A coffee morning held at a Burnham-On-Sea church to promote Fairtrade products has been hailed a success by organisers.
A good crowd came to the Fairtrade Fortnight Café run by children of all academic years from St Andrew’s School on Thursday (March 6th).
The children had been studying the imbalance of trade between the First and Third World in their Global Education lessons. They made cakes and oversaw the café in St Andrew’s Church under the supervision of the school’s deputy head.
Alongside the café was an exhibition of children’s work, a quiz about Fairtrade, and a Tradecraft stall run by one of the church members.
St Andrew’s vicar Rev’d Graham Witts said: “I was very pleased that the children organised this event which has taken place for several years running. It is obvious the children have learnt a lot about the unjust trading situation that exists.”
“One Year 6 pupil taught me the true cost of a banana costing 30p. By the time the plantation owner gets 5p, the shipping company 4p, the importer getting 7p and the shops, mainly our large supermarkets getting a massive 13p, this means that labourers only get 1p per banana.”
“With the introduction of Fairtrade workers are guaranteed a living wage. This was a real eye-opener to me and many who came to the Café. So, I would like to thank the children for all their hard work.”
