Bruce Crowther, founder of the Fair Trade Towns movement which started in the Lancashire town of Garstang, is celebrating after gaining enough support to turn his dream of publishing a book about the movement into reality.
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Lorna Young, left, and Karen Bridle at Karen s new shop, Baby B, in Widley
Picture: Chris Moorhouse (jpns 070521-20)
‘At Baby B, we have a great range of baby products, including pushchairs, car seats, nursery furniture, toys, and other eco-friendly products.
‘The support our business has received from the residents have been very encouraging. Our small team is going the extra miles to help new and old parents.’
Karen fell in love with the baby market after she had her first child. During the first lockdown, she kept herself busy with working on her new business.
She said: ‘During the second Covid-19 lockdown, we were not classed as an essential shop. That moment, for us, was tough as we still had to pay the bills for our rent and other supplies.
North-east residents asked to share local recipes and produce for food heritage study that could be key to tourism future 08/01/2021, 12:38 pm
When we finally emerge from the coronavirus pandemic that has gripped the world, unlocking Scotland’s food tourism potential through its food heritage could be key to aiding our financial recovery.
A national study is exploring the role heritage could play in making the country more appealing to food tourists.
And being in an area that boasts so many amazing food and drink innovators and heritage products such as Arbroath smokies, Forfar bridies, Cullen skink and Stornoway black pudding, the north and north-east of Scotland is well placed to play a massive part.
Media release: Research launched to uncover Scotland’s food and drink heritage aims to help tourism recovery
IN a quest to uncover Scotland’s hidden food heritage, people across Scotland are being asked to rummage in family recipe books, to dig out photos of food events, and to share recommendations of local produce for a new research project called Food Heritage Scotland.
An online survey has been launched to help identify the nation’s food and drink stories, and people across Scotland’s mainland and island communities are being asked to take part. The goal of the research is to support tourism recovery by making it easier for tourism businesses and destinations to promote authentic food and drink heritage to potential visitors.