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Forest Row has been awarded Fairtrade Village status. Elizabeth Peel, convenor of the Fairtrade Steering Group, presented a certificate to Nigel Manger, chairman of the Parish Council at the Open Day on 16th February. The certificate is on display in the Parish Council Offices.
The purpose of a Fairtrade town or village is to contribute to the Fairtrade Foundation's aim of tackling poverty by enabling disadvantaged producers from poor countries to receive a better deal, through encouraging support for the FAIRTRADE mark.
The Parish Council fulfilled one of the conditions in passing a resolution agreeing to serve Fair Trade tea and coffee at its meetings and in its offices and canteens.
An increasing number of local work places (estate agents, hairdressers etc) and community organizations (churches, schools etc) are using Fairtrade products and a range of Fairtrade products is readily available in the village's shops and cafes.
Everyone can make it a reality for Forest Row to become a Fairtrade Village. Products which can be fairly traded are coffee, tea, chocolate, cocoa, sugar, bananas, other fresh and dried fruit, juices, honey, cakes and snacks, preserves, nuts, oils, herbs, spices, rice, beer, rum, wine, roses and cotton products.
Please call David Jonas on 01342 826896 or the Parish Council Office on 01342 822661 to find out how you can contribute to this initiative, either by pledging to use Fairtrade products in your workplace (this can be as simple as just tea, coffee and sugar) or to offer them for sale to your customers.
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