Applications for the fairandfunky family food zone in Holmfirth Market during Holmfirth Food and Drink Festival are NOW OPEN! Holmfirth Food and Drink Festival takes place on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September and as part of the festival team, fairandfunky manage Holmfirth Market – filling it with a range of local, independent and ethical […]
Continue reading »It’s Fairtrade Fortnight 2020 and as usual we are SHOUTING about the fact that supporting and buying Fairtrade is a little step to change the world. And we invite our friends and Fairtrade Fortnight Conference Sponsors Social Progress to the guest blog to share the steps they take…….. Hello! We’re Social Progress Ltd. We […]
Continue reading »For the past few years fairandfunky have worked closely with local recruitment agency Stafflex to bring sustainable initiatives to schools and community events across Kirklees. We’re delighted to have strengthened our partnership with new and exciting plans for 2020. As an avid reader of our blogs you will know that we are based in […]
Continue reading »Last month fairandfunky headed to Huddersfield Soup to support Upcycle Fashion pitch for Swap Shop Sew – our partnership project, currently based in Holmfirth. Huddersfield Soup gives you just four minutes to pitch your proposal…..so please take four minutes to read Julia’s script and discover what Swap Shop Sew is all about and how YOU […]
Continue reading »A MASSIVE and very sincere THANK YOU to all who supported fairandfunky as a local cause with The Co-operative over the last 12 months. It is a brilliant initiative that clearly demonstrates that little steps make a big difference! Every time you shopped at The Co-operative and used your little blue card when buying […]
Continue reading »All fairandfunky workshops encourage participants to look at the world around them and empower people of all ages with the knowledge that their actions can have a positive impact on the world; both locally and globally. Thanks to a partnership with Suma Wholefoods we’re working with schools to deliver a special workshop all about footballs, […]
Continue reading »All fairandfunky workshops encourage participants to look at the world around them and empower people of all ages with the knowledge that their actions can have a positive impact on the world around them; both locally and globally. And thanks to funding from the Longley Farm Fund via the One Community Foundation we started the Autumn […]
Continue reading »All fairandfunky workshops encourage participants to look at the world around them and empower people of all ages with the knowledge that their actions can have a positive impact on the world around them; both locally and globally. Thanks to our partnership with Stafflex we were able to deliver a special smoothie bike workshop for schools […]
Continue reading »All fairandfunky workshops encourage participants to look at the world around them and empower people of all ages with the knowledge that their actions can have a positive impact on the world; both locally and globally. We were delighted to be invited to East Morton CE Primary School to kickstart the Year 5 topic ‘Is […]
Continue reading »Thanks to our partnership with Suma Wholefoods we’re able to offer schools in Kirklees and Calderdale a subsidised Fairtrade workshop! BOOK TODAY and your school will pay just £75 for a Fairtrade workshop* AND receive 4 Fairtrade Footballs for your school (total cost is usually £200). If you would like to take advantage […]
Continue reading »Pleased to announce the fairandfunky Fairtrade Conference for Schools will be back at Honley High School on Wednesday 4th March 2020; bringing together Secondary Schools from across Yorkshire to ignite enthusiasm and interest in both pupils and teachers for local and global sustainability. The conference will link with the Eco-Schools programme and Fairtrade Schools Award, providing […]
Continue reading »The fairandfunky Sustainable Schools Conference on Friday 7th June at IMWS Centre in Batley, welcomed schools from across Yorkshire to celebrate World Environment Day and learn about Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in fun, creative and engaging ways giving innovative ideas and inspiration for teachers and students to take learning back to the school environments and […]
Continue reading »BOOK NOW FOR FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT 2020 AND RECEIVE AN EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! We’re delighted to announce the dates for our innovative and creative Fairtrade Conferences for Primary Schools. ALL schools are welcome to join us at one of the following events: Friday 28th February – Halifax Minster – click here to download a […]
Continue reading »We’re delighted to bring the very first fairandfunky art exhibition to Temporary Contemporary at Queensgate Market in Huddersfield until end of May 2019. SCRAPtastic Showcase brings together a collection of artwork made in SCRAPtastic workshops across Kirklees. In all SCRAPtastic workshops only recycled items are used, with the rallying cry: “Don’t throw it away, […]
Continue reading »All fairandfunky workshops encourage participants to look at the world around them and empower people of all ages with the knowledge that their actions can have a positive impact on the world around them; both locally and globally. Thanks to funding from The Bright Green Community Trust (One Community Foundation) we have developed a special […]
