County Durham Fairtrade Directory

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County Durham
Fairtrade
Directory 2nd edition
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Contents
4 Local news
Durham City Fair Trade
Partnership
5 Beginners’ guide
to Fairtrade
All you need to know about
Fairtrade, and how you can
help to change the world…
6 Fairtrade cotton
From seed to garment,
discover how cotton is
grown, harvested and made
into clothes – and how
Fairtrade gives the growers
a fair deal in a global market
8 Supporters
Ads ’n’ extras from Gateway
World Shop, Durham Indoor
Market, and Durham City
Fair Trade Partnership...who
we are, what we do and why
you might like to join us...
10 Directory
Your complete local listings
for Fairtrade cafes, shops,
and much more
14 The Co-op
Community Fund
‘Fairtrade’ applies to goods with the FAIRTRADE
Mark. Ethically sourced goods that don’t carry the
Mark are described as being ‘fairly traded’.
Some products cannot carry the FAIRTRADE
Mark, as no agreed criteria exist for them. These
fairly traded products include handicrafts, paper,
soapstone, wood and metal items. It is best to buy
such items from BAFTS registered shops (British
Association for Fair Trade Shops) as they vet their
suppliers. This Directory lists some BAFTS shops/
outlets using BAFTS suppliers to help you.
To fi nd out more about Fairtrade in Durham, and to hear the latest on our mobile website
which you will be able to add to, please go to www.countydurhamfairtrade.org.uk
Our funders
Dear Reader
Cllr Neil Foster
3 Monmouth Place, Bath BA1 2AT
www.socialpublishingproject.com
It is my great pleasure
to welcome you to
the second County
Durham Fairtrade
Directory, which has
been produced thanks
to the collaboration
of the Durham Cooperative
Membership
Committee, Durham
County Council and
Durham City Fair
Trade Partnership.
As well as articles about Co-
operative Membership activities and local Fairtrade matters, this edition
brings you a whole host of cafes, shops, independent local retailers,
restaurants, museums and attractions who are proud to serve or sell
products with the FAIRTRADE Mark.
In less than 20 years, there are now over 4,500 products with the
FAIRTRADE Mark. This certifi cation is your guarantee that each product
has been independently verifi ed by the Fairtrade Foundation, and gives
a better deal to marginalised producers in developing countries.
This Directory also lists outlets where fairly-traded goods such
as handicrafts, paper and household items can be found, which are
outside the current guidelines of the FAIRTRADE Mark. I do hope that
you enjoy this publication and will join us in supporting Fairtrade within
County Durham. Look out for our mobile website which will be available
soon to bring you all this information at your fi ngertips!
Cllr Neil Foster
PLEASE NOTE: Every effort has been made to ensure that entries in this Directory are accurate,
however, we cannot guarantee that all information is correct. We recommend that you contact the
establishment beforehand to check details of products held. A listing in this Directory is not an
endorsement of that establishment by Co-operative Membership or Durham County Council.
Published by…
Social Publishing
Project
Editor and Collator Kathryn Sygrove, Chair of
Durham City Fair Trade Partnership
Publisher Steve Faragher
Design Joe Burt
Thanks to: Hazel Dobson, Gateway World
Shop and Colin Wilkes, Durham Indoor Market
for their adverts.
If you are a Fairtrade group and would like a
directory of your own contact Steve Faragher,
steve@socialpublishingproject.com
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Fairtrade Directory
Five Years of
Fairtrade in Durham
Since May 2007 Durham has been proud to
declare itself a Fairtrade City…
In May 2007, Durham City
achieved Fairtrade status
for the very fi rst time. I
was delighted to have
spearheaded the Fairtrade
Steering Group which had worked
towards this certifi cation, and am
still at the helm as our renewal
takes us from August 2012 until
August 2014. A lot has happened
in those fi ve years, so let’s see
what changes have occurred and
what challenges lie ahead.
In 2006, we worked alongside
the Durham City Council and were
able to put on lots of events and
really gain good momentum. It was
also a time when Fairtrade really
seemed to get big, many retailers
and catering outlets were keen to
get on-board, and saw the message
which Fairtrade carries as a way of
showing themselves to be caring
“Our cause is
as worth fi ghting
for as it was back
in 2006”
and socially responsible businesses.
Thus our initial status and renewal
the following year showed great
depth and expansion across the
community.
When Durham City Council
ceased in 2009, we were fortunate
to maintain the support of Durham
County Council, but with the remit of
starting to spread the work across
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the County. A second Fairtrade
County Steering Group was put
in place, and I managed fairly
successfully to spin out events
into some other towns of County
Durham, whilst ensuring that
Durham did not lose out.
In the last couple of years,
recession has hit and persisted.
Yet we have continued to work
well alongside Durham County
Council when opportunities
present themselves, such as in
the production of phone apps for
a revised Fairtrade Directory. Our
recent status renewal showed that
some businesses were no longer
using Fairtrade products, and our
Hazel Dobson, Gateway World
Shop and Kathryn Sygrove,
Durham City Fairtrade Partnership
catering and retail outlets only just
held their own. But we had still
managed some exciting events
which had raised the profi le of
Fairtrade across the community.
