Fairtrade
We are proud to be a Fairtrade Church - we obtained our certification way back in 2003 - and we only use Fairtrade tea, coffee and sugar at church. There is a Fairtrade stall held after Sunday service once a month.
Ben and Jerry's swap to Fairtrade
Ben & Jerry?s have announced that they will be going 100% Fairtrade in the UK and throughout Europe by the end of 2011 and globally by end 2013 - which means that every ingredient they use, from sugar to nuts to cocoa, that can be Fairtrade certified, will be. Ben & Jerry?s launched the world?s first ever Fairtrade vanilla ice-cream in the UK in 2006, and this move today will be the biggest conversion into Fairtrade products the ice cream world has seen.
Cafe Success!
A great time was had by all at the recent Fairtrade Cafe and Shop. Over £200 was raised at the cafe and around £300 of Fairtrade goods were sold in the shop. A big Thank You must go out to the cubs and scouts who did such sterling work as waiters and waitresses.
Cadbury Dairy Milk to go Fairtrade
In exiting news, Cadbury's have announced that from summer 2009, all the cocoa used in their Dairy Milk bars will be Fairly Traded. This will increase the amount of Fairly Traded cococa sourced from Ghana to about 15,000 tons per year. The move is part of the Cadbury Cocoa Partnership, a £45m initiative over 10 years designed to help cocoa farming communities.