Members of Matlock’s Fairtrade Town Committee presented the Renewal Certificate of Fairtrade Town Status to the Mayor Steve Flitter and members of Matlock Town Council on Monday evening and thanked them for their support. The town had the prestigious award renewed for the fourth time in 2015. Matlock was first awarded the Fairtrade status in…
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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…
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….
“Investing In a Fairer World”
We recently had an email from Phil Shore who is a volunteer who raises awareness about the organisation Shared Interest. We asked him to write a blog for the website to tell us about the work Shared Interest are involved in. “Have you ever thought: “How can I directly invest in Fairtrade farmers…
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…
Closing Date for entry into the Great Derbyshire Dales Fairtrade Bakeoff
Don’t leave it too late to enter. Last date for entry forms in Sunday 22nd February. see below …
Derbyshire Dales Bake Off Entry Form
Derbyshire Dales Great Fairtrade Bake Off Matlock Heat Saturday 28th February 2015 Imperial Rooms 4.30 pm – 6 pm Get baking and see if Matlock Bakers can beat off the competition from other Derbyshire Dales Contestants. The Great Derbyshire Dales Fairtrade Bake Off forms part of the Fairtrade Fortnight Celebrations in the area. The…
Great idea to tickle the Fairtrade Christmas Tastebuds
I want to pass on a recipe to you so you can make some delicious Fairtrade Mincemeat. I made some for myself and then made some with the Y5 and Y6 children at Tansley Primary School. The recipe is not complicated and it smells and of tastes the essence of Christmas. Ingredients 500g dried mixed…
Future is sweeter for Mauritian sugar farmers.
Are you looking for Fairtrade ingredients for the Great Derbyshire Dales Fairtrade Bake Off? Then this news might interest you: Waitrose has announced that its entire range of own-label speciality baking sugars has been switched to Fairtrade, with small-scale farmers in Mauritius set to benefit from every bag that is sold. The supermarket offers…
The Great Derbyshire Dales Fairtrade Bake Off
Get baking and come up with a winning recipe to enter into the Great Derbyshire Dales Fairtrade Bake Off. Produce something wonderful using as many Fairtrade ingredients as possible to win this prestigious award. The competition will comprise of regional heats one for each Fairtrade Town in the Derbyshire Dales with the winners from…
Matlock a Fairtrade Town 