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The Anglican and Methodist Church of St Andrew,
Paddock Wood, Kent |
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Church Groups
Page last modified:
20/03/08
Page owner:
Margaret Swaite
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The Fair Trade Shop is situated within St. Andrew's complex.
We sell products from
Traidcraft - A wide range of foodstuffs and
crafts
Tearcraft - A wide range of craft lines
SIWOK - From South America
Hosanna Crafts - From Nepal
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 All of these
goods come under the umbrella of "fair trade."
This means that the producers and farmers are given more for their labour than given by commercial sources.
In addition the shop sells a wide range of greeting cards bought
straight from commercial sources and also a
Traidcraft range.
Goods such as toys, china and glass, and "good-as-new" clothing are donated by the public.
The standard is high and some are actually new.
All profits are given to various
charities either in the third world or within the UK. In 2007 donations totalling
£7040 were made to a number of charities. Turnover in 2007 was over
£26,000. All staff are unpaid volunteers. Further
volunteers, to cover emergencies and to increase opening hours would be
welcome. The church has a CCP policy in place.
CHARITIES SUPPORTED:
Practical Action £1000; ROPE £1000; Little Seeds £1000; Tools for Self Reliance £1000;
CPAS ( Falcon Camps) £440; Bridge Trust £400; Fegans £400; Kenward
Trust £400; Crossways Trust £400; Uganda Reflex £500; HART £500
NEW STOCK:
Snack Pack of Paradise Fruit Mix @ 60p;
Organic Dates 250g @ £2.30; Organic Spaghetti 500g @ £1.15;
New range of jams, chutneys & pickles from Eswatini Kitchen in Swaziland
all @ £2.25; Tropical
fruit mix 500g @ £2.50; Fairbreak
Caramel Wafer 22g @ 22p
Also
for Catering purposes only: Fairbreak Chocolate chip cookies at £1.19 for
30 biscuits |
For further information on Traidcraft, visit the Traidcraft website at
www.traidcraft.co.uk
OPENING HOURS:
MONDAY 10.00am-12.30pm
2.00pm-4.00pm
TUESDAY 10.00am-12.30pm
2.00pm-4.00pm
WEDNESDAY
2.00pm-4.00pm
THURSDAY 10.00am-12.30pm
2.00pm-4.00pm
FRIDAY 10.00am-12.30pm
SATURDAY 10.00am-12.30pm
NOTE: The opening hours may change during the Christmas and Easter holidays. Please check.
The shop has a Fair Trade Christmas Shopping Event on Saturday 8th
November 2008 from 12.30 - 5pm when a huge range of fairly traded gifts,
foods, Christmas cards and decorations will be on sale.
OTHER CHURCH GROUPS: We operate a Sale or Return service
for church groups, schools or other appropriate organisations. Please contact Margaret Swaite via the church office for
details.
Chairman of the Fair Trade Shop committee is Margaret Swaite
Committee:
June Dean - Product manager Food
Doreen Dixon - secretary and
manager Nearly New goods
Jan Dyer - assistant treasurer
Jean Jordan - Product manager
Cards
Pam Mark - manager staffing
Jean Saggers - product manager
Crafts
Carl Warren - treasurer
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