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Events in Harlow: Fairtrade Fortnight (23rd Feb. to 8th March 2009)

 

Vice Chair Cllr Simon Carter, Council Chairman Cllr Tony Hall and staff att eh Banana record setting event

Harlow Council and the Fairtrade Town Group supported the National Fairtrade Fortnight Campaign (23rd Feb. to 8th March 2009) by running a number of events in Harlow during the two week long period.  The photograph shows Harlow Council Staff and Fairtrade event organiser Bess Sayers with the deputy Leader Councillor Simon Carter and Council Chairman Tony Hall

 

Fair-trade Poster Competition

 

The standard of entries was very high. 

 

Harlow Junior Schools and Harlow Council Saturday Art Club were asked to design a poster promoting Fair-trade products.  The closing date was 13th February 2009.  The winners for this competition are listed below along with their prizes.

 

Harlow Junior Schools.

 

The winning entry was Romana Tunkr of St Lukes Catholic School. 

 

Saturday Art Club.

 

The winning entry was by Ella and Sophie Dalley

 

All winners will receive a certificate as well as a bag of ethically traded goodies.  Their winning posters will also be used in future campaigns.  In addition Romana Tunkr also wins the Fair-trade Junior Ethletic Footballs for her school.  A special mention also went to several children in the art club.  They all received a certificate and a bar of Green & Blacks chocolate.

 

Follow this link to see the winning entries

 

Fair-trade Coffee Break Challenge which was open to all Harlow Council Staff and Members.  The closing date was 8th March 2009.

 

The winners of this competition were Amanda Boon, Amanda Lucas and Marina Sherriff.

 

Each wins a 250g bag of Starbucks Fair-trade Estima Coffee beans. Starbucks are offered to grind the beans free in store.  (Starbucks in located within Sainsbury’s).

 

The Banana Eating Challenge.

 

This challenge took place on Friday 6th March 2009.    This event was very popular with a lot of staff taking part. 

 

A total of 45 bananas were eaten by Harlow Council Staff and Members.

 

Fair-trade Trail.  Closing date was 9th March.  The winning entries were judged the week commencing 23rd March.  The winner received a bag of Fairtrade goodies donated by The Co-operative membership. Follow this link to see the winner of the Fairtrade Town Trail.

 

All entrants who brought a completed map into Starbucks located at Sainsburys Harlow during Fairtrade Fortnight could claim a free cup of their own Fairtrade brand Estima coffee, a free Fairtrade cake and a bag of Estima coffee beans (ground on site to the customer’s taste if they do not have their own grinder).  These products were all donated by Starbucks to support Fairtrade fortnight.