As I look to the future, I know
that the economy is still in need of a
massive boost and that our Steering
Group will have to dig deep to fi nd
new supporters for Fairtrade. Yet
our belief in the positives which
Fairtrade brings - a better wage,
better work conditions, a social
premium, regular sustained work for
disadvantaged and impoverished
producers - remains unswerving and
our cause as worth fi ghting for as it
was back in 2006.

Fairtrade Directory
Beginners’ Guide to
Fairtrade
Find out all you need to know about Fairtrade,
and how you can help to change the world…
Why do we need
Fairtrade?
❝The small farmers and workers
who grow our coffee, tea, cocoa,
cotton and bananas often don’t
get the money they deserve for
their crop.
They can suffer because of this
and it can lock them into a cycle of
poverty. And when world commodity
prices fall, as they have done over
the last 30 years, it’s these growers
who feel the pinch fi rst. Their income
can drop to levels that don’t even
cover production costs, making it
hard to provide for their families and
maintain their farms. This is where
Fairtrade comes in.❞
Okay, so what can I
do about it?
❝As consumers, we have the
power to change things, and the
power to make a difference to
growers and workers in the
southern hemisphere.
When you buy a product bearing the
FAIRTRADE Mark, you can be sure
that the farmers have received a
fair price for their produce. Farmers
in the Fairtrade scheme get a price
that covers the cost of sustainable
production, no matter how low the
market goes. Fairtrade also requires
long-term relationships with buyers,
helping growers to plan for the
future. In short, trade can be fair.❞
Fairtrade Premium —
what’s that?
❝Producer organisations receive
an additional Fairtrade Premium
of, for example, ten cents per
pound of coffee.
The farmers themselves decide how
this extra money is spent. It
can be used to build everything from
schools and health centres to social
facilities, or to enable growers to
improve productivity or reduce their
reliance on a single commodity.❞
How are standards
maintained?
❝Trade terms, contracts and
working conditions are checked
regularly, as is the use of funds
from the Fairtrade Premium.
This work is carried out by Fairtrade
International (FLO), which is
the body responsible for setting
Fairtrade standards and certifying
producer organisations.❞
So what Fairtrade
products can I buy?
❝Over 3,000 products carry the
FAIRTRADE Mark in the UK.
See the listings at the back of this
directory for details of stockists.❞
Seven million reasons
to buy Fairtrade…
❝The Fairtrade market in the UK
reached an estimated retail value
of £799m million in 2009.
Globally, consumers spent around
€3.4 billion on Fairtrade products in
2009, benefi ting around 7.5 million
people in 58 developing countries.❞
What is the
FAIRTRADE Mark?
The FAIRTRADE
Mark is the only
independent
consumer
guarantee that
disadvantaged
producers in the developing
world are getting a better deal.
By choosing to buy Fairtrade,
you can be sure that you’re
making a difference.
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Fairtrade Directory
From Seed
To Garment
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The lifecycle of a cotton plant
1Who farms cotton?
Over 100 million households are involved in the production of
cotton in 70 countries. Fairtrade reaches 7.5 million people
– farmers, workers and their families – in 58 countries, so they
can enjoy a better standard of living. There are 38 certifi ed cotton
producer groups in India, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Senegal,
Brazil, Egypt, Argentina, Kyrgyzstan and Peru. West Africa and
India are the biggest cotton-producing areas.
2How do you farm cotton?
For cotton to grow from seed to picking takes six months. Farming
cotton is hard manual work, and 80-90% of cotton farmers in India
still use bullocks to plough their fi elds. After ploughing, farmers
plant their seeds, which are always bought new every year. The cotton will
begin to fl ower about 30 days after planting, and 50 days later, the cotton
fruits, called bolls, appear. Around 40 to 50 days after that, the bolls burst
open and fl uffy fi bres appear. It’s at this point that the cotton can be picked.
Fairtrade
cotton
Learn more at
www.fairtrade.
org.uk/cotton

5What can you do to help?
Simple – you can buy products made with Fairtrade
certifi ed cotton! There are hundreds of items that use
Fairtrade cotton rather than mass-produced cotton. It’s
important to support these small cotton farmers as they farm on
a small scale and by hand, and are often forced to take whatever
price they can for their cotton – even if this means making a loss.
4Production
The cotton is then spun into yarn,
and after this, the thread is woven
into cloth. At this point the cotton
is then ready for dying, cutting, embroidering,
making into garments and anything else!
3Transporting and sorting
Next, the picked cotton is transported to traders.
From there it is sorted and the unsuitable bolls are
removed. It’s then taken for ‘ginning’ – a process
that separates the fl uffy lint from the seed. Once the seed
has been removed, the cotton lint goes into the pala house
where it’s sorted by hand for any bits of cotton that are
no good. This is a hazardous job for the workers, as they
breathe the cotton fi bres which can get stuck in their lungs.
Fairtrade Directory
The great cotton
Many cotton farmers live in
poverty on less than $2 a day.
The global cost for cotton has
been unstable for a long time
and farmers have been severely
affected by the falling prices.
Cotton farmers in developing
countries are under pressure
from the rising costs of fuel,
pesticides and insecticides. This
means few farmers can cover the
cost of production, because they
can’t pass these costs on when
cotton is sold at such low prices.
