Fairtrade Fortnight 2024
Monday 9th - Sunday 22nd September
The Fairtrade Foundation is celebrating its 30th Anniversary and they're encouraging us to 'Be The Change' as the theme for this year's Fairtrade Fortnight.
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Follow this link to read the story of the first 30 years of Fairtrade.
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Follow this link to find digital and printable resources alongside lots of other useful materials and links to help with your Fairtrade Fortnight campaigning.
Fairtrade Fortnight in Cumbria
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Windermere and Bowness group are celebrating their 20th Anniversary during Fairtrade Fortnight with an event on Saturday 14th September - featuring Joe Human’s Coffee Crisis talk. Book free places here
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Caldbeck group are running a quiz at the Oddfellows Pub on 16th September. They will also doing a talk in the local school followed by a school trip to the Caldbeck Fair World Shop
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Arnside group are hosting a coffee morning with support from the local sustainability group on Saturday 14th September from 10am until 12noon, at the sailing club. This is to celebrate the Arnside group’s 15th Anniversary. They will also be doing a banana trail and are working on a souvenir book of art and recipes
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Keswick group have an exhibition at Keswick Museum showcasing the relationship with farmers in Ethiopia; there will a talk at the local Rotary Club and a Fairtrade service at the Methodist Church on Sunday 22nd September
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there will be a special church service at St. Bees Priory on 22nd September and Deb will be at the farmers’ market in Egremont as well as delivering a talk about Transform Trade at the local Rotary Club
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