We go far beyond simply applying fair trade standards to our products. Innovating, campaigning, building lasting relationships with our suppliers, and engaging in a wide range of charitable projects as well, Traidcraft and our supporters really are fair trade pioneers. Do you know its history?

1979 Founded as a Christian response to poverty, selling from a warehouse in Newcastle.
1980 Introduced the first fair trade foods (tea and coffee came first).
1986 Launch of Traidcraft Exchange, the UK's only development charity specialising in making trade work for the poor.
1987 Launch of a range of fair trade clothing.
1992 Was a key member of a consortium that launched Cafedirect into supermarkets and created the Fairtrade Foundation.
1999 Launch of Geobar, the first Fairtrade cereal bar.
2002 Worked alongside the Co-op to bring the first Fairtrade wines into the UK.
2006 Worked with Fairtrade Labelling Organisation on developing Fairtrade cotton and introduced our Indian partner Agrocel to Marks & Spencer.
2009 After 10 years of working with Mauritian sugar farmers, we have received our first shipment of Fairtrade marked sugar, launched the UK's first Fairtrade pasta, Fairtrade rubber gloves and worked with the Co-op to launch the first Fairtrade charcoal.
Today, Traidcraft is working with more than 100 groups in over 30 countries.

Thank you all who supported my stall at the Charity Card and Gift event.  It proved to be the most successful event for my stall so far.  The help I received from members of my family and from Mrs Joy Dorey was tremendous.  Thank you all.

The last sale for this year will be at the Coffee Morning at the United Reformed Church on Saturday 5^th December, 10 am - 12 noon, with the special charity sale.