The Global Centre has been one of the steering group partners involved in working towards achieving Fairtrade status for the County of Devon. Devon first achieved Fairtrade status on 8th October 2008 and this was successfully renewed in subsequent years.

Thanks to Devon County Council for their on-going support for Fairtrade in Devon.

To achieve County wide Fairtrade status five goals must be met...

Fairtrade Town Contacts in Devon and Torbay.

Devon Fairtrade Co-ordinator - Sue Errington, Devon Development Education, 01392 438811, dde@globalcentredevon.org.uk

Devon County Council (2008) – Cllr Barry Parsons, Barry.Parsons@devon.gov.uk

Devon County Council officer – Jenny Rayner, Jenny.Rayner@devon.gov.uk

Bideford – Robert West, lavingtonurc@gmail.com 

Bovey Tracey (2008) 

Brixham (2015) – Rosemary Clarke, clarke1959ra@yahoo.co.uk, www.facebook.com/fairtradebrixham/

Chudleigh (2018) – Margaret Parsons, margaretparsonsuk@gmail.com

Dawlish (2007)  – Jean Potter, jp80dp82@hotmail.co.uk. www.facebook.com/DawlishFairtradeFriends

Exeter (2004)  – Dereen Duley dereen-ted@phonecoop.coop; Chair - Cllr Amal Ghusain, cllr.amal.ghusain@exeter.gov.uk; ECC officer Sophie Allen Sophie.Allen@exeter.gov.uk

Exeter Diocese – Chris Keppie, chris.keppie@exeter.anglican.org

Exmouth (2010)  –  Peter Brain, mail@exmouthfairtrade.org.uk, wwww.exmouthfairtrade.org.uk  

Great Torrington – Kathy Wyke, kmwyke2004@yahoo.co.uk

Honiton (work in progress) – Geoff Gilbert, Geoffmgilbert@gmail.com 

Okehampton (2010) – Cynthia Higbee, higbee@waitrose.com

Moretonhampstead (work in progress) – Lionel Holmes, lionel@homebound.org.uk

Sidmouth (2016) – Wendy Spratling (Co-ordinator), wendyspratling@gmail.com, Sharon Howe (Secretary), sharon.howe@talktalk.net.

Tavistock (2005) – Robert Weston, tavistockurcminister@gmail.com

Teignmouth (2005) – Margaret Sheppard, sheppardmj@hotmail.co.uk

Totnes (2010) – Wendy Hartley, wendy.b.hartley@btinternet.com

Traidcraft – Mary Ellis, maryellis@exeter.gov.uk

Co-operative Party – Saxon Spence smspence@phonecoop.coop 

These towns achieved Fairtrdae status but have not renewed it recently

• Barnstaple
• Crediton
• Ivybridge
• Newton Abbot
• Tiverton
• Torbay