A Gu id e to Shopping in Motherwell Area F a irtra de Z one

If you would like to join Motherwell's Fairtrade Steering
Group (which meets monthly on a Wednesday evening at
6.30 pm) please write to : Motherwell Fairtrade Steering
Group, Civic Centre, Motherwell ML1 1AB or email
Motherwellfairtrade@northlan.gov.uk
Directory First Edition 2008; road sign photos and layout by
Motherwell Fairtrade Steering Group; additional photos, other
than those contributed by Andrew Lacey, GLO Centre,
courtesy of the Fairtrade Foundation.
Directory is available in alternative formats by
emailing Motherwellfairtrade@northlan.gov.uk.
Food : Bananas, Cocoa, Coffee, Dried Fruit,
Fresh Fruit & Fresh Vegetables, Honey, Juices,
Nuts/Oil Seeds and Purees, Quinoa, Rice,
Spices, Sugar, Tea, Wine.
Non -Food Products: Cotton, Cut Flowers,
sports balls
Products available:
A Guide to Shopping in
Motherwell Area
Fairtrade Zone
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Women’s Institute. The Fairtrade
Foundation is the UK member of Fairtrade Labelling
Organisations International (FLO), www.fairtrade.net, which
unites 21 national initiatives across Europe, Japan, North
America, Mexico and Australia/New Zealand.
The campaign to make Motherwell a Fairtrade Town was
launched in the Civic Centre on 29th March, 2005. The first
meeting of Motherwell Fairtrade Steering Group was held on
20th April, 2005; members have continued to meet regularly in
the Civic Centre. When Fairtrade goods are bought a
premium is paid to the producer to ensure that the producer
earns enough money in return for his or her labour to buy
food, shelter, drink fresh water, and benefit from healthcare
and education by making suitable provision in their own
communities.
The FAIRTRADE Mark guarantees sustainability and
protection for the environment. Fairtrade produce/goods are
recognisable by the Fairtrade mark awarded by the Fairtrade
Foundation, www.fairtrade.org.uk, which was established in
1992 by CAFOD, Christian Aid,
New Consumer, Oxfam,
Traidcraft and the World
Development Movement. These
founding organisations were later
Celebrating the Award of Fairtrade Zone Status, to
Motherwell, Carfin, Cleland, Holytown, Newarthill and
New Stevenston on 16th January, 2007.
Thanks to Motherwell College for printing this directory.
The work of Motherwell Fairtrade Steering Group has been
supported by the Co-operative (Scotmid), the GLO Centre and
North Lanarkshire Council.
For general information on Fairtrade, see The Fairtrade
Foundation www.fairtrade.org.uk; Oxfam www.oxfam.org.uk;
or The Trade Justice Movement www.tradejustice.org.uk.
It has not been possible to contact
every business within the Zone,
and so if your business/ work situation has been omitted, or
you have made the switch to Fairtrade since you were
contacted and would like to be included in our next Fairtrade
Directory please email: Motherwellfairtrade@northlan.gov.uk.
Disclaimer and Contact
us details:
Places of Worship
Places of Worship regularly serving Fairtrade tea, coffee,
holding regular stalls selling Fairtrade goods/produce, or
holding events, or supporting local Fairtrade events, as
follows:
Congregational Church, Brandon Street, Motherwell,
ML1 1RS.
Crosshill Parish Church, Airbles Street, Motherwell, ML1
1XE.
Dalziel St Andrews Church, The Kirk at the Cross, Merry
Street, Motherwell, ML1 1JT, is a Fairtrade Church.
Motherwell South Parish Church, Gavin Street,
Motherwell is a recent union of the congregations of the
former South Dalziel Parish Church, which had Fairtrade
Status prior to the decision to close it in December, 2006,
and the former Manse Road Parish Church, Motherwell.
North Motherwell Parish Church, Chesters Crescent,
Motherwell.
Our Lady of Good Aid R.C. Cathedral, Coursington
Road, Motherwell ML1 1PP.
St Bernadette’s R.C. Church, 200 Logans Road,
Motherwell.
St Luke’s RC Church, Davaar Drive, Motherwell ML1
3TW is a Fairtrade Church.
St Mary’s Parish Church, Avon Street, Motherwell, ML1
3AA.
Salvation Army Hall, Camp Street, Motherwell, ML1 1UF.
Methodist Church, Jerviston Street, New Stevenston,
Motherwell.
Newarthill Parish Church, Benford Knowe, Newarthill,
Motherwell ML1 5AT.
St Mary’s R.C. Church, Main Street, Cleland, Motherwell
ML1 5Q.
Motherwell Heritage Centre, (Community Museum), High
Road, Motherwell, ML1 3HU; Tel: 01698 251000; E mail:
museums@northlan.gov.uk, is a Scottish Tourist Board ‘4Star’ graded visitor attraction; in addition there is a vending
machine serving Fairtrade Tea, Hot Chocolate and
brown sugar. Upstairs is a conference and activities
room available for hire, in which catering can be provided.
