A FAIR-TRADE event serving up curry and an informative talk will be taking place next week in Chelmsford.
Local Co-operative, the Chelmsford Star, will be running an evening event for 'Fair-trade Fortnight' on Thursday, February 28 from 6:45pm. The event held at the store on Moulsham Street will celebrate 10 years since all Co-operative branded coffee was switched to Fairtrade.
The evening aims to give attendees a chance to form a greater understanding of Fair-trade. There will be a presentation by Basilio Chales Pablo from the Co-operative Todosanterita in Guatemala, suppliers of Fair-trade Coffee.
There will be a Fair-trade curry and desert followed by the opportunity to buy a raffle ticket for the chance to win a Fair-trade Hamper. The ticket money and hamper raffle will be donated to the Fairtraders Co-operative to assist some underprivileged Fair-trade project overseas.
A fair-trade quilt produced locally by the Keene Quilters will be raffled during the next month and all proceeds will go to the Chelmsford Women's Refuge.
Tickets are £5 and are available from Customer Services on the first floor at quadrant, 220 Moulsham Street or email events@chelmsfordstar.coop to reserve a space.