They’re also competing
against farmers in the US, the EU
and China, who are subsidised
and also overproduce cotton,
which they can sell cheaper than
farmers who are struggling to
survive without handouts. When
their huge volumes of cotton are
dumped on world markets, prices
are driven down and small-scale
farmers can’t compete.
Combined, the US and EU
have spent $32bn on their cotton
farmers over the past nine years.
The effect has been to dampen
down cotton prices for West
African farmers, restricting their
ability to trade their way out of
poverty. This means the least
developed countries in the world
have lost a total of $250m each
year as a result of these actions.
Take action to stop trade
distorting cotton subsidies –
see www.fairtrade.org.uk/cotton.
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DURhaM INDOOR MaRkeT
Proudly serving the people of Durham since 1851
Durham Indoor Market is proud to support Fairtrade in Durham City, with over
50 independent traders. Why not pop along and visit them to show your support
for the well-earned Fairtrade City status which Durham has achieved!
The Indoor Market is open Monday to Saturday from 9am.
For more information visit
www.durhammarkets.co.uk • tel: 0191 384 6153
JOIN OUR
Durham Markets
fan page to keep up with all our
latest offers and upcoming events!
Nestled in the corner of St Nicholas’ Church in Durham Market Place, Gateway World Shop has
been trading for justice for over 30 years. We support artisans, food producers and special projects
from all over the developing world.
Gateway is registered with the British Association of Fair Trade Shops (BAFTS) and stocks far more
than the stipulated 70% of fairly traded goods needed to be a
member. We enjoy longstanding associations with Traidcraft,
Tearfund and numerous other Fair Trade suppliers.
On our shelves we have many food products with the
FAIRTRADE mark, everything from tea, coffee and chocolate
to dried fruits, snacks, cereals, rice, pasta, jams and olive oil.
Commodities from every corner of the world.
Our shop is small and inviting with a huge range of gifts made
of wood, metal, paper, pottery and glass. You will find beautiful
jewellery, mobiles, amazing embroidered goods, and wonderful
accessories along with a warm welcome.
Come and visit us soon at:
Gateway World Shop, Market Place
Durham DH1 3NJ
Telephone (0191) 3847173
Open Mon-Sat 9.30-5.00p.m.

Durham City Fair
Trade Partnership
Meet the people behind the name
Durham City
Fair Trade
Partnership
started off
in November 2006 as
Durham City Fairtrade
Steering Group, and its
members comprised a
Council representative,
local committed citizens,
school teachers and
Sixth Form pupils,
representatives from local
Fairtrade shops, students,
Durham University
staff, a handful of local
business people, a variety
of Church-goers from
different denominations,
and a Co-op Durham
Committee member.
Six years later, we still
have members from most of
the above groups, although
our numbers have thinned
out a bit. We continue to work
well together, planning future
activities and areas to work on, and
maintaining links with supportive
contacts as often as possible. Being
in the North East, we are very
“We have held an
array of other
events, from
Fairtrade markets
to Fairtrade
fashion Shows”
Palace Green
close to the Gateshead premises of
Traidcraft, the UK’s leading Fairtrade
organisation, and have often worked
to support them by holding “Big
Brews” (buying packs from them
to serve tea, coffee and Fairtrade
biscuits in return for donations to
pay to their charitable arm, Traidcraft
Exchange).
We have held an array of other
events, from Fairtrade markets to
Fairtrade fashion Shows, fi lm shows
and discussions, coffee mornings,
a wine and chocolate evening with
Ghanaian producers, and found a
few extraordinary ways to promote
Fairtrade Directory
Sam Sam Slatcher’s Slatcher’s head head
the FAIRTRADE Mark
- like shaved and dyed into
former Durham University
student, Sam Slatcher’s,
head (above) and
spread-out across Palace
Green in front of Durham
Cathedral using recycled
and reclaimed clothing and
materials (photo courtesy
of Julian Harrop).
But what we need right now is an
injection of new blood, to re-enthuse
our commitment, widen our capacity
to hold eye-catching events, and
bring new ideas to the fore. If
you have been interested in this
Fairtrade Directory, why not come
along to join us at our meetings?
We tend to meet on Monday nights
at 6pm for informal discussions
as to how best to progress our
campaign. If you would like more
details, please get in touch via email
at dcftpship@gmail.com and we will
get back to you as soon as possible.
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COUNTY DURHAM
DIRECTORY
This Directory aims to provide a snapshot of some of the places in County Durham where you can
buy Fairtrade and fairly-traded products. Not all establishments are included, as some did not
respond within our timescale, or did not wish to be included. For high street retailers and
supermarkets we have provided a generic entry only. Their websites will guide you to the nearest
branch. Many small outlets stock a few Fairtrade confectionery products eg Cadburys Dairy Milk,
Mars’ Maltesers, Nestle 4-fi nger KitKats but there is not the scope to mention them here.
FAITRADE SHOPS
Gateway World Shop
(0191) 3847173
Market Place, Durham, DH1 3NJ
www.gatewayworldshop.co.uk
BAFTS shop. Widest range of Fairtrade
and fairly-traded goods in Durham City.
Many Traidcraft foods and crafts; bags,
jewellery, paper, accessories, household
goods from many FT suppliers.
