This years Fairtrade Fortnight was a successful one in Leeds with lots of fun and friendships made.
The Network Night proved to be yet another hit, (see previous news posting), many thanks again, to all who attended and helped make it a success. The next one planned for Wednesday July 15th will be a school themed one, where we shall be inviting amongst the usual supporters and friends of Shared Earth, representatives from schools, both primary and secondary, who are interested in making their school a fair trade one. Speakers will be present to talk about how schools can make this happen including people from the Leeds Development Education Centre.

The response to our personal contribution to the fairtrade banana eating world record was met with much enthusiasm on the day; we managed to have 40 people in total visit the shop to eat a fairtrade banana on the afternoon of March 6th. We also did our bit after the event and ensured all the banana skins were composted!

Aura Elena Moreno Guzman, a huge Fairtrade and Shared earth supporter won our fairtrade hamper, the winning form was kindly picked out by customer Louise Wall. When Debbie the branch manager congratulated Aura on the news that she had won she commented “Its so exciting to have won! I am pleased to spread the word about fair trade and the benefits to the world, and congratulations to you for the inspiring work that you do every day!”

The stand at Leeds University Union was a success, so much so, that the book shop involved has now decided to make the fair trade section a permanent feature and from now on will be ordering through our wholesale website!

Finally on the 15th March, Jeremy Piercy hosted another book signing in the Briggate branch of Borders in Leeds. This again, was well received, interest being such that he did not one but TWO talks to accommodate people who kept arriving to meet to him!
If you still haven’t managed to get his book, or meet Jeremy, there is another chance coming up in Waterstones later in the year on Thursday June 18th at 6.30pm where Jeremy will be giving a talk as well as signing. Contact Waterstones on 0113 2444588 or us on 0113 2457660 for more details if you would like to attend this event.

Many thanks to everyone who made this year’s fairtrade fortnight the best yet in Leeds. If you want to keep up to date with what’s happening in the Leeds branch more readily and receive special offers, then please join the Shared Earth Leeds Facebook page, here, and to receive invitations to events, join the “Leeds Network Nights” page, here.

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