May 20, 2012
April 29, 2012
March 7, 2012
Dumfries is a Fairtrade Town!
We’ve been busy celebrating!
On Saturday 25th February we were on Dumfries High Street with our lovely new T shirts and with a huge cake from Greggs. Hannah cut the cake to declare that we are now, officially, a Fairtrade Town!! Click on the picture to see video of the day…
And then, on Saturday 3rd March we were joined at the Environment Fair by Jennipher Wettaka – a Ugandan Coffee Grower. Click on the picture of Jennipher with Alison to see video of their interview – and the rest of the day. Thanks to Brian for the videos.
February 21, 2012
February 7, 2012
Take a Step for Fairtrade in 2012
Click on the footprints to see a short video about Fairtrade Fortnight 2012 – Take a Step.
More details about our activities over the next few weeks soon…
November 23, 2011
Welcome
All the fun of the (Fairer World) Fair!
It’s been a busy month so far. Many thanks to all who supported us at the Fairer World fair on November 12. Wasn’t it great?! You can see some pictures of the event in the page “2011 Fairer World Fair” to the right, and if you click on the picture to the left you can see video footage of the day… thanks Brian!
The bid for Dumfries to become a Fairtrade town has now been submitted to the Fairtrade Foundation, and all we can do now is wait… and of course keep supporting Fairtrade. The Oxfam Shop in Dumfries has a great range of Fairtrade goodies – not just chocolate – to share with family and friends.
Details of the shops where you can buy Fairtrade and fairly traded goods in Dumfries can be found in the directory – just click on the link on the right.
Our next meeting will be on January 18 2012, at 7pm in the meeting room at St John’s Church Dumfries.
October 29, 2011
Come to the Fair!
One of Scotland’s leading Fair trade importers will be at The Dumfries Fairer World Fair at St George’s Church Hall, George St., Dumfries on Saturday 12th November, which will also see the signing of the bid for Dumfries to become a Fairtrade Town.
The Fairer World Fair runs from 10am – 3.30pm and admission is free. It will feature several stalls from local fair-traders – so this is a great opportunity to do some Christmas shopping, and to find out about the local Fairtrade Town campaign, and the difference that fair trade makes to producers around the world.
At 2.15pm, John Riches, of Just Trading Scotland will be talking and leading a discussion on the difference that Fair Trade makes in countries such as Swaziland and Malawi, as well as the challenges that face both the producers and importers of Fair Trade goods in a competitive market.
In addition to all that, this year we also have children’s activities in the afternoon, and for refreshments there will be Fairtrade Café serving soup and homebaking - using local and Fairtrade products where possible. There will also be information about the Dumfries Fairtrade Campaign and help and inspiration for schools and businesses.
Do join us – and tell your friends – you can download a poster here! Flyer for Fairer World Fair
August 19, 2011
Welcome!
The next meeting of the Dumfries Fairtrade Group will be Wednesday 24th August at the Meeting room, St John’s Church, Lover’s Walk, at 7.00pm. We will be starting to plan for the Fairer World Fair in November.
Click on the menus to the right to find lots of information about Fairtrade and what’s going on locally. We are starting to add information about B & Bs in the town and surrounding area that use Fairtrade products – the first one has just been added! If you want to contact us with updates please use the comments box.
Harvest Carnival is on Sunday 11 September at the David Keswick Centre. The Theme is ‘Food for Thought’, and there will a Fairtrade cafe run by the various Fairtrade Churches in the area. The event is organised by the Dumfries Christian Network and you can find out more information by clicking on the Harvest Carnival Logo
March 15, 2011
Welcome!
Welcome to the website of the Dumfries Fairtrade group - working to achieve Fairtrade status for Dumfries.
Click on the menus to the right to find lots of information about Fairtrade and what’s going on locally. We are starting to add information about B & Bs in the town and surrounding area that use Fairtrade products. If you want to contact us with updates please use the comments box.
Congratulations to Mouswald Primary School for achieving Fairtrade Status!!
The Allanton Peace Festival will be held on Saturday, 25 June from 2pm – 6pm. We will be joining with the Dunscore Fairtrade Group again this year to run a Fairtrade Cafe at this event.
Please let us know if you are able to help in the cafe on the day and/or provide Fairtrade baking. It would help the planning arrangements if we knew as soon as possible how many volunteers we can expect.
For information about where to find Fairtrade products in Dumfries click on the the link to the Dumfries Fairtrade Directory to the right. There’s also a section for businesses who want to find out more about using Fairtrade products. Please contact us if you are a business or work place in the Dumfries area already using Fairtrade products – we would love to hear from you (use the comments box).
Click on the links to the right too, to find out about our Design a T Shirt competition, our activities during this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight, and lots more. And if you’d like to see video of our lovely Fairtrade bunting on the Devorgilla Bridge, click on the picture below…
Members of the Dumfries Fairtrade Group prepare to display the bunting along the Devorgilla Bridge
Upcoming dates
Dumfries Fairtrade Group Meeting – Wednesday 22 June 7pm
The Meeting Room, St John’s Church.
Peace Festival, Allanton Sanctuary, Auldgirth Saturday June 25th
Fairer World Fair – Saturday 12 November 2011
February 14, 2011
Show Off Your Label
This year’s Fairtrade Fortnight focuses on cotton and the Dumfries Fairtrade Group are taking part in producing the longest piece of bunting ever – hand decorated Fairtrade cotton bunting of course. Lots of groups locally are taking part – as you can see… and maybe you would like to take part. If so do contact us using the comments box, or come along to the Environment Fair at DGOne on Sat 5 March.
Just some of the Fairtrade Bunting decorated so far...
and here is some more - but we are going to need much more.
Many thanks to Hannah Mortlock for these great pictures!
On Saturday 12 March we intend to display the finished bunting along the Devorgilla Bridge… do join us – we will need lots of help!
More details to follow but do contact us using the comments box if you would like more information – and see below for more about what’s happening locally in Fairtrade Fortnight..