Oxfam Bookshop
12 Elvet Bridge, Durham, DH1 3AA
(0191) 3846366
www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/local-shops/
oxfam-books-music-durham
Unique range of goods in Durham alone.
Sells Fairtrade foods eg range of
Cafedirect coffees, range of Divine
chocolate bars, Fairtrade teas, assorted
Traidcraft Geobars and biscuits, Tropical
Wholefoods’ dried fruits, plus assorted
gifts at Easter and Christmas.
Oxfam Boutique
16 Elvet Bridge, Durham, DH1 3AA
www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/local-shops/
oxfam-boutique-durham
(0191) 3846366
A small selection of Divine chocolate bars
and range of Shared Earth gifts eg photo
frames, assorted gardenware, tealights,
hooks and boxes, Traidcraft keyrings,
tape measures, pencils, and brooches.
Oxfam Shop
24 Skinnergate, Darlington, County
Durham, DL3 7NW
www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/local-shops/
oxfam-shop-darlington
(01325) 382415
Sells an assortment of Divine chocolate,
and many Traidcraft items such as
teabags, coffee, Geobars, cereal, snacks,
biscuits, dried fruit and sugar.
Just World Shop
(Fairtrade shop run by students)
3 South Bailey, Durham, DH1 3EE
Have Clipper FT teabags, Cafedirect R/G
coffee, Fruit Passion Fruit Juices, Dubble
milk chocolate, assorted Divine bars,
cereal bars, biscuits. Only open certain
hours each day depending on students’
free time to man the shop.
COFFEE SHOPS/
RESTAURANTS
Cafe Cenna
Upper Floor, Durham Indoor Market
Hall, Market Place, Durham DH1 3NJ
(0191) 3831113
Serves Sun Magic Fairtrade Apple and
Orange Juices.
Esquires Coffee House
Head Offi ce London
(020) 72515166
www.esquirescoffee.co.uk
Own brand Fairtrade Espresso beans in
all coffee-based types of drinks,
cappuccino, latte, macchiato, Americano,
incl. decaff versions. All types of Hot
Chocolate are FT. Rosie’s Fairtrade
ordinary tea and Suki Fairtrade Breakfast
10 MAKE IT HAPPEN CHOOSE FAIRTRADE
tea used. Vanilla Fairtrade syrup,
Esquires Coffee House FT brown/ white
sugar sachets, small bars “Divine”
chocolate, FT frappes.
9 Altars Coffee Shop
19a Silver Street, Durham, DH1 3RB
www.9altars.com
(0191) 3741120
FT tea, coffee, bought in biscuits and
chocolate cake.
Starbucks
www.starbucks.co.uk
All Espresso coffee is FT, dark and milk
small choc bars, FT Belgian Choc
Brownies and Choc chunk shortbread.
Intervals Cafe
The Gala Theatre , Millennium Place,
Durham DH1 1WA
0191 3324065
Serves Ringtons FT standard and Earl
Grey teabags.
The Coffee House
Millennium Place, Durham, DH1 1WA
0191 3839922
Serves Rington’s Fairtrade tea and
coffee, and sells a range of small
“Dubble” FT chocolate bars.
British Home Stores café
Serves Cadbury’s Fairtrade Instant Hot
Chocolate and Celsus Fairtrade coffee
beans.
Cafe on the Green (was Almshouses)
Palace Green, Durham, DH1 3RL
www.dur.ac.uk/retail/shops

(0191) 3343688
Serves Matthew Algie Fairtrade Coffee,
Rosie’s Fairtrade tea, Fairtrade hot
chocolate, juice and sugar.
Flat White Coffee Shop
21a Elvet Bridge, Durham, DH1 3AA
(07789) 951149
Serves Fairtrade brown/ white sugar,
Ringtons English Breakfast tea and uses
Matthew Algie Fairtrade coffee beans.
DLI Cafe (Durham Light Infantry
Coffee Shop)
DLI Museum and Art Gallery, Aykley
Heads, Durham, DH1 5TU
www.county.durham.gov.uk/sites/dli/
Pages/Cafe.aspx
(0191) 3842214
Serves hot drinks from VISTA Fairtrade
Coffee machine. Also has Fairtrade tea,
brown and white sugar, and JP Juices
Fairtrade orange juice.
Leonard’s Coffee House
1 Back Silver Street, Fowler’s Yard,
Durham City, DH1 3RA
0191 3840647
www.leonardscoffeehouse.co.uk
Leonard’s “House Blend” coffee – a
unique blend of Pumphrey’s Fairtrade
coffee beans – and Pumphrey’s
Fairtrade ordinary teabags.
Sainsbury’s Cafe
www2.sainsburys.co.uk/food/cafe/
cafe.htm
All coffees are Matthew Algie TIKI
Fairtrade, including decaffeinated. They
use Matthew Algie Fairtrade “ordinary”
tea, FT hot chocolate, Sainsbury’s Cafe
Fairtrade brown/white sugar sticks, and
serve Fairtrade brownies.
Graham Sports’ Centre Cafe
Maiden Castle, Stockton Road,
Durham, DH1 3SE
www.yumfood.org.uk
(0191) 3342178
Fairtrade Apple juice, and Orange Juice,
Dairy Milk small FT chocolate bars, One
World cookies; Matthew Algie Roast and
Ground Coffee; Rosie’s FT teabags and
sugar sachets.
