Upcoming events and activitiesFTFortnight


Saturday 20th February 10am – 4pm Fairtrade Market, Grainger Indoor Market, Newcastle

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Sunday 21st February between 3pm and 5pm Big Swap - Mad Hatter's Tea Party, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick. There will be a wide range of Fairtrade teas to taste and buy from Traidcraft and other suppliers. But there will be more to delight you! In the first floor restaurant will be tables for 60 who wish to treat themselves to a delicious afternoon tea to the playing of a "Tea Time Quartet" with all the old tea time favourites. Upstairs in the circle gallery will be Fairtrade displays, children's activities, and a display of tea time memorabilia. Of course the Mad Hatter and others will be in costume - and everyone is encouraged to leave anoraks at home and come out dressed in style!

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Wednesday 24th February 7.00pm Tea Party at Tithe Barn in Carlisle to mark the 5th Birthday of Carlisle’s Fairtrade status with Krishnan Sainathan, Agrocel Fairtrade Co-op in India.

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Thursday 25th February 7.00 for 7.30pm A talk by Ruth Taylor about Shared Interest, the Uk's only 100% fairtrade lender, Morton Manor, Wigton Rd, Carlisle.  There will be refreshments and a chance to find out about Soroptimist International too.

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Friday 26th February 7.30pm Fairtrade Fashion Show, William Howard  School.  A joint event between William Howard pupils, Rusty Button - Fairtrade and Recycled Clothes and Accessories, and Brampton Fairtrade Town Group. Models of all sizes and ages, Fairtrade stalls and raffle. Tickets £3.00, including a glass of FT Wine with Local Cheese, available from Gallery at Brampton and Scotia Framing and on the door.

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Saturday 27th February 2.00 to 4.00 pm Strictly Fairtrade Tea dance at Eldon Leisure in Newcastle with a free cuppa, performers and dancing. One of six flagship events around Britain during Fairtrade Fortnight, involving the Fairtrade Foundation and Traidcraft.

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Saturday 27th February 10am – 12noon Fairtrade Coffee morning and stall with Christian Aid at the Old Town Hall, Carlisle

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Saturday 27th February 9.30-12.00noon
Fairtrade coffee morning in the Moot Hall in Brampton. Traidcraft Stall, Fairtrade Baking and Raffle.


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Saturday 27th February 2.00 to 4.00pm Fairtrade afternoon tea at St wilfrid's church, Westgate, Haltwhistle. Raffle, Fairtrade stall Addmision £1.00

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Monday 1st March 10.30am to 3.00pm ‘Leeks and daffodils’. A promotion of Fairtrade along Hadrian’s Wall at the Scypen, Slack House Farm, near Gilsland.  The café will be open for refreshments. All welcome!

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Tuesday 2nd March 9.30am to 3.30pm'Get the best from your marketing budget' course for businesses at Birdoswald, Gilsland.  Speakers include members of Carlisle Tourism Partnership, Joe Human - Cumbria Fairtrade Network, Krishnan Sainathan - Agrocel,  cotton India, Paul Sharpe - Shared Interest. Places cost £10 per person and the price includes a local lunch. Booking essential.  Click here to see the programme and click here for a booking form.

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Wednesday 3rd March 7.30pm Fairtrade Film Black Gold at Foxes Café, Carlisle.

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Friday 5th March 7.30 pm  A Taste of Fairtrade, cookery demonstration with local celebrity chef John Crouch, Brampton Community Centre Cafe. Tickets £5.00 includes Fairtrade refreshments, tea, coffee, wine. Tickets available from Half Moon Wholefoods, Front Street, Brampton or reserve at the Centre on 016977 45023 or on the door.

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Saturday 6th March 10am to 12noon Fairtrade Coffee Morning and Big Swap Event with Carlisle Fairtrade Group, Old Town Hall, Carlisle.

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Saturday 6th March 9.00 am to 4.00pm
Extension of Saturday Outdoor Market in Durham. 10 separate stalls in Durham Market Place with Fairtrade/ Sustainability theme. Gateway World Shop, Black Yak, Welcome Ever Smiles, Village Choice, Durham University “YUM” van with FT snacks; info stalls - Climate Durham, Friends of the Earth, Love Food Hate Waste, Energy Saving, selection of relevant Waterstones books on sale or return, Coop stall with Fairtrade quiz, and donated Fairtrade prizes drawn later that day.

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