April 1st 2011

The Development of a Community

Co-operative

2000 Cancel the Debt – Birmingham & Holmfirth2005 Make Poverty History - Edinburgh

Holme Valley Fair Trade Support Group

Gained Fairtrade Status in June 2006

The Fair Traders CooperativeShare offer 30th Nov. 2009

Shop opened 13th June 2010

• The co-operative with a difference, making a difference***************

• Our aims are:– To provide sustainable small suppliers, particularly co-operatives, with

a direct, supportive, retail (bricks and mortar, and internet) and wholesale partner; and thereby help disadvantaged communities;

– To offer customers an increasing range of ethical products that have been assessed in terms of their sustainability and offer good value;

– To foster intelligent consumerism by encouraging interaction and debate over both impact assessments and improvement priorities;

Assessment – our USP

Current Membership Individual members• Members with HD9 post codes 290• Yorkshire Members except above 80• Members from the rest of the UK 69• Overseas 21Corporate Members

Schools, Churches, Pre school, Suppliers,FT Support Groups, Co-operatives 25Total 485

The Totally Tropical Tea Party

Support and Visitors

Bunting and Bloomers across the River

Community involvement

• Membership, volunteering, employment• Workshops – Crafts with Rosie, Gardening, Silver

Jewellery, Rag rug making• Children’s activities – junk modelling, banner making,

plant a sun flower• Recycling Centre• Use of Community room• Special events – Coffee, Wine, Body Care, Nepal,

Chocolate evenings• Festival of Folk, Arts Festival, Art Week.

Find us, follow us

• The Toll House, 32-34 Huddersfield Road

• www.thefairtraderscooperative.co.uk

• Facebook

• Twitter

Question

How can we improve the sense of community and the visitor experience in Holmfirth

centre?

Shops? Visitor attractions?

Visual impact?