Continue reading »Everything we do has an impact – everything we wear, everything we eat, everything we use, is made by somebody somewhere. In our busy lives it is easy to forget about the people behind our products, but during Fairtrade Fortnight we are challenged to stop and think about farmers and producers around the world; and […]
Continue reading »We were pleased to hear that our MP, Thelma Walker, was able to attend the Fairtrade Fortnight event in Parliament and hear directly from a Fairtrade cocoa producer. Many thanks to Mark Dawson – National Campaigner Committee representative for Yorkshire – for this report and photograph. More than 70 Members of Parliament met farmers from […]
Continue reading »We were delighted to welcome Gwen Lowe, Councillor for Batley West, and The Mayor of Kirklees to our Fairtrade Conference for Secondary Schools at Honley High School during Fairtrade Fortnight. Her closing remarks at the close of conference were perfect and deserve to be heard by all: “Being the Mayor and consort of Kirklees […]
Continue reading »During Fairtrade Fortnight fairandfunky host Fairtrade Conferences for Schools; inspiring delegates with innovative workshops that ignite enthusiasm and interest in both pupils and teachers to maintain awareness and understanding of Fairtrade and how it can be taught within busy classrooms. The events wouldn’t be possible without support from local businesses who think global and act […]
Continue reading »Bookings for the fairandfunky Sustainable Schools Conference on 7th June 2019 at Al-Hikmah Centre (IMWS) in Batley are NOW OPEN! “Children and staff have always come back from a fairandfunky conference buzzing with ideas and knowledge……..an excellent way to engage our children with crucial world issues of sustainability.” Alex Beaumont, Headteacher at Meltham C of […]
Continue reading »We are all connected. There is a person behind the products we use everyday – the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the things we buy. The consumer choices we make every day have an impact on people and planet. At The Radclyffe School in Oldham, over 100 students took part in a […]
Continue reading »In September we were lucky enough to be involved in the Just Trading Scotland ‘Producer Tour’ with Webster and Howard, rice farmers from Malawi. Chair and Vice-Chair of the Kaporo Smallholder Farmers Association (KASFA) respectively, they were touring the UK to share their experiences of life in Malawi, and how partnerships with Just Trading Scotland […]
Continue reading »Schools out for Summer and families are busy looking for ways to keep everyone entertained……look no further! Each week during the school holidays we will post a SCRAPtastic craft for you to do – all you will need is glue, scissors and bits and pieces from around the house: crafts that don’t cost the earth. […]
Continue reading »Schools out for Summer and families are busy looking for ways to keep everyone entertained……look no further! Each week during the school holidays we will post a SCRAPtastic craft for you to do – all you will need is glue, scissors and bits and pieces from around the house: crafts that don’t cost the earth. […]
Continue reading »Hornsea Fairtrade invited fairandfunky to join their Fairtrade Schools Conference to host a ‘What’s in Your Wallet’ Workshop and we were delighted to attend. Throughout the workshop the students were challenged to think about the people behind the products they use and buy every day. Beginning with a focus on chocolate, participants were asked […]
Continue reading »This Summer head to Holmfirth and discover ‘Litter Ducks’ a creative sculpture trail with River Holme Connections! Litter Ducks remind us that we all have a part to play in keeping the River Holme litter-free. Litter pollutes the river and damages wildlife so join in the fight against litter by making a personal pledge […]
Continue reading »On Thursday 7th June, The Creative Media and Studio School opened its doors for the 4th year running to schools from across Kirklees to come together to learn about the world around them and be inspired to take their own little steps to change the world with Fairtrade. And this year we had something new […]
Continue reading »Halifax Minster opened its doors for the 3rd year running to a fairandfunky conference for schools from across Calderdale to come together to learn about the world around them and be inspired to take their own little steps to change the world. Following welcomes and introductions the day began with a question: “What steps do […]
Continue reading »It’s harvest time for rice farmers in Malawi at the moment and our friends at Just Trading Scotland have told us that “Farmers are looking forward with hopes and with a few anxieties: will the rains in the next weeks continue to help swell the grains and the crops? Will the markets after harvest give […]
Continue reading »As World Fair Trade Day approaches we look back to Fairtrade Fortnight 2018 when Honley High School once more opened its doors to Secondary Schools from across Yorkshire at the second fairandfunky Fairtrade Conference for Secondary Schools! The Conference brought schools together to inspire students and teachers to get involved with Fairtrade back at their […]
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