Fairtrade

The Church of England's Diocese of Portsmouth is a 'Fairtrade diocese'. That means we've gained an international reputation for offering a fair deal to producers in developing countries.

The Fairtrade Foundation gave us this status in 2006 after declaring that our parishes, cathedral and diocesan bodies were doing a good job in promoting the concept of Fairtrade.

Our parishes and diocesan groups make a conscious effort to use and sell Fairtrade products, which are those certified by the Fairtrade Foundation as offering a fair price to farmers who supply the raw materials in developing countries. That fair price means they avoid the problems associated with fluctuating commodity prices that could drive them out of business.

To gain Fairtrade diocese status, we had to show that one-third of our parishes were 'Fairatrde churches', our diocesan synod had to support the principle, and Fairtrade products had to be available in our diocesan offices and in meetings of our boards and committees. In 2012, we hope to renew that Fairtrade status, using the more up-to-date criteria specified by the Fairtrade Foundation.

The list of churches in our diocese officially accredited as 'Fairtrade churches' is below. If your church is a 'Fairtrade church', but doesn't feature on this list, please let us know by sending an email to neil.pugmire(at)portsmouth.anglican.org

 

Fairtrade Churches

Bishop’s Waltham deanery

All Saints’, Botley; 
St Peter’s, Curdridge; 
Holy Cross, Durley;
St Peter and St Paul’s, Hambledon; 
St Peter’s, Bishop’s Waltham;
St Barnabas, Swanmore;
St John the Baptist, Shedfield;
St Nicholas’s Church, Wickham.

 

 

East Wight deanery

Holy Cross, Binstead; 
All Saints’, Godshill; 
St John’s, Ryde;  
St Alban’s, Ventnor;
Holy Trinity, Ventnor; 
St Catherine’s, Ventnor.

 

 

Fareham deanery

Holy Trinity, Fareham;
St Columba, Fareham; 
St Peter and St Paul’s, Fareham; 
St John’s, Fareham; 
St John’s, Locks Heath; 
St Mary’s, Hook-with-Warsash; 
St Paul’s, Sarisbury Green; 
Holy Rood, Stubbington.

 

Gosport deanery

St Mary’s, Alverstoke;
St Faith's, Alverstoke;
St Francis, Alverstoke;
St Matthew's, Bridgemary;
St Thomas the Apostle, Elson;
Holy Trinity, Gosport;
Christ Church, Gosport;
St Faith’s, Lee-on-the-Solent;
St Mary the Virgin, Rowner.

 

 

Havant deanery

St Wilfrid’s, Cowplain; 
St Andrew’s, Hayling Island; 
St Mary’s, Hayling Island; 
St Peter’s, Hayling Island; 
St Clare’s, Warren Park; 
All Saints’, Denmead;
Hart Plain Church;
St Faith’s, Havant;
St James, Emsworth;
St Thomas a Becket, Warblington;
Christ Church, Portsdown.

 

 

Petersfield deanery

All Saints’, Steep; 
St Mary Magdalen, Sheet;
St Mary’s, Bramshott;
Liphook Church Centre;
St Mary’s, Buriton;
All Saints, East Meon;
St Mary's, Liss;
St Saviour's, Liss
St John the Evangelist, West Meon

 

 

Portsmouth deanery

St Cuthbert’s, Copnor; 
St Philip's, Cosham;
St Andrew’s, Farlington;
Church of the Resurrection, Drayton;
St Mary’s, Fratton;
St Wilfrid's, Fratton;
St Faith's, Landport;
St Nicholas’s, North End; 
St James’, Milton; 
St Saviour’s, Stamshaw; 
Portsmouth Cathedral; 
Church of the Holy Spirit, Southsea;
St Jude’s, Southsea;
St Simon’s, Southsea.

 

 

 

West Wight deanery

All Saints’ Calbourne; 
St James’, East Cowes; 
St Mary's, Cowes;
St Mildred’s, Whippingham;
St Mark’s, Wootton;
All Saints’, Freshwater.