Thanks to the generous support of Traidcraft by family, friends and local churches nearly £5,000 of goods were purchased from Traidcraft in the year to July and £600 profit was sent to Christian Aid. The next Traidcraft sale at St Paul’s is after the 10 am Benefice Service on 17 September. New catalogues are available at the back of the church or telephone Janet Cornell on 01923 262468. As a result of the campaigning work of Christian Aid, Traidcraft and others, starting in the late 1970′s, we are all now able to buy an increasing variety of fairly traded goods from our shops and supermarkets. It has been a long haul and much more campaigning work and lobbying is needed to bring Trade Justice and make progress in the wider aim to  Make Poverty History!  

Phyllis Edna Hopkins