Yorkshire’s newest Fairtrade Town campaign
Fairtrade Keighley is the latest Fairtrade Town campaign in the Region. The Chair of the campaign, Richard Dillon, stated that he was inspired by Yorkshire’s successful campaign to be the UK’s first Fairtrade Region. He is now pulling out all the stops to make sure that Keighley joins the growing ranks of Yorkshire Fairtrade Towns.
Richard Dillon (with bottle of Zaytoun olive oil) with olive farmers and Keighley dignitaries
Richard plans for the campaign to work closely with the town’s retailers and help promote Keighley town centre as a shopping destination. Fairtrade Keighley has received strong support from the Cooperative in the area.
Fairtrade Fortnight was a great success in Keighley with the highlight being a breakfast meeting with a talk from Fairtrade olive farmers, Manal and Odeh from Palestine cooperative, Zaytoun.
There was also a screening of the Fairtrade movie, Black Gold, which gives a fascinating insight into the coffee trade. This took place in Central Hall with the assistance of Keighley Film Club.
A packed Central Hall for the olive growers’ talk.
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