The Keswick Fairtrade Campaign celebrated thirty years of Fairtrade in the UK in a variety of ways involving a huge range of interested residents and visitors. Throughout 2024 Fairtrade Fortnight, Keswick Library hosted a display of posters featuring Fairtrade producers and Fairtrade products available from Greggs,...
The AGM was held in the St Herbert's Centre & included a chance to sample Fairtrade Wines, local Cheeses & discuss the changes in the Fairtrade movement over the years. Future plans were discussed. Trustees and members attended, our new Chair Kelvin was welcomed and...
Keswick & District Fairtrade Campaign is a member of The Fairtrade Foundation - our Founder members being Oxfam, National Federation Women's Institutes, Christian Aid, CAFOD & (formerly) Traidcraft. We would like to encourage new members to join our local Campaign! For a small annual donation you will...
Thanks to the creativity and hard graft of our Chair, Bernadette Fagan,we had an eye-catching and appealing presence at two events over theChristmas period. As usual we had a Fairtrade stall at the VictorianFayre on December 3rd. The low sun and the sharp cold provided...
At the Keswick Agricultural Show a large Fairtrade banana was to beseen walking round in the crowd. It was Anne Baird in the banana suit.She was greeted with smiles from adults and giggles from children and,we trust, a reminder to all to buy Fairtrade bananas...
At our AGM yesterday the current officers of the Campaign and members of the Committee were re-elected: Chair Anne Davies Treasurer Tom Rennie Secretary Jo Alberti Committee Members: Anne Baird and Bernadette Fagan. I gave a review of local activities which you will know about, and also referred to the positive assessment...
The 'Show The Love' Climate Coalition exhibition at the Museum has been well visited & is now extended mid April 2023. The Keswick Reminder printed a short article encouraging people to visit and take action. Green Hearts crafted will be taken to Cumbrian MP's at...
A Moot Hall Exhibition of our Choche friendship link & project & 'Endangered' Exhibition for Fairtade Fortnight was successful with Cake, Hot drinks & Conversation about Fair Trade and Climate Change & other local Fairtade Groups. Local Schools had talks by Pushpanath Krishnamurphy, International Climate &...
2023 ~ The new year has arrived & also 20 years of Fair Trade in Keswick ! There will be the usual Fairtrade events this year ~ stands, talks, tables, social media, as well as Extra events to mark the occasion including ~ *Show The Love Exhibition,...