We're taking steps in 2012
Recent News and News Archive
We like to keep people up to date with our activities and progress. Please read the following news items to find out about what we have been engaged in over the past few months. Links to our news archives, which contain nearly all the old articles about previous news and events, can be found on the right of the page.
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We’re taking steps in 2012
February 17th, 2012Fairtrade Breakfast
January 29th, 2012Back by popular demand, there will be another Fairtrade Breakfast on Saturday March 10th, from 9 to 11.30am in the St. Michael Centre. Come and start the weekend in style, with breakfast served to your table, to include local sourced bacon butty, Fairtrade cereal and fruit juice, toast, and tea or coffee. Donations, with any proceeds to charity. To ensure your place, let Wendy know you are coming on 01964 552330.
Record Breakers!
December 23rd, 2011Great news! Fairtrade supporters are officially Guiness World Record Breakers! On World Fair Trade Day in May 2011 supporters across the country made the Longest Line of Bunting – all 3,427.94 metres of it! Cherry Burton contributed some 75 metres to this massive total, so many congratulations to everyone involved.
Local Farmers Market
November 23rd, 2010Once again local farmers will be bringing their produce close to home as the Fairtrade and Local Produce Group hosts a “Mini Farmers Market” in Cherry Burton Village Hall. Doors will open from 7pm – 9pm on Tuesday 30th November 2010 and stalls will provide an opportunity for some special Christmas shopping with a choice of lamb, beef, pork, duck and goose, honey, cold-pressed rape seed oil, bread and bakery products, vegetables, preserves, cheese, beers, liqueurs, cordials and juices, with orders being taken for that special Christmas delivery. Entry is free, and there will be refreshments and a raffle, so come along and enjoy quality local food – it’s miles better!
Cherry Burton Play with Fairtrade Balls
November 23rd, 2010
Cherry Burton Football team with new Fairtrade balls
Soccer stars of the future will now be taking the Fairtrade message to all their matches, thanks to the donation of Fairtrade match balls to Cherry Burton youngsters. Boys from the Under-13s team lined up to receive the new balls from Group Secretary, Ros Stanley, recently, and are looking forward to a successful new season, and approved of the “excellent quality” of their new balls.