Catering Outlets
North Lanarkshire
Council Catering Outlets
within Motherwell: E mail:
catering@northlan.gov.uk;
Fairtrade tea and coffee
is available in the following
4 outlets:
Aquatec, Sport and
Recreation, 1 Menteith
Road, Motherwell ML1
1AZ; Tel: 01698 276464.
Kuppas Café at
Motherwell Civic Centre,
Raking coffee beans
Civic Way, Motherwell ML1 in Costa Rica
1AB; Tel: 01698 302222,
situated in the Upstage Bar beside the Theatre entrance of
the Motherwell Concert Hall and Theatre, Box Office, Civic
Centre, Motherwell.
Kuppas Café at Motherwell Library, 35 Hamilton Road,
Motherwell ML1 3BZ; Tel: 01698 332626.
Waterside Café at Strathclyde Park is situated within the
Watersports Centre on the first floor; access is via the
stairs or the lift at the reception area.
Large Flagship Employer
Motherwell College, Dalzell Drive, Motherwell ML1 2DD; Tel:
01698 232 323; E mail: information@motherwell.ac.uk;
www.motherwell.ac.uk; in addition ML One Restaurant is
open to the public and provides Fairtrade tea and coffee on
request.
Fiona Hainey, Marketing and Promotions Officer, Motherwell
College, wrote on behalf of Motherwell College as follows:
Motherwell College is Lanarkshire’s leading College, offering
a great range of courses, dedicated teaching staff and high
quality resources to 20,000 students. Regardless of their
needs and aims, our students enjoy a valuable learning
experience. Our excellent range of facilities which sell
Fairtrade goods to both students and staff are conveniently
located on site.
Public House Catering Outlet
J.D. Wetherspoon plc, PO Box 616 Watford WD24 4QU; Tel:
01923 477777; www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk; has one Public
House outlet: The Brandon Works, 46-61 Merry Street,
Motherwell ML1 1JJ; Tel: 01698 210280.
All of JD Wetherspoon pubs have Fairtrade shortcake
triangles; Fairtrade cookie is being considered.
Additional independent catering outlets:
The Moorings House Hotel, 114 Hamilton Road, Motherwell,
ML1 3DG: Tel: +44 (0)1698 258131; Fax + 44 (0) 1698
254973; E mail: enquiries@mooringshotelmotherwell.co.uk;
serves Fairtrade coffee.
GLO (Gospel Literature Outreach) Centre, Coffee Shop,
78 Muir Street, Motherwell ML1 1BN; Tel: 01698 263483; Fax
01698 275418; E mail: admin@glo-europe.org; web site
www.glo-europe.org; serves Fairtrade tea and coffee.
Community Organisation
Hamilton Area Local Group RSPB meets monthly from
September till May in Motherwell, in recent years in the Water
Sports Centre, Strathclyde Park, Motherwell. Fairtrade tea,
coffee and sugar is served at meetings.
Gordon Megahy, Managing Director, D.B.M. Consultants,
61-63 Manse Road, Motherwell ML1 2PW; uses Fairtrade
products in office.
Clyde Valley Housing Association, 82-84 Brandon Parade
East, Motherwell ML1 1LY; uses Fairtrade tea and coffee.
Taylor High R.C. High School, Carfin Street, New
Stevenston, Motherwell ML1 4JP
Supporting Businesses
ScotNursing & ScotHomecare, 46 Muir Street, Motherwell
ML1 1BN; uses Fairtrade tea and coffee.
Brannock High School, Loanhead Road, Newarthill,
Motherwell ML1 5AY.
Dalziel High School, Crawford Street, Motherwell ML1 3AG.
St Brendan’s R.C. Primary School, 45 Barons Road,
Motherwell ML1 2NB, Fairtrade Status achieved, Certificate
awarded 24th June, 2005.
Schools
Early in 2006 North Lanarkshire Council made the decision to
consider the use of Fairtrade goods/produce where possible
within all schools in North Lanarkshire. The following schools
within Motherwell Area Fairtrade Zone have active Fairtrade
Groups as shown by their regular press releases.
Co-operative, branch of the Co-operative Group (CWS) Ltd.,
New Century House, Manchester, M60 4ES, www.co-op.co.uk., has
one outlet:
11a Woodilee Road, Newarthill, Motherwell; Tel: 01698 734106;
selling tea, coffee, sugar, chocolate, wine, bananas, and orange
juice.
ASDA Stores Ltd., ASDA House, Southbank, Great Wilson Street,
Leeds LS11 5AD; Tel: + 44 (0)113 243 5435; www.asda.co.uk has
one outlet:
New Town Centre, Motherwell; Tel: 01698 242900; selling tea,
coffee, honey, chocolate spread, bananas, wine, and flowers.
