FAIRTRADE WALKS WALES

Inspired by the Fairtrade Way (a long distance walk initially going from Garstang to Keswick linking Fairtrade Towns in The Lake District, but now continuing north and south - See www.garstangfairtrade.org.uk for more details), some of us in Wales are both hoping to continue the Way into Wales, and also to hold an on-going series of Fairtrade Walks, linking Fairtrade Towns or venues.
The first definate one is on Sunday 7th March from the Oxfam Bookshop in Swansea (meet at 11, to leave at 11.30) to the Red Cafe in The Mumbles.
Others definately happening but without confirmed dates yet will go between Ammanford and Swansea and Ammanford and Carmarthen (not sure in which direction yet either).
This message is really just designed to be forwarded around Wales' Fairtrade supporters to see the level of interest and to get things moving and to offer help and support to anyone interested and also so we can put people in touch with each other to walk together.
Please send the link to this message on to anyone who you think might be interested. http://ammanfordfairtrade.blogspot.com/2010/01/fairtrade-walks-wales.html

Fairtrade Walks might also include already planned Walking Group rambles where everyone agrees to fill their flasks with fairtrade drinks, or a stroll from the local Co-Op to a Fairtrade cafe around the corner... or a walk up Snowdon for some Fairtrade juice at the summit cafe! - The possibilities are endless!
- Just walk, have fun and spread the message of Fairtrade!

Anyone interested : Just go for it! ...Or if you want to chat about ideas / More details, contact :
Phil Broadhurst : 01269 596933
riversidepicnic@yahoo.co.uk
146 High Street
Ammanford
SA18 2ND

TEITHIAU MASNACH DEG

Wedi ei ysbrydoli gan y Ffordd Masnach Deg (Fairtrade Way), sef taith gerdded sy’n mynd o Garstang i Keswick gan uno trefi Masnach Deg yn Ardal y Llynnoedd, ac sydd bellach yn ymestyn i’r de a’r gogledd (www.garstangfairtrade.org.uk am fwy o fanylion) mae rhai ohonom yng Nghymru yn gobeithio parahu gyda’r Llwybr i mewn i Gymru, a chynnal cyfres o Deithiau Masnach Deg, ac uno trefi Masnach Deg Cymru.

Mae’r daith gyntaf ar Dydd Sul 7 Mawrth o Siop Lyfrau Oxfam yn Abertawe (cyfarfod am 11.00 i adael am 11.30) i’r Caffi Coch yn y Mwmbwls.

Bydd teithiau eraill yn bendant yn digwydd ond nid ydym wedi penderfynnu ar y dyddiadau hyd yn hyn. Bydd un o Abertawe i Rhydaman a Chaerfyrddin, nid ydym yn siwr o’r llwybr eto.
Pwrpas y neges hwn yw codi diddordeb a dechrau trefnu pethau a chynnig cymorth i unrhyw un sydd a diddordeb er mwyn cael cymaint o bobl ag sy’n bosib i gerdded gyda’i gilydd.
A fyddech mor garedig a gadael i eraill wybod am y syniad. Gall Teithiau Masnach Deg fod yn deithaiu sydd wedi eu trefnu yn barod, gan gynnwys teithaiu gan grwpiau cerdded, ble mae pawb yn cytuno i lenwi eu fflasgiau gyda diodydd masnach deg, neu taith i’r CO-OP agosaf neu i gaffi Masnach Deg. Neu gall fod yn daith i fyny’r Wyddfa er mwyn yfed sudd Masnach Deg ar y copa yn Hafod Eryri. Mae’r posibiliadau yn ddi-ddiwedd.

Yr unig beth sydd eisiau ei wneud yw cerdded, cael hwyl a lledu neges Masnach Deg.

Unrhwy un gyda diddordeb am fwy o fanylion cysylltwch a
Phil Broadhurst : 01269 596933
riversidepicnic@yahoo.co.uk
146 High Street
Ammanford
SA18 2ND

FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT 2010

There will be a meeting for anyone interested in getting involved with events in Ammanford for this year's Fairtrade Fortnight at 2activate in Wind Street this Wednesday 27th January at 10am. If you'd like to be involved but can't make the meeting, please get in touch with Phil Broadhurst (01269 596933 mailto:/riversidepicnic@yahoo.co.uk ).

