Fairtrade status for Hexham school

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Posted by Kim Carmichael on Sep 30, 08 01:40 PM in Schools

Students in Hexham are celebrating after being recognised for their efforts to promote Fairtrade goods.

Following several years of campaigning, Hexham's Queen Elizabeth High School has been named a Fairtrade School by the Fairtrade Foundation.

The group of students involved in the project showed their dedication to ethical trading in a number of ways, including arranging for Fairtrade products to be used in the school canteens, at meetings and in the school's training restaurant.

Huw Oliver,17, was one of the students involved in the project. He said: "We are really pleased and proud that all our efforts have resulted in this award."

The group will now work with other schools and Hexham Fairtrade group to help them obtain Fairtrade status.

The students are also planning further events to help raise the awareness and understanding of the Fairtrade initiative both within the school and the wider community.

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