Trafford FT Borough Status Renewal

In January 2010 Trafford achieved FairTrade Borough status, our first renewal application is now due and the Trafford FairTrade Steering Group are compiling the necessary data to maintain Fairtrade Borough status.
We need your help, please can you let me know where you have seen or bought products with the FairTrade logo on it, in addition to the regular supermarkets. There are thousands of businesses in Trafford, plus cafes, restaurants, hotels, B & B's, guest houses, hairdressers, beauty salons, gyms and leisure centres, etc, to name just a few.
We have had excellent support from our steering group members who helped to achieve FairTrade Borough status, and our FairTrade Detectives from local charity United Response - but we need your help to identify those areas listed where we have gaps!
Trafford as a Fairtrade Borough is a prestigious title that we want to be proud of keeping, and giving us a higher ranking alongside the other Greater Manchester authorities who have achieve Fairtrade Borough or City status.
NEXT STEP - be on the look out for the Fairtrade sign, make a note of the location, then email me to let me know.
Fairtrade ensures basic rights for producers by offering fair and guaranteed prices and encouraging long-term trading commitments. It means that nearly eight million farmers, workers, craftspeople and small-scale producers are now getting a better deal in return for their hard labour.
Making the positive choice of buying fairly traded food, clothes and craft items is a simple way of improving people's prospects and you get the quality you want.

Thanks

Sharman Frost

Fairtrade Festival Shopping in Stockport

Saturday 20th November 2010
10.30am to 4.00pm
Stockport College
Wellington Road South
SK1 3UQ
Entrance 50p with free tea or coffee (Fairtrade of course!)
It's worth a visit - with more than 25 stalls - you will find amazing things which you rarely see elsewhere

The Guardian defends Fairtrade from IEA attack

"Fairtrade isn't failing its farmers. The Fairtrade Foundation may be an easy target but we should be proud of the good work done by this global coffee movement."
Patrick Collinson, Money Editor of the Guardian, replies to the attack on Fairtrade by the right-wing think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs.

http://gu.com/p/2kpqy

Fairtrade Christmas Shopping at St. Matthew's Church

If anyone would like to do early Fairtrade Christmas Shopping then St Matthews Church will have a Fairtrade Stall at their Christmas Fayre on Saturday 6th November from 10.30am onwards. Lunches are also served from 12.30 onwards. Venue: St. Matthew's Church Hall, Chapel Lane, Stretford, M32 9AJ.

Trafford Fairtrade Group Meeting - Thurs. 11 November 2010

Please note that the next meeting of the Fairtrade Group will be at 7-30 pm on Thursday 11 November 2010 at St. Matthew's Church Hall, Chapel Lane, Stretford. M32 9AJ

JP Juices at "Taste of Trafford" event 26 September 2010

Peter Baugh pours out samples of the Fairtrade juices supplied by JP Juices Ltd.

Ubuntu Fairtrade Cola at "Taste of Trafford" event 26 September 2010

Peter Baugh and Councillor Jane Baugh with Ubuntu Fairtrade Cola at "Taste of Trafford" event in Altrincham Market on Sunday 26 September 2010.

"Taste of Trafford" Altrincham Market Sunday 26 September 2010

Many thanks to Ubuntu Cola and JP Juices for supplying samples of their respective Fairtrade drinks for our stall at the "Taste of Trafford" event in Altrincham Market on Sunday 26th September 2010.
From 11am onwards we will be giving out samples of these drinks and also Fairtrade products kindly supplied by the Co-op.
If you feel like buying more, then the students from Blessed Thomas Holford School will be on hand in the afternoon selling Traidcraft fairtrade goods.

Puro Rainforest Webcam

Streaming video of wild life footage from a webcam in the rainforest in Ecuador.

http://www.puro.co.uk/rainforest-webcam.php

OCA Restaurant Fairtrade Coffee

OCA Restaurant in Sale Waterside is now selling Puro Fairtrade coffee.

Trafford Fairtrade Directory -New Version

Oromocoffee.org

Trafford Fairtrade Directory

Click on Trafford Fairtrade Directory to download an Adobe pdf file of the latest version of the Trafford Fairtrade Directory.

Fairtrade Group Meeting 9 June 2010

Please note that the next meeting of the Fairtrade Group will be at 7-30pm on Wednesday 9th June 2010 at Timperley Methodist Church, Stockport Road, Timperley, WA15 7UG.

Paul Goggins MP attends Sale FT Event

The Co-operative Group provided Fairtrade goods for the Fairtrade Tea Break held at Sale Waterside on the afternoon of Friday 5th March.

Centre is Paul Goggins MP and then, left to right, Cllr Jane Baugh, Cllr Barry Brotherton, Elsie Smith, Paul Goggins, Pat Williams, Helen Walsh and Sharman Frost from Trafford MB Council.

St. Matthews "Big Brew" 6th March 2010

Trafford Councillor Tom Ross behind a stall at the Fairtrade "Big Brew" Event at St. Matthew's Church Hall in Stretford on Saturday 6th March 2010.

Bev Hughes MP hosts Fairtrade Coffee Morning

Stretford and Urmston MP Bev Hughes and Kate Green hosted a Fairtrade coffee morning at Morris Hall, Urmston.

Here Bev and Kate enjoy a coffee (and more than a few cakes!) with a local resident.

Fairtrade Stall in Urmston Co-op Shop

As part of Fairtrade Fortnight, Jennifer Groves did sterling work promoting Fairtrade goods at the Co-operative Shop on Flixton Road, Urmston on Friday 26th February 2010.

Fairtrade Stall at Timperley Co-op Shop

Barbara Twiney and Helen Walsh on the Fairtrade Fortnight stall at the Co-op Shop in Timperley village on Friday 26th February 2010.

MP's Fairtrade Fortnight Coffee Morning

Bev Hughes MP and Kate Green will be hosting a Fairtrade Coffee Morning at 11.30am on Friday 5th March 2010 at the Morris Hall, Altkinson Road, Urmston.

Proceeds to Action Aid - All welcome!

Trafford now a Fairtrade Borough

It was officially announced today (22 Feb 2010) that Trafford has been recognised as a Fairtrade Borough.

This is due to the work of the steering group of volunteers who have promote Fairtrade at events over the past years, the support of local businesses, faith groups and other organisations, and local schools who have Fairtrade School status.

Fairtrade Stall at Altrincham Market

Altrincham and Sale Fairtrade Group had a Fairtrade stall at the special Valentine's market held at Altrincham Market on Saturday 13th February 2010.

Picture shows large inflatable mug, Councillor Tom Ross, Councillor Jane Baugh and Councillor Barry Brotherton (in that order) staffing the stall.

St. Matthew's "BIG BREW"

As part of Fairtrade Fortnight 2010, the Stretford Fairtrade Group are holding a "BIG BREW" event on Saturday 6th March from 10.30am to 1.00pm at St. Matthews Church Hall, Chapel Lane, Stretford.

Fairtrade tea, coffee, hot chocolate, fruit juice and cakes will be served.

Fairtrade stall, children's "Decorate a Teapot" competition, raffle and Fairtrade goods to buy.

Fairtrade Market Stall

Trafford Fairtrade Groups have been invited to have a stall to promote Fairtrade on Altrincham Market on Saturday 13th February 2010. The event will start at about 10am and finish at 2pm.

Any help would be welcome. Please contact Barry Brotherton.

Fairtrade Fortnight in Timperley

Members of Altrincham and Sale Co-operative Members Group will be organising at Fairtrade stall at Timperley Co-op Food Store, 244 Stockport Rd., Timperley, WA15 7UN on Friday 26th February 2010 from 11am to 1pm.

Any visitors will be welcomed and if you can help for an hour, so much the better!

Please email Barbara Twiney nearer the date if you can help.

Timperley Co-op Store

Trafford FT Group on Twitter

You can now follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/traffordFT

Fair Trade Group Meeting 21st January 2010

Please note that the next meeting of the Fairtrade Group will be at 7-30 pm on Thursday 21 January 2010 at St. Matthew's Church Hall, Chapel Lane, Stretford. M32 9AJ.

The main business will be to discuss plans for Fairtrade Fortnight 2010.