FROME has now entered its 16th year as a Fairtrade Town.
The Fairtrade Foundation has renewed the town’s status after it was demonstrated that the town is still aiming to supply and promote the Fairtrade mark.
On behalf of the Fairtrade Frome committee, Ruth Knagg said, “Back in 2003, Frome was in the vanguard of the Fairtrade town movement, becoming only the seventh certified Fairtrade town. Now there are more than 600 in the UK and the Fairtrade mark has become pretty much mainstream, being one of the greatest successes of the ethical consumer movement.
“To remain a Fairtrade town there are various things we have to demonstrate including support from the town council so the committee were pleased to present current mayor, Richard Ackroyd, with the renewal certificate from the Fairtrade Foundation.”
To mark the anniversary and to raise awareness during Fairtrade Fortnight, which ran from 25th February to 10th March, a celebratory event was held earlier this month at Christina Oswin Jewellery on Bath Street – a local business whose use of Fairtrade metals and gems and recycled silver has won top Fairtrade awards. Money raised from the event was donated to Fair Frome.
