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Make a difference this Christmas

                                                                                                                                                                                    by choosing Fairtrade



                                                                                                                                                                    Jan Hicks and Tricia Atherton     The distinctive Fairtrade mark
                                                                                                                                                                    – Fair for All sells a variety of   guarantees that the people who
                                                                                                                                                                    products including food, teas     grow or produce the goods get
                                                                                                                                                                    and coffees, cleaning products,   a fair wage, fair working
                                                                                                                                                                    chocolate, ceramics, incense,     conditions and a fair trade
                                                                                                                                                                    scarves, glassware, wall art,     premium that benefits their
                                                                                                                                                                    wooden giftware, jewellery.       whole community. It can even
                                                                                                                                                                                                      help provide an education for
                                                                                                                                                                    Fair for All only provides        their children or produce
                                                                                                                                                                    Fairtrade and ethical goods,      better healthcare.
                                                                                                                                                                    meaning every purchase will
                                                                                                                                  This Christmas, make a            make a difference to someone,     Fair for All is a social enterprise
                                                                                                                                  difference by gifting your loved   somewhere.                       staffed entirely by volunteers
                                                                                                                                  ones ethically produced goods                                       and is open every day from
                                                                                                                                  from Rochdale’s only dedicated    Each of these items are           9.30am - 4.30pm, except
                                                                                                                                  Fairtrade certified outlet, Fair   handmade in places such as       Sundays.
                                                                                                                                  for All.                          India, Bali, Thailand and
                                                                                                                                                                    African countries, and allow      The shop can be found on the
                                                                                                                                  Established in 2006 by three      people from developing            ground floor of Couzens Hair
                                                                                                                                  members of the Rochdale Fair      countries to trade and receive    Salon, 5-7 The Walk, Rochdale,
                                                                                                                                  Trade Forum – Monica Fowler,      an income.                        OL16 1EP.



















































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