The Botanic Gardens Coffee Shop
Hollingside Lane, Durham , DH1 3TN
www.dur.ac.uk/retail/shops
(0191) 3345524
Serves Fairtrade tea, coffee, hot
chocolate, sugar sticks, and Fairtrade
chocolate/ mocha drizzle for drinks.
The Undercroft Restaurant
The College, Durham, DH1 3EQ
www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/visiting/
attractions
(0191) 3863721
FT Organic Ground Filter Coffee/coffee
beans, tea, hot chocolate, Dairy Milk,
bananas, FT sugar sticks.
Bishop Auckland Town Hall (BATH)
Cafe
Market Place, Bishop Auckland,
Durham, DL14 7NP
www.bishopaucklandtownhall.org.uk
(01388) 602610
They serve Fairtrade coffee, Fairtrade tea
as an alternative and sugar sticks.
No 3
3 Galgate, Barnard Castle, County
Durham, DL12 8EQ
(01833) 631779
Serves Fairtrade coffee and some teas.
Thorntons at KQ Cafe
16 St. Cuthbert’s Walk, Chester-le-
Street, County Durham DH3 3YQ
(0191) 3893337
Serves Clipper Fairtrade Green Tea.
The Laurel’s Coffee Shop
2 Central Buildings, Staindrop,
Darlington, DL2 3JL
16 High Green, Gainford, Darlington,
DL2 3DL
www.thelaurelsgainford.co.uk/page2.
htm
(01833) 631779
Fairtrade coffee and hot chocolate.
Coffee Bamber
49 Horse Market, The Cornmill Centre,
Darlington, County Durham, DL1 1LT
www.coffeebamber.co.uk
(01325) 354100
Serves Fairtrade tea, coffee, hot
chocolate, sugar.
Clervaux Artisan Bakery and cafe
38 Consicliffe Road, Darlington, DL3
7RG
www.clervaux.org.uk
(01325) 381714
Serves Fairtrade coffee, hot chocolate, a
selection of FT teas, and FT sugar sticks.
Seasons Cafe and Bar
6 Post House Wynd, Darlington, Co
Durham, DL3 7LU
(01325) 484447
www.restaurant-seasons.co.uk/
Serves Fairtrade tea, coffee and hot
chocolate.
MAKE IT HAPPEN CHOOSE FAIRTRADE
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Golden Brown Coffee Shop
1 Houndgate, Darlington, DL1 5RL
(01325) 468708
www.goldenbrown-coffee.co.uk/about
Serves Fairtrade coffee, hot chocolate,
some teas.
The Nearly Naked Chef Deli and Cafe
8 Post House Wynd, Darlington, DL3
7LU
(01325) 35464
Serves Clipper Fairtrade Green Tea and
Everyday Tea.
Penny’s Tearooms
4 Market Place, Barnard Castle,
County Durham, DL12 8ND
(01833) 637634
Fairtrade tea, coffee and hot chocolate.
No. 10 Market Place
Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland, DL13
3AF
(01388) 528344
Serves Fairtrade coffee.
HEALTHFOODS/
DRIED FRUIT STOCKISTS
The Health Cabin
Durham Indoor Market, Market Place,
Durham, DH1 3NJ
(07855) 231101
Sells a selection of Fairtrade beverages
and teas: Green and Black’s Organic
cocoa powder, Clipper organic loose leaf
Green Tea, Clipper Organic Green
Teabags, Clipper FT coffee granules,
Jacksons Sencha FT green tea.
Holland and Barrett
www.hollandandbarrett.com
Lines vary according to the size of the
branch, but usually sell a range of Green
and Black’s Fairtrade chocolate, Nero &
Bianco Fairtrade organic chocolate bars,
assorted Clipper FT/ organic teas,
Tropical Wholefoods Chewy Sundried
Banana Chips.
Season’s Wholefoods
Bridge End, Chester-le-Street, County
Durham, DH3 3RE
(0191) 3880050
Sells a few QI Fairtrade teas.
The Health Warehouse
15 Post House Wynd, Darlington, DL3
7LU
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(01325) 468570
www.thehealthwarehouse.co.uk
Sells a wide assortment of Fairtrade teas
and herbal teas, honey, coffee, Hot
chocolate, Divine chocolate bars, Doves
Farm Gluten-free cookies, Tropical
Wholefoods Dried Fruits, sugar, Fairtrade
nut cutlets.
SUPERMARKETS/HIGH
STREET STORES
Thorntons
www.thorntons.co.uk
Sells square FT White Chocolate with
Vanilla and sometimes more lines.
Greggs
www.greggs.co.uk
FT Orange and Apple Juices, most stores
should have FT hot drinks too.
Wilkinsons
www.wilkinsonplus.com
Wilko’s Fairtrade Roast/Ground
Kilimanjaro coffee, Wilko’s Dark Bourbon
FT Roast/ Ground coffee, Wilko’s FT
Gold Label teabags, Tate & Lyle sugar.
Boots the Chemist
www.boots.com
Medium & larger branches usually stock
a range of cosmetic products with
Fairtrade-certifi ed ingredients such as
Brazil Nut bodywash and body scrub;
Coconut, Mango, Shea Butter and Honey
Body Butters, and mini-gift packs.
