Chelmsford Fairtrade Town Campaign is delighted that Essex County Council gave its backing to Fairtrade in 2005.
Then, at a meeting of the Council's Corporate Policy Development Group on 26 January 2006, a progress report on Fairtrade in Essex was discussed and the following agreed:
to identify other large office accommodation owned by ECC and to investigate how the use of Fairtrade products (particularly tea and coffee) could be encouraged.
to do some promotional work during Fairtrade Fortnight and to raise awareness of ECC’s support for Fairtrade.
to use INSX again next year to promote ECC’s support for Fairtrade.
to engage with the Young Essex Assembly who have consistently expressed an interest in Fairtrade issues.
to liaise with other towns and Councils within Essex who have expressed an interest in Fairtrade issues, and to jointly promote support.
Essex Fairtrade groups are now giving their attention to making Essex a Fairtrade county but we do need to encourage more groups to get established. If you want to become active in your locality, then please contact one of the Fairtrade groups that exist or are in the process of being formed. If your town is not there, then take the initiative and start one. We would be pleased to assist.
As part of our campaign to make Essex a Fairtrade County a meeting has been arranged for 6 November 2008 at Christ Church, New London Road, Chelmsford starting at 7.30pm. Interested? Tel. 01245 601373.
Basildon Contact: Grant Taylor
Braintree Contact: Braintree website:
Billericay Contact: Maralyn Buchanan
Brentwood Contact Caryl Kwei Tel. 01277 226834.
Castle Point Contact: Joe Cooke
Chelmsford Contact Tel. 01245 601373 or through our contact form.
Colchester Contact: Robert Leggett-Auld Colchester website
Harlow Contact: Jokey Lloyd Harlow website
Southend Contact: Colin Kemp
Thurrock Contact: Clare Lambert, Sustainable Development Manager, Thurrock Council. Tel. 01375 652910
Wivenhoe Contact: Website
