In October 2006, Castle Square United Reformed Church became a Fairtrade Church. This means:

* we are committed to using Fairtrade tea and coffee at all functions for which we have responsibility, including Chewsdays at Castle Square 

* we are committed to moving forward on using other Fairtrade products whenever we can

* we will promote Fairtrade, initially by means of a monthly stall on the 4th Sunday of each month, when we will also serve Fairtrade tea and coffee after the morning service. 

Fairtrade products guarantee a fair and stable price to the producers of the raw ingredients, many of whom are amongst the poorest people in the world. A social premium is also paid to the producer group, which is used to improve education, health care, water supplies and so on in the communities where the goods are produced.

Much more information about Fairtrade can be found on the websites: www.fairtrade.org.uk  and  www.fairtradewales.org.uk