LIDL
www.lidl.co.uk
Stocks own “ Fairglobe” products – FT
bananas, 80 teabags, freeze-dried instant
coffee, Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate,
Orange Juice.
Tesco
www.tesco.com
A range of goods usually increasing with
the store size eg Ben and Jerry’s
Fairtrade Ice Cream, FT dried fruit and
nuts, Fairtrade bananas, assorted Green
& Black’s Fairtrade chocolate, Tesco FT
teabags, Cafedirect and Tesco FT R/G
coffee, Cadbury’s Fairtrade Hot
Chocolate, and Drinking Chocolate,
Tesco’s Finest Fairtrade Peruvian Dark/
Milk Chocolate, Cadbury’s FT Dairy Milk.
Bigger outlets have a wider choice eg
Tesco FT Orange Juice, FT herbs and
spices.
Marks and Spencer/ Marks and
Spencer “Simply Food”
www.marksandspencer.com
Selection of own-brand Fairtrade
products, with a smaller range in “Simply
Food” outlets. Includes FT coffees, tea
and herbal teas, drinking chocolate, ice
cream, jams & preserves, honey, sugar,
assorted Fairtrade chocolate bars,
biscuits, wine, fl owers, cotton wool
products and clothes.
Sainsbury’s (and Sainsbury’s Local)
www.sainsburys.co.uk
“Local” stores sell a few key Lines. Larger
stores carry more products, eg Fairtrade
sugar, bananas & other fruits, conserves,
dried fruit, cakes & cookies, selected
teas, roast & ground coffee (all
Sainsbury’s own brand are Fairtrade),
spices, hot chocolate & drinking
chocolate, plain cotton T-shirts, Kenyan
roses, wine, rice, chocolate.
Aldi
www.aldi.co.uk
Stores carry a small own-brand range,
which may vary depending on store size.
Standard lines are Fairtrade instant
coffee, 80 teabags, bananas, and Belgian
Milk and Dark Chocolate.
Asda
www.asda.com
Stores sell a range of FT products, many
of which are own-brand. Product
availability depends on size of branch eg
ASDA Fairtrade bananas, pineapples,
Cafedirect teabags, hot chocolate, instant
and roast/ground coffees – ASDA/Percol,
FT wine, honey.
Morrisons
www.morrisons.co.uk
Sell as mainly own-brand Fairtrade
products eg tea, coffee, chocolate,
bananas. Larger stores with coffee shops
serve some Fairtrade hot beverages.
The Co-operative Food Stores
www.co-operative.coop/food
The Co-operative aims to be second to
none in terms of Fairtrade. All our food
stores across County Durham stock a
wide range of Fairtrade products. From
wine to chocolate and from bananas to
honey, there is always a wide range of
Fairtrade goods on offer. As a group, The
Co-operative sells over £100 million of
Fairtrade products every year. Come
Fairtrade shopping at a Co-operative food
store in County Durham to help make
that valuable difference.
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Co-operative Bank outlets
Co-op Banks tend to have Fairtrade
drinks machines (Drinkmaster) available
with FT coffee, tea, and hot chocolate on
a complimentary basis for customers.
FARM & GARDEN
CENTRES/FOOD CO-OPS
Brambles Coffee Shop/ Foodshop
Poplar Tree Garden Centre, Hall Lane,
Shincliffe, Durham City, DH1 2NG
0191 3847553
www.bramblescoffeeshop.co.uk
The Café serves Ringtons Fairtrade Earl
Grey and decaffeinated teabags, and
packs of Fairtrade Hot Chocolate.
Lanchester Garden Centre
Bargate Bank, Ford Road, Lanchester,
County Durham, DH7 0SN
(01207) 521206
A few different bars of Green and Blacks
Fairtrade chocolate.
New Close Farm Shop
Witton Road, Sacriston, Durham, DH7
6NB
www.newclosefarmhop.co.uk
Owners are passionate about local
organic food and sell Fairtrade products
such as fruit, teas, coffees; various
snacks/ chocolate bars that are Fairtradeendorsed
and rices & grains. Open on
Thursday and Friday between 9am and
6pm, Saturday 9am until 2pm.
Chester’s Grove Coffee Shop
Chester’s Grove Garden Centre, Holm
Hill Lane, Chester Moor, DH2 3RQ
www.chestersgrove.co.uk
(0191) 3890044/ 3895770
The coffee shop sells Kit Kat and some
other Fairtrade lines from time to time.
Cross Lanes Organic Farm Shop
Cross Lanes, Barnard Castle, County
Durham, DL12 9RT
(01833) 630619
www.crosslanesorganics.co.uk
An award-winning organic eco-farm,
restaurant and cafe. The shop sells some
Vintage Roots Fairtrade wines, Fairtrade
Golden Rum, Gojiberry Liqueur, Geo-
Organics Chutney, marmalade, golden
syrup, honey, chocolate swirl spread,
Steenberg’s Fairtrade curry powder, black
pepper, cinnamon sugar, lemon sugar,
vanilla pods and extract, Green & Blacks
and Chocaffair chocolate bars, a wide

ange of Clipper teas, Billington’s sugar,
Grumpy Mule and Equal Exchange
coffees. The cafe serves a wide variety of
Fairtrade teas and coffee, plus Equal
Exchange sugar sachets.
