On the 28th of June a talk was given by Angela, our shop manager, on the shiny and not so shiny aspects of the jewellery trade. She described the personal journey she undertook as a jeweller that lead her to fair trade.
The talk centered on the problems that arise when trying to obtain 'clean' gold both from an environmental and an ethical point of view. Angela had some interesting facts on gold production, for example it takes 20 tons of rock to produce one wedding band!

We will be running a stall at the following events in the west end of Glasgow and would be delighted to see you there:

Sat 27th June: Kingslink Carnival, Knightswood Park Fun day, Knightswood, Glasgow
12.00 til 5pm
Come along and see our stall in the covered marquee, enjoy the parade and have fun.
For more information, contact Bree: 07968 578842

Sat 13th June: 11am - 4pm

Friends of the River Kelvin Gala: near Ha'penny Bridge, Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow. Stalls, Live Music, Bar, Food,

See: www.fork.org.uk for further details

You may know Angela Lockwood as the manager of the One World Shop, but Angela is also a jeweller and gemmologist. Angela will talk about the experiences as a jeweller that led her to fair trade, and the ongoing difficulties in making the supply chain ethical. Her talks starts at 4pm on Sunday 28th June 2009.

After the talk there will be time to ask any questions and have a browse in the One World Shop. There is a 10% discount on all jewellery on the day.

We look forward to welcoming you

The One World Shop is delighted to be having a Free Storytelling Event with Lari Don from 2.30 - 3.30pm on Sunday 14th June 2009

Lari Don is the author of:

"First Aid for Fairies and other Fabled Beasts" which was Shortlisted for the Royal Mail Award for Scottish Childrens Books 2009

The One World Shop will be holding a Family Discount Day 11am - 4.30 pm on the 14th June 2009. We encourage you to enjoy special discounts on all our fair trade toys and children's clothes.

There will also be Free Refreshments

Sadly, our Glasgow shop in Byres Road will be closing on Saturday 9th May due to an unsustainable increase in rent. We are committed to keeping a shop in Glasgow and we are actively looking for alternative premises.

We wish to warmly thank all our customers, suppliers and friends for your loyal support and we look forward to welcoming you into our new premises when we are open again.

Please email us on info@oneworldshop.co.uk if you would like to be kept informed and put on our emailing list.

When was the last time you played Bingo on a Friday night?

To continue the celebrations for our 25th Birthday we are having a fund-raising Bingo Night on Friday the 27th March 2009 at 7:30pm, St. John's Church Hall, Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2BJ.

Tickets are now available in the shop and are a mere £10.00 and this price includes your bingo cards. Please feel free to come to the shop, or to phone and reserve tickets.

A Talk organised by One World Shop and Hadeel

on Thurs 26th Feb at 7.30pm

St John's Church, Princes Street, Edinburgh

Speakers: Nasser Abufarha: Chair of Palestine Fair Trade Association

Mahmoud Issa: President of Palestine Fair Trade Producers' Company

 Stalls from Hadeel and One World Shop

Free Event: All Welcome

Both our One World Shops are offering a special 20% discount on the truly delicious Divine Milk Chocolate Marc de Champagne Truffles and the Divine Strawberry White Chocolate Truffles. Drop in today to catch the last few boxes!

the Edinburgh shop is also offering a 10% discount on our Fair Trade Sparkling Wine