Fairtrade Fortnight events in Market Harborough

Thursday October 2^nd on the town square, 9am – 2pm

The Fairtrade Town group will be at the Farmer’s Market selling the very popular Kilombero Rice. Again this year, the group will be taking up the challenge to sell 90kg of rice to fund the secondary school education for one child in Malawi for a year – but it needs your help!

 

Saturday October 4^th under the Old Grammar School, 10am – 2pm

The Fairtrade Town group, together with the Friends of Oxfam, will have a stall selling homemade cakes, preserves, plants, bric-a-brac, Fairtrade chocolate and rice from Malawi.

 

Sunday October 5^th at St Hugh’s Church, Northampton Road, from approx. 11am.

Fairtrade tea and coffee and other Fairtrade refreshments will be available after the morning service in return for donations to the Fairtrade Foundation, and there will be a small stall of Fairtrade goods.

 

Friday 10^th October at the Oxfam Bookshop, 10.30 – 1pm
Brew It Fair event. Drop in for a chat and a cuppa.

 

Monday October 13^th

Especially for U3A members: Talk from Zoe Plummer, Head of Marketing at the Fairtrade Foundation. Please check the U3A magazine for details.

 

Remember! Fairtrade isn’t just a label – it’s a movement! Fairtrade means improved opportunities, brighter futures, workers’ rights and so much more. www.fairtrade.net