Roedd y Sol Cinema, sef Sinema mewn carafan sydd wedi ei yrru gan bwer yr haul yn y dref trwy’r dydd ar Dydd Gwener 5 Mawrth. Roedd ciw cyson yn aros i fyn d i mewn i weld ffilmaiu am Fasnach Deg. Beth oedd yn galonogol oedd yn ogystal a chodi ymwybyddiaeth am Fasnach Deg oedd y ffaith bod cymaint o bobl yn gyfarwydd iawn am FASNACH DEG. Yn wir roedd nifer yn dod atom ar ol siopa yn y CO-OP lleol gyda nwyddau Masnach Deg yn eu bagiau.
Daeth y Co-op a nifer o busnesau lleol atom i gynorthwyo gyda ein Banana Split Enfawr. Dyma’r ail un ac edrychwn ymlaen at y nesaf. Rhoddodd y Co-op y bananas, Franks yr hufen ia a LBS y gwter plastic 30 troedfedd i osod y bananas a’r hufen ia.
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
FAIRTRADE IN AMMANFORD
The problem with having the title "Fairtrade Town" is that it conjurs up hopes of a utopian oasis of happy ethical shopping and total community togetherness. When you're proudly stating that you are "The First Fairtrade Town In Wales", as in the case of Ammanford, then visitors' expectations rise even higher.
So, when Anne and Helen from UNDERCURRENTS arrived in town with their solar powered cinema in a caravan (yes; you did read that right!) for a day of fairtrade film screenings at the top of the Arcade, they were a little disappointed to find the cafe at the other end of the Arcade was charging them £2.50 for a coffee that was not even Fairtrade!
When we first gained Fairtrade Town status in 2002, just as when Wales gained Fairtrade Nation status in 2009, we were all at pains to point out that this was only a start; the utopian paradise had not yet arrived! And it still hasn't.
But, as Anne and Helen happily witnessed through the rest of the day, we have come a long way. The amount of awareness and enthusiasm for Fairtrade has improved massively in the last few years. As a Fairtrade Town Group, we used to have to have stalls in the town centre to spread the word. While there will always be a role for those type of stalls, we have now got a far more powerful twin attack on our side ; Cadbury's TV advertising budget and the schoolchildren of Ammanford! All the schools, from the Nursery to the Comp are learning about Fairtrade (and indeed further, from Cylch Meithrins and Church playgroups to Coleg Sir Gar too).
So, when Anne and Helen from UNDERCURRENTS arrived in town with their solar powered cinema in a caravan (yes; you did read that right!) for a day of fairtrade film screenings at the top of the Arcade, they were a little disappointed to find the cafe at the other end of the Arcade was charging them £2.50 for a coffee that was not even Fairtrade!
When we first gained Fairtrade Town status in 2002, just as when Wales gained Fairtrade Nation status in 2009, we were all at pains to point out that this was only a start; the utopian paradise had not yet arrived! And it still hasn't.
But, as Anne and Helen happily witnessed through the rest of the day, we have come a long way. The amount of awareness and enthusiasm for Fairtrade has improved massively in the last few years. As a Fairtrade Town Group, we used to have to have stalls in the town centre to spread the word. While there will always be a role for those type of stalls, we have now got a far more powerful twin attack on our side ; Cadbury's TV advertising budget and the schoolchildren of Ammanford! All the schools, from the Nursery to the Comp are learning about Fairtrade (and indeed further, from Cylch Meithrins and Church playgroups to Coleg Sir Gar too).
Wednesday, 7 April 2010
FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT 2010
A massive thanks to everyone that made Fairtrade Fortnight such a success in Ammanford again this year.
- During the year there has been a 6% increase in awareness of the Fairtrade mark, meaning that 74% of Britain's population now know about Fairtrade
- There were over 12,000 fairtrade events across Britain
- over 1 million swaps were made on the Fairtrade Swap-o-Meter
- over 11.5 million people said they bought a fairtrade product
The Largest Fairtrade Fortnight ever!
http://www.youtube.com/user/Fairtradefoundation?dm_i=5QB,47LR,1O8WSB,D4I8,1
PYTHEFNOS MASNACH DEG 2010
Diolch i bawb a wnaeth y bythefnos yn lwyddiant yn Rhydaman eleni eto.
- Yn ystod y flwyddyn codwyd ymwybyddiaeth pobl am Fasnach Deg gan 6%, sy'n golygu bod 74% o bobl Prydain nawr yn gwybod am Fasnach Deg.
- Roedd dros 12,000 o ddigwyddiadau ar hyd Prydain.
- Gwnaed dros 1 miliwn o swaps ar y "Swap-o-Meter" Masnach Deg.
- Dywedodd 11.5 miliwn o bobl eu bod wedi prynu nwyddau Masnach Deg.
- Y Pythefnos Masnach Deg fwyaf eto!!
Saturday, 3 April 2010
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