The Avenue Methodist Church, Rutland Avenue

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

Schools/Higher Education

• Has been an on-line meeting with the lecturer for the MBA course at Bucks New Uni
• Two 40-minute sessions have been delivered to students
• Attended meeting of Sustainability Committee at Bucks New Uni
• Contact with Fairtrade Foundation re: arranging a talk to be given at Bucks New Uni by a Fairtrade farmer

Treasurer’s report

Pann Mill stall 12/05/24

• Good weather and good pitch position
• Children’s section very successful and eye-catching
• Contact made with a teacher from a local primary school who teaches about Fairtrade

Social Media

• Discussion re: posting on our Facebook page
• Steering group’s new e-mail address nearly up and running

Wycombe and Grecia/Coope Victoria Partnership

• Fairtrade Guernsey have agreed to work with us on our ‘Galleon’ coffee project
• 2 kilos of beans sent from Coope Victoria to roaster in Guernsey

Barbican Event 04/06/24

• Part of the Fairtrade Foundation’s 30^th anniversary celebrations
• Plan to ask the speakers for their opinion of ‘direct trade’

AOB

• Are progressing the 2^nd article for the Journal of Fair Trade
• Discussion on possible venue for future meetings
• Social event to mark the 10^th anniversary of Wycombe becoming a Fairtrade town
• Stall booked for ‘Wycombe Celebrates’ event on 08/09/24
• Fairtrade Foundation’s website has been revamped

NEXT MEETING

To be arranged