Venue
The Avenue Methodist Church, Rutland Avenue
Topics discussed
Treasurer’s report
Mayor’s Carol Concert 10/12/23
- Fewer people than last year but there was a good interface with the public
- Donations for refreshments separate from those for Mayor’s charities and this worked better
Social Media
- Need to do more promotion of upcoming events
- Need to issue minutes sooner after meetings, particularly summary for website
- A new e-mail address for the group will be set up and e-mails will go direct to one member. The comments section on the website will be linked to this
Galleon Coffee
- Investigations taking place to see if it will be possible to produce this, using coffee from our partnership in Costa Rica
Schools/Higher Education
- A talk to be given to GCSE students in September
- Meeting has taken place with Bucks New Uni – linking of Fairtrade Universities discussed
A.O.B.
- Our group was awarded Fairtrade Campaigner of the Month for January 2024 by the Fairtrade Foundation
- Frans van der Hoff died in February this year. He was instrumental in setting up the first Fairtrade label, Max Havelaar, in 1988
- We have been invited to take part in the Festival of Wycombe event on 8th September
- We have also been invited to a Community Board meeting on 13th March
- Cosmetics now available in Primark which use Fairtrade ingredients and the Red Nose T-shirts in TK Max use Fairtrade cotton
- Have been discussions with BidCo re: updating their map of retail outlets in Wycombe to show which ones stock Fairtrade goods. Bucks New Uni would like to give this map to freshers
- World Fair Trade Day is on May 11th this year and the next Pann Mill Open Day will be on May 12th
Next meeting
April 16th at The Avenue Church at 8pm