Oban – A Fair Trade Town

Posted on March 24, 2011 by admin

During Fairtrade Fortnight, the Oban Fairtrade Steering Group held a ‘Fairtrade Fashion Fix’ evening in Taynuilt Village Hall, including style makeovers using fairtrade cotton clothing, FT wine and baking and FT accessories stalls. 

The Group also held a Celebration for International Women’s Day in partnership with Women@Work, which included Fairtrade tea and coffee, fun workshops on fairtrade cotton & the fashion industry and a chance to try FT clothing. The event followed the FT Fortnight campaign on ‘Show off your label – the labour behind the … Continue Reading

Posted on March 20, 2011 by admin

Read about Fairtrade activities on Lismore view as pdf

Posted on March 19, 2011 by admin

Fairtrade Fortnight ended at the Tesco store on Saturday 12th March with a discussion about Fairtrade in Argyll and Bute between Alan Reid M.P., Kenny MacCallum – Assistant Manager, Councillors Elaine Robertson and Alison Hay, Olwen Rowlands of OXFAM, other members of Tesco staff and of Oban Fairtrade Steering Group.

Sales of Fairtrade products rose by 40 per cent in 2010 to £1.17 bn in the UK, as the mark moves from “nice but niche to mainstream”. In Oban and Lorn there is increasing interest being shown in … Continue Reading

Posted on March 18, 2011 by admin

Download the Oban Times article about the Fairtrade stall in the Co-operative store in Oban during Fairtrade Fortnight – Oban Times 100311 (view as pdf)

Posted on March 11, 2011 by admin

Download our February newsletter - Newsletter Feb 11 v2. With thanks to our guest editors, P5 pupils from Park Primary School

Posted on March 11, 2011 by admin

Download the Oban Times article on the forthcoming Fairtrade Fortnight 2011 in Oban - Oban Times 240211 v2 (pdf).