"Big Brew" photos 2009!

University hosts school's leaflet competition

 The Students' Union in Scarborough held a competition for Gladstone Road Junior School, and asked the children to design a leaflet for a competition to promote Fairtrade fortnight. There was an amazing response with 480 entries to choose from. Dr Craig Gaskell, Dean of Scarborough Campus, and Vice President Mark Alcorn had the job of picking the winners from the heaps of designs. The two first prize winners, one from year 3-4 and the other year from year 5-6, won a University of Hull Scarborough Campus hoodie along with other goodies, all in a Fairtrade bag. Four runners up also won a bag full of goodies. The Students' Union made a huge collage out of all of the 480 leaflets designed and is donating it to the school as special thanks for their great effort. The six winners, with two Fairtrade members and the Scarborough Evening News, came down to the University where the winners were presented with their prizes. They then went round the University handing out their winning leaflets to students and staff along with free Fairtrade biscuits. This was a great success and the children enjoyed their afternoon at the University.
The Students' Union made a huge collage out of all of the 480 leaflets designed and is donating it to the school as special thanks for their great effort. The six winners, with two Fairtrade members and the Scarborough Evening News, came down to the University where the winners were presented with their prizes. They then went round the University handing out their winning leaflets to students and staff along with free Fairtrade biscuits. This was a great success and the children enjoyed their afternoon at the University.

Staxton Goes Bananas!

Going for the world record, visitors at Staxton's Big Brew coffee morning go bananas! Morrison's supermarket generously donated 200 Fairtrade bananas for this and for the 125 pupils at Hertford Vale CE School in the village to join in the Fairtrade Foundation Go Bananans world record attempt. So far 370,000 people are known to have eaten a Fairtrade banana during the attempt!
Lesley enjoyed her part of the record attempt...
... while Chris Fairchild sold Fairtrade clothing from 'Fairchild's green shop' on Victoria Road

St Columba's Big Brew day

 A happy crowd showing off Fairtrade goodies: notice the 'gobananas' T-shirt!
Some youngsters enjoying a Big Brew - and biscuits. Fairtrade, of course!

Hinderwell School

 Chairman Diane Robinson wrote, "This was the display arranged in readiness for the 53 very well behaved year 5 and 6 pupils of Hinderwell school who joined me to learn about Fairtrade on Monday Feb 23rd."

Diane's Fairtrade Shrove Tuesday

 Diane's 'At Home Shrove Tuesday' pancakes with Fairtrade fillings, displays, Traidcraft stall, Fairtrade Clothes, information and DVDs. Twenty-six people attended.
Fairtrade mango, grape, golden syrup and chocolate chips make a tasty filling....!
Fairtrade Golden Syrup with a rich molasses taste also proved very popular...!
Ros makes another unerring catch! every pancake was tossed and well over 30 were made; plus a batch of dropscones to try out the delicious Fairtrade jams on

St Augustine's School

 St Augustine pupils 'man' the stall
Parts of the striking display in the School Entrance Hall

Seamer Methodist Church

Seamer Methodists said this about their Big Brew 'The morning was great fun for us, spreading the Gospel of FAIRTRADE, and the bonus was that we raised over £280.'

Chocolate tasting at South Cliff Methodist

 Fairtrade cuppa with the Mayor, Councillor Eileen Vickers; her consort, Gordon Vickers; The Revd Nigel Spencer, South Cliff Minister; and Mrs Joyce Spencer
Business was brisk at South Cliff stalls

And finally...

... some more pictures from our Chairman - she's the one in the Go Bananas T-shirt! - from St Hilda's Church, Ravenscar; Scalby Methodist Church, and Northstead Methodist Church who all helped to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight.