Meetings & Events

Thursday 30 October, 11am - 4pm
West Oxfordshire Environmental Day.
At: Witney Corn Exchange, Market Square, Witney.
Fun activities, stalls and environmental advice and support. 'Bin Raiders’ superhero shows for children. Stalls on energy efficiency, recycling, sustainable transport and how to make reducing you carbon footprint fun. There will be local community groups, talks and advice on ‘being green’ to reduce everyday costs, games and activities, and the impressive 'Earth from the Air' exhibition. Fairtrade refreshments will be served. Organised by West Oxfordshire District Council and Climate XChange. Info: Debbie Haynes 01993 861349.

Wednesday 5th November, 7:30pm
WAFTAG meeting. We will be discussing upcoming events. Come along to find out how to take part. At: Jacob Room, High St Methodist Church - 40 High Street, Witney, OX28 6HG.

Saturday 7th March, 2009
This will be the date for the 2009 Witney Fair Trade Market!

Full details t.b.a. If you would like to be a stall holder at the market, or can help organise the event, do contact us on witneyfairtrade@yahoo.co.uk.

Petition: to make Witney a Fair Trade town

Encourage others to sign our petition! Download and print it out from here. Send completed petitions to the address at the bottom of the page.

About the petition:

Witney Area Fair Trade Action Group (WAFTAG) would like Witney to become a Fairtrade Town. The Fairtrade Foundation confers Fairtrade town status on towns that can meet a number of criteria that demonstrate a town and its population is actively supporting Fairtrade. WAFTAG is working towards helping Witney achieve these; however a key point of the criteria involves enlisting the support of the local Town Council. Although the council has passed a resolution supporting the aims and objectives of Fairtrade, they don’t yet wish to take the steps that would enable WAFTAG to apply for Fairtrade Town status (such as making Fairtrade drinks available in their offices and on other appropriate occasions).

WAFTAG have collected signatures from many people, including from Witney MP, David Cameron. We also have the support of many local businesses and groups including Base 33, Oxfam, The Fabulous Bakin’ Boys, Hackett’s Coffee Bar & Bistro, the Salt Box Music Company, Co-op, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Churches Together in Witney and Meller Art Gallery. We need your signature to show that the people of Witney do support fair trade, and that you would like the Witney Town Council to take all the steps required so that we can formally apply for Fairtrade status. So if you haven’t already signed the petition, please do so. And encourage your friends, family and colleagues to do so too!