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Previous meeting's minutes
Present
Alice Curteis, Averill Marks, Marie and Peter Robinson, Andrew Smith.
Apologies
No apologies
1. Matters arising from last minutes
- A sentence was composed to describe our Campaign web-site on the links
page of the St Andrews MerchantsÕ Association web-site. Contact has
still to be made regarding the next issue of the Town Guide and Map
booklet.
- The St Andrews Festival schoolsÕ collage competition had gone well
with good co-operation among all concerned.
- PR reported a bank balance of £120, donations of £33 from Fife Council
and £50 from the Community Council 200 Club having been received.
- AC is still trying to clarify how to submit an annual report to the
Fairtrade Foundation
2. Meeting on 8.01.2007 with St Andrews Community Council
AC had addressed the councillors, giving an up-date on the past year,
and a photograph and article had subsequently appeared in the Courier.
It was decided to submit a small report following the Fairtrade Nation
meeting in Perth on 27 January, to the Courier and Citizen. AS suggested
that church newsletters might be another medium for conveying information
about Fairtrade issues.
3. Fairtrade Fortnight
- Art exhibition: Jan NimmoÕs woodcuts. This will be launched on Tuesday
27 February with an evening reception and showing of a film about South
American banana production (non-Fairtrade), and will run until 5 March.
Funding: £50 from Community Council for publicity (and other unconnected
expenses); £50 from Fife Council for rent of the venue at the Byre;
£250 from East Area Co-op towards Jan NimmoÕs fee and expenses; £60
in vouchers from East Area Co-op for wine/ fruit juice, and £5 per bottle
corkage for Byre. AC to purchase the beverages and some nibbles. Byre
will receive 20% from the sale of any woodcuts. The reception will be
at 6 pm, the film showing at 7 pm, followed by discussion until 8 pm.
Invitations will be e-mailed wherever possible and tickets kept at the
door for those indicating their wish to attend. The wording of the invitation
was finalised, a request for information about any other events to be
held during Fairtrade Fortnight being included. AC hopes to have the
invitations sent out in early February.
- Certificate, Finder and Flier production. AS to print certificates
with appropriate wording: 4 Ôfairly traded products sold hereÕ; 18 ÔFairtrade
products used hereÕ; 23 ÔFairtrade products sold hereÕ; 18 ÔFairtrade
products served hereÕ. AS to print Finders once MR has supplied an up-dated
list using the web-site information; PR to fold these. Inner side: finder
list; outer sides to include our logo, a list of local events during
Fairtrade Fortnight, and if space, general information about Fairtrade.
AC to buy coloured paper at Curtis Fine Papers for this and the flier
advertising the Art Exhibition and possibly other events, to be sent
out by the Byre.
- Stall at MorrisonÕs, Saturday 3 March. MR to contact those who might
help with the rota, approx. one month beforehand, and also to contact
MorrisonÕs re. possible samples for stall. No extra free samples to
be purchased elsewhere; already have tea, coffee and sugar sachets.
- Fairtrade Foundation items. MR to order an action guide, poster set
and c. 200 leaflets.
- Publicity for events. Flier to be sent out by Byre: AC/MR to approach
Community Council about printing this. MR to contact Citizen after Perth
meeting, giving details of it and forthcoming events; also Fife Council
about possible advertising in newsletter(s) or other media; and to suggest
a feature article in St Andrews in Focus. AC to ask Jan Nimmo for a
photo and promotional information for use in any of the above; also
to add text re. local events in Fairtrade Fortnight to the home page
of our web-site.
4. Tayside Think web-site
AS to monitor this and assess value of our association with it.
Monday 12th March, Lawhead
of Radenie, 7.30pm
ACTION. AC: 1iv; 3a, 3b, 3d MR: 1i; 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e PR: 3b AS:
3b
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