The first Market Place event of the year was a Fairtrade market. Waitrose were there showing a range of their products and offering free samples.

The Co-op were there selling Fair Trade products like 99 Tea with 20% off.

Skinny Hippo were there with some of their Fairtrade craft products.

The Mayor received a certificate to say that Abingdon is officially recognised as a Fairtrade town.

We are currently into Fairtrade fortnight and  there is a national event called “Take a Step in Fairtrade fortnight (Feb 27th – March 11th). You can register a step if you like at online.

About 60 Abingdon people wrote the Step they are going to take for Fairtrade on a board on the Market Place. This young lady is going to try to find Fairtrade Ice Cream.

“Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world.”