Chesham - a Fairtrade Town
What is Fairtrade?
Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world. By requiring companies to pay sustainable prices (which must never fall lower than the market price), Fairtrade addresses the injustices of conventional trade, which traditionally discriminates against the poorest, weakest producers. It enables them to improve their position and have more control over their lives.
Chesham first Fairtrade town
Chesham is very proud that on March 29th 2005 it became the first Fairtrade Town in Buckinghamshire with support given by the Town Council.
The certificate was officially handed to us by Cheryl Gillan MP at the Elgiva in June 2005. Fiona Castle was also there to speak about her commitment to Fairtrade.
Councillor Pauline Wilkinson
The Fairtrade Group pay tribute to one of its members, Cllr Pauline Wilkinson. See the full article for more details.
New CD launch and tour
Chesham's inclusive Theatre Company, Shed@the Park is hitting all the right notes with the launch of a new CD.
Priced at just £2.99, one of the highlights is a Fairtrade-themed song called 'Sow'. This, along with the other tracks on the CD, will be sung at performances in the town throughout July.
Each performance is free to attend:
4th July
- 12pm outside the United Reform Church, Chesham Broadway
- 5-6pm, as part of a Free Music Festival, the Drawingroom, Chesham
17th July
- 7.30pm Cafe Africa, Chesham Road, Amersham
Colin Cartwright, Chairman of Chesham4Fairtrade said: "Chesham's fifth birthday as a Fairtrade town next year happens to coincide with Shed's fifth Birthday too. We are very pleased to be working together with Shed to show off the talents of young people locally, who have worked hard to create this wonderful CD.
"We're thrilled that one of the tunes has a Fairtrade theme and would invite people in the town to buy the CD and to support the group at their live performances."
The CD is available from a number of local shops including Perfect Pitch, Oxfam, The Drawingroom, Cafe Africa and JPS Stationers.
For more information, see www.shedatthepark.co.uk