Fairtrade Fortnight 2006

Every year the Fairtrade Foundation declares a national Fairtrade Fortnight – an opportunity to raise awareness of Fairtrade and encourage people to think more about how their shopping habits affect other people.  Promotion is done by special events, advertising, tv and radio programmes and more.  Many shops also choose to promote Fairtrade at this time by holding special offers on the products they sell which carry the FAIRTRADE Mark.

Last year Fairtrade For Woodbridge set up and manned stalls in both Budgens and The Co-op in the Thoroughfare throughout the two weeks, giving out information and free samples of some Fairtrade products, as well as pointing people to shops and Cafés in Woodbridge which sell them.  Unfortunately we were unable to organise the same this year due to our members being either ill or occupied by other concerns.

We have, however, still been active in the town.  Below you can read about us giving away Fairtrade footballs to some of our local schools.  We have also been encouraging businesses around town to promote Fairtrade, and are pleased to say that Notcutts, Jars of Clay, The Good Food Shop, Rainbow Apothecary and the Town Council are promoting Fairtrade Fortnight by giving away copies of our new Fairtrade Town Directory.

If you would like to receive a copy of our first Fairtrade Town Directory, complied by ourselves, please email info@fairtradeforwoodbridge.org.uk or ring 01394 382589.