Welcome to Burgess Hill Town's Fairtrade website. Here you will find out all about Burgess Hill's 'Fairtrade Town' campaign. You will also find out how you can get involved.

Every year we drink 31 billion cups of coffee in the UK!

But how much of what we spend on coffee goes to the farmer?

On average small coffee farmers receive just 1.5 pence from a cappuccino that costs the consumer £1.75 here.

Coffee is not unique.

Many products that we use on a daily basis are unfairly traded.

As a result, small producers and farmers are living in poverty.

Buying Fairtrade products is a simple and practical way of helping to provide a better deal for Third World producers.

As sales of Fairtrade increase, more farmers in developing countries can join Fairtrade co-operatives and receive a fair price for their goods, as well as a premium to allow them to invest in a sustainable livelihood.

Burgess Hill was added to the growing list of 'Fairtrade Towns' in the UK in July 2006 and successfully renewed its status in October 2007.

To find out more about the five goals that we had to achieve initially, please click the Campaign Goals button to the left. Now we are working to improve awareness and uptake of Fairtrade in our town. There is still much to be done!!

We have produced a Directory of Fairtrade in Burgess Hill which is regularly updated, and available in the town's Help Point, Church Road. You can access it through the link below as well.

  We are always looking for more people to help us to spread the Fairtrade message. If you would like to help, or simply want further information, please do not hesitate to contact us using the Enquiry button.

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