Fair and sustainable Christmas in Lancaster
Any items that carry the Fairtrade Mark are produced in a sustainable manner so by buying them we are often having less impact on climate change than the equivalent products that are not Fairtrade....
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Congratulations FAIRTRADE MARK!
Congratulations FAIRTRADE MARK! Celebrating 25 years this month In 1994 the first Fairtrade certified product Green & Black’s Maya Gold Chocolate made with cocoa from Belize was launched, followed shortly after by Cafédirect coffee,...
ANTI-SLAVERY WALK
Lancaster & District Fairtrade group gave support to the Lancaster Branch of the Soroptimists on their walk through the city centre on Saturday 21st September. They were raising awareness of modern-day slavery.The walk began...
Co-op and Fairtrade
There has been a series of “Join in Live” events around the country. For example in July the Victoria Institute at Caton (which has a Drop-in that is open weekdays for a Fairtrade cuppa...
Fair Trade Way Walk
Sunday 21 July – Galgate to Garstang, England, UK. To celebrate Fair Trade Milestones and the bicentenary of Lancaster canal this walk will take place along the canal tow path from Galgate to the world’s...
District’s Fairtrade Status renewed
Lancaster’s new Mayor, Cllr. David Whitaker, received members of Lancaster, Morecambe and District Fairtrade Group in his parlour at Lancaster Town Hall on Thursday, June 13th. He was presented with the Fairtrade District certificate...
FAIRTRADE at Spring Fair in Caton 11th May
SPRING FAIR AND PLANT SALE CATON VICTORIA INSTITUTE Saturday 11th May 2019 10am to 12 Noon Admission £1 (Children Free) including Fairtrade Tea, Coffee and delicious Traidcraft “cookie” biscuits Plant Sale (most plants are...
Fairtrade Fortnight 2019
Once again there were many events and high activity relating to the annual Fairtrade Fortnight around the end of February and into March throughout the country. In addition to the film evening held at...
Cornerstone Fairtrade Stalls March 9th
The Cornerstone, Sulyard Street in Lancaster is hosting some Fairtrade stalls on Saturday March 9th from 11am to 2pm. The Cornerstone Café is open 9am to 3pm for snacks and light lunches. Fairtrade hot...
FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT EVENT 7th MARCH
FILM EVENING As people arrived for this event at Halton Mill, near Lancaster, slides showing Fairtrade projects were displayed. A local representative from Shared Interest held a stall with information about how to invest...