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Check your supermarket shelves for Fairtrade products

Posted on May 27, 2009 by admin in Featured

In Oldham the majority of supermarkets sell some Faitrade products if yours does not or if you think they should stock more, please let the supermarket manager know or contact the Action Group for us to lobby on your behalf

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Fairtrade chocolate is simply divine!

Posted on May 27, 2009 by admin in Featured

Many of the labourers who grow the cocoa for your chocolate have never tasted chocolate before.  There is a huge range of Fairtrade chocolates and sweets – and they taste all the sweeter, knowing that you’re helping small producers get a fair price for their cocoa and sugar, and providing a livelihood for their workers.

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Cadbury’s Dairy Milk goes Fairtrade

Posted on May 11, 2009 by admin in Archive, News

The UK’s best-selling chocolate bar has become Fairtrade certified, increasing the amount of Fairtrade cocoa sourced from West Africa. Cadbury’s Dairy Milk has made the move – tripling the amount of Fairtrade cocoa sourced from Ghana to about 15,000 tonnes a year – in the summer. The total annual cocoa production of Ghana is more […]

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Cook for Change

Posted on May 11, 2009 by admin in News, Wider

Try your hand at making mouth-watering dishes using Fairtrade ingredients. Why not use Fairtrade products in your recipes?  Below are some recipes donated to the Fairtrade Foundation to try out using a diverse array of ingredients from Fairtrade fruits to nuts and spices. More recipes, including many savoury recipes, can be found in the Fairtrade […]

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Becoming a Fairtrade School

Posted on May 7, 2009 by admin in News, Wider

Why become a Fairtrade School? Because it’s only fair that the people who produce what we eat, wear and use should get paid enough to live on and a chance to improve their lives And no-one has to do it alone – this website signposts local and national organisations that are keen to inspire, offer […]

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Rosa visits Crompton House

Posted on March 19, 2009 by admin in Archive, News

Pupils at Crompton House School toasted Fairtrade Fortnight by welcoming a guest Rosa Helena Lopez de Soto all the way from Columbia  . Rosa grows her coffee beans in the remote heights of the Andes Crompton House became  a Fairtrade School in September 2008. We were the first school in Oldham to gain this status […]

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We scored a goal for Fairtrade

Posted on March 18, 2009 by admin in Archive, News

On 6 March 2009, 12 primary schools across Oldham took part in a Fairtrade Football Tournament at Oldham Sports Centre.  It proved a fitting finale to Fairtrade Fortnight.  The tournament was hosted by Groundwork Oldham and Rochdale, along with Oldham Athletic Football Club. The winners were St Joseph’s Primary School, Shaw.  They are pictured here […]

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Faith can move mountains

Posted on March 18, 2009 by admin in News

The faith communities are one of the biggest users of Fairtrade products within Oldham. Currently we have over 30 places of worship(for full details see the Faith header) that use Fairtrade products and the majority run a Fairtrade stall usually  after worship Background An ever-growing number of churches are making the connection between trade and […]

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Get your workplace involved

Posted on March 18, 2009 by admin in News, Wider

IT’S EASY TO MAKE WORK A FAIRER PLACE Start you day with a cup of Fairtrade tea Snack  on a Fairtrade banana before lunch Use Fairtrade drinks in your canteen Sweeten up you meeting with a bar of Fairtrade chocolate Use Faitrade tea/coffee for visitors CHOOSE FAIRTRADE www.fairtradeatwork.org.uk

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Cotton on to Fairtrade!

Posted on March 18, 2009 by admin in Archive, News

What is Fairtrade cotton? How is it different from ordinary cotton? Cotton is vital to the global textile industry and to the social and economic development of developing countries. There’s no difference in quality between Fairtrade cotton and normal cotton. The real difference is that the person at the very bottom of the textile supply […]

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