Fairtrade Fortnight 2010 is from February 22nd - March 7th and possible events for Ammanford this year include a solar powered fairtrade cinema in a caravan (www.thesolcinema.org) and a fairtrade banana split in The Arcade even bigger than last year's!

Cynhelir cyfarfod ar gyfer unrhwy un sydd a diddordeb i fod yn rhan o ddigwyddiadau Pythefnos Masnach Deg Rhydaman eleni yn 2activate yn Stryd y Gwynt dydd Mercher 27 Ionawr am 10.00am. Os hoffech fod yn rhan o bethau ac methu a bod yn bresennol yn y cyfarfod yna cysylltwch a Phil broadhurst ar 01269 596933 neu riversidepicnic@yahoo.co.uk
Mae Pythefnos Masnach Deg eleni o Chwefror 22 - 7 Mawrth ac mae'r digwyddiadau posib ar gyfer Rhydaman yn cynnwys sinema masnach deg mewn carafan syddwedi ei yrru gan wres solar www.thesolcinema.org a banana spilt masnach deg enfawr yn yr Arcade - hyd yn oed yn fwy na un y llynedd!

THE FAIRTRADE WAY

Ammanford Fairtrade Group member Phil Broadhurst recently joined members of Garstang Fairtrade Group as they pioneered a long distance walk from garstang, the first Fairtrade Town in the world, up through the Fairtrade Towns of Lancashire and the Lake District to Keswick.

The walkers hope The Fairtrade Way will help to promote Fairtrade products which guarantee third world producers a fair price and good working conditions.

They also hope it will encourage more Ramblers to fill their flasks with Fairtrade tea, coffee or hot chocolate. Phil said " The Ramblers Association has a membership of 135,000. Imagine the impact on Fairtrade sales if just half of those filled their flasks with Fairtrade tea, cofffee or hot chocolate while on their regular walks."

Phil added "Coming from the first Fairtrade town in Wales, it was nice to meet up with the people who got the Fairtrade Towns movement going. We made a lot of good links and are now looking to develop an extension of the Fairtrade Way, brininging it into Wales. Hopefully we'll have the Garstang Group and lots of other Fairtrade Ramblers walking through Ammanford soon."

FFORDD MASNACH DEG

Ymunodd Phil Boradhurst, aelod o Grwp Masnach Deg Rhydaman gyda aelodau o Grwp Masnach Deg Garstang wrth iddynt gerdded llwybr newydd o Garstang, y tref Masnach Deg cyntaf yn y byd, trwy trefi Masnach Deg yn Swydd Caerhirfryn ac ardal y llynnoedd i Keswick.

Mae’r cerddwyr yn gobeithio bydd Y Ffordd Masnach Deg yn fodd o hyrwyddo nwyddau Masnach Deg sydd yn gwarantu prisiau teg ac amodau gweithio da i gynyrchwyr y trydydd byd.

Hefyd gobeithir y bydd Cerddwyr yn llenwi eu fflasgiau gyda te, coffi a siocled twym Masnach Deg. Dywedodd Phil “Mae gan Gymdeithas y Cerddwyr dros 135,000 o aelodau. Dychmygwch yr effaith byddai hyn yn ei gael ar werthiant Masnach Deg petai dim ond hanner rhaion yn llenwi eu fflasgiau gyda te, coffi neu siolced twym masnach Deg tra’ n mynd ar daith gerdded.”

Ychwanegodd Phil “ Tra’n dod o Dref Masnach Deg cyntaf Cyrmu roedd yn hyfryd cyfarfod a pobl a ddechreuodd yr ymgyrch Trefi Masnach Deg. Gwnaethon ni gysylltiadau gwerthfawr ac rydym yn edrych tuag at datblygu estyniad o’r Ffordd Masnach Deg a dod a hi i mewn i Gymru. Gobeithio byddwn yn cael grwp Garstang a llawer o grwp Cerddwyr eraill yn cerdded trwy Rhydaman yn fuan."