Salisbury Fairtrade

Saturday 28 February 2009
Salisbury Methodist Church
St Edmund’s Church Street

12.45 for 1 pm
Two-course Fairtrade lunch (vegetarian option if required)
cooked by Sarah Stancliffe from her book of “Simple Feasts”
Booking essential by February 22

2.00 – 4.45 pm
Seminar
How do poor producers in developing countries obtain finance to grow their business? How can people in this country contribute towards producers’ business needs?

All businesses need credit in order to get established, develop and provide sufficient cash flow between an order being placed and payment for goods supplied. Even in the best of times businesses have to prove their credit worthiness in order to persuade financial institutions to lend to them.

The seminar will explore ways in which organizations in the UK are providing financial and other business support for Fairtrade producers and how individuals in the UK can get involved in the process. There will be speakers from Triodos Bank, Shared Interest and Traidcraft Exchange.

Come and hear some good news in this harsh economic climate.

Fairtrade Stall

Cost: Lunch only £10
Seminar only £5

For tickets, telephone 01722 349740

December 11 late shopping event in Salisbury: There will be a Fairtrade element to this evening’s activities. Local firms are being invited to contribute Fairtrade produce, which will later be donated to Salisbury Trust for the Homeless. Two packs of Salisbury Brownies will accompany Councillor Ian McLennan, Chairman of the Council, who will collect the donated produce in a shopping trolley and process round the Market Square, accompanied by music and singing by the Brownies. Come and join in the fun between 6.30 and 7