Everyone loves a special chocolate treat at Christmas!  Why not start early with a fairtrade countdown to Christmas ? the Divine Advent Calender .

The Divine Advent Calendar is a unique combination of delicious Fair trade chocolate with a traditional nativity theme.  Every year the calendar has a beautiful new illustration of the nativity. The Divine banner across the top of the calendar and the numbers are picked out in stunning Divine gold. The reverse of the calendar brings extra delights for children, featuring the the story of a Kuapa Kokoo producer as well as a fun activities for children to complete.

Here's the serious stuff:  Divine chocolate is made with cocoa bought from Kuapa Kokoo at the guaranteed minimum Fairtrade price of $1600 per tonne which protects the farmers from the volatility of the market.  The cooperative receives an additional premium of $150 per tonne, which is invested in improvements to the farmers' living standards and farming productivity.   A percentage of the price of Divine goes towards 'producer support and development', which Kuapa Kokoo spends on farmer education, and helping to maintain the values and vision of the cooperative as it grows.

Where can you get your fairtrade advent calander from? In the UK try the Ethical Superstore, Oxfam or even your local supermarkets.  In the USA try  A Greater Gift.

In the US more than 60 million plastic water bottles are thrown away every single day! Even here in Britain, each person in Britain now drinks an average of 33 litres of bottled water per year - the empty water bottles mostly end up in landfill sites as waste.  

With many scientists believing that the purity and health benefits of bottled spring or mineral water are no greater than if you drink ordinary tap water,  why not start drinking tap water instead? You will save waste plastic, energy and your money.

If you are worried about your bottle of tap water not having the same street credibility as your designer bottled water, then get yourseld a Sigg bottle!  Manufactured in one piece extruded aluminium it can be used over and over again, and will last you for years (my Sigg is over 10 years old and still looking good!).  A Sigg bottle combines strength with lightweight, and has a hygienic interior coating which alleviates odours, after-taste and contamination of the contents. What?s more, the Sigg bottle has acquired cult status ... recognised even by New York's Museum of Modern Art.

You can get your Sigg bottle in the US from Amazon or in the UK from Field and Trek or Great Little Trading Company.

FRANK is a non-profit, natural bottled spring water that aims to supply the UK?s demand for bottled water in a socially responsible way ? by giving the net profits (up to 60p in the ?) to clean water projects around the world.

By funding clean water projects, FRANK aims to bring about positive change in some of the world?s under-served communities. By drinking FRANK, you can be part of that positive change.

The challenge now is to get the water within arms reach of where you are, to give you a choice between a water that helps save lives, and a water that profits shareholders. FRANK water is natural artesian spring water. It is collected from an aquifer deep in the Devonshire hills. The water rises to the surface through under-ground pressure rather than mechanical pumps.

If you think they could be supplying you, your business, or any of your local amenities please contact FRANK.