Fairtrade at St James
Sales at the Fairtrade stall at St James were over £260 in 2011. Please see Ruth if there is a Fairtrade product you would like to buy regularly, or if there is an unusual item you need and Ruth will ask if it can be added to our stall as either a regular item or a one-off.
Fairtrade Fortnight is from 27th March - 11th March with events planned nationally and locally in Warrington. The theme this year is 'Take a Step' for Fairtrade and we are asking everyone to take a step for Fairtrade, such as swapping your tea for Fairtrade tea if you're new to Fairtrade, or make a bigger step such as get your whole office to swap to Fairtrade drinks if you've already made a personal swap.
Check the Fairtrade Foundation's website for more details and to register your 'Step for Fairtrade
For details of events in Warrington join the Warrington Fairtrade Borough Facebook page.
St James - A Fairtrade Church
The church was officially certified a Fairtrade Church by the Fairtrade Foundation in 2008.
The Fairtrade stall is available in the hall after church on the first Sunday of each month.
Next stalls:
- Sunday January 29th
- Sunday March 4th
- Sunday April 1st
- Sunday May 6th
Our stall is provided by 'Fair 4 All' on Warrington Market.
Fairtrade Standards
Fair Trade exists not as a charity but as a practical campaign to change the way the world trades and ensure the producers at the bottom of the trade chain are paid a fair price for their work. It also prevents them being exploited and forced into unsustainable and dangerous work practices.
The Fair Trade standards stipulate that traders must:
- pay a price to producers that covers the costs of sustainable production and living
- pay a 'premium' that producers can invest in development
- make partial advance payments when requested by producers;
- sign contracts that allow for long-term planning and sustainable production practices
Fair Trade Products
Its not just the church and market stall that sell Fair Trade. Many supermarkets; Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco, the Co-op, sell a range of products and own label Fairtrade products.
Want to know more?
Fair 4 All - Stall 38/39 Warrington Market
Fairtrade Foundation (Fairtrade mark/product list also produce a free newsletter) -Room 204, 16 Baldwin's Gardens, London EC1N 7RJ, tel: 020 7405 5942 www.fairtrade.org.uk
Traidcraft (Food, crafts, clothes) - Kingsway, Gateshead, Tyne Wear, NE11 0NE, Tel: 0191 491 0591, www.traidcraft.org.uk
People Tree (Clothes, Jewellery, homewares) - Studio 7, 8-13 New Inn Street, London, EC2A 3PY, Tel: 020 7739 0660, www.ptree.co.uk
Make Trade Fair (Oxfam campaign) Oxfam Supporter Services, Oxfam House, 274 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7DZ, Tel: 0870 333 2700, www.maketradefair.com