Name            

The name of the group shall be Fairtrade Mirfield 

Objectives   

·        To promote the concept of fair trade

·        To raise awareness of the FAIRTRADE Mark

·        To achieve Fairtrade Town/City status for Mirfield, as detailed in the Fairtrade Foundation’s Fairtrade Town Goals and Action Pack.  

Membership

Members will be those who have expressed a commitment to promoting the objectives of Fairtrade Mirfield.  All members will have the right to be involved with all decision-making and have voting rights. 

Finance

Members will be encouraged to pay a £2 voluntary annual subscription to Fairtrade Mirfield (due 1 January each year for calendar year or part thereof). A statement of income and expenditure will be prepared annually and presented for approval to the members’ meeting. 

Dissolution

On dissolution of the group any assets remaining after all debts and liabilities have been discharged shall not be distributed among the members but shall be handed to the Fairtrade Foundation, Suite 204, 16 Baldwin’s Gardens, London, EC1N 7RJ, to be administered in a manner which is exclusively charitable at law. 

Presented and agreed upon by the membership on 31 January 2005