International Video Link Ups

Is anybody interested in coming to a Video-linking workshop? It will take place somewhere locally between Wed 18 January - Fri 17 February 2012. The aim is to make video link ups with fairtrade producers. Schools may be particularly interested?

 If you are interested, or if you want more information, contact :

Steve Smith
Project Manager, Digital Media and Campaigns, Fair Trade Wales
Rheolwr Prosiect, Cyfryngau Digidol ac Ymgyrchoedd, Cymru Masnach Deg

www.fairtradewales.org.uk | www.cymrumasnachdeg.org.uk

029 2080 3293
07775 18 44 34

5th Floor, Market Chambers, 5-7 St. Mary Street, Cardiff, CF10 1AT
5ed Lawr, Siambrau'r Farchnad, 5-7 Heol Eglwys Fair, Caerdydd, CF10 1AT

Cysylltiadau Fideo Rhyngwladol

Oes yna unrhwy un gyda diddordeb o ddod i weithdy ar gysylltiadau fideo/ Byd dyn cymryd lle yn lleol rhwng 18 Ionawr a 17 Chwefror 2012. Y nod yw gwneud cysylltiadau fideo gyda cynhyrchwyr masnach deg. Efallai y bydd yna ysgolion gyda diddordeb.

Am fwy o fanylion cysylltwch ag 

Steve Smith
Project Manager,
Rheolwr Prosiect, Cyfryngau Digidol ac Ymgyrchoedd, Cymru Masnach Deg

www.fairtradewales.org.uk | www.cymrumasnachdeg.org.uk

029 2080 3293
07775 18 44 34

Green Fair

Swansea's Green Fair is on this weekend at the National Waterfront Museum. Fairtrade fashion, arts and crafts, festive eco friendly gifts, and more! It is on from 10-4 on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th

Ffair Werdd

Mae Ffair Werdd Abertawe arno y penwythnos hwn yn yr Amgueddfa Gendlaethol Y Glannau. Ffasiwn Masnach Deg, crefftau, anrewhggion a llawer mwy. Mae'n dechrau am 10 tan 4 ar Dydd Sadwrn 26 a Sul 27 Tachwedd.

Fair Trade Christmas Fayre

Llansadwrn Reading Rooms
Saturday 26th November 2011
10.00am to 6.00pm

Hats, Bags, Scarves, Woolly Jumpers Christmas Cards, Baskets, Gloves, Gifts, Jewellery, Kids Stuff and Much More
Beautiful Inexpensive Fair Trade Gifts From Nepal, Tibet, India, Bali, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala

Refreshments Available
All proceeds from refreshments will be donated to Medecins Sans Frontieres

Further Details from Mandy at The Dragons Garden on 01550 777995
www.dragons-garden.com

Ffair Nadolig Masnach Deg

Ystafelloedd Darllen Llansadwrn

Sadwrn 26ain Tachwedd 2011

10.00am i 6.00pm

Hetiau, bagiau, sgarff, siwmperi, Cardiau nadolig, Basgedi, Menyg, Anrhegion, Gemwaith, stwff i’r plant a llawer mwy.

Nwyddau Masnach Deg hyfryd o Nepal, Tibet, India, bali , mecsico, Periw, Bolivia, El Salvador, Ecwador, Guatemala.

Lluniaeth ar gael

Bydd elw’r lluniaeth i gyd yn mynd i Medecins Sans Frontieres

Am fwy o wybodaeth cysylltwch a Mandy at The Dragons Garden ar  01550 777995
www.dragons-garden.com

Fair Trade Ways

Ammanford Fairtrade Group has  received £500 funding from Fair Trade Wales to develop the idea of Fair Trade Ways in Wales.

With support from the County Council's Countryside team we are finalising a route for an official waymarked Fair Trade Way from Ammanford to Carmarthen via Llandeilo. When all agreed we will be able to organise an official inaugural walk of what we expect to be the first waymarked Fair Trade Way in Wales. Hopefully Amman Valley Pupils will be able to create a leaflet for this walk.

As well as the public leaflet for the walk, we will be producing a website leaflet for campaigners in other areas to use, showing examples of how campaign groups can use the idea of Fair Trade Ways in their own communities

Other ideas for local walks we could use as examples;

·         Ammanford Nursery's walk from their school to the Co-Op, looking around the store for Fairtrade goods.

·         "Beating The Bounds"  - a Fairtrade walk around Ammanford  town's boundaries.

·          A train journey up to Llandrindod highlighting ARRIVA's Fairtrade hot drinks trolley.

·         A walk to the Botanic Gardens, or a Fairtrade Trail around the gardens.

Llwybrau Masnach Deg

Mae Grwp Masnach Deg Rhydaman wedi derbyn £500 oddi wrth Cymru Masnach Deg i ddatblygu’r syniad o Llwybrau masnach Deg yng Nghymru.

