Minutes

Present - Andy Rowland, Diane Isenberg, Keith Jackson, Liza Brown, Katie Brown, Will Howard, Nicola Ruck, Andy Parnell (Powys), Jonathan Hill, Sam Howard, Polly Henderson.

Apologies - Judy Jenkins, Liz Butler, David Thorpe, Zoe Savvidou, Joel Rawson, Polly Henderson, Lyn Howard, Jan Morgan, Blanche Cameron, Glenda Jenkins.

Programme for 2004

Agreed two concentrated campaigning points:

1. Fair Trade Fortnight - Two Weeks - March 1 - 14 March
   Our theme: Buy one and get a free fair trade window sticker. Sell and encourage sales of FT wherever we can. First Fair Trade Valley. Check PO delivery service cost [WH] Go for broad public support.
   1. Next Steering Group
      7.30pm Thursday 15th January 2004
      Venue to be announced [WH]
   2. Public Meeting in run up to FT Fortnight
      Youth Wing Bro Dyfi School
      7.30 - 8.30 pm (followed by refreshments and sales)
      on Wednesday 11th February 2004
      A5 invites to be produced for local groups etc.
      Speaker from FTF or video? Help us launch ... [WH]
   3. Tabernacle Talk
      KJ to ask
   4. FT Fortnight
      Buy one and a get a free fair trade sticker , etc.
2. Fairtrade for Christmas
   - One Week - to be decided - Oct/Nov 2004
   plus -
3. Steady educational outreach - as ongoing as people can.
   

Andy Parnell - Visitor from Powys EDEC, Llanidloes

1. Noted that we should start registration as a fair trade zone (valley) now as this takes up to six months.
   • We can declare the zone whenever we like after that. [WH to Sarah Garden and Bruce Crowther, FTF and Rowan Thomas, WFTF, Oxfam Cardiff].
   • As well as providing evidence of FT activity, the Dyfi Valley Steering Group would need to monitor FT in the Valley.
2. A Powys Steering Group was being formed (minutes received) with the aims of:
   1. Making Powys a FT county
   2. Bringing together a grassroots coalition for FT.
3. Advance notice of a gold, silver, bronze FT status scheme that was being worked out.
4. Powys Fair Trade Directory to be produced. Any submissions to Andy Parnell (01686 412731, andy@pedec.org.uk). Use as opening to businesses?
5. Meeting of Powys FT Coalition 22nd January 2004 Llanidlloes, open meeting - all welcome, 10 - 1.30 pm, venue to be announced.
6. Local FT - noted that Soil Association was looking at criteria for this which would be different to international FT.

Report back on local organisations

1. Co-op still waiting for meeting [WH] needs more variety in small choc bars
2. Churches [LB and LB]. Catholic Church Mach will just stock FT, diocese has passed a resolution, Quaker Meeting, lists being compiled.
3. Accommodation: JR had started to put list together
4. Schools:
   
   • DI was working her way around local primary schools doing some 5 lessons in each
   • Vending Machines - www.cafevending.co.uk. Fair trade vending machines sold in Wales.
5. Businesses
   • Halo Foods - make geobars
   • LH was compiling lists
   • KB, WH cf Presentation folder for talking to businesses
6. Blewyn Glas - article needed [DI] maybe Deluth Rees would translate
7. Shops - Spar in Llandridnod Wells had FT stuff, list [KB]
8. Leisure Centre [NR]