Fairtrade 2020!

This morning, at the beginning of Fairtrade fortnight, I and the Deputy Town Mayor, Cllr Mark Cole, presented the new certificate celebrating Buckingham being a Fairtrade Town for another 2 years to Cllr Margaret Gateley who has worked very hard with her colleagues to obtain this accolade. Our Town Crier was on on hand to herald this achievement!

Buckingham first became a Fairtrade Town in 2007. Well done to all the Town's 'fairtraders' and the volunteers who support them.

Here is the certificate itself and display surrounding it.

I also helped the local group achieve the 90Kg challenge by buying 2 bags of Fairtrade rice. If 90 bags are sold, one young person will get to go to school for a whole year. Look out for some of the bags near you!

And if you want to know more about Fairtrade and how you can become a Fairtrade trader or supporter, please visit these pages. The more we can all do to encourage positive trade with poorer countries, the more we will all win: the entrepreneurs in those countries, us here in Buckingham and the wider economy. It all makes sense!