Our next meeting is this Thursday 26 February 7.30pm at St John’s Methodist church, Fairtrade refreshments served beforehand.

Our meetings are open to anyone interested in seeing Sudbury’s status as a Fairtrade town restored. New members are welcome. Please come if you could have a part to play however small. It all counts.

Notes from the January meeting are here .

For more info: The Rev Ruth Ridge (ruthkridge@gmail.com / 07447 091182)

                         Andy Jowitt (jowitts@btinternet.com / 01787 464010)

We have launched our campaign to renew Sudbury’s registration as a Fairtrade town.  The first meeting was small (7 people) but positive.  Now we’re looking to grow the Steering Group and widen the representation to include schools, churches, businesses, community organisations and the Town Council.

The next meeting will be on Thursday 15 January 2026 at 7.30 pm at St John’s Methodist Church.  Could you join us there?

Registering your church with the Fairtrade Foundation would be a key contribution.  It’s not an onerous ..read more

We have launched our campaign to renew Sudbury’s registration as a Fairtrade town.  The first meeting was small (7 people) but positive.  Now we’re looking to grow the Steering Group and widen the representation to include schools, churches, businesses, community organisations and the Town Council.

The next meeting will be on Thursday 15 January 2026 at 7.30 pm at St John’s Methodist Church.  Could you join us there?

Registering your church with the Fairtrade Foundation would be a key contribution.  It’s not an onerous ..read more

We have launched our campaign to renew Sudbury’s registration as a Fairtrade town.  The first meeting was small (7 people) but positive.  Now we’re looking to grow the Steering Group and widen the representation to include schools, churches, businesses, community organisations and the Town Council.

The next meeting will be on Thursday 15 January 2026 at 7.30 pm at St John’s Methodist Church.  Could you join us there?

Registering your church with the Fairtrade Foundation would be a key contribution.  It’s not an onerous ..read more

Very little of the value of a cup of tea reaches the farmers and pickers who produce it – sometimes as little as 1%. Many of the people behind the tea we drink face poverty, unsafe working conditions, and the growing threat of climate change. 

We’re calling for the government to introduce a new law to protect tea farmers and workers – a law that would require businesses to do human rights and environmental due diligence on its supply chain.

Join over ..read more

Our status as a Fairtrade town has lapsed and needs reviving.  So we are looking to put together a working group to see what we can do to restore our Fairtrade status, hopefully bringing together people from different parts of the community – shops, churches, schools, Town Council, businesses, etc.

Would you be willing to play a part?  We have set a time, date and place for an initial get-together (with Fairtrade refreshments, of course!) It is: Wednesday 12 November at ..read more

Our status as a Fairtrade town has lapsed and needs reviving.  So we are looking to put together a working group to see what we can do to restore our Fairtrade status, hopefully bringing together people from different parts of the community – shops, churches, schools, Town Council, businesses, etc.

Would you be willing to play a part?  We have set a time, date and place for an initial get-together (with Fairtrade refreshments, of course!) It is: Wednesday 12 November at ..read more

This year Fairtrade Fortnight runs from 22 September to 5 October. Thousands of individuals, schools, community groups and companies across the UK will unite under Fairtrade’s “Do It Fair” campaign to celebrate and stand with the people around the world behind the everyday products we love.

Sudbury achieved Fairtrade Town status in 2013. Many local churches became Fairtrade churches at around the same time. Some may need to renew their promises.

As churches, and as individuals, we made a commitment to supporting ..read more

This Saturday, 20 September, 10.30am to 12.30pm, at St John’s Methodist Church, Sudbury.

Please see the poster for more details, and display the poster wherever possible.

This year Fairtrade Fortnight runs from 22 September to 5 October. Thousands of individuals, schools, community groups and companies across the UK will unite under Fairtrade’s “Do It Fair” campaign to celebrate and stand with the people around the world behind the everyday products we love.

Sudbury achieved Fairtrade Town status in 2013. Many local churches became Fairtrade churches at around the same time. Some may need to renew their promises.

As churches, and as individuals, we made a commitment to supporting ..read more