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What People think about The FIG Tree

  • “The beacon that has started in Garstang can spread like wildfire through the whole country and beyond.”

    George Foulkes MP, former Under Secretary of State, June 2000

  • “I have had the pleasure of working in the museums and heritage sector for nearly 20 years and I can honestly say that I have never witnessed a more impressive project than The FIG Tree”

    Steve Miller, Former Chief Executive, former Chief Executive, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, (World Heritage site) 2013

  • “The establishment of the FIG Tree international visitor centre is the logical next stage in maintaining Garstang as a beacon for Fairtrade.”

    Gordon Brown MP , former Prime Minister, February 2011

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Featured News

  • Uncategorized October 23, 2023

    Welcome to our new Membership Secretary

    We were delighted at the 2023 AGM in September to welcome a new member of The FIG Tree team, Joanna Fianu who has agreed to become our new membership Secretary Joanna says: As a...

  • Uncategorized August 20, 2021

    Bean to Bar Fair Trade Chocolate making Workshop

    Time & Location25 November 2021, 19:00 – 21:00 GMTPatty’s Barn, Hillam Ln, Cockerham, Lancaster LA2 0DY, UK About the EventJoin us for an evening of chocolate, where you’ll make your own chocolate from fairly...

  • Uncategorized August 5, 2021

    Thank you – we did it!

    Thanks to all 51 backers my book ‘Not in My Lifetime – A Fair Trade Campaigner’s Journal’ will now be published. We raised in excess of our target and the extra funding will be...

  • Uncategorized May 31, 2021

    Help to get the Fair Trade Towns Story into print

    As the founder of the International Fair Trade Towns movement I have written a book giving my personal account of the movement and how too, it influenced the setting up of The FIG Tree...

  • Uncategorized June 25, 2020

    The FIG Tree Black Lives Matter Statement – June 2020

    We at The FIG Tree fully support the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement following the brutal killing of George Floyd. We do however, completely disassociate ourselves from any violence taking place during...

  • FIG Tree Bean To Bar Chocolate August 17, 2019

    FIG Tree Stall at Lancaster Market – Sunday 22nd September 2019

    The FIG Tree will again have a stall at the LESS harvest market in Lancaster between 10am and 5pm on Sunday 22nd September 2019. We will be selling Fair Trade gifts and our bean...

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