What’s On Fairtrade Baking in Schools Volunteers will be baking in schools in the area using Fairtrade Ingredients. Talking to children about ethical choices when shopping and what can be found out from labelling on products that they buy. The Derbyshire Dales District Council Fairtrade Committee is searching the Derbyshire Dales for the best Primary…
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Fairtrade in Matlock
Picturesque Matlock always working hard to promote Fairtrade. In Matlock we are very proud that Fairtrade is supported by the three tiers of local Councils, schools, churches and businesses. Events take place throughout the year promoting Fairtrade and we host the famous annual Fairtrade Football Tournament played by local primary schools with Fairtrade Footballs.
Find out about Fairtrade Events in your area
Do come along and support your Fairtrade Town and the work they are doing to make trade more ethical and help producers who are often struggling against discrimination and injustice. Below are events that will be happening in the area during February and March. Let us know if you know of any other events.
Fairtrade Fortnight 27.2.17 – 12.3.17
FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT February 27th – March 12th 2017 FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT IN MATLOCK Much of the work in Fairtrade Fortnight is focussed in schools. Before the Fortnight Lessons will be held in both Castleview Primary, and Tansley Primary to familiarise pupils with the idea of Fairtrade. During the Fortnight : Thursday 2nd March, classes of children…
Sitting Down for a Fairtrade Breakfast and Standing Up for Farmers
Fairtrade breakfast Tansley Primary School held a Fairtrade Breakfast on 2nd March 2016. Click on Fairtrade breakfast above and take a look at some of the pictures.
Fairtrade Fortnight 2016 Events
Sit down for breakfast, stand up for farmers! 29 February – 13 March As Martin Luther King famously said, ‘before you finish eating breakfast in the morning, you’ve depended on more than half the world’. Despite our dependence on farmers and workers for the foods, drinks and products that we love, about 795 million people…
Autumn News
Looking back over the last couple of months there are two items of interest that have happened in Matlock on the Fairtrade Front? The New Season Fairtrade Football Tournament After 10 years of running the Fairtrade Football Tournament in Matlock the engraved and much sort after trophy was full of the winning teams names. It…
Cuppa Call In
Last Wednesday the children from the cooking club at Tansley Primary School cooked up a treat for the locals. They made delicious Fairtrade iced biscuits decorated with cherries. Helen Pearson who runs the cooking club took the biscuits along with some members of the cooking club to an appreciative audience at the Cuppa Call In…
Fairtrade Football Competition 2015
Blue skies and bright sunshine greeted teams competing in the annual Fairtrade Football Tournament at Cavendish Fields. Six teams from four local primary schools took part. Laura Stevens organised the event for the ninth year running. Before the football kicked-off she talked to the children about Fairtrade and explained the importance of using Fairtrade footballs….
The Derbyshire Dales Great Fairtrade Bake Off Competition Final Details
Matlock Heat of the Derbyshire Dales Great Fairtrade Bake Off Saturday 28th February 2015 Imperial Rooms 4.30 pm – 6 pm bakes to arrive by 4.45 for judging at 5 Judges; Stacey from Cool River Cafe, Trevor or Rosie from Green Way Cafe and Colin from Clove Kitchen Get baking and see if you can…
Matlock a Fairtrade Town 