Since achieving Fairtrade borough status in 2007, we have been working with businesses, schools, faith and community groups across the borough to host a number of events to promote and raise awareness of Fairtrade.
The annual national Fairtrade Fortnight campaign provides groups across the country and the borough with a focus on promoting and raising awareness on Fairtrade events and activities.
Activities hosted during Fairtrade Fortnight across the borough include:
Fairtrade pancake parties alongside tea and coffee mornings
Fairtrade wine tastings and afternoon lunches
Fairtrade information and Traidcraft product stalls
Fairtrade shop/store launches
Talks and discussions from visiting Fairtrade banana and cotton producers
Throughout the year World Fairtrade Day, Gunnersbury Mela, Greening Hounslow events, summer sports days and Christmas fayres provide us with opportunities to raise awareness and promote the borough’s Fairtrade campaign.
Highlights include:
Fairtrade promotional give away and information stall at the Hounslow Friends of Faith event in 2011
Hounslow Hallogreen event promoting Fairtrade products and raising awareness about Fairtrade in 2010
Raising awareness about Fairtrade at the Celebrating Muslim Women in the 21st Century event in 2010
Speaker from Tate and Lyle giving a presentation on how changing their sugar to Fairtrade has benefited producers in the developing countries AT THE Hunger for One World event in 2009
Seminars from Rainforest Alliance and the Fairtrade Foundation organised by the Chiswick Churches of Justice and Peace in 2008
The Fairtrade in Hounslow launch in 2007
We showed our ongoing commitment to Fairtrade by changing products sold in our civic centre restaurant Café Parkside and available in vending machines to Fairtrade products such as tea, coffee, hot chocolate, sugar, chocolate bars and geobars. Also Fairtrade products are available and served in meeting rooms
Please contact us if you are interested in hosting a Fairtrade event any time during the year.
Contact us
Environmental Strategy Department
Civic Centre
Lampton Road
Hounslow
TW3 4DN
Tel: 020 8583 5213
Email: fairtrade@hounslow.gov.uk