Fair trade in the Vale of Glamorgan
The Vale of Glamorgan Council is currently working towards
gaining Fair Trade County status ready for Fair Trade Fortnight in
February 2008.
Fair trade products have been promoted in the council's civic
offices in Barry as part of an internal sustainable development
fair, with staff and visitors able to purchase from a range of
fair-trade goods such as biscuits, coffee, tea, cotton wool and
t-shirts.
The council already serve fair-trade tea and coffee at corporate
functions, and visitors to Dyffryn Gardens can also purchase these
at the new visitors centre café.
Cllr Rob Curtis, Cabinet Member for Visible Services, said: “I
am really pleased that the staff at the council have taken on board
the idea of fair trade, and I am sure that the Vale will achieve
fair trade county status next year.”
Several local town and community councils in the Vale are also
working towards gaining fair trade status. The first to achieve
this was Penarth, with Barry, Cowbridge and Llantwit Major hoping
to apply within the next six months.
A directory of businesses stocking fair trade products will also
soon be available on this website.
Contact: Fair trade products have been promoted
as part of a sustainable development fair in the Vale Council's
civic offices in Barry.