Durham Food Co-operative
(No premises as such. DFC members
repackage wholesale bulk orders and
collect from New Close Farm
Sacriston. See separate entry under
New Close Farm Shop as well)
email: info@durhamfoodcoop.org.uk
www.durhamfoodcoop.net
A not-for-profi t community group,
buying sustainable and ethicallyproduced
food. Members benefi t from
wholesale prices by sourcing ethical and
Fair Trade sustainable whole foods
and local products in bulk. They
repackage these into smaller take-home
sizes in a hygienic, professional
environment, and enjoy organic, fair
trade, low carbon, high quality products
sourced via the national Infi nity Foods
Co-operative such as nuts, seeds, rice,
pasta, dried fruit, beans, fl our; plus locally
produced high welfare local meat, jams,
jellies, chutneys, honey and cordials.
PUBS & WINE BARS
Mrs. Mustard (was Hide Cafe Bar &
Grill)
39 Saddler Street, Durham City, DH1
3NU
(0191) 3841999
Still has Cooper’s FT coffee as before,
but now new business name.
Swan and Three Cygnets
Elvet Bridge, Durham, DH1 3AG
(0191) 3840242
Sells Samuel Smith’s “Scintilla” Fairtrade
Orange Juice.
The Colpitts Pub
Harrison House, Hawthorn Terrace,
Durham, DH1 4EL
(0191) 3869913
Sells Samuel Smith’s “Scintilla” Fairtrade
Orange Juice.
Austin’s Bar/Bistro
Durham County Cricket Club, County
Ground, Riverside, Chester-le-Street
DH3 3QR
(0191) 3883335
Serves United Fairtrade coffee and
Fairtrade sugar.
Castle Eden Inn
Stockton Road, Castle Eden, TS27 4SD
castleedeninn.com
(01429) 835137
Serves Fairtrade tea, coffee, hot
chocolate and sugar.
Hollathan’s Bar/Restaurant
6-9 Ashfi eld Terrace, Chester-le-Street,
Co Durham, DH3 3PD
www.hollathans.co.uk
0191 3880090
Serves Fairtrade tea, coffee and sugar.
The Red Lion
North Bitchburn Terrace, North
Bitchburn, County Durham, DL15 8AL
www.redlionbitchburn.co.uk/
01388 763561
Serves Fairtrade “Running Duck” South
African Chiraz, Fairtrade tea and coffee,
and some fresh fruit.
The Chester Moor Inn
Front Street, Chester-le-Street, DH2
3RJ
www.hollathans.co.u
(0191) 3883390
Serves Fairtrade tea, coffee, sugar (as
Hollathan’s).
The Old Mill Restaurant
Metal Bridge, Coxhoe, County Durham,
DH6 5NX
www.oldmilldurham.co.uk
01740 652928
Serves Fairtrade “Running Duck” Chenin
and Sauvignon Blanc wine.
Voodoo Cafe and Bar
Skinnergate, Darlington, County
Durham, DL3 7LX
www.voodoocafe.co.uk
(01325) 467555
Serves one Fairtrade wine, Fairtrade
sugar, hot chocolate and some coffees.
GIFTSHOPS
The Art Shop and Kemble Gallery
62 Saddler Street, Durham, DH1 3NU
theartshopandkemblegallery.com
(0191 3864034
Sells a wide selection of wooden toys,
jigsaws and puzzles from BAFTS
Fairtrade accredited company Lanka
Kade – www.lankakade.co.uk . Many toys
are made from spent rubber plantations.
Also stocks a selection of Earth Squared
bags, scarves, purses, also a BAFTS
company.
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Clarendon’s (was Artisan Gift Shop)
29 Market Place, Barnard Castle, DL12
8NE
(01833) 690110
They sell several Taylors of Harrogate
Fairtrade Roast and Ground Coffees.
The Village Choice Giftshop
17 Quebec Street, Langley Park,
Durham, DH7 9XA
(0191) 3739895
Sell some fairly-traded BAFTS certifi ed
Kenyan Soapstone, wood carvings and
musical instruments from Bali.
Waterstones University bookshop
55-57 Saddler Street, Durham, DH1
3EJ
www.durham.ac.uk/shop
(0191) 3842095
Wide range of University-branded
Fairtrade-certifi ed cotton clothing.
Guru Boutique
24 Blackwellgate, Darlington, DL1 5HG
(01325) 461479
www.gurudarlington.co.uk
Long-standing shop selling Fairtrade
gifts, clothes, accessories, musical
instruments, mirrors, bowls, bags and
dream catchers from registered BAFTS
suppliers such as Namaste and Siesta.
MUSEUMS
The Oriental Museum Shop/Cafe
Elvet Hill, Durham, DH1 3TH
www.dur.ac.uk/retail/shops
(0191) 3345694
Cafe serves Fairtrade tea, coffee, hot
chocolate, sugar sticks, apple juice,
orange juice and Traidcraft 2-pack
cookies. Alos sell Kit Kat, Cadbury’s
Fairtrade Dairy Milk/ Buttons, Fairtrade
Smoothies – Pineapple, Orange and
Mango, Apple and Blackcurrant – and a
range of Fairtrade gifts from Shared
Earth, a York BAFTS shop
The Old Fulling Mill Archaeology
Museum
The Banks, Durham, DH1 3EB
www.dur.ac.uk/retail/shops
(0191) 3341823
Serves Traidcraft 2-pack cookies, Kit
Kats, Fairtrade tea and coffee.
