Fairtrade Christmas Shop in Dundas Arcade, Middlesbrough until 21st December

Fairtrade Fortnight 2011 - Mon, 28th Feb to Sun, 13th Mar

There will be a range of activities and events across the region to mark Fairtrade Fortnight including:

 24^th February     English Martyrs College are running a Fairtrade Tombola in Asda, Hartlepool Marina, 9.30 am – 3.30pm.

 28^th February   Fairtrade Fortnight Launch, photo opportunity 12 noon. 1^st Floor Teesside University Students’ Union 10am – 4pm.                                  Stalls and tasters.

 1^st March             Emmanuel Church, Saltburn, Mothers Union 2pm. Eswatini jams and pickles.

 3^rd March             Fabrick Housing event at MTLC for staff and tenants 8am – 4pm

 4^th March             Stockton Town Hall 11.30am – 1.30pm, Fairtrade samples and information

5^th March             MEC and Macmillan Academy, Captain Cooks Square 11am – 3pm.  Fairtrade stall and bunting competition.

 7^th March          Teesside University Students’ Union Food Day – ingredients, recipes  and  tasters. Fairtrade Hamper presentation photo                                opportunity  after 2pm, 1^st Floor Teesside University Students’ Union.

9^th March            Green Market, Captain Cooks Square 10am – 4pm.

10/11^th March    Middleton Grange Shopping Centre, Hartlepool. 9am – 5pm, Fairtrade Stall and information.

 11^th March        Sir Stuart Bell MP and Tom Blenkinsop MP, Middlesbrough Cycle Centre, 9.30am, promoting Fairtrade.

                              Teesside University Students' Union, Fairtrade Friday – fruit bowl, samples and stalls.

                             ‘Breakfast With The Family’ at Catcote School, Hartlepool, open to the public.

                             Fairtrade Friday on 1^st Floor Teesside University Students’ Union 10am – 4pm with samples, Fairtrade smoothies, and other                              activities  including head massages.

                              Fairtrade hamper presentation presentation - photo opportunity at pm, 1^st Floor Teesside University Students’ Union.

 12^th March         Big Brew Coffee Morning. St Georges Church, York Road, Hartlepool

 13^th March         Fairtrade Big Brew Coffee morning St George's Church, York Road, Hartlepool. Saturday 10am – 12pm

 

Other Activities

A Fairtrade breakfast will be available to members of the Cycle Centre who leave their bikes during Fairtrade Fortnight. Hartlepool Art Gallery are hosting a ‘Show Your Label’ and bunting event,  1^st – 18^th March, where local schools will be entering an art competition.  This will be judged and the winners announced at a Fairtrade wine tasting event on the evening of 17^th March. Macmillan Academy are having a Fairtrade stall, Fairtrade options for school meals, a school wide bunting competition and their in house broadcasting system will be promoting Fairtrade during the two weeks.

 

Fairtrade Shop in The Tees Valley for Christmas

The Fairtrade Shop will be in Middlesbrough until December 21st with cards, jewellery, crafts, homeware, food and much more. Click here for full info.

Fairtrade status renewed

Middlesbrough has had its Fairtrade status renewed for another year by the Fairtrade Foundation. Our Fairtrade status will now run until March 2011, when we will need to renew again   

In their letter, the Fairtrade Foundation made the following comment: “From reading your renewal application it is clear that your Fairtrade campaign has continued to go forward in Middlesbrough and that a great deal of hard work has gone in to promoting Fairtrade and increasing understanding of why Fairtrade is so important. We were particularly impressed by the increase in the number of outlets selling Fairtrade products and by the wide range of events organized to promote the principles and values of Fairtrade. We appreciate the time and energy involved in running a campaign such as this and would like to thank everyone who has played a part in taking Fairtrade in Middlesbrough Town from strength to strength.”

 The Fairtrade Group would also like to extend their thanks to all of the partners that have worked with us on Fairtrade over the last year and without whom the programme would not have been such a success.

Award joy for St Cuthbert's Church

St Cuthbert’s Church in Marton was the winner in the Fairtrade category of 2009's Middlesbrough Community Environment Awards.  The church undertakes a wide range of Fairtrade activities each year, supporting Fairtrade Fortnight and holding regular awareness-raising events. There are regular updates on Fairtrade in the church newsletter and the church even uses Fairtrade wine in communion. Runner up in this year's Awards was the Tees Valley Fairtrade for the Go Bananas Event.