Ysgol Feithrin Rhydaman yn dathlu Masnach Deg

Gwasanaeth Masnach deg gyda Pastor Jonathan / Fairtrade assembly by Pastor Jonathan



Prynu nwyddau Masnach deg yn y Co-op / Purchasing Fairtrade produce at the Co-op

Carmarthenshire Fair Trade Way

Phil Broadhurst, Ammanford fairtrade group member walked a couple of yards of the Carmarthenshire Fair Trade Way during Fairtrade Fortnight, with the County’s Countryside Rangers, a Fairtrade cotton producer, an owner of a Fair Trade B&B, local and national campaigners, and representatives from the local council and local school. It was only a photo opportunity, but it showed the possibilities

Keep on stepping for fairtrade

Dear Fairtrade supporter,
Wow, what a Fairtrade Fortnight! Together we’ve taken over 400,000 steps for Fairtrade. Congratulations!
But we still need lots more to reach our target of 1.5 million – that’s one for every farmer and worker around the world we aim to work with this year. We may have reached the end of Fairtrade Fortnight but that’s no reason to stop stepping throughout 2012.
Each step supports people like those in Masauko’s community. He’s from Kasinthula Sugar Cane Growers Co-operative in Malawi and has been touring the UK for the past two weeks spreading the word about Fairtrade. With the little extra they receive from the Fairtrade premium, the farmers have been investing in making their houses more sturdy, four bicycle ambulances and in a project which lights up the whole community – bringing electricity to their homes for the very first time and opening up chances to study, work and socialise.
Masauko has been fired up by the support he’s seen for Fairtrade on his tour around the UK: “I am so impressed with the passion, I will be taking a step, no two steps at a time for Fairtrade when I return to Malawi”.
So what now?
Why not take another step, or get your friends to take one too? You could treat your Mum with Fairtrade flowers for Mothers Day (18 March)? There’s loads more ideas here. Remember to add your steps to our step-o-meter.
Every single step counts. What will your next one be?

Fairtrade Way Walk

Phil Broadhurst, Ammanford fairtrade group member, led The Swansea Bay Fairtrade Way Walk, on Saturday 3 March to raise awareness for fairtrade products.

The walk started at the Oxfam book shop in Swansea and ended with lunch at the Red Cafe in Mumbles.  

Phil was joined by around 20 other walkers. The walk is part of the network of Fairtrade Way walks organsied around Wales and was inspired by the first Fairtrade Way which is a long-distance footpath designed as a 6-day walk between Garstang (The World’s first Fairtrade Town) and Keswick (A very active Fairtrade Town).

for more about the walk go to the Swansea Evening Post report at  http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Fair-play-Fairtrade-walkers/story-15410302-detail/story.html

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As part of fairtrade fortnight Ammanford's Giant fairtrade Banana Split was once again an outstanding success. This is the 4th year in a row we have held our banana split in Ammanford's Arcade. A large crowd came to join us in the celebration. At 5.30 Children from the local chapels and youth clubs came to help build the banana split.

 

 They helped cut the bananas, lay them out , add the ice cream, squirty cream and chocolate sauce before giving everyone a spoon.  The finished banana split was almost  80 feet (25 metres) in length.

 

Then Sam, the organiser, from Ammanford's Evangelical Church, counted down from 10 and we all tucked in. The work of art was devoured in a few minutes and once again it was a great event where the town could socialise and celebrate fairtrade fortnight.

 

Banana Sblit enfawr

Unwaith eto am y 4ydd flwyddyn yn olynnol roedd ein Banana Sblit Masanch Deg yn lwyddiant Ysgubol.
Daeth tyrfa fawr i'r Arcade yn Rhydaman ar Nos Wener 2 Mawrth i ymuno yn ein dathlu.

Fel y gwelwch roedd un eleni yn 80 troedfedd (25 metr) o dop yr arcade i'r gwaelod. Cafodd hwn i gyd ei orchuddio gyda bananas masnach deg, hufen ia, hufen a saws siocled ac yna ei fwyta mewn tua 10 munud!!