Burgess Hill Town Council Help Point
96 Church Walk
Burgess Hill
RH15 9AS

Tel: 01444 247726
Fax: 01444 233707

Burgess Hill is a Fairtrade Town. Fairtrade helps to protect the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in developing countries whose lives are catastrophically affected by falling commodity prices and unfair international trading rules.

The FAIRTRADE Mark is an independent consumer label which appears on products as a guarantee that disadvantaged producers are getting a better deal. As sales of Fairtrade products increase, more farmers in developing countries can join the Fairtrade system and receive a fair price for their goods. Both farmers and plantation workers receive a premium to spend on social and environmental projects allowing them to invest in long-term improvements.

The Fairtrade Foundation is the organisation responsible for the certification of Fairtrade products on sale in the UK. They have specified five goals that must be reached in order to achieve Fairtrade Town status. These include having a range of at least two Fairtrade products readily available in the area’s shops and local cafes/restaurants and Fairtrade products being used by a number of local work places and community organisations. Look for this mark on Fairtrade Products.

Burgess Hill Fairtrade Group, a group of volunteers, raises awareness among Burgess Hill residents and businesses about how to help reduce the poverty of overseas producers by supporting the campaign.

Further information can be found on the Fairtrade Group’s website www.fairtradeburgesshill.ik.com or on the Fairtrade Foundation's website www.fairtrade.org.uk.