Garstang, which is a few miles north of Preston, was officially granted Fairtrade town status on 22 November 2001.

BBC: Garstang welcomes its first Fairtrade package tour

The people of Garstang voted to become a Fairtrade town in April 2000.

BBC: First Fairtrade visitor centre opens in Garstang

The first Fairtrade "international centre" has opened in a Lancashire town 10 years after it became the world's first Fairtrade town.

BBC: First Fairtrade visitor centre opens in Garstang

It was officially granted Fairtrade town status on 22 November 2001.

BBC: First Fairtrade visitor centre opens in Garstang

The educational outreach and learning centre will be used by schools and groups from all over the world, added Mr Crowther, who received an MBE for his part in establishing Garstang as a Fairtrade town and his work for Oxfam.

BBC: First Fairtrade visitor centre opens in Garstang

The package takes in a tour of a local cheese factory and features a chocolate making workshop illustrating the links between the cocoa produced by its Fairtrade twin town in Ghana.

BBC: Garstang welcomes its first Fairtrade package tour

There are now 526 Fairtrade towns in the UK and 1, 070 in 23 countries worldwide who have followed the market town's lead.

BBC: First Fairtrade visitor centre opens in Garstang