FAIRTRADE CITY STATUS - KINGSTON UPON HULL
July 2006 Summarised Status:
This information forms the basis of Hull submission for continuing certification as a Fairtrade City.
1 Council Resolution.
Hull City Council continues to be strongly supportive of Fairtrade.
The council has integrated Fair Trade into the plans for celebrations of the
200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade in 2007.
Fair Trade forms a significant, positive theme, of the council celebrations,
potentially influencing hundereds of dignatories and thousands of visitors to the city.
Five major events, including Fairtrade Fortnight, have been funded by the council together with
a Fairtrade welcome pack.
2 Availability of Fairtrade Products.
Number of Retail outlets offering a choice of Fairtrade products: 36 (Revised goal 34).
(Total number of outlets with any Fairtrade, - 42).
Number of Catering Outlets offering a choice of Fairtrade products: 26 (Revised Goal 17).
3 Analysis of Community Support.
There are 45 Faith groups within the Kingston upon Hull City boundary that are actively supporting Fair Trade.
Details are located on the
Trade Justice - Yorkshire Churches website.
Following the COCOA Summit held in Hull on June 7th 2006,
a Schools Fairtrade Network has been created.
Details are held on the
One World Shop website.
13 schools and colleges from within the city coundary are participating in the network.
4 Analysis of activities and media interest
- see website
news page for detailed records year by year.
See below for summary of media profile.
5 Steering Group
Active. The composition has remained unchanged since original submission to the Fairtrade Foundation.
The regular Fairtrade Forums are used as a "sounding board" for ideas.
Numerical Analysis of Fairtrade activity related to Hull
| Activity Area |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006* |
Media event
Fairtrade news / event
Fairtrade Fortnight events
Public Meetings
Total Activity
|
6
6
1
1
14
|
13
16
4
7
40
|
11
31
23
9
74
|
10
20
44
9
83
|
* - Figures for 2006 are for the six months January to June
It should be noted that
Hull One World Shop
is dedicated to developing Fair Trade in Hull and the surrounding area.
The shop opens to the public 6 days per week, 51 weeks per year.
Every day that the shop is open, the opportunity is taken to talk to people about Fair Trade,
whether they are long time supporters, or new to the concept.
The shop also provides sale and return packs to local organisations, covering between 300 and 350 events
in local churches and businesses. Each Sale and return event is managed by a dedicated volunteer
who handles questions with respect to Fairtrade.
This immense trading commitment and educational activity is a major contributor to Fairtrade in the City.
March 2005.
Following developments in the period from December 2004 through to the end of February 2005,
the application for Hull was submitted to the Fairtrade Foundation. Approval was given on March 18th 2005.
Criteria
Summary position, 6th December 2004.
Hull is compliant with all goals set by the Fairtrade Foundation. The documentation supporting this is being collated in preparation for approval by the Steering Group and then submission to the Fairtrade Foundation.
1 The local council must pass a resolution supporting Fairtrade, and serve Fairtrade coffee and tea at its meetings and in offices and canteens.
Status: Achieved.
2 A range of Fairtrade products must be readily available in the area’s shops and served in local cafés and catering establishments (targets are set in relation to population)
Population of Hull: 247,900.
Minimum Number of Retail Outlets offering two or more FT products: 25.
Actual Number of retail outlets serving the city of Hull: 34.
Actual Number of retail outlets serving the city of Hull and offering more than 1 Fairtrade product: 28.
Minimum Number of catering outlets offering two or more Fairtrade products: 13.
Actual number of catering outlets: 13.
An Online Directory of outlets is published via this website.
Status:Achieved.
3 Fairtrade products must be used by a number of local work places (estate agents, hairdressers etc) and community organisations (churches, schools etc)
Supporting organisations inside Hull City Boundary are counted as:
Schools 6
Hull University is working to become a FAIRTRADE University.
Churches 26
Businesses 11
Organisations 21
Status: Achieved.
4 The council must attract popular support for the campaign.
Local interest demonstrated in media coverage.
Note support for many events such as the FAIRTRADE Fashion Show, and the 100+ people involved in the FAIRTRADE meal at Hitchcocks restaurant.
BBC Radio Humberside Coverage.
Hull City Council FAIRTRADE Artwork competition sponsored by Co-op Society.
Status: Achieved.
5 A local Fairtrade steering group must be convened to ensure continued commitment to Fairtrade Town status.
Steering group constituted, documented.
Also, wide involvement is achieved via the Hull FAIRTRADE Forum, meetings are monthly on the last Wednesday.
Status: Achieved.
