West Lothian Council delivers

Whitburn - Fairtrade Town

 

http://www.fairtrade.org.uk (new window) The Whitburn group held its first meeting in May 2006 and are now one of four Fairtrade Towns and one Fairtrade Village within West Lothian which is now a Fairtrade Zone.   Like the other Fairtrade groups they have worked hard, and were delighted to be awarded their Fairtrade Town status in summer 2007 and were successful with their re-application for Fairtrade Town status which was granted in 2009 and are now about to re-apply for Fairtrade Town status once again in 2011 to fulfil their obligation to re-apply for Fairtrade Town status every two years.

The Whitburn group's Fairtrade work began before their first meeting however, when the members from four local churches joined together during Fairtrade Fortnight in 2006 to hold a joint Coffee Morning for Fairtrade. Recognising there was something more they could do, the individuals decided to formalise their commitment to Fairtrade and establish the Whitburn Fairtrade Steering Group.

Who's in the Whitburn Fairtrade Group
Brucefield Church
Whitburn South Parish Church
Pentecostal Church
St Joseph's Church
West Lothian Council

Retail Outlets 

Co-operative Supermarket, Longridge Road - tea & coffee.  They offer a wide variety of including:
Instant and Ground Coffees: Café Direct classic & decaffeinated instant, Café Direct medium roast/decaff. ground, Café Direct kilimanjaro/machu pichu grounds, Percol colombia arabica ground, Taylors of Harrogate medium roast ground. Teas: A blend of Fairtrade teas from Tanzania, Clippers Fairtrade tea from India/Sri Lanka, Café Direct blends from Uganda/Tanzania. Orange Juice, Variety of Biscuits, Boxes of Chocolates, Chocolate Bars, Drinking Chocolate, Granulated Sugar, Icing Sugar, Sugar Cubes, Brown Sugar and Preserving Sugar. Muesli, Honey, Jams - Strawberry and Marmalade, Wines, Bananas.
Co-operative Supermarket, West Main Street  - The Same Goods as above.
Costcutters, East Main Street - Percol Instant Coffee, Clippers Tea Bags, Cadbury's Chocolate Buttons, Cadbury's Drinking Chocolate, Kitkat, Icing Sugar and Caster Sugar.
Gregg's, West Main Street - 2 types of Fruit Juice, Tea Bags, Coffee Beans and Sugar
Lidl, Longridge Road - Cadbury's Chocolate Bars, JD Gross Chocolate Bars Tea, Instant and Ground coffee, Brown Sugar, Icing Sugar, Caster Sugar, Orange Juice and  Bananas.
Rashid Brothers, Murraysgate - Cadbury's Milk Choclate, Chocolate Buttons, Drinking Chocolate, Tate & Lyle Caster Sugar and Icing Sugar.
Pricecutter Store, West Main Street - Tate & Lyle Caster and Icing Sugar, Cadbury's Milk Choclate, Cholate Buttons, Drinking Chocolate.
Iceland Supermarket, West Main Street - Cadbury's Milk Choclate, Chocolate Buttons, Drinking Chocolate, Tate & Lyle Caster Sugar and Icing Sugar.
Keystore, Shop Smart, East Main Street - Kitkat, Chocolate Eclairs, Cadbury's Milk Choclate, Chocolate Buttons, Drinking Chocolate, Tate & Lyle Caster Sugar and Icing Sugar.
Shop n Save, East Main Street - Kitkat's, Cadbury's Milk Choclate, Chocolate Buttons, Drinking Chocolate, Tate & Lyle Caster Sugar.

Catering Outlets

Hilcroft Hotel, East Main Street - Room Trays include Fairtrade Tea, Coffee and Sugar Sticks. Fairtrade Tea and Coffee also available in the Restaurant on request.
Net's Café, West Main Street - Fairtrade Tea, Coffee, Drinking chocolate and Sugar
Croftmalloch Inn, Longridge Road - Fairtrade Tea, Coffee and Sugar
Blaeberry Restaurant, Blaeberryhill Road - Fairtrade Tea and Coffee
Aroma - Cadbury's Drinking Chocolate, Fairtrade Tea, Sugar and Kitkats 

Workplaces

The Sewing Room, West Main Street
Whitburn Post Office, East Main Street - employees use Fairtrade tea and coffee in their staff room
Council Offices, East Main Street
Library, West Main Street
St Joseph's Primary School, Gateside Road
Croftmalloch Primary School - Raeburn Crescent  - now a Fairtrade School
Whitburn Academy, Shanks Road
Whitdale Primary School
Murphy's Transport, Weavers Court
Fiona Hyslop, SNP, MSP Office, West Main Street

Community Organisations

Brucefield Church (Fairtrade Church), St Joseph's and Pentecostal Church (Fairtrade Church), South Church (Fairtrade Church)
Pentecostal Church (Fairtrade Church) - numerous groups within the church use Fairtrade tea and coffee.
Pentecostal Church Youth Group - 5 products - Cartons of juice, several types of chocolate (inc Dubble bars and Divine), Fairbreak wafers and cookies, peanuts, several types of sweets including boiled fruit sweets.
Pentecostal Church - ANSWER Project - 2 products - tea and coffee
Probus Club - 2 products - serves tea and coffee
Soroptomists - hold special events to raise awareness of Fairtrade and hold their meetings within the Hilcroft Hotel..
Whitburn Gala Committee - Steering Group presented Fairtrade Footballs for use in Inter-School Football Tournament
Whitburn Junior Football Club - 14 Junior and 3 Senior Football teams all use Fairtrade Footballs

Whitburn Fairtrade activities: Whitburn members have ensured that Fairtrade awareness has grown within their town. They have done this by organising various activities including: Fairtrade Fortnight Public Displays at key local sites, Fairtrade Awareness events and Fairtrade coffee mornings.  They also encourage local schools to participate in Fairtrade activities and offer support to those seeking Fairtrade School status.  If you would like to find out more about Whitburn Fairtrade Steering Group then contact Andina at andrina.dunlop@btinternet.com

Updated 27/02/12