Hello from the chilly North! I have been wearing gloves today when I went out with the dogs I ask you its May!! My car is now loaded up with all the things that I am taking to the show tomorrow I always think I will cut down but I never manage to do it same problem when I am packing to go on holiday.

It's the seventh annual World Fair Trade Day tomorrow and the aim is want to promote global awareness. I am taking my new range of Fair Trade toys to the show tomorrow and I hope they will be well received. There will be lots of celebrations of the event going on globally and Fair trade looks to be going from strength to strength empowering disadvantaged producers by tackling injustice in conventional trading.

The Fair Trade vision is of a world in which justice and sustainable development are at the heart of trade structures and practices so that everyone, through their work, can maintain a decent and dignified livelihood and develop their full potential.

To achieve this vision, Fairtrade seeks to transform trading structures and practices in favour of the poor and disadvantaged. By facilitating trading partnerships based on equity and transparency, Fairtrade contributes to sustainable development for marginalised producers, workers and their communities. Through demonstration of alternatives to conventional trade and other forms of advocacy, the Fairtrade movement empowers citizens to campaign for an international trade system based on justice and fairness.

Linda