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New status for Moretonhampstead Greg Brown Manager of Moretonhampstead
Moretonhampstead has joined over 600 communities across the UK that can call themselves ‘Fairtrade’ Towns’. In doing so, Moretonhampstead is helping small producers across the globe to achieve a fair price for their goods.
Co-op, Pic by Lionel Holmes
Since 2008 Devon County Council has supported this initiative, and Exeter has been a Fairtrade Town since 2004. Tavistock, Okehampton, North Tawton, Bovey Tracey and Chudleigh are also in the scheme. There are over 6,000 fairly traded products from tea coffee and bananas to wine, beauty products and even gold. All have the Fairtrade logo to prove it! Lionel Holmes, who has spearheaded the campaign in Moretonhampstead, said: ‘Many local businesses have thought carefully about how they can make a difference by sourcing quality products that are also fairly traded.
Fairtrade fortnight, held annually at the end of February, has inevitably been a low key affair this year, but by talking about the benefits of Fairtrade and
’St Andrew’s Church has sourced and used Fairtrade products for a number of years, as has our local Co-op which currently has Fairtrade tea, coffee and sugar available in the store. After canvassing for local support, many Moretonhampstead businesses, organisations, accommodation providers have been keen to offer, use and promote Fairtrade goods. The support of our parish council has been key to the success of the initiative and Cllr Penny Simpson has attended our meetings.’ See our community website www.dartmoorlinks.co.uk
offering an ever increasing range of Fairtrade products we are helping to make a difference to the lives of farmers and workers around the world.
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