BRADFORD City’s success on the pitch is being toasted with fairtrade tea.

Elaine de Villiers is knitting Bradford City tea cosies to mark the team’s FA Cup run and raise awareness of Fairtrade Fortnight which runs until March 8.

The woolly cosies will be worn as part of a Big Brew and tea cosy hat parade at St John’s Church, Hall Cliffe, Baildon, on Saturday from 9.30am until 11am.

Tea from fairtrade farmers in Malawi is the focus for the event and children from Glenaire School, Baildon, and Baildon Primary School will take along tea cosies they have made.

Mrs de Villiers, with her husband, Mike, is joint convener of Baildon Fairtrade group, which is organising the Big Brew.

She said: “Inspired by my granddaughter who made a felt tea cosy hat, I started knitting one to promote Fairtrade – and then Bradford City won the last FA Cup round. What better way to celebrate and support them than by knitting a City tea cosy hat.”

“Less than ten per cent of tea drunk in the UK is Fairtrade. Our aim is increase this so that more tea producers can earn a fair price for their tea.

“Receiving the fairtrade premium means these farmers can send their children to school, have better health care and grow tea in a way that helps them prepare for the effects of climate change.”

The event will raise money for the fairtrade organisation Traidcraft.

The parade will take place at 10.30am.