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GIANT BANANA SPLIT 2010

Once again the Giant Banana Split in the Ammanford Arcade was a massive success. A large crowd gathered to take part in the Giant Banana Split at the Arcade on Friday 5 March.
The event was part of the Fairtrade Fortnight. This is the second time for us to build a giant banana split along the length of the shopping arcade in Ammanford and this year's was just as successful as the last one.
We'd like to thank the local businesses who supported us, namely -Maria from Franks for the ice cream, Viv at LBS for helping us with the guttering and Anthony at COOP for the banana's.

Also we had a solar powered cinema showing films about fairtrade.

In order to build the banana split we first had to cut up the bananas and place them on the trough, then add the ice cream, follwed by cream and chocolate sauce. After this everyone grabbed a spoon and tucked in!

What better way to celebrate fairtrade fortnight and at the same time raise awareness about goods that treat farmers and traders fairly.

BANANA SPLIT MASNACH DEG 2010

Unwaith eto daeth tyrfa fawr i gymryd rhan y y Banana Split enfawr yn yr Arcade ar Nos Wener 5 Mawrth.

Rhan o ddigwyddiadau Pythefnos Masnach Deg oedd hon. Dyma'r ail waith i ni adeiladu Banana Split enfawr ar hyd yr arcade ac roedd un eleni yr un mor fawr a llynedd.

Hefyd roedd yna sinema fach a oedd yn cael ei rhedeg gan ynni'r haul yn dangos ffilmiau am Fasnach Deg.
Hoffai'r trefnwyr ddiolch i'r busensau lleol am eu cefnogaeth yn enwedig  -Maria o gwmni Franks am yr hufen ia, Viv yn LBS am ein helpu gyda'r cafnau ac Anthony o'r COOP am y bananas. 

Er mwyn creu'r banana split yn gyntaf roedd angen torri'r bananas a'u gosod ar y cafn, wedyn ychwanegu'r hufen ia, yr hufen a'r saws siocled - wedi hyn roedd pawb yn gafael mewn llwy a bwyta!!

Pa well ffordd i ddathlu Pythefnos Masnach Deg ac ar yr un pryd codi ymwybyddiaeth am nwyddau sy'n rhoi cyfle teilwng i ffermwyr a masnachwyr.

GIANT BANANA SPLIT IN THE ARCADE - 5 MARCH

Hi all,
Do you remember last year's banana split event which was a huge success running all along the arcade. Well this year's will be even bigger and better.
Come along and join us for a night of fun and at the same time show your support to Fairtrade. 6.00PM 5 March, Ammanford Arcade

Ydych chi'n cofio Banana Split enfawr y llynedd yn yr Arcade. Wel mae un eleni am fod hyd yn oed yn fwy. Dewch draw i ymuno yn yr hwyl ac ar yr un pryd gefnogi Masnach Deg. 6.00pm 5 Mawrth, Arcade Rhydaman

Solar Cinema, Tea and Banana Splits : Ammanford Fairtrade Fortnight

Ammanford is celebrating Fairtrade Fortnight this year (February 22nd - March 7th) with a series of community events, school events and shop and cafe promotions.



There will be not one, but two Madhatter's Fairtrade Tea Parties at the Benwig Tea Rooms in Wind Street on Wednesday 24th February. Fairtrade tea and refreshments will be served up between 10am and 11.30am and between 3pm and 4pm.
On Friday 5th March Summer will be coming early to Ammanford as the town's Fairtrade Group organise a "Fairtrade Summer's Day" at the top of the College Street arcade.
From 11.30am, The Sol Cinema, a solar powered cinema in a converted 1960s caravan, will be showing short films about fairtrade.
Then, from 5.30pm, a giant Fairtrade Banana Split will be built, along the whole length of the arcade.
The cinema will stay open until 7pm, and, just incase the March weather is not Summery enough to survive on ice cream alone, usherettes from 2activat8 will be selling fairtrade hot chocolate!


All the primary schools in Ammanford will have fairtrade themed school dinners on the two Fridays of the fortnight and, throughout the fortnight, Carmarthenshire Catering Service will swap all regular juice cuplets with the Fairtrade variety at Amman Valley School and at all of Carmarthenshire's secondary schools.


Phil Broadhurst of Ammanford Fairtrade Group said : "Since Ammanford became the first Fairtrade Town in Wales in 2002, the awareness of Fairtrade in the town and the community involvement in Fairtrade Fortnight has increased year on year, and this year looks like being our biggest and best Fairtrade Fortnight yet."
For more information, please contact : Phil Broadhurst : 01269 596933 / riversidepicnic@yahoo.co.uk / http://www.ammanfordfairtrade.blogspot.com/