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"Buying Fairtrade in Monmouth" 2008 edition now available from the Museum and the Tourist Information Centre

 

MONMOUTH BECAME  A FAIRTRADE TOWN IN 2005

 Keep buying the bananas                 Fairtrade school          

Where to drink Fairtrade                   Where to buy Fairtrade                Fairtrade B&Bs

Get involved                                      Contact

Launch of Fairtrade TownBy choosing produce with the Fairtrade logo, shoppers in Monmouth can be sure they are making a real difference to the lives of millions of producers worldwide.

Fairtrade guarantees producers in developing countries a fair and stable  price for their crops - enabling them to invests in social, environmental  and business improvements. 

At the Fairtrade Town celebration on March1st  2005  Simeon Greene from the Windward Islands gave a fascinating talk about the reality of Fairtrade and the difference that he has seen it make.   In the Windward Islands it has meant environmentally safe working conditions and  fair wages that make schooling, decent housing and healthcare affordable by all. The Fairtrade premium payment to the community  has also allowed some groups to diversify by planting mango trees to break away from dependence on a single crop.

STOP PRESS.  Hurricane Dean devastated much of the Windward Island banana crop. Conrad James, a banana farmer from St Lucia who farms a 5.6 acre farm with his wife Josephine and toured the UK during Fairtrade Fortnight 2007, has lost his entire crop.  Conrad said: “I have a lot of work on my shoulders but I will keep growing bananas. I will build this up again. Just please keep buying Fairtrade bananas.”   Conrad and his wife lost everything once before in the hurricane storms of 1980.  Like so many of his neighbours, he had to replant after the storms. This current disaster will mean he will not have an income until his crop grows back in around six months.

 

Support for Fairtrade in Monmouth

Monmouthshire's first Fairtrade School.   Congratulations are due to Monmouth Comprehensive School which achieved Fairtrade School status last year; the first school in the county to do so. 

The "Finding Fairtrade in Monmouth "guide.

We are fortunate to have again received an Agenda 21 grant to update and reprint the guide to “Finding Fairtrade in Monmouth” which will be available in Fairtrade Fortnight 2008

 

 

 Fairtrade in Monmouth

 

  Support of local traders for Fairtrade has increased dramatically.  When the campaign started out there was only 1 cafe that served Fairtrade and 6 shops.  You can now find it at the following places:

Where to drink Fairtrade

Coffee # 1 -Monnow Street -  serves only Fairtrade tea, coffee drinking chocolate  and sugar. Telephone no. 01600 772947

The Malt House - St. Mary's Street - all tea,  coffee hot chocolate and sugar served is Fairtrade.  Fairtrade wine also available. Telephone no. 01600 772052

Monmouth Priory - Priory Street - all tea,  coffee, hot chocolate and sugar served is Fairtrade.  Open Saturday a.m.

Telephone no. 01600 712034

Nigel's Bakery Fayre - Beaufort Yard - serves Fairtrade Tea and coffee on request. Telephone no. 01600 716040

Punch House - serves Fairtrade coffee, tea and sugar.  Telephone no. 01600

Whole Earth Bistro - White Swan Yard - all tea, sugar and coffee served is Fairtrade. Telephone no. 01600 715555

 

Where to buy Fairtrade

 

Dingestow Village Shop - Ground and instant coffee and tea. Telephone no. 01600 740644 

 

Irma Fingal Rock-Monnow Street - Wine, honey and muesli. Telephone no. 01600 712372

 

Lidl - Mayhill - Bananas, instant coffee, sugar, chocolate and orange juice. Telephone no.01600 719897

 

Marks and Spencers - Monnow Street - Ground and instant coffee, tea , jam and honey. Telephone no. 01600 775370

 

Munday & Jones - Church Street - bananas, ground and instant coffee. chocolate and Geobars. Telephone no. 01600 772242 

The Oxfam Shop- Agincourt Square -

Ground and instant coffee,  tea and cocoa.  biscuits, chocolate, 

cereal bars, honey. peanut butter and sugar.

Telephone no. 01600 712499

Skenfrith Village shop - chocolate, tea, instant and ground coffee, chocolates, biscuits, muesli. Telephone no. 01600 750618

 

Somerfield - The Oldfield Centre - Ground and instant coffee, tea bags, bananas wine and biscuits. Telephone no. 01600 712288  

 

Tew's Budgens ,Overmonnow Garage -  Cinderhill Street - Tea, instant coffee, cocoa. Telephone no. 01600 712632

 

Threshers - Monnow Street - Fairtrade wines from South Africa and South America.

Telephone no. 01600 772224

Waitrose -Monnow Street -  Ground and instant coffee.  Tea bags, drinking chocolate, cocoa, fruit juice and red wine.  Chocolate, cereal bars and biscuits.  Bananas, mangoes, pineapples, honey and sugar.Telephone no. 01600 772552

Wigmores Bakery -St Mary's Street -  Fairtrade coffee, juice and Geobars. Telephone no. 01600 712083

 

Wydean Wholefoods - Monnow Street -  Ground and instant coffee. Tea,  biscuits.

Telephone no. 01600 715429

Where to stay - Fairtrade B&Bs

Loughrigg Bed and Breakfast -all tea and coffee served is Fairtrade. Telephone no. 01600 715507

Whitecross House Bed and Breakfast- all tea,  coffee and sugar served is Fairtrade. Telephone no. 01600 716422

Windyridge - all tea,  coffee and sugar and muesli served is Fairtrade. Telephone no. 01600 716422

 

Workplaces that have pledged to serve Fairtrade drinks to staff and customers are:

 

Chippenham Surgery, Dixton Surgery, Environment Agency Wales (Monmouth Branch),

 

Gwent Wildlife Trust and Oxfam.

 

Other groups that have signed up to pledge their support for Fairtrade by using it at their events are: 

 

St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Wyesham Christian Fellowship, St James Church,

 

St Peters Church, St Thomas Church, St Mary's Priory Church, Monmouth Baptist Church,

 

Monmouth Methodist Church, Trellech Methodist Church, Trellech and Penallt churches,

 

Wonastow Church The Narth Village Hall Committee, Monmouth Methodist Church,

 

Ty Mawr Convent  and Monmouth Town Councillors. 

 

Get involved!

 

The Fairtrade Forum continues to promote Fairtrade at local events and would love to be invited to more.  We can offer:  

                                                                    Stall selling a range of Fairtrade goods

            Lists of Fairtrade wholesale suppliers

            Speakers for adult groups, school classes and assemblies

            Posters and leaflets

            To serve Fairtrade refreshments at your event

 Monmouth carnival 2007                                 Free-standing displays (available shortly)

We are also planning to produce a Fairtrade cotton shopping bag as part of the Monmouth move to stop the use of single use plastic carrier bags.

 

Buy Fairtrade - look for the logo when you do your shopping and buy (and request) Fairtrade at cafés and catering establishments when you have the opportunity.

 

Become a member -Monmouth Fairtrade Forum organises events to celebrate and publicise Fairtrade.  New members are always welcome .  Please phone 01600 713727 for details. A voluntary fee of £2 or whatever you can afford will keep you up to date on our progress and will guarantee you invites to our events.

 

Supply Fairtrade goods in your shop/ catering establishment - visit www.fairtrade.org.uk or contact Collette for a catering directory and to register your interest in Monmouth Fairtrade Forum.

Become a Fairtrade workplace - talk to your colleagues / call Collette for help and resources and a free taster session and convert your office.

Become a Fairtrade B&B - talk to your colleagues / call Collette for help and resources

For more information about Fairtrade visit:

 

For more information please contact Colette Mooney

 

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