Skipton in race for Fairtrade status
Could Skipton win the race to be the first town to declare Fairtrade status since Yorkshire became a Fairtrade Region?
There has certainly been plenty of Fairtrade activity in the town and Liz Roodhouse, Chair of Fairtrade Skipton, is confident that status is not far away.
The Chair of Craven District Council, Odeh, Manal and Skipton Fairtrade supporters.
During Fairtrade Fortnight, the town played host to Palestinian Fairtrade olive farmers, Manal and Odeh, from the Zaytoun cooperative. They were welcomed by Chris Harbron, the Chair of Craven District Council.
Fairtrade Skipton encouraged supporters to sell Fairtrade rice as part of Just Trading‘s rice challenge. Quakers in the town put on a delicious Fairtrade lunch using the rice.
Skipton schools have been hard at work to spread the message of Fairtrade. Skipton Girls High School has recently been declared a Fairtrade School and Ermysted’s Grammar School were visited by Manal and Odeh.
The Palestinian visitors took a school assembly and also took part in a discussion with some Year 7 and sixth form students. Liz Roodhouse commented “It was a very successful morning and I was staggered by the quality and range of questions raised by the Year 7 students in particular.”
Fairtrade Skipton have worked closely with the Craven Development Education Centre which is based in St. Andrew’s Church Hall in Skipton.
Fairtrade Yorkshire wish Skipton all the very best and this is one race that we will be watching very closely. Go Skipton!
