Baildon Town renewed
The Fairtrade Foundation has renewed Baildon’s Fairtrade Town status. Baildon has been a Fairtrade Town for 12 years. In a letter to the Fairtrade Baildon, Adam Gardener of the Fairtrade Foundation said: “We would like to pass on our congratulations and say thank you to everyone who has been involved. The collaborations with groups such as Friends of the Earth enables you to hold larger events and it was wonderful to see that you managed to raise £160 for Traidcraft Exchange thanks to the generosity of the Co-op and all those involved in the Breakfast. We are really impressed with the clear effort and dedication the town has put in to continually raise awareness and spread information about Fairtrade and to stock Fairtrade goods and products as much as possible.”
Fairtrade Baildon: ready for the Tour de Yorkshire outside St James church
Fairtrade Baildon hit national and international media during the Tour de Yorkshire this year. Their striking banner was visible as the competing cyclists sped through the town, leading the BBC and other networks to comment on its message to ‘end the cycle of poverty: choose Fairtrade.’
