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Fairtrade. A taste for life ten years on Hreod heads to the far West
Fairtrade Fortnight from 1 to 14 March celebrates the tenth anniversary A group of Year 11 students at Hreod Parkway are planning a big
of the Fairtrade Mark. adventure for the Easter holidays. 29 March to 9 April.
Over this period the logo, along with products such Ten of them will be making for
which identifies goods pro- as sugar, fresh fruit, choco- Vancouver, British Columbia. to
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duced by people who have late. juices. cakes and bis- stay with Canadia
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received a fair wage fortheir cuits. take part in a trek through thek through the
labour, has gone from Swindon Council is striv- wildnerness
strength to strength. More ing to become a Fairtrade have been busily '
top quality products are now Borough and business will fundraising to achieve their dream
available and many can be find out how they can do but are still some way short and
found in some of the big their bit at a seminar on 9 need more backing from business
supermarket chains. Sales March. Felipe Miza Castro, and individual sponsorship.
of Fairtrade products are • a coffee grower from Guate- If you can help call organising
almost doubling year on • ., mala. will explain what being teacher Nina Brautigam on 527999.
year and research has involved in Fairtrade means A big cry for help from Louise Curtis
found that one in four peo- to him and his community. and James Dickson
ple now recognise the logo. For details about what's going
If you've not yet tried Fairtrade on in Fairtrade Fortnight, call Lynn
products, this is the time to take a Forrester, Swindon Council's
taste of foodstuffs produced with- Agenda 21 Co-ordinator on The Fox & Hounds ;/
out exploitation. A wide range of 466167,mail: Iforrester@swindon High Street, Haydon Wick }
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Fairtrade coffee morning and a cake competition goo s ;.
Holy Trinity Church, Shaw. Thursday 11 March, 1 Oam to 12 noon
We have a cosy lounge bar ..and a separate sports bar
On sale: Fairtrade tea, coffee and hot chocolate, juice, plus cakes
offering: • Sky Sports
and cookies made from Fairtrade products will be on sale.
Tearcraft and Traidcraft goods as well. • Real Ales • Darts, cricket and
• Home cooked food football teams
24 hole- famine in West Swindon made to order • Quiz every Tuesday
Members of the West Swindon & the Lydiards Churches youth group • Exceptional Sunday • Regular live
G2G will be fasting on 27 and 28 February at Shaw's Holy Trinity
lunches entertainment
Church as part of the World Vision Youth Challenge to highlight the fact
that a child dies every 15 seconds in the developing world for lack of safe Come and see us soon or call Ellen Lee on 724749
drinking water.

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