visiting shops that have agreed to sell Fairtrade products before finishing with lunch at the Coffee Pot Café, where most of the food sold is either made from Fairtrade ingredients or is locally produced. The following shops and catering outlets already qualify as Fairtrade outlets in Hyndburn: Retail outlets: • OXFAM, Accrington • ASDA, Accrington • Co-op, Great Harwood • Co-op, Oswaldtwistle • Co-op, Clayton-le-Moors • Co-op, Rishton Catering Outlets: • Tiffany's Café at Haworth Art Gallery • New Era centre, Accrington • ASDA Café, Accrington For further information please contact Mike Stapleford at the PROSPECTS Foundation. __________________ The views expressed within this post are mine and mine alone.