News from the North by Ruth Taylor
This month I attended the Brampton Synod, when Methodist Church members and Ministers came along to their regional meeting. Revered Sue Wilkins had kindly offered a stall to Shared Interest, so I was on hand to explain how individuals and church groups can invest in fair trade businesses.
Brampton has an active fair trade steering group and is part of the Hadrian’s Wall fair trade campaign. This is hoped to be the world’s first heritage site to gain fair trade status, as all businesses and organisations along the Hadrian’s Wall corridor are being encouraged to ‘go fair trade’. Click here for more information.
I have continued my work of raising the Shared Interest profile in Durham. This month I was able to deliver a short pitch at the Durham Business Club on Shared Interest and Corporate Social Responsibility. I also went along to the Durham Fairtrade Steering group, where plans are now well underway for an alternative fashion show on the 21st October. I will be running a Shared Interest stall at the event. Event information is available from the Tourist Information Centre.
Finally, this week I had the opportunity to be interviewed live on Radio Tameside at a fair trade conference in Ashton under Lyne. Jurang Fairtrade hosted a conference as the area steps up its fair trade activity. Jurang provide a fairtrade supply service to business “a vending machine – without the machine” as the slogan goes. For more information click here.
There are two fairtrade events in the pipeline, which I will be able to confirm with you in the next newsletter. However, if anyone lives in or around Stockport and is free on the 14th November, please get in touch as, subject to confirmation, we are planning to be part of an event in the area.
I look forward to meeting many of you at the Ambassador training over the next couple of months.
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