Wales' favourite Fairtrade cuppa announced

A new Fair Trade hero emerged this Fairtrade Fortnight. Coffee Culture in Llandudno has come out top in a national poll to find Wales’s Favourite Fair Trade cuppa.

‘Wales’ Favourite Fair Trade Cuppa Poll’ was run by the Wales Co-operative Centre to discover where people go for their favourite ethical brew.

The top five cafes were,

Coffee Culture Llandudno, 79 Mostyn Street, Llandudno, Gwynedd, LL30 2NN.
Coffee Culture Swansea, 17 Oxford Street, Swansea, . SA1 3AG.
The Red Café, 644-646 Mumbles Road, Mumbles, Swansea. SA3 3EA.
The Herb Garden, 5 Spa Centre, Station Crescent, Llandrindod Wells, Powys. LD1 5BB.
The Embassy Café, 36 Cathays Terrace, Cardiff,  SA1 3AG.

It is pelasing to see two of these are within easy reach of us here in Ammanford.

Cyhoeddi Hoff Baned Masnach Deg Cymru

Mae pencampwr Masnach Deg newydd wedi dod i’r amlwg yn ystod Pythefnos Masnach Deg 2011. Coffee Culture yn Llandudno sydd wedi dod i’r brig mewn pleidlais genedlaethol i ddod o hyd i hoff baned Masnach Deg Cymru.

Cynhaliwyd ‘Pleidlais Hoff Baned Masnach Deg Cymru’ gan Ganolfan Cydweithredol Cymru er mwyn cael gwybod i ble mae pobl yn mynd er mwyn mwynhau eu hoff baned foesegol.

Y pum caffi mwyaf poblogaidd oedd

Coffee Culture Llandudno, 79 Stryd Mostyn, Llandudno, Gwynedd. LL30 2NN.
Coffee Culture Abertawe, 17 Stryd Rhydychen, Abertawe, . SA1 3AG.
The Red Café, 644-646 Heol y Mwmbwls, Y Mwmbwls, Abertawe. SA3 3EA.
The Herb Garden, 5 Spa Centre, Station Crescent, Llandrindod, Powys. LD1 5BB.
The Embassy Café, 36 Cathays Terrace, Caerdydd, . SA1 3AG.

Da gweld bod dau o rhain o fewn cyrraedd agos i ni yn Rhydaman.

AMMANFORD FAIRTRADE BANANA SPLIT

A large number of supporters of Fairtrade gathered at Ammanford’s Arcade on Friday 11 March to take part in what is now an annual event – the Giant Fairtrade Banana Split. This is the third time we have held the event during Fairtrade Fornight and this years was even better than last year.

To start we had to lay out the tables along the arcade , then put the guttering on top. After lining the guttering with aluminium foil we were ready to put on the bananas. This was done by members of Ammanford’s local chapels and Christian Youth Groups.

Once the ice cream, cream and chocolate sauce had been added everyone was given a spoon and after Paul Griffiths announced that the banana split was ready for eating everyone tucked in!

There was also a stall selling Red Nose merchandise in aid of Comic Relief which is held next Friday 18th March.

SMALL REVOLUTIONS - FAIRTRADE BIKE RIDE

Hope you've all seen the "small revolutions" film about the Fairtrade bike ride. A new version is now up at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-KkZ1nXaQA

Hope you like the film.

Anyone who wants a DVD version to show anywhere, let me know.

Anyone who put the old link on their website - Would you be able to put this new one up instead - Thanks,

BANANA SPLIT MASNACH DEG

Nos Wener 11 Mawrth, 2011 daeth criw da i'r Arcade i gymryd rhan yn y Banana Split Masnach Deg  enfawr. Dyma'r trydydd blwyddyn i ni gynnal y banana split ac reodd eleni yn well nag un y llynedd.

I ddechrau roedd angen gosod y byrddau ar hyd yr arcade, yna y cafnau. Roed angen leinio'r cafn gyda ffoil aliminiwm.

Wedi hyn daeth pobl ifanc y capeli a clybiau ieuenctid cristnogol y dref i dorri'r bananas a'u gosod ar hyd y cafn. Y peth nesaf i wneud oedd rhoi'r hufen ia, hufen a saws siocled ar y banana split.

Erbyn 6.15 roedd popeth yn barod i'w fwyta. Cafodd pawb lwy ac ar ol i Paul Griffiths ddweud ewch dechreuodd pawb i fwyta.

Yn ogystal roedd stondin yn gwerthu nwyddau ar gyfer diwrnod Y Trwynau Coch sydd i'w gynnal nos Wenere nesaf.