For details of how to run a campaign to become a Fairtrade town or village, please follow the link below to the Fairtrade Foundation website:
Fairtrade Foundation (external website)
A Fairtrade town or village is a campaign run by a local community group aimed at boosting awareness and understanding of trade issues, and promoting the purchase of Fairtrade products as a way that people can make a difference to the lives of producers.
These campaigns have a set of goals and receive a certificate of congratulation from the Fairtrade Foundation when they are reached. Once a local community declares its status as a Fairtrade town or village, it must remain committed to continuing its campaigning and awareness-raising. There are more than 400 Fairtrade villages, towns, cities, islands and boroughs across the UK, including four in the East Riding: Beverley, Cherry Burton, Pocklington and Hornsea. These groups of volunteers promote Fairtrade and, in some cases, local produce.
Fairtrade East Riding Network (FERN) brings together representatives from across the East Riding to coordinate the Fairtrade campaigns and events in the region. The group meets at County Hall in Beverley throughout the year. In 2014, FERN was successful in its application to the Fairtrade Foundation for the East Riding to be granted ‘Fairtrade County’ status.