Dear all Easter is approaching! Just to let you know that Dubble Fairtrade Easter eggs are available in Tesco, Oxfam and Fairtrade shops. Thank you for your...
You may be intersted to know that my husband was in Waitrose yesterday and the guy in front of him in the queue had bought every single Fairtrade choc egg in ...
Hi Natasha, We are an independent Fairtrade shop based in Warrington Cheshire and can't get hold of any more Dubble eggs through our wholesaler Suma, who ran...
Hi Jackie Unfortunately, due to unprecedented demand the Dubble Eggs seem to have sold out at wholesalers. You could try your local Oxfam shop and see if they...
Hi everyone, Is anyone else getting involved in World Fair Trade Day? It seems to be mainly an IFAT initiative, and clearly will highlight problems of growers...
I think the feeling in our group was that it was too soon after FT fortnight - both in terms of public interest and group workload. Perhaps IFAT could hold...
We have been approached by Ealing Broadway Centre (shopping centre) to do an event on World Fair Trade day but I'm not sure yet what sort of event this will...
or what about later in the year say sept/oct to raise awareness for christmas...... tania xxx...
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Barbara Crowther
Barbara.Crowther@...
Apr 6, 2006 5:00 pm
World Fair Trade Day is meant primarily as a celebration of the dedicated Fair Trade organisations and companies - given all the spotlight there has been on...
We're W London but we can't come on 18th June as it's too close to our big event, Kingston Green Fair, on Spring Bank Hol Monday (end May) which attracts...
Hi I was walking down Kingsway this morning and spotted a large branch of Ladbrokes very prominently promoting the fact that they serve Cafedirect. Sorry if...
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Bruce Crowther
bruce@...
Apr 7, 2006 1:35 pm
Dear all, With 175 Fairtrade Towns in the UK the initiative is now booming. Many of you may also be aware of the interest in Fairtrade Towns beyond ours ...
Some one else has definitely mentioned this to me - I think it was Mary in Hammersmith on the phone. She'd had an interesting time visiting a bookie for the ...
Ditto in Bolton! Jim. ... From: Sue Good To: FairtradeTown@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 11:04 PM Subject: Re: [FairtradeTown] World Fair Trade...
One World Week in October also a focus in Kingston. Churches often feel a particular responsibilty to do something then. ... === message truncated === ...
Has anybody noticed the big splash Marks & Spencers has made in its stores over Fairtrade goods. In the clothing dept in Scarborough there is a poster to the...
Funny enough... me and another member of our group have been in pretty much the same situation in M&S! Tom Bamber Garstang Fairtrade Steering Group World's...
Thank you Peter for the email. I'm a little confused about the following statement: "Supplies of Fairtrade cotton are very limited at the moment." Surely it is...
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Martin Kunz
m.kunz@...
Apr 9, 2006 8:03 am
... According to a representative of Agrocel, the main Indian cotton supplier, there is no shortage of Fair Trade cotton, only of certified organic (and Fair...
Hi All, Today a friend gave me a Fair trade supplement from March 5th's Sunday Telegraph. In there there is a two page article by Stuart Rose, Chief Executive...
Hi, Was there anything in the supplement by the producers or smaller companies/co-operative or was it all the usual multinational big business lot singing...
Yep, quite a few small holders/ cooperative members are quoted. The 16 page guide starts off with 2 pages by Hilary Benn and then 2 pages by Harriet Lamb (CBE...
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Barbara Crowther
Barbara.Crowther@...
Apr 10, 2006 9:48 am
Re M+S The statement by Marks and Spencer is true about limited supply of cotton certified to international Fairtrade standards. There has been a HUGE interest...
Yes I agree Jackie - someone passed the article to me too - it's good. And congratulations on making the coveted FT status. Jim. ... From: jackie hancock To:...
Darren - the supplement was entitled FAIR TRADE - How Fairtrade Fortnight, which starts tomorrow, will help workers in developing countries. Special 16-page...
Hi there, Just to let you all know in Manchester Ladbrokes have definitely gone Fairtrade. I was walking down the street past said bookies when Imspotted a...
Louise - I've just found out from Ladbrookes that it is only what they call their "Cafe sites" in London and Manchester that have gone Fairtrade. Their other...
Our large M&S stocks Fairtrade cotton products but isn't publicising this much (you can't win...) ... Darren - the supplement was entitled FAIR TRADE - How ...