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."

FAIRTRADE BEST MEDIA CAMPAIGN

Phil Broadhurst, George Alagiah, Andrea Wilkinson of Shared Interest.
Front : Esta Broadhurst, May Broadhurst, Cody Broadhurst, Rosa Broadhurst and Harriet Lamb, Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation.

An Ammanford family were in London on Saturday (10th October) to collect an award on behalf of the town's Fairtrade Group.
The group won the award for the Best Media Campaign in the UK during Fairtrade Fortnight 2009.
Group member Phil Broadhurst and his daughters, May, Rosa, Cody and Esta, were invited up to the Fairtrade Foundation's conference in London to collect the award which included a £500 cheque donated by the Shared Interest Foundation which will be used by the Ammanford Group for future campaigns work promoting Fairtrade in the area.
Amman Valley School Year 7 pupil Rosa Broadhurst was presented with the award by BBC news presenter and Fairtrade supporter George Alagiah.
Her father, Phil Broadhurst, said : "The events in Ammanford during this year's Fairtrade Fortnight, particularly the Fairtrade banana split in The Arcade and the schools' Fairtrade banana relay races, were such a success because of the participation of so many young people from the area, so it seemed fitting that it was a young person who collected the award."
The Conference also saw the announcement by International Development MInister Douglas Alexander of an extra £12million of government funding to support the Fairtrade Foundation's work in helping farmers and producers around the world work their way out of poverty. Phil Broadhurst commented : "It was nice to be there, along with Fairtrade campaigners from around the UK, when that announcement was made as it made us realise that our grass roots actions have actually influenced government policy. The recent announcement by Cadburys that all their Dairy MIlk chocolate is now Fairtrade also shows the mainstream impact which campaigns like those in Ammanford have made. We do feel like we are making a difference, but there is still a long way to go, and people need to keep thinking about the working and living conditions of the farmers and workers around the world who produce what we consume."

DERBYN GWOBR

Aeth teulu o Rhydaman i lundain ar ddydd Sadwrn 10 Hydref i gasglu gwobr cenedlaethol ar ran Grwp Masnach Deg y dref.
Mae grwp Masnach Deg Rhydaman wedi ennill yr ymgyrch Gyfryngol orau trwy Brydain gyfan yn ystod Pythefnos Masnach Deg 2009.
Roedd Phil Broadhurst, aelod o’r grwp yngyd a’i ferched May, Rosa, Cody ac Esta, wedi derbyn gwahoddiad i fynychu cynhadledd y Sefydlaid Masnach Deg yn Llundain a chaasglu siec o £500 a gafodd ei rhoi gan y “Shared Interest Foundation”. Bydd yr arian yn cael ei ddefnyddio gan y grwp ar gyfer ymgyrchoed dyn y dyfodol i hyrwyddo Masnach Deg yn yr ardal.
Cafodd Rosa sydd yn ddisgybl blwyddyn 7 yn ysgol Dyffryn Aman ei chyflwyno gyda’r wobr gan George Alagiah sy’n darllen newyddion y BBC. Dywedodd ei thad, Phil Broadhurst, : "Roedd y digwyddiadau yn Rhydaman yn ystod pythefnos Masnach Deg eleni , yn enwedig y banana split yn yr Arcade a’r ras gyfenwid bananas yn lwyddiant ysgubol. Cawsom genfogaeth llawer o bobl ifanc y dref a felly mae’n addas mai person ifanc o Rydaman sy’n casglu’r wobr.”

Ammanford Fairtrade Directory

To update this directory is we would be grateful if you would let us know about any new products you notice in shops or catering outlets in Ammanford. To do this, or for more information, please contact edwyn@edwyn.wanadoo.co.uk


(The difference in this directory between “Fairtrade” products and “fairly traded” products is that “Fairtrade” products have the official fairtrade mark from the Fairtrade Foundation.)


SHOPS :

The Co-Op, College Street :- Products include :
- a wide range of own-brand and other brands’ Fairtrade tea and coffee, hot chocolate and cocoa,
- Co-Op and Tate and Lyle Fairtrade sugar,
- a wide range of own-brand chocolate bars, biscuits, shortbread, flapjacks, cakes and other snacks,
- bananas, oranges and other fresh fruit (pineapples, mangos… ) according to seasonal
- availability
- dried Fairtrade mango snack packs,
- Fairtrade salted peanuts and Fairtrade cashew nuts,
- Traidcraft fairly traded instant barbecue,
- Co-Op range of Fairtrade cotton wool products,
- Co-Op Fairtrade muesli,
- Co-Op range of Fairtrade snack bars,
- Doves Farm Fairtrade snack bars,
- Ben & Jerry’s Fairtrade ice cream,
- Wide range of Fairtrade wines,
- Rowse honey,
- … and Fairtrade cotton bags to put it all in!

Boots, Quay Street :
- a range of Fairtrade cosmetics and gifts



Flowercraft in the College Street Arcade: Fairtrade flowers and Fairtrade hampers are available to order through Interflora


Tesco, Park Street :- a range of Fairtrade tea and coffee,
- Tate and Lyle Fairtrade sugar,
- Fairtrade bananas.
Jelf’s, Wind Street :- a range of Fairtrade speciality teas,
- Plamil and Green and Black’s Fairtrade chocolate bars,
- Goodlife Fairtrade nut cutlets,
- BioFair fairly traded quinoa flakes.
Partridge and Ptarmigan, High Street :- A range of Fairtrade and fairly traded clothes and fairly traded crafts and accessories.


The Magnolia Tree :- Windhorse fairly traded crafts products.


Inspirations, College Street Arcade :- A range of Windhorse and Latitude fairly traded craft products.
The Organic Pantry :- Sell organic Fairtrade products online and in the local area through their box delivery scheme. Products include drinks, rice, seeds, nuts, beans, chocolate and lots more. http://www.organics-online.co.uk/ / 01269 824695.


…and anywhere that sells Cadbury’s Dairy Milk bars!
- Since September 2009, Cadbury’s Dairy Milk bars have gone Fairtrade, so you can probably now find at least one Fairtrade product in every newsagent/garage/sweet shop in Ammanford – Please ask, and also ask these “new” Fairtrade stockists to also stock other Fairtrade products. (Cadbury’s Hot Chocolate is also Fairtrade now.)
CAFES :
2activate, Wind Street :- Wide range of Fairtrade and fairly traded drinks and snacks.
No. 6, Wind Street :
- Fairtrade tea, coffee, hot chocolate and orange juice.
Gregg’s, Quay Street :
- Fairtrade tea, coffee, hot chocolate and juices.


… and anywhere that serves Cadbury’s Hot Chocolate!