Gyda chefnogaeth tim Adran Gwledig y Cyngor Sir rydym wrthi yn gorffen Llwybr Masnach Deg wedi ei chyfeirbwyntio o Rhydaman i Gaerfyrddin gan fynd trwy Llandeilo. Pan fyd dy trefniadau i gyd wedi gorffen byddwn yn trefnu taith agoriadol i lansio’r llwybr cyntaf Masnach Deg yng Nghymru. Gobeithir i ddisgyblion ysgol Dyffryn Aman drefnu taflenni i hysbysu’r llwybr. Yn ogystal a taflenni byddwn yn paratoi thai ar gyfer y rhyngrwyd er mwyn i  ymgyrchwyr eraill o amgylch Prydain eu defnyddio, gan ddangos sut gall grwpiau ddefnyddio’r syniad o Lwybrau masnach Deg yn eu cymunedau.

 Mae gennym syniadau eraill ar gyfer teithiau hefyd. Sef

·         Taith Meithrin o Ysgol Feithrin Rhydaman i’r Co-Op, gan edrych o amgylch y siop am nwyddau Masnach Deg

·         Ar hyd y Ffin – taith masnach Deg o amgylch ffin tref  Rhydaman

·         Siwrnai Tren i Llandrindod – gan rhoi sylw i “trolley” diodydd twym Mansach Deg ARRIVA

·         Taith masnach Deg o amgylch Gerddi Botaneg Cenedlaethol Cymru.

Nadolig Masnach Deg i'r ifanc a'r Ifanc eu calon

Mae Sion Corn am roi bocs siocled Cadbury’s o’r CO-OP i blant ifanc tref Rhydaman ar noson lansio golau Nadolig y dref, gan gydnabod buddsoddiad Cadbury mewn masnach Deg.

Bydd diodydd twym Masnach Deg yn cael eu gweini ym mharti “Ifanc eich Calon2 Cygnor y Dref yn neuadd y Pensiynwyr ar Rhagfyr 15 o 2-4pm ac yn y Gwasanaeth Carolau y Sul cyn y Nadolig.

Mae Sammy o’r Eglwys Efengylaidd am edrych i mewn i sicrhau nwyddau masnach de gar gyfer y cinio Dydd Nadolig yn Neuad dy Pensiynwyr.

Mae’r Eglwys yn cefnogi ymgyrch TOY BOX, sy’n cael ei drefnu gan y CYngor, sydd wedi ei anelu at gadw teukluoedd incwm isel allan o ddyled y Nadolig hwn. Mae’r Eglwys yn hyrwyddo rhoi anrhegion masnach deg os yn bosib, gan ddefnyddio siopau lleol fel Bertram's neu  Harmony, neu ar-lein neu o sipau Oxfam

A Fairtrade Christmas for Ammanford's Young and Young At Heart!

Father Christmas has chosen to give Cadburys selection boxes from the Co-Op to the town's young children on the night of the Christmas lights switch-on, recognising Cadbury's investment in Fairtrade.

 

Fairtrade hot drinks will be served at the Town Council's "Young at Heart" party at the Pensioners' Hall on December 15th from 2-4pm and at the Community Carol Service on the Sunday before Christmas.

 

Sammy from the Evangelical Church is going to  check about sourcing Fairtrade products for the Christmas Day meal at the Pensioners' Hall.

The Church is supporting the TOY BOX appeal, organised by the Council, aimed at keeping low-income families out of debt this Christmas. The Church will promote the idea of donating Fairly traded toys if possible, from local outlets like Bertram's or Harmony, or on-line or from Oxfam shops.

 

Keep looking at the websiter for any further information

Fair Trade Wales (@FairTradeWales) on Twitter

For the latest information on Fairtrade in Wales  - Sign up for Twitter to follow Fair Trade Wales (@FairTradeWales). Fair Trade Wales works to grow the Fair Trade movement in Wales.

Look out for tweets from Helen (HR), Tristan (TH) and Elen (EJ) as well as FT Jim's top tips

http://twitter.com/#!/FairTradeWales

Ammanford Fairtrde group meeting

The next meeting of the Ammanford Fairtrade Town group will be on Thursday 10th November at Ammanford Evangelical Church in Wind Street at 4pm.

Because those of you who have been working hard all day will not want it to go on too long, we will try to get started at 4 (with fairtrade tea/coffee ofcourse!) and try and finish at or soon after 5 if possible. For those of you who will have just picked up children from school, feel free to bring them along, either to participate in the meeting or to design some fairtrade posters.

 

Items we will be discussing are :

- We have got some funding to develop the idea of Fairtrade Ways in Wales (Walks that promote/publicise Fairtrade).

- Christmas - Fairtrade Santa!

- Fairtrade Fortnight 2012.

- 2012 = Ten years since we first became a Fairtrade Town!

 

... and anything else anyone wants to bring up.

 

Hope to see you there - everyone welcome.