Bowes Museum, Cafe Bowes
Newgate, Barnard Castle, DL12 8NP
(01833) 690606
www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/
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Asense of community
has been central to
The Co-operative since
we started in 1844.
Our support for UK communities
now takes many forms – from
investing in local community
projects and local membership
events to backing local cooperatives,
such as co-operative
schools. The Community Fund is
our grant scheme that helps local
communities throughout the UK.
Since we started the initiative
in 1997, thousands of clubs,
community groups and self-help
organisations have benefi ted.
Members of The Co-operative
Group can choose to donate
part or all of their share of the
profi ts to the Community Fund.
visiting/cafe/
Cafe Bowes is renowned for its high
quality fare and, where possible, locally
sourced ingredients. It serves Fairtrade
products – cappuccino, latte, Cadbury’s
Fairtrade Hot Chocolate, orange and
apple juice.
Killhope Lead Mining Museum -Cafe
Ireshopeburn, Upper Weardale, DL13
1AR
www.killhope.org.uk/Pages/Cafe.aspx
(01388) 537505
The cafe regularly serves Fairtrade
coffee, Cadbury’s Hot Chocolate and
Clipper Teas.
GUESTHOUSES
Polemonium Plantery B and B
28 Sunniside Terrace, Trimdon Grange,
TS29 6HP
(01429) 881529
www.polemonium.co.uk
Organic plant nursery/B and B. With cafe
serving local produce, evening meals,
These members raise millions of
pounds each year for all kinds of
community projects, enabling us to
give away £2.3 million in donations
last year alone.
We’re very proud of the share
of the profi ts scheme, not only
because it gives us a chance to
thank you for continuing to shop
with us, but also because it allows
members to give back something
to local communities through
“The Community
Fund is our grant
scheme that helps
local communities
throughout the UK.”
Traidcraft products used eg pillowcases,
duvets, recycled glass, all coffees, teas,
cocoas, and sugars are Fairtrade; muesli
and cereals, small Traidcraft shop.
Hamsterley Forest B and B
Ayhope, Redford, Hamsterley DH13
3NL
www.hamsterleyforestbandb.com
(01388) 488420
Wide selection of Fairtrade products eg
coffee, tea, hot chocolate, Fairtrade fruit
when available.
OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS
Clayport Library
Millennium Place, Durham, DH1 1WA
0191 3864003
www.durham.gov.uk/pages/service.
aspx?serviceid=6194
The Digisuite serves JP Juices – small
FT orange and apple, small Dairy Milk FT
chocolate bars and Fairtrade Kit Kats.
The Ground Floor lending Suite has a
VISTA Fairtrade drinks machine serving
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The Co-operative Membership
Community Fund. It’s very easy to
donate some of your share to local
communities. Simply login to your
account and change your payment
options.
Make sure that we have your
email address so that we can keep
you up-to-date with everything you
need to know about your share
of the profi ts. Simply login to your
account and update your details so
that we have a valid email address
and you have requested to receive
marketing from The Co-operative
Membership.
• To fi nd out how to apply, please
visit: www.co-operative.coop/
membership/local-communities/
community-fund/
coffee and hot choclate. FT teabags are
also available.
Newsmarket store (“Ashvilla”)
Neville’s Cross Bank, Durham DH1 4JS
(0191) 3843967
Tate & Lyle Fairtrade granulated sugar,
Cadbury’s Fairtrade Hot Chocolate Drink
and Ben and Jerry’s Ice-Creams.
The Bishop’s Table canteen
Durham County Council, County Hall,
Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5UL
All tea, coffee, hot chocolate and sugar
used in the canteen is Fairtrade. All fruit
juice sold is also Fairtrade and they sell
Fairtrade wine, biscuits, chocolate and
bananas as well.
Durham University Shop
Howlands Building (near Ustinov and
Josephine Butler Colleges), Durham,
DH1 3DF
www.dur.ac.uk/retail/shops
Sells Fairtrade dried fruits, nuts, cookies,
sweets, Geobars, juice and Fairtradeaccredited,
University-branded clothing.

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Community Fund
Awards in County Durham
The past year has seen over 50 community groups
receive support from The Co-operative Membership
Community Fund. These have included:
Over £30,000 has been given out by
the Co-operative Community fund in
the past 12 months throughout County
Durham. Recipients have ranged from
rugby teams to play groups and youth
clubs to brass bands.
Peterlee Pumas,
Peterlee
Given £850. This rugby league club have male
junior teams, a female team and hold regular
‘touch rugby’ sessions. Based in an area of
high deprivation the club exists to encourage
emotional and physical well being among children
and young adults.
Phoenix Funsters,
Hartlepool
Given £690. The group promotes active
citizenship, working with young people to carry
out community activities and volunteering
opportunities. The group have a wildlife pond and
vegetable plots within a local farm.
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