Edinburgh Marathon 2010 - a personal thanks

We've been asked to pass on this message to the people of Prestonpans - and we are happy to oblige!

To: panscom@prestonpans.com
Sent: Saturday, 29 May, 2010 9:52:20
Subject: Edinburgh Marathon 2010 - a personal thanks

Dear Prestonpans.com

I wanted to find some way to say thank you to the kind people of Prestonpans for their support on Sunday 23rd May.
You made the runners, including me, very welcome.

The cheers, hosepipes, water pistols, Haribos and jelly babies were a real boost in the hot conditions.
Great going out and a real boost for the final few miles.

I don't underestimate the disturbance, mess and traffic problems an event like the Marathon can bring.
However, your warmth and kindness to people raising millions for charity was a hugely uplifting highlight - Scotland at its best!

Thanks again

(and yes I finished!)


Niall Patterson
Edinburgh

We have a wide range of vegetarian groceries, herbs and spices!

Make Your Summer Fayre ...Fair!

Summer Fayre, Fete & Gala season is well underway with many schools, churches and local organisations holding their events over the next few weekends.  

Here a few ways the Small World can help

We can supply goods on a sale or return basis if you wish to have a fair trade presence at your event.  Given enough notice, and depending on volunteer availability, we may be able to staff the stall on your behalf. 

If you are one of the many parents who have received a plea for donation of homebaking from your child's school, why not use fair trade ingredients (and tell people you have done so).  In addition to stocking fair trade baking essentials, we also have a small range of recipe books for loan.


And of course, the simplest way of supporting fair trade is to serve our tea and coffee (we stock an extensive range of speciality refreshments and catering size teabags and coffee).

Celebrate Africa's Kitchen - an event for World Fair Trade Day 8 May 2010

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Africa's Kitchen - thousands of people selling, cooking and eating fairly traded African food products, supporting fair trade producers and small holder farmers and helping to promote fair trade across the UK.

Please come to the Small World on Saturday 8th May 2010 where samples of chutneys, sauces, jams and marmalade from Malawi and Swaziland will be available 10-12.

Malawi Kitchen

For some years now, we have been importing fairly traded goods from Africa. Over the next two years Just Trading Scotland will be developing and importing a range of innovative, ethically sourced products from Malawi under our Malawi Kitchen brand for sale in the UK - rice, piri-piri sauces, dried fruit and vegetables, nuts and pulses as well as a range of craft products. Just Trading Scotland is very pleased to be working in partnership with Imani Development and the Scottish Government to develop new markets for Malawian producers.

Eswatini Swazi Kitchen 

The range of products from Malawi will be a valuable complement to the range of Eswatini Swazi Kitchen brand of sauces, jams, marmalades which we have been importing for some years. Demand for these very popular Fair Trade products from a COFTA-registered producer has grown remarkably and we have been priviledged to supply the retail operations of UK charities as well as Fair Traders all over the UK.

Sign o' the Times

We've just finished stocktaking - no mean feat and all the stock has now been returned to the shelves awaiting the shop re-opening following the Easter break.

One thing I came across during the big spring clean was this delightful pane of glass, a remnant from the building's previous use as a council office:

Once cleaned up, it will make a lovely display centrepiece.

What's the Buzz at the Small World?

 It may have been all quiet on the blog front, but it's been a busy few weeks in the Small World.

We have taken delivery of new stock including the new range of cruelty free/Vegan Society approved hand and body care products which includes a lovely lip balm trio (orange, grapefruit & mint). The new catalogue has some lovely quirky items like these children's cards which double as a mask!  At £5 for 6 they are fantastic value and, being blank inside, would make perfect party invitations.

The new Traidcraft catalogue arrived just in time for our spring Open Morning as part of The Big Brew.  It was exceptionally well attended and we delighted to see so many new faces.

We've had a bit of a revamp in the shop with shelving being arranged to maximise the floor space.  Dave and Christopher will shortly begin painting and have been measuring up in advance of getting new flooring.

And the good news continues, we have two new volunteers (more about them later) who joined our happy band earlier this month.

We are delighted to be the 'Business of the Month' on East Lothian Buzz, the county's social networking site and largest listings of events in the area.


We might have gone all upmarket what with our new shelves and Internet presence but we promise you we still have our old-fashioned customer service!

The Big Brew - Open Morning at the Small World, Prestonpans

As part of Fairtrade Fortnight (22nd February – 7th March), volunteers at The Small World, are inviting local people to join them for a Big Brew event to share a cup of Fairtrade tea or coffee on 27th February from 10 till 12, and help to raise awareness about Fairtrade.

The Big Brew is part of a national initiative by Traidcraft, which encourages schools, churches, workplaces and any other organisation, to host a Fairtrade tea party event anytime during Fairtrade Fortnight 2010.

This event is a great opportunity to increase awareness of Fairtrade and of the issues faced by tea producers in the developing world.

By serving Fairtrade tea and coffee, raising funds for Traidcraft and campaigning to make more tea Fairtrade, we are helping to make a difference to the lives of tea producers.