Venue
Christ the Servant King Church, Sycamore Road
Topics discussed
Treasurer’s report
- Donations received at recent stalls
- Items purchased for Tombola to be held at Pann Mill Open Day on 10th May
Social Media
- Reports on our stall at Hazlemere Co-op on 6th March and our on-line video meeting with Grecia/Coope Victoria on 25th March have been posted on our website
- Items from the Fairtrade Foundation website have also been posted on our website
Stall at Hazlemere Co-op on 6th March
- Very successful stall – Fairtrade items available in the store were displayed and sold on the stall and samples of Fairtrade chocolate were offered to shoppers
- Member of Co-op staff took a video whilst interviewing steering group members
- Co-op has good links with local schools and staff have given talks on Fairtrade and invited students to the store to do a Fairtrade ‘treasure trail’
Grecia/Coope Victoria video meeting on 25th March
- A very friendly and constructive meeting – participants from Coope Victoria, Grecia Fair Trade and Chamber of Commerce, the Mayor of Grecia, the Mayor of High Wycombe and a Wycombe Town Councillor
- Managers at Coope Victoria were keen to re-establish the Grecia/Wycombe schools’ link and to send samples of coffee beans to roasteries and independent cafes in the Wycombe area
Renewal of Fairtrade Town certificate
- Need to submit our application by 7th August
- Suggested that we jointly prepare this at our upcoming steering group meetings
Pann Mill stall on 10th May
- Will be running a tombola with Fairtrade/ethically-sourced prizes
AOB
- Visitors from Wycombe’s Twin Town of Kelkheim will be visiting Wycombe between 22nd and 25th May
- Steering group members will be hosting 2 of the visitors and it is hoped to arrange a meeting with the rest of the steering group on 23rd May
- Wycombe Friends of the Earth have invited us to hold a stall at their event on 5th June, at which a ‘Climate Comedian’ will be giving a talk
- UK government is proposing to strengthen its approach to making business more responsible and there is a petition on the Fairtrade Foundation’s website
- There is a live discussion tomorrow on the Fairtrade Foundation’s media channels between a campaigner and a cocoa farmer
Next meeting
Tuesday 28th April at Christ the Servant King Church at 7:30pm