A KENYAN tea farmer was the special guest at the Green Cafe’s Fairtrade event in Lacock where he stressed the importance of getting a fair price for his product.

Patrick Kabeira Muthaura from the Michimikuru Tea Company in Kenya visited the Wiltshire village and gave a presentation on how important Fairtrade is to him and his family.

More than 100 people attended the event which was held on March 11 at the Cornerstone Café by group Green Café, which was created to bring residents and the community in Lacock together on a monthly basis.

Reverend Adam Beaumont, team vicar for the Greater Corsham and Lacock Group of Churches, said: “We had about 130 people there on the day and we when we do the Green Café in other weeks we usually gain half that

But because it was a Fairtrade event and we were doing special things we had more and we were thrilled with all the people who came along.

“To have Patrick from Kenya, he was really engaging and people really enjoyed listening to him.

“It was set up as a way of getting the community to connect and it was just a way of bringing people together.

“The Green Café has been going for about six months and we put on a range of activities, it’s going from strength to strength.”

As well as the presentation from Mr Muthaura, there was also a Great British Bake Off event featuring Fairtrade ingredients and charity Scrap Store held craft workshops.

“Absolutely more people should buy Fairtrade, it brought it home to me having Patrick here, added Rev Beaumont.

“You see the Fairtrade label but to hear him say it makes a difference for him and his family, it might cost us a couple more pence but other people in the world are treated fairer.”