Fairtrade Fortnight
Monday 21st February - Sunday 6th March 2022For two weeks each year at the end of February and start of March, thousands of individuals, companies and groups across the UK come together to share the stories of the people who grow our food and drinks, mine our gold and who grow the cotton in our clothes, people who are often exploited and underpaid. In 2022, our online Choose the World you Want Festival will return from 21 February to 6 March. Last year’s festival saw campaigners, shoppers, students and businesses come together in a show of support for the farmers behind our food on the front line of the climate crisis. Click here to find out more about Fairtrade Fortnight. You can find out more about how Bradford Cathedral is supporting this year's Fairtrade Fortnight
The Bradford Cathedral Big Brew!Sunday 27th February 2022, from 11:30am Help support Fairtrade Fortnight by joining the Bradford Cathedral Big Brew! on Sunday 27th February 2022, from 11:30am, or send us a #VirtualBigBrew selfie!
What is happening?The Bradford Cathedral Big Brew! takes place on Sunday 27th February 2022, during this year’s ‘Fairtrade Fortnight’. There will be a chance for everyone to enjoy getting together over a cup of Fairtrade tea or coffee, as well as sampling some cakes, biscuits and more – all made, of course, with Fairtrade ingredients! You can even get involved from home with the #VirtualBigBrew! Alongside the food and drink there will also be quizzes and competitions, and a presentation all about the work of Traidcraft Exchange, a charity that works to promote justice and fairness in trade. All the money raised at the Bradford Cathedral Big Brew! will go towards Traidcraft Exchange’s work helping communities in the Global South fight climate change and an unfair trading system which traps them in poverty. Those who would like to come along to the Big Brew! in person will be able to join in from around 11:30 on Sunday 27th February, following that morning’s service.
The Traidcraft StallAlongside the event, the Cathedral’s ‘Traidcraft stall’ will also be returning: you’ll be able to buy many of your favourite Fairtrade products, and you’ll even be able to place an order for Fairtrade Easter eggs!
The ServiceThe 10:30am Eucharist service will include many Fairtrade references, both in the sermon preached by Bishop Colin Buchanan and the post-sermon organ piece, and in the Intercessions prayers. You can join us in person for this service, or watch it live online, or for up to two weeks afterwards.
How can I get involved?As well as joining us on the day, you can also bring along your own cakes, buns and biscuits. There are great recipes for you to try on the Traidcraft Exchange website and you can find where to buy Fairtrade goods using our handy list, further down this page. All we ask is:
But what if I can't get to the Cathedral?You can also get involved even if you can’t physically get into the Cathedral! If you’re at home, you too can support the event by making yourself a Fairtrade drink and buying or making some Fairtrade treats, and sharing a #VirtualBigBrew selfie with us on social media! Download and print off our #VirtualBigBrew poster and send us a selfie, either by e-mail or by tagging us in on social media! VideosFairtrade Recipe: Banana and Chocolate MuffinsIngredients
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This recipe can be Fairtrade and local if you use locally produced free-range eggs, milk and butter
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BiscottiRecipe from ‘Bake a Difference’, published by Traidcraft 2014
Method Fairtrade Story: Sarah MayburySarah writes that, at the beginning of October 2021, she was one of a team of 15 Camino Trekkers from England, Scotland + Wales, who raised over £28,000 for communities affected by climate change: "It was an amazing experience. "Our group had been made aware of workers in Bangladesh, particularly women, who had had their livelihoods devastatingly disrupted. The production line in the clothing industry was abruptly stopped in Covid 19, because of lack of demand for clothing contracts. "I had visited Dacca in Bangladesh, a long time ago, in the monsoon season. I have never seen such dire poverty. "I think part of my motivation to support Traidcraft Exchange was a heart response to the people of Bangladesh. The £600 which I fund raised for Traidcraft Exchange was doubled by the UK Government in March 2021. The other motivation was to walk in memory of my Mum, Lois." Breakfast MuffinsClick here to download an extra recipe.
All About Fairtrade
Fairtrade Unboxing
EcoExtravaganza 2020 - PlaybackPlease click on the list drop-down to pick your video.
Where to buy Fairtrade and Fairly Traded productsHere are some examples of places where you can buy your items ahead of our Big Brew, plus many other Fairtrade things. Premcrest UK Casa Espresso Booker Wholesale Fairtrade Foundation website FT Foundation’s wholesale national purchasing guide Supermarkets You can also find several products in the Oxfam shops in Ilkley and Otley -especially tea, coffee and chocolate. You can of course buy direct from Traidcraft online, and, soon, from our stall in the Cathedral.
Prayer for Trade JusticeLord God, in the fields of the poor Help us to share (Based on Proverbs 13:23)
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