Greggs, Branch of Greggs of Rutherglen, Family Bakers,
www.greggs.co.uk., has 2 outlets:
61 Brandon Parade South, Motherwell; Tel: 01698 276108;
32 Brandon Parade East, Motherwell; Tel: 01698 264023;
both selling 2 Fairtrade Juices, apple and orange, in 500ml
plastic bottles.
Holland and Barrett, Samuel Ryder House, Townsend Drive,
Attleborough Fields, Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV11 6XW; Tel:
02476244400; www.hollandandbarrett.com, has one outlet:
34 Brandon Parade South, Motherwell ML1 1RB; Tel: 01698
230929; selling small 35g bars of Fairtrade Green and Black’s
Maya Gold Organic dark chocolate with orange and spices,
and Fairtrade Tropical Forest Organic Forest Honey;
www.tropicalforest.com.
Lidl, Head Office Lidl, 19 Worple Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4JS;
Tel: 0870 444 1234; www.lidl.co.uk , own range of ‘FAIRGLOBE’
Fairtrade produce since May, 2007, has 2 outlets:
157 Windmillhill Street, Motherwell ML1 1RY.
Carfin Street, New Stevenston, Motherwell ML1 4.
both selling ‘FAIRGLOBE’ Fairtrade Instant Coffee, Orange
Juice, Brown Sugar, Chocolate Dark and Milk, and organic
Fairtrade bananas.
Retailers GLO (Gospel Literature
Outreach) Centre, 78 Muir Street,
Motherwell ML1 1BN; Tel: 01698
263483; Fax 01698 275418; E mail:
admin@glo-europe.org; web site
www.glo-europe.org. GLO Book Shop
in Motherwell is Scotland’s leading
independent Christian Resource,
providing material and financial
support to Mission work in Europe. Andrew Lacey, Manager,
GLO Book Shop, who contributed the two pictures on this
page, wrote on behalf of GLO Book Shop and Coffee Shop as
follows:
The GLO Centre is delighted to be able to support the
Fairtrade Forum as Motherwell takes on the status of
Fairtrade town. The Bookshop is a retailer of Christian books,
media & gift products and we take very seriously our
responsibility to promote good stewardship and a fair deal for
our suppliers. In addition to ranges from Tearcraft & Jubilee
products, we have the privilege of selling products from
various other smaller Fairtrade and social justice projects from
as far afield as Rwanda and India. Some of these suppliers
have been brought to our attention by customers, and it has
been a pleasure to take these suggestions on board. Many of
our book products are printed on paper from renewable
sources. Tea and coffee in our Coffee Shop is sourced from
Kingdom Coffee, a major Fairtrade supplier to the catering
trade. We look forward continuing to
improve our focus on Fairtrade, and
continually assess our operation to
find more sustainable ways of working.
We thank the community of Motherwell
for their support
Co-operative, branch of Scottish
Midland Co-operative Society Ltd.,
(Scotmid), Hillwood House, 2
Harvest Drive, Newbridge, EH28
8QJ, Tel: 0131 335 4400,
www.scotmid.coop, has three
outlets:
2 Carfin Street, New Stevenston,
Motherwell, ML1 4JL; Tel: 01698
733641; selling tea, coffee,
sugar, biscuits, chocolate,
wine, and fruit.
44 Main Street, Holytown, Measuring bananas
Dominican Republic
Motherwell, ML1 4TH; Tel: 01698
732911; selling tea, coffee,
sugar, wine and orange juice.
29a Main Street, Cleland, Motherwell, ML1 5QW; Tel:
01698 861716; opened December, 2007; selling tea,
coffee, sugar, chocolate, chocolate loaf, wine, ale and
bananas.
Scotmid has been involved with the
Fairtrade Foundation since it began
more that ten years ago. Over this
time the business educated and
motivated customers through in-store
leaflets and posters on Fairtrade. As
well as this Scotmid has been active in
building awareness of Fairtrade in the
wider communities in which it operates
with activities such as tastings and
Mangoes in Ecuador
supporting conference and award
events. Subsequently the range of Fairtrade products
Scotmid stocks has become extremely popular amongst its
customers, especially the range of Fairtrade chocolate!
Tea plucker in Sri Lanka
Since it began its support,
Scotmid has seen its stock of
Fairtrade products (including
own brand) grow significantly
with over 120 products now on
sale in-store including fruit,
chocolate, tea and coffee. In
addition to the branded
products, many of the Co-op
own brand goods stocked by
Scotmid such as fruit, coffee,
tea, fruit juice, wine, cakes,
Cocoa growing in
biscuits, chocolate, flowers and
even footballs now carry the
Belize
FAIRTRADE Mark. This is an
independent certification label which guarantees that
standards set by the Fairtrade Labelling Organisations
(FLO) International have been met for production and
trading, and that the producers benefit from the ‘social
premium’ to be used by the producers to invest in
improving the lives of their families and communities.
Scotmid is extremely proud to support the work of the
Fairtrade Foundation and look
forward to continuing and
strengthening their
involvement in the years
ahead.