Shared Interest Foundation
London to Brighton
Those who have seen the film need not worry about our Ride2Raise cyclists; no-one is involved in anything illicit. Quite the opposite in fact, Mike has been training hard with the other Ride2Raisers by cycling from London to Brighton and back at the weekends, that’s a 110 mile round trip. More than I could contemplate [...]
Superheroes Vs Charity Heroes
In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. Apparently this brotherhood of warriors has been maintaining intergalactic order since 1940. Well, if you’re into comics they have! I did the “which superhero are [...]
Foundation Fundraising Feat
As, hopefully, you will have heard the Shared Interest Foundation team arranged a 7.5 mile walk of Hadrian’s Wall in order to raise funds for the charity. Saturday was the big day and dressed in our finest waterproof clothing Andrea and I headed off to Northumberland to meet the rest of our walking group. Participants [...]
Ex Chester City Footballer Supports Shared Interest Foundation
Last week we announced that Shared Interest Foundation has been chosen as a beneficiary by the Ride2Raise cycle challenge team. Each cyclist was given the opportunity to pick two charities that the raised money would be split between. We found out today that ex Chester City footballer, Mike Pemberton chose the Foundation after reading about [...]
Shared Interest in Charity Cycle Challenge
Now before you get over excited this doesn’t mean bike-riding bananas and chillies! Instead a team of six cyclists will be riding 600 miles from Box Hill in Surrey to Arthur’s Seat – Edinburgh’s highest point – in just six days. This Ride2Raise challenge takes place on 4-9 September 2010. Raise magazine is the creative [...]
Yeah Of Course I’ll Run in the Chilli Costume
Planning to take part in the Great North 10k to raise funds for Shared Interest Foundation seemed like a great idea. That was until the time came that I had to start training. Two weeks before the run, after a long and lazy holiday. Adding to the pressure of actually getting out there and doing [...]
Shared Interest Foundation has Swaziland handicraft project all sewn up thanks to Comic Relief
Great news here at Shared Interest HQ, after a nervous post application waiting period we are finally able to announce that Shared Interest Foundation has been awarded £500,000 from Comic Relief to fund business skills training in Swaziland. We are really excited about the project and look forward to building on the success of our [...]
What Came First: The Library Or The Books?
In January this year our Managing Director, Patricia Alexander, visited one of our long standing customers in Nairobi, Kenya. As with many of the producer groups we work with, Undugu Society of Kenya run several social programmes alongside their fair trade business. Patricia was particularly touched by their education programme which provides schooling in the [...]
How to lose weight and influence people
As part of the Shared Interest team here at our Newcastle HQ, fair trade is more than just a mark. Daily contact with our customers means we regularly see the direct impact fair trade has on farmers and handicraft producers in the developing world. In a bid to lose a bit of weight before my [...]
In the Zone: Hadrian’s Wall
For those of you that don’t know, earlier this year Hadrian’s Wall was appointed the prestigious title of world’s first Fairtrade landmark and indeed heritage site! As Shared Interest formed part of the steering group for the Fairtrade Hadrian’s Wall Campaign, we are always pleased to see positive coverage of the group’s achievements. An interview [...]