In the press

An archive of press and media coverage of The Fair Traders Cooperative.

March 2012

• Drama over Tesco superstore replaces light-hearted spirit of Last of the Summer Wine.

  Fair Traders Cooperative CEO, Mark Lewis, who also chairs The Wooldale Co-operative, speaks up for independent co-operatives.

October 2011

• The pros and cons of being a co-operative.

  Source Intelligence online magazine uses The Fair Traders Cooperative as a case study for the co-operative model.

  NJU product development workshops at The Fair Traders Co-operative.

  The Lorna Young Foundation blog about recent workshops at The Fair Traders Co-operative for Not Just Youth workers.

   

September 2011

• The Fair Traders Co-operative celebrate British Food Fortnight.

  Co-operative New round up on Holmfirth Food & Drink Festival.

August 2011

• Craft Sessions for Kids at Holmfirth Fairtraders Co-operative

  Saddleworth News report on the summer workshop programme for children.

June 2011

• It's Our World: Eco-friendly art exhibition at The Fair Traders Co-operative.

  Local newspaper, Hudderfield Examiner, focuses on the eco-art exhibition for Holmfirth Artweek.


• Co-operation -it's a piece of cake - You Tube Video

  Discussion about the Co-operatives Fortnight resource pack Co-operation -it's a piece of cake, filmed on location at The Fair Traders Co-operative.

• First Birthday for Holmfirth Fair Traders Cooperative

  The first of our birthday press features!

April 2011

• Presentation Reveals Fair Deal for Nepalese

  A summary of our March 2011 event, Moving Mountains in Holmfirth.

February 2011

• David Lawton Exhibition

  An article about the first art exhibition to be held at The Fair Traders Cooperative

• Fairtrade fortnight bunting launch

  An article in the local press about our Fairtrade Fortnight activities

January 2011

• Fair Traders host totally tropical party for Caribbean hurricane victims

  A celebration of the Totally Tropical Tea Party organised by the Holme Valley Support Group in support of Caribbean Fairtrade banana farmers

October 2010

• Global co-op runs from Yorkshire to St Vincent

  An article in co-operative news about The Fair Traders Cooperative celebrating the global nature of our membership base.

• Fairtrade exhibition at Huddersfield Art Gallery

  In October we were part of a week long Fairtrade exhibition in the centre of Huddersfield

September 2010

• Big Issue article page one, Big Issue article page two

  The Fair Traders Cooperative was featured in the Big Issue North

February 2010

• Fair Trade Co-op showcase

  A short article about our original share offer and the backing we received when setting up The Fairtraders Cooperative

December 2009

• Holmfirth community shop to give village fair deal

  Press coverage of our plan to open The Fair Traders Cooperative