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Fair trade press releases

Big Brew 2010
Have a Fairtrade Brew in Durham
To celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight, the city of Durham is playing host to a Traidcraft Big Brew tea party on Wednesday 24th February 2010 from 2pm – 4pm.
19 February 2010
 
Strictly Fairtrade tea dance set to attract 1,000 tea drinkers
The North East’s biggest ever Fairtrade tea dance will take place on Saturday, 27 February, from 2-4pm at Eldon Leisure to coincide with Fairtrade Fortnight.
19 February 2010
 
Grab your aprons and help!
19th to 25th October 2009 is National Baking Week and a great reason to grab your apron and head for the kitchen to cook up a little treat for your family and friends – and help beat world poverty at the same time.
14 October 2009
 
Traidcraft supporters gather in Gateshead to mark 30 years
Fair trade supporters will meet this Saturday (12/9/09) in Gateshead to mark 30 years of fighting poverty through trade as Traidcraft holds its annual general meeting.
10 September 2009
 
Margaret Sentamu returns to Traidcraft fold
Margaret Sentamu has become a trustee of fair trade organisation Traidcraft – for the second time.
14 July 2008
 
Meet fair trade producers on a Traidcraft tour
Interested in fair trade? Why not meet the people behind the products on a Traidcraft Meet the People Tour. These small group tours take travellers into the heart of local communities to meet local people – and even to share their homes.
30 May 2008
 
Minister urges more faith in action
Political and social activism, rooted in faith, has a vital role to play in shaping modern Britain, says Stephen Timms, the Labour Party vice-chair with special responsibility for faith communities.
26 September 2007
 
Traidcraft goes back to its roots in Durham
The city of Durham – where the Traidcraft "dream" first took shape – is playing host to Traidcraft’s Conference and Annual General Meeting, from 21st to 23rd September.
19 September 2007
 
Gateshead woman sees effects of fair trade first hand
Fair trade enthusiast Elaine Willmore from Gateshead travelled 5,000 miles to Bangladesh to visit some of Traidcraft’s producers who make the products she sells from a stall in her church. Elaine, a cancer researcher, was keen to find out for herself whether fair trade really makes a difference to the lives of the producers.
29 May 2007
 
Support World Fair Trade Day On ebay.co.uk
A large selection of leading Fair Trade brands in the UK are partnering with eBay.co.uk to launch a special 'Fair Trade on eBay' hub on 12 May 2007. The launch comes on World Fair Trade Day and showcases Fair Trade products to an audience of millions, providing a one-stop shop for a variety of Fair Trade items.
9 May 2007
 
Fair trade goes to the wall
Two thousand years after the Romans linked the east and west of Britain with their mighty wall, fair trade campaigners across the North are attempting to repeat the achievement.
10 April 2007
 
Celebrate International Women's Day with Traidcraft
Traidcraft, the UK's leading fair trade organisation, is urging UK women to celebrate the world-wide connections between women that fair trade products can bring.
7 March 2007
 
Warehouse gig for fair trade duo
Singer-songwriters Gareth Davies-Jones and Rob Halligan are using their unique style of music to spread the fair trade message on behalf of Traidcraft.
17 October 2006
 
Fair trade is a European success story
A recent survey, carried out in 25 European countries, shows that fair trade sales in Europe have been growing at an average 20% per year since 2000. The annual net retail value of fair trade products sold in Europe now exceeds €660 million. This is more than double the figure five years ago, making fair trade one of the fastest growing markets in the world.
6 February 2006