Lots of events with a Fairtrade feature can be found around the Holme Valley – take a look and join in! If you’d like your event listed here please email our web manager: sophie@fairandfunky.com
Holme Valley Fairtrade Meeting - Honley High School - Friday 15th September, 1.45pm
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Come along and share your ideas to get Fairtrade noticed in the Holme Valley! Meetings last around an hour and give opportunity for people to share their Fairtrade news and forthcoming events, to plan future events, and catch up on news from Fairtrade Yorkshire and the Fairtrade Foundation. We’d love to see you there!
For more information please email our Chair: Helen Robinson at holmevalleyfairtrade@gmail.com |
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Honley Feast – Honley Village - Saturday 16th September
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All info can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1663849160298804/ Do support this great event and look out for the bananas!!! |
Sunday Brunch - The Black Cat Bistro - Sunday 17th September (& every third Sunday of the month)
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Join The Black Cat Bistro every 3rd Sunday of the month for Sunday Brunch, served from 10am to 4pm, and offering a whole host of brunch-time treats (not forgetting the Fairtrade tea and coffee)! Call to book: 01484 682212 |
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The 'fairandfunky Fairtrade Family Food Zone' at Holmfirth Food and Drink Festival - Holmfirth Market Hall - Saturday 24th to Sunday 25th September
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Holmfirth Food and Drink Festival runs from 23rd – 24th September 2017 and as part of the festival team fairandfunky are managing the ‘fairandfunky Fairtrade family food zone’ in Holmfirth Market on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th. The ‘fairandfunky Fairtrade family food zone’ is an exciting, interesting and unique marketplace of local and Fairtrade/ethical stallholders – will you be there? Holmfirth Market will be filled with stallholders from the Yorkshire Region (the closer to Holmfirth, the better!) selling Fairtrade, recycled, organic or locally produced goods – food AND gifts. |
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fairandfunky Pop-Up Shop - Holmfirth Methodist Church – Thursday 28th September, 10am to 12noon
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Join fairandfunky’s regular pop-up shop at this lovely coffee morning from 10am – 12noon. A Traidcraft stall of goodies is also open! You can even enjoy Fairtrade refreshments whilst you browse, provided by Holmfirth Methodist Church. |
Ladies Who Lunch - The Black Cat Bistro - Friday 29th September, 11am - 2.30pm
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Join The Black Cat Bistro for their monthly treat: "Ladies Who Lunch" The Black Cat Bistro will be serving up a selection of special lunchtime dishes, using local, ethical, Fairtrade and seasonal ingredients. Call to book: 01484 682212 |
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Stirley Farm Food Festival – Stirley Community Farm - Saturday 30th September, 11am to 9pm
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Stirley Community Farm's Food Festival is back for its 7th year!! Join the Stirley Farm team for a great day out for all the family - local food and drink, live music, local artists and community partnerships, with Holme Valley Fairtrade members fairandfunky providing a stall with Fairtrade gifts, and children's crafts! Free entry! |
Cotton On To Fairtrade Coffee Morning – Honley High School – Tuesday 3rd October, 9am to 11am
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The Fairtrade Cotton on to Fairtrade Coffee Morning at Honley High School will welcome Fairtrade cotton producer Viswaraj Maghoo to share his story and describe his life-changing experiences from working in a sweatshop to being employed by a Fairtrade-licensed Factory.
More details will follow – but for now – please put the date in your diary and be at this special celebration event of all things Fairtrade in the Holme Valley – with informal networking over tea, coffee and cake! |
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fairandfunky Sustainable Schools Conference for Primary Schools – Al-Hikmah Centre (IMWS), Batley – Friday 6th October 2017
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The fairandfunky Sustainable Schools Conference brings together Primary Schools to celebrate World Environment Day. The conference will ignite enthusiasm and interest in both pupils and teachers for local and global sustainability.
The conference will link themes of citizenship, food, biodiversity and waste from the Eco-Schools programme, Food For Life and Fairtrade Schools Award, providing evidence for each of these award schemes. All students will create individual recycled artworks to take home, along with a pack of wildflower seeds and other eco-goodies. The event will close with a Q&A and certificate presentations from Tracy Brabin MP. Leading workshop providers – fairandfunky, Grow To School, Pockets Theatre and LoveBread – will facilitate interactive sessions involving drama, recycling, local food and muddy fingers – providing plenty of food for thought! The conference costs £120 for each school to bring 8 students and 2 teacher delegates. Please email helen@fairandfunky.com for a booking form and to reserve your school a place. |
Cheese Fest Friday - Social Progress, Honley - Friday 6th October, 4pm to 6pm
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Are you looking for an informal networking opportunity in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire? This may be perfect for you!
You are invited to to Cheese Fest Friday at Social Progress HQ for cheese, wine (or Fairtrade tea and coffee) and business networking. Hosted by Social Progress, bringing you an informal networking event where you can wind-down after the week of work leading into the weekend. There will be a selection of tasty cheeses, yummy chutneys, biscuits and wine available for attendees to enjoy provided by Holme Valley Fairtrade members The Black Cat Bistro. |
Swap Shop Sew - Holmfirth Civic Hall - Saturday 21st October, 1pm to 4pm
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Join fairandfunky and Upcycle Fashion for 'Swap Shop Sew' an exclusive event all about sustainable fashion, where you can bring old clothes and SWAP them for new, SHOP for ethical, Fairtrade, organic and handmade textiles from local businesses, and SEW your own upcycled products. 1pm to 2.30pm - Clothes Drop Off 3pm to 4pm - Swap old clothes for new! Plus, enter the upcycle competition: transform an unwated textile item into a new fashion item or artwork! To enter the competition, please email julia@upcycle-fashion.co.uk. Entries will be displayed at the 'Swap Shop Sew' exhibition, and judged by a guest pannel. |
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Mask-Making SCRAPtastic with fairandfunky - Carlile Institute, Meltham - Monday 23rd October, 9.30am to 11am
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Join fairandfunky at the the Carlile Institute in Meltham on Thursday 26th October for a mask-making SCRAPtastic! fairandfunky are delighted to bring their popular family workshop to Meltham and will host a drop-in workshop throughout the morning where children of all ages can create their own weird and wonderful masks using recycled materials. The cost is £3.50 per person. No need to book - just turn up on the day and bring your friends! Suitable for children aged 3 - 12 years. Parents are expected to stay with their children as they craft. |
Halloween SCRAPtastic with fairandfunky - Huddersfield Art Gallery - Thursday 26th October, 11am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm
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Join fairandfunky at the Huddersfield Art Gallery on Thursday 26th October for a special Halloween SCRAPtastic!
fairandfunky are delighted to bring their popular family workshop to the gallery and will host workshops throughout the day where children of all ages can create Halloween-themed art work using recycled materials: - Halloween Plant Pot Heads - Bat Pen Pot Holders - Owl Mobiles - Pumpkin Masks There are two workshop sessions: between 11am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm. The cost is £3.50 per person. No need to book - just turn up on the day and bring your friends! Suitable for children aged 3 - 12 years. Parents are expected to stay with their children as they craft. |
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Halloween SCRAPtastic with fairandfunky - Totties Garden Centre - Friday 27th October, 9.30am to 11am
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Join fairandfunky for a Halloween SCRAPtastic, making 'Halloween Plant Pot Heads' at Totties Garden Centre and The Olive Tree Cafe!
Workshop cost is £3.50 per child, payable on the day. Suitable for children aged 3 - 12 years. Parents are expected to stay with their children as they craft. Whilst the children craft you can enjoy a coffee and a piece of cake and enjoy the fantastic views over the Holme Valley. Great fun for all the family. “The fairandfunky workshops are great fun and teach children the importance of looking after the environment around them. Each child can take their creation home to put in their own garden.” Sue from Totties |
Fairtrade and Ethical Cristmas Market - Huddersfield Mission - Saturday 18th November, 11am to 4pm
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fairandfunky will be hosting a Fairtrade and Ethical Christmas Fair at Huddersfield Mission on 18th November 2017!
The Mission will be filled with over 20 stalls of local businesses - showcasing upcycled, handmade, Fairtrade and ethical products. Stalls cost £20 for a full days trading - please email helen@fairandfunky.com for an application form. Music from local choirs and music groups will keep the crowds entertained! And a free craft workshop will keep little ones busy too. Free entry. Fairtrade refreshments available. |
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