Business and Industry

Many areas in the District had activities to foster the use of Fairtrade goods. Most are recounted under the appropriate place name.

Others were:

1. On Thursday 9 March. Presentation by John D Anderson at Bradford Girls Grammar School to Year 11, who were then to teach Year 7 about Fairtrade.
   
2. On Tuesday 7 March and Wednesday 15 March two Fairtrade wine tastings were held at the Fairtrade Café, Ash Grove, Great Horton Road. At the second, a Chilean wine producer, Sergio, spoke of how their workers benefited from Fairtrade by a guaranteed, regular price, higher wages, a social premium for a school and medicines. Unlike some products, 100% of Fairtrade wine is fairly traded. Much Chilean wine was savoured.
   
3. Salt Grammar School hosted an evening wine tasting with Sergio on Wed 15 March.
   
4. On Monday 13 March the Mothers Union of Bingley Parish Church hosted a presentation on Ethiopia and Fairtrade given by John D Anderson.
5. Just after Fairtrade Fortnight, on Monday 27 March the Soroptimists had a Fairtrade meeting in St Stephen's Church Hall, Steeton, where the United Coop displayed some of its Fairtrade goods, and provided free wine and chocolate.

Soroptimist Fairtrade Evening. Left to right: Katie Miller [President of Soroptimists International in Keighley], John D Anderson [Chair of Fairtrade Bradford], Dave Bretherton [Member Relations Manager of United Cooperatives Ltd], Hilary Putnam [President of Soroptimists International (Yorkshire)]