We are a friendly group of people of different backgrounds who believe that Fairtrade is a practical way of tackling poverty and inequality. The group is open to anyone who supports Fairtrade.
Preston gained Fairtrade City status in June 2004, while South Ribble was declared a Fairtrade Borough in March 2009. Since then we have passed many milestones and had our status renewed a number of times. We now renew our status as a joint application and this was last done in August 2015.
Fairtrade seeks to transform the lives of poor producers in the developing world by paying a fair price for their products thus enabling them to use their skills and resources to trade their way out of poverty.