Fairtrade Town marks five years

ABERLOUR marked five years of Fairtrade Town status at the weekend.

The community gathered at Aberlour Parish Church for a slice of three special cakes made for the Birthday Coffee Morning on Saturday.

As well as celebrating Aberlour's Fairtrade Town status, the event marked 40 years of Traidcraft, which led the way in bringing ethically produced items to the UK, and 25 years of the Fairtrade Mark, a marker on products which guarantees that producers have been paid fairly, have reasonable working conditions, and that no child labour has been used in its making.

Aberlour was the first town in Moray to earn the title in 2014 and local residents continue to work together to promote fair trade and raise awareness.

Sarah Nairn Anderson and Jade provided and cut the Aberlour Fairtrade Town cake. Giles Sumner cut the Fairtrade Mark cake on behalf of Aberlour Scout Group, baked by Amy from Amy's Cakes and Tasty Bakes. And the Fairtrade Town group's Karen Braithwaite cut the Traidcraft cake, baked by Alison Bagnall.

Approximately £200 was raised for the work of Fairtrade, and a Traidcraft Christmas stall made sales totalling £500.

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