Hi Everyone,

Fairtrade Fortnight is nearly upon us. This year it runs from 27 Feb – 11 March.

Activities begin with a coffee morning on 25 February at Trinity Methodist Church, which will be attended by the Mayor of Felixstowe, Mrs Doreen Savage.  Local dance group ‘Addicted to Dance’ will be performing at the event.

After the launch we will be delivering posters to outlets in the town who sell Fairtrade goods, as part of a publicity drive.  We will start with the Little Ice Cream Co in Undercliff Rd at 12.30 pm and proceed through the town calling at Ruby’s Kitchen, Gregg’s, Marks & Spencer, Café Kitsch, Café Libra (at the Library), The Good Food Shop, The River of Life Café and the East of England Co-op.

On 1 March there will be a Fairtrade Health Walk starting at Trinity Methodist Church at 10.30 with Fairtrade refreshments available in the church hall afterwards.  The walk will be about 2 ½ miles and all are welcome.

Throughout the fortnight there will be a display in the library and on Saturday 3 March members of the Forum will be available, at the library, to answer questions.

The last event of the fortnight is a coffee morning at St John’s Church on Saturday 10 March at 10.30.

For the first week of Fairtrade fortnight there will be a display in the window of Ashton Graham and throughout the fortnight there will be a Fairtrade stand at Morrisons, highlighting their range of Fairtrade products.  A Fairtrade competition has been arranged in conjunction with Spotlight – with a bottle of Fairtrade sparkling wine as a prize.

If there is an event that you are organising and would like to publicise please let our Secretary Stephen Wyatt know.

Alan Muchal