As you are our key Fairtrade campaigners I am writing to let you know that tomorrow the Soil Association and the Fairtrade Foundation will announce a new...
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Bruce Crowther
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Jan 4, 2003 3:25 pm
Hi all, To all who may be interested in the 'Food For Thought' Conference to be held in Birmingham on March 14th I have attached details. With best wishes for...
To all those whose FT Towns have erected Road Signs! Happy New Year! Bolton hopes to have reached its targets (27 retail outlets etc) very soon. We need just...
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Bruce Crowther
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Jan 6, 2003 1:30 pm
Hi Jim, Yes erecting Road Signs in Garstang was a bit of a wild goose chase. We asked our Town Council who suggested we contacted our Borough Council who make...
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Bundy Riley
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Jan 6, 2003 5:16 pm
Hello Bruce, Happy New Year and thanks for the info, I can't go but would love to - can you let me have notes if you attend? Thanks Bundy ... From: Bruce...
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Bruce Crowther
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Jan 6, 2003 7:59 pm
You should be able to get notes from Oxfam Campaigns. I have copied this to the organisers so you can get their e mail and request notes direct. Happy New Year...
Many thanks Bruce. I knew there would be at least one response from the NW! Yes, as I suspected, I thought it would be a bit of a minefield area. I'll...
Just starting a Green Bizness Club here and very keen to introduce and build on existing Fairtrade stuff in the town. Is there any one else active locally - I...
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Arthur Edwards
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Jan 24, 2003 11:17 am
Is there a member of the Cambridge Fairtrade Town group out there listening, the Oxford Group would like to contact you Please send your conact details to me...
Dear All, We at Croydon are about to launch our "Fairtrade Croydon" achievements. I'm wanting to arrange for some sort of signage and posters/stickers for fair...
We have a Fairtrade Certificate Liesl which we give retailers and others - altering the heading as appropriate. I'll attach a copy which you are welcome to...
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Bruce Crowther
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Jan 29, 2003 2:05 pm
Dear Liesl, I had a feeling you would get a prompt informative reply from our friend Jim in Bolton regarding your request so I thought I'd wait to see what if ...
Hello everyone, we have a resolution re Fairtrade being put forward at our next council meeting in Macclesfield. It is pretty "soft" but I was advised that...
All the best with the Council resolution...I will reply at greater length tomorrow. I'm a City Cllr and up to my eyes in Budget preparations for Full Council...
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Bundy Riley
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Feb 4, 2003 1:15 pm
Hi Natalie, We have an arrangement with our local Oxfam, they agreed to give us a 15% discount off our tea and coffee and sugar, so we have no cost...
Natalie, Attached are the Bradford Council minutes from the meeting which passed a Fairtrade resolution (page 10 - sorry I can't cut and paste just the...
Thanks Bundy, I hadn't thought of trying to negotiate a discount, I have had contact with the local Oxfam shop, I guess it would be worth asking, and also the...
Hi Bob, Thanks for the info., I think our councillors' prime consideration is cost and the majority are not into environmental and social added value. However,...
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Preston and South Rib...
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Feb 5, 2003 8:24 am
We have a new Tesco in our area at Leyland. After initial enthusiasm they have refused a Fairtrade stand. Sarah (Garden) said to pursue it locally as ...
Hello Natalieia - I have just checked with the catering manager at Bolton Metro who, as a result of the council's agreement, now supply FT tea and coffee in...
Dear All, How do 'accredited Fairtrade Towners' feel about emailing me a copy of their application to the Foundation??. I'm just drawing Croydon's up now and...
Hi Jim,Thanks very much for that info. I am hoping to supply my councillor, who is proposing the resolution, with as much info as possible from other council's...
Look forward to hearing from you when you have time. As you're not very far away, councillors may be interested in what Stoke has done. Natalie ... From:...
I've been out of action re this discussion group recently, due to problems with my Yahoo ID, but have resolved them now and now I can post messages again. I...
The manager of our local FT shop and I have been asked to run a session about FT at a young women's group next week - we have up to two hours (including a...
Hi Linda OUr resource, the Fields of Gold game and video pack sounds idea for use in this case. Containing a 12 minute video, a role play game, samples and...
Congratulations Natalie. Good news coming in thick and fast at present - must be the influence of FT Fortnight - and your hard work of course !! Jim...
