Southampton Fair Trade Group

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

GO GREEN BAG COMPETITION

• Design a non-plastic bag. There are prizes to be won, and prizewinners’ bags will be displayed in a public exhibition. All prizewinners will be invited to a prize giving ceremony in the grand Mayor’s Parlour.
• If you were shocked by recent news reports about the pollution and damage to wildlife caused by plastic bags, and want to help reduce our dependence on plastic bags, then this competition is for you.
• Organised by Southampton Sustainability Forum and the Southampton Fair Trade Group, working with schools, colleges and young people’s groups in Southampton, it is open to anyone from 3 to 20!
• The competition opened on March 5th, and the closing date is May 12th 2008.
• For an information pack and details of how to enter, go to http://www.southampton-sustainability.org/ and click on the GO GREEN BAG square at the top of the page.

OTHER EVENTS TO WATCH OUT FOR in 2008

26 April: Fair Trade Shop Fashion Show

• Tauntons College
• 7 p.m.

Mid-June (date to be announced): Fair Trade Group AGM

• Election of officers
• Speaker and fairly traded refreshments
• All members welcome

18th or 25th October (to be confirmed) Day Conference on Fair Trade and cotton (Pick Your Cotton Carefully)