Worthing

A POTTED HISTORY OF WORTHING FAIRTRADE TOWN STEERING GROUP

Formed Steering Group 2003

FAIRTRADE TOWN STATUS 2005

Fairtrade Fortnight 2007 – Winners of National Fairtrade Foundation Imagination Award

Fairtrade Fortnight 2008 – Film Festival at Connaught Theatre

March & Sept 2011 – Two Fairtrade Markets in a local shopping precinct. They both attracted about 20 stall holder & musicians performed throughout the day

We held a Fairtrade coffee morning at St Paul’s Centre Worthing once a month from 2007 until 2011 which included a Fairtrade stall. 

Fairtrade Fortnight 2012 – Fairtrade Bike Ride.
Pupils at Thomas A Becket Middle School organised events during the fortnight including a coffee morning that our steering group members attended,

March 2012 – Promotion & stall at Worthing College including a letter to the local MP’s that was signed by 150 student’s

March 2013 – Meeting with Fairtrade Speaker from Africa

2014 – Two of our members were awarded 1^st prize at Broadwater Carnival by decorating their tandem with Fairtrade items and slogans it was a marvelous achievement & they obtained a lot of free publicity promoting Fairtrade & it’s hoped that they will feature in the local media.

2014/15 – 90kg Rice Challenge we have sold 90 bags between ourselves, Thomas A’Beckett Junior School & St Mary of the Angels church.  That means a child in Malawi can now be educated for 1 year.

13th May 2015  – Celebration of 21 years of the FT Mark locally & 10 years since becoming a FT Town.  25 people attended a successful event at Worthing Town Hall on 13^th May.  The Mayor & the Town Crier both attended & a speaker from the Fairtrade Foundation.  Many of those present were able to network & this will hopefully add to the profile of Fairtrade in the town.  A press release was sent to the local papers, the press was invited but didn’t turn up.

90kg Rice Challenge – we have sold 90 bags between ourselves, Thomas A Becket Junior School & St Mary of the Angels church.  That means a child in Malawi can now be educated for 1 year.

2016 – Fairtrade Wine Tasting. We’ve done 3 this year with wine & information supplied by the Coop.

2017  – We became affiliated to Transition Town Worthing in order to give us a higher profile in the Town

For many years we’ve worked closely with Thomas A Becket School who are great ambassador’s  for Fairtrade in the town.