Thursday, 5 December 2013

Fairtrade Christmas


Ammanford Fairtrade campaigners have been busy promoting Fairtrade in the Festive season. Members of the Ammanford Fairtrade Town Group were at the switching on of the Christmas lights, working in partnership with Fairtrade Community Cafe iSmooth, distributing free Fairtrade chocolates and Fairtrade bananas to children in Quay Street at the Elves Reunion event.

DIVINE Fairtrade Chocolate advent calendars were also given to each of the town's primary schools, in recognition of and with thanks for their work in support of Fairtrade throughout the year.

The Group is also publicising through their website the opportunities to shop locally for a Fairtrade Christmas. Visitors to http://www.ammanfordfairtrade.blogspot.co.uk/ can access a Fairtrade Directory showing local outlets selling Fairtrade. Group member Phil Broadhurst said : "You can get a great range of Fairtrade Christmas presents in Ammanford;  You can buy Fair Trade toys and musical instruments in Bartram's,  Fair Trade gifts and ornaments in Harmony, and Fair Trade clothing in Catherine Blair. You can get Fairtrade fruit, nuts and chocolate snacks and gifts from the Co-Op, where you can also celebrate with Fairtrade wine. If you're vegetarian, you can even get Fairtrade nut cutlets for Christmas Day from Jelf's."

The Directory also lists cafes you can stop in for a Fairtrade hot drink as you take a rest from Christmas shopping.

Phil adds : "Christmas is a time of sharing and giving and buying Fairly traded products is a great way of doing that

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