The Fair Trade Shop (Southampton) Ltd is managed by three directors, one manager and one deputy manager. We also have a team of willing volunteers who help staff the shop on a daily basis.
Volunteers usually work a morning (8.45am – 1.15pm) or afternoon (12.45pm – 5.15pm) shift. Some volunteer once a week, others once a month and still others on an ad hoc basis. Volunteer duties include: operating the till, stocking shelves, unpacking deliveries, tidying the shop, creating window displays and helping customers with their enquiries about fair trade and our products.
If you would like to apply to be a volunteer at The Fair Trade Shop, please either contact us to request an application form or download one by clicking here.
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Role: | Director and Company Secretary. Accounting. Maintenance. |
| Reason for involvement: | A conviction that we have a moral duty to ensure that the way we buy things does not disenfranchise others. Having seen, first hand, some of the problems in the developing world I felt called to help spread the message of fair trade and the opportunity for people to buy fair trade items. | |
| Favourite Product: | Tropical Muesli. | |
| Hobbies: | Badminton, DIY | |
| Ideal Holiday: | Relaxation with friends, wonderful scenery and good weather. |
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Role: | Director; supervising shop one day a week, helping out with ordering etc. |
| Reason for involvement: | I am passionate about enabling poor people in developing countries to work their way out of the poverty trap. | |
| Favourite Fair Trade Product: | Chocolate Brownies and the lovely soft organic bed 'linen'. | |
| Hobbies: | Needlework and spending time with family | |
| Ideal Holiday: | Good scenery, walking, swimming, talking and playing games. |
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Role: | Director with some 'hands on' work in the shop. |
| Reason for involvement: | As a Christian it feels right to try to do something, however small, about the huge injustices in God's world. Also I was in at the beginning of the first fair trade shop in Southampton in December 1997. | |
| Favourite Fair Trade Product: | The cat puzzle box from Tearcraft, Namaste throws, cushion covers and bed linen, organic cotton T shirts from Traidcraft. | |
| Hobbies: | Reading, train travel, gardening, cycling and walking. | |
| Ideal Holiday: | With my family by the sea or in the mountains or in France or anywhere. |
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Role: | Shop manager with the responsibility of daily running of the shop, staffing, book keeping, and also assisting with securing supplies for retail. |
| Reason for involvement: | The satisfaction of knowing that people in developing countries can earn a decent living, have access to health care and education, and don't have to depend on charity. | |
| Favourite Fair Trade Product: | Fruit and nut muesli, yoghurt raisins, pitted dates, jewellery, reversable trousers. | |
| Hobbies: | Cooking, walking, going to the theatre, meeting new people. | |
| Ideal Holiday: | With good friends, harvesting grapes, as well as staying with a local family in their village, in Spain. |
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Role: | Deputy manager. Ordering goods, assisting with the day to day running of the shop. |
| Reason for involvement: | I feel that being involved with fair trade is an excellent way of helping to make a difference in the world. | |
| Favourite Fair Trade Product: | White basmati rice and blueberry muffins as well as those cute little mice purses! | |
| Hobbies: | Playing saxophone, growing vegetables on the allotment, walking, cooking, eating! | |
| Ideal Holiday: | Walking holiday in Italy with lots of pasta and seafood. |
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The Fair Trade Shop (Southampton) Ltd is registered in England. Registered Office: 65 Luccombe Road, Southampton, SO15 7RN. Registered No: 5212385. VAT Registered No: 851 7062 32. |
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