At the Arnold Carnival 199 people took part in our survey to find out about local residents’ knowledge of Fairtrade and their Fairtrade buying habits.

Here are the results:

Question 1 – Have you seen this logo (Fairtrade logo) before?
Yes - 90%
Yes I think so - 2%
Not Sure - 0.5%
No - 7.5%

Question 2 – Do you know what the logo stands for?
Yes - 80%
Partially Correct - 12%
No - 8%
Question 3 – How many products can you name with this Fairtrade logo?
0 - 7.5%
1 - 8%
2-5 - 45%
6-10 - 30%
Over 10 - 9.5%

Question 4 – How many of the Fairtrade items do you buy on a regular basis?
0 - 24%
1 - 23%
2-5 - 45%
Over 5 - 8%

National figures released for Faitrade Fortnight in March 2008 show:
70% recognise the logo (compared to 90% at the Arnold Carnival).
64% understand the meaning of the mark (compared to 80% at the Carnival).
25% regularly buy several Fairtrade products (compared to 53% at the Carnival).

As you can see, these results are very encouraging. Compared to national figures local residents are much more aware of Fairtrade and what it means. Double the number of people in our survey regularly buy Fairtrade goods too!

Fairtrade Fortnight 2008 runs from 25th February to 9th March this year. There will be many events and activities taking place all over the country to celebrate and raise awareness about Fairtrade.

In Gedling, there will be a display in the Arnold Civic Centre providing information about Fairtrade, the Gedling Group and how you can get involved.

Leading up to Fairtrade Fortnight Nottingham Oxfam Group and Gedling Fairtrade Group will be holding a stall in Arnold Sainsbury’s on Saturday 23rd February. Come along and say hello, get some information about Fairtrade and help spread the word!

If you’re holding a Fairtrade Fortnight event and want to tell us about it or would like to know more about us just get in touch.

For more information about Fairtrade and National Fairtrade Fortnight activities visit the Fairtrade Foundation website.

Happy New Year!

What better way to start 2008 than supporting Fairtrade? How about you make it your resolution to switch to Fairtrade tea or coffee? Even better you could encourage a friend to join you.

An extremely effective way that you could support Fairtrade in 2008 is to join the Gedling Fairtrade Group or just come along to our next meeting to see what its all about:

Thursday 10th January 2008, 7.30pm

at

The Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 6LU
Please go to reception for directions to the meeting room.

See below for a map to the venue.
Visit the Gedling Borough Council website for bus routes and directions.

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Help us to gain Fairtrade status for Gedling Borough

• Do you run a shop, restaurant / cafe or business in Gedling?
• Do you use Fairtrade goods (such as tea, coffee and sugar) in your staff room?
• Do you sell Fairtrade products in Gedling Borough?

If you can answer ‘YES’ to any of the above questions then Gedling Fairtrade Group want to hear from you!

The Gedling Fairtrade Group is working hard to achieve Fairtrade status for the borough of Gedling and we’re very close to reaching our goal. Fairtrade status requires 23 outlets to sell Fairtrade products as well as 12 restaurants or cafes. The Fairtrade Foundation also expects a good range of employers and community groups to use Fairtrade products if status is to be awarded.

So, take a look at our directory page, if you’re not already listed then we don’t know about you and that means you can contribute towards Gedling becoming a Fairtrade Borough.

If you would like to know more about becoming a business which uses or sells Fairtrade products then please contact us.

Visit our Fairtrade Products page to find out what’s available.