Fairtrade Fortnight 2009
On Thursday 22nd February, Councillors, residents and local business people gathered at the youth and community centre in Abbey End to launch Fairtrade Fortnight, which started on February 23 and ran until March 8.
During Fairtrade Fortnight residents of Kenilworth and visitors were invited to take part in a competition to win a free hamper of Fairtrade produce. Entrants to the competition collected stamps from retail outlets in the town that supply Fairtrade produce to their customers and staff.
Fairtrade Football Comes to Kenilworth
On 1st March we held a Fairtrade football competition at Meadow Sports Astroturf in Leyes Lane to which all young people in the town were invited to take part.
Kenilworth Goes Bananas
On the morning of Saturday March 7th the Kenilworth Fairtrade Group were in Abbey End encouraging shoppers to take part in the National “Go Bananas” attempt on the world record for the number of Fairtrade bananas eaten in one day.
This event was attended by Jeremy Wright MP and the Mayor of Kenilworth Cllr Spencer Harrison. Well over 100 bananas were handed out to shoppers, together with pieces of chocolate cake, made using Fairtrade cocoa and sugar.
At the end of Fairtrade Fortnight, we have some 67 local businesses, retailers, churches, schools and voluntary organisations signed up as supporters.
This year's Fairtrade Fortnight in Kenilworth was well supported by the Town Council, Waitrose and Starbucks and we are grateful for their backing and all our other friends.
