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Fairtrade in Aylesbury

Aylesbury Fairtrade Initiative 2011. Fairtrade in Aylesbury. Status. Fairtrade town awarded 2009 Criteria based on number of shops, cafes, restaurants, schools, community groups making a commitment to Fairtrade Local community group and town council working together to promote fairtrade

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Fairtrade in Aylesbury

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  1. Aylesbury Fairtrade Initiative 2011 Fairtrade in Aylesbury

  2. Status • Fairtrade town awarded 2009 • Criteria based on number of shops, cafes, restaurants, schools, community groups making a commitment to Fairtrade • Local community group and town council working together to promote fairtrade • Now need to re-invigorate efforts to • Promote fairtrade • Raise awareness in business and community • Renew the Fairtrade Town Status

  3. Plan of Action • Public meeting • Promoted on Mix 96 and in Bucks Herald • Look for new people from across the community to get involved • Launch new blog and facebook group in place of former website • http://aylesburyfairtrade.wordpress.com • Events, stalls and publicity to promote the importance and benefit of fairtrade

  4. Ways to get involved • An hour or two now and then to help with an information stall • Helping put together posters, flyers and newsletters • Visit local community organisations and give a brief talk, encourage commitment • Talk to local cafes shops and restaurants about fairtrade and why they should offer fairtrade products

  5. Ways to get involved • Visit local schools • Short assemblies • Talk and activity with class • Encourage to make a commitment to fairtrade tea/coffee for staff and meetings • Encourage to teach about fairtrade (most do) (information, materials and activity ideas available)

  6. Ways to get involved • Write to/visit and talk to local businesses • Commit to fairtrade tea/coffee for staff • Commit to fairtrade for meeting catering • Explain potential for alignment with CSR programmes • Help with communicating about local progress to press/media • Radio • Local newspapers • Help with researching and compiling the fairtrade directory

  7. Ways to get involved • Can be a very small time commitment • Only commit to what you can • Contribute things you are good at • Talking to people • Working with schools • IT skills • Marketing/PR skills • Stands/stalls and events • Working with businesses Please let us know you are interested and talk about what you’d like to do/feel comfortable about doing

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