Brampton
Carlisle
Cockermouth
Eden Valley
Egremont
Kendal
Kirkby Lonsdale
Keswick
Lakes Parish
Millom
Windermere & Bowness
About Fairtrade Towns
To become a Fairtrade town or area you must meet the following five criteria:
1. The local council passes a resolution supporting Fairtrade and agrees to serve Fairtrade coffee and tea at its meetings and in its offices and canteens.
2. A range of Fairtrade products is readily available in the area’s shops and local cafes/catering establishments.
3. Fairtrade products are used by a number of local work places and community organisations.
4. The town attracts media coverage and popular support for the campaign.
5. A local Fairtrade Steering Group is convened to ensure continued commitment to its Fairtrade Town status.
For more details of Fairtrade Towns nationally, visit the Fairtrade Foundation
Web site.
1. The local council passes a resolution supporting Fairtrade and agrees to serve Fairtrade coffee and tea at its meetings and in its offices and canteens.
2. A range of Fairtrade products is readily available in the area’s shops and local cafes/catering establishments.
3. Fairtrade products are used by a number of local work places and community organisations.
4. The town attracts media coverage and popular support for the campaign.
5. A local Fairtrade Steering Group is convened to ensure continued commitment to its Fairtrade Town status.
For more details of Fairtrade Towns nationally, visit the Fairtrade Foundation
Web site.
Fairtrade Fortnight 2008
We have just had another very successful Fairtrade Fortnight, packed with activities.
Throughout it we 'ran' the second Keswick Coffee Marathon. No! Not a 26 mile run, but a two week 'Café Crawl'. Its aim was to encourage people to drink at as many of our coffee shops and cafés offering Fairtrade as possible. And many did!
Jose Peralta, Fairtrade banana producer, spoke at a public meeting about the impact of Fairtrade on the lives of people in the Dominican Republic, where he is President of ASOBANU, a banana famers' association. Next morning we took Jose to Booths, our local supermarket, which sells bananas from the Dominican Republic to meet Ian Gardiner, the Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Manager. On finding a box stamped with the ASOBANU code, Jose declared: 'This has been the highlight of my visit to Britain!' To this Ian responded, 'And you have made my week!'
In the middle of the Fortnight, the 'Wine Rack', Threshers' off-license in the Market Place, put on another successful Fairtrade Wine Tasting.
Following the publication of her book, Fighting the Banana Wars and Other Fairtrade Battles, Harriet Lamb, Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation, spoke at the Words by the Water, our local literary festival, in the second week of Fairtrade Fortnight, to an audience of knowledgeable and committed campaigners, as well as many others. One of the festival's regulars commented: 'That was the best talk I have heard so far.' Harriet is an outstanding speaker, who weaves Fairtrade stories into big picture Trade Justice scenarios with great skill and passion.
The morning after Harriet's talk the committee met her over breakfast at the Wild Strawberry, where we talked about the Foundation's vision for Fairtrade over the next five years. There followed a Reception with Harriet Lamb for Keswick and
Jose Peralta, Fairtrade banana producer, spoke at a public meeting about the impact of Fairtrade on the lives of people in the Dominican Republic, where he is President of ASOBANU, a banana famers' association. Next morning we took Jose to Booths, our local supermarket, which sells bananas from the Dominican Republic to meet Ian Gardiner, the Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Manager. On finding a box stamped with the ASOBANU code, Jose declared: 'This has been the highlight of my visit to Britain!' To this Ian responded, 'And you have made my week!'
In the middle of the Fortnight, the 'Wine Rack', Threshers' off-license in the Market Place, put on another successful Fairtrade Wine Tasting.
Following the publication of her book, Fighting the Banana Wars and Other Fairtrade Battles, Harriet Lamb, Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation, spoke at the Words by the Water, our local literary festival, in the second week of Fairtrade Fortnight, to an audience of knowledgeable and committed campaigners, as well as many others. One of the festival's regulars commented: 'That was the best talk I have heard so far.' Harriet is an outstanding speaker, who weaves Fairtrade stories into big picture Trade Justice scenarios with great skill and passion.
The morning after Harriet's talk the committee met her over breakfast at the Wild Strawberry, where we talked about the Foundation's vision for Fairtrade over the next five years. There followed a Reception with Harriet Lamb for Keswick and
Harriet Lamb, taking questions from the audience at The Skiddaw Hotel reception in Fairtrade Fortnight, 2008
Ian Gardiner, Booths' Fruit and Vegetables Manager; Jose Peralta, President of ASOBANU, Dominican Republic; and Jo Alberti, Chair, Keswick and District Fair Trade Campaign, with a box of Jose's bananas, Fairtrade Fortnight 2008.
Cumbrian campaigners at the Skiddaw Hotel. Warmly welcomed by the Mayor, Roger Purkiss, Harriet praised the people of Keswick and Cumbria for their enormous contribution to Fairtrade, spectacularly in the case of Keswick within the tourism sector.
After speaking to the whole gathering, Harriet signed copies of her book, and spent time talking individually to guests and supporters , who included students from St. Joseph's, Workington, St. Benedict's, Whitehaven, Cockermouth School, and Ullswater College. In all four of these there are strong Fairtrade groups, and two, St. Joseph's and Ullswater College, are already official Fairtrade Schools.
After speaking to the whole gathering, Harriet signed copies of her book, and spent time talking individually to guests and supporters , who included students from St. Joseph's, Workington, St. Benedict's, Whitehaven, Cockermouth School, and Ullswater College. In all four of these there are strong Fairtrade groups, and two, St. Joseph's and Ullswater College, are already official Fairtrade Schools.