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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“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…
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…
Raise a glass to a decade of Fairtrade wine
The story of Fairtrade wine at the Co-operative begins even before there was any agreed international criteria for wine to carry the Fairtrade Mark. The Co-operative working with Traidcraft the UK’s largest Fairtrade organisation took the pioneering step to set up a relationship with Los Robles co-operative in Chile to source a wine produced…
Can Derbyshire become a Fairtrade County?
A recent motion put forward and carried by Derbyshire County Council paved the way for Derbyshire to become a Fairtrade County. In Matlock we have motions of support from The Town, District and County Councils, all of whom are based in the town. The new move by the County Council follows the District Council’s push…
Get into training
This years Matlock Inter-schools Fairtrade Football competition will be played on June 5th. Played with Fairtrade footballs this annual competition is eagerly awaited by primary school pupils in the area. Competition is keen as teams compete for the Champions Award and the Fairplay Award.
Matlock proud to be a Fairtrade Town
Matlock became a Fairtrade Town in 2006. Since then the amount of Fairtrade products available in the town has grown steadily. The Fairtrade Steering group have worked hard to raise the profile of Fairtrade within the town in schools, cafes, churches, shops and the local Councils. Buy a bag with an award winning design…
What is Fairtrade
Fairtrade is a trading agreement which guarantees a minimum price to farmers that reflects their production costs. Producers also receive a Fairtrade Premium, for them to invest in community development. The Fairtrade certification process encourages producer organisations: – to continuously improve working conditions – to continuously improve product quality – to increase the environmental stability…
Matlock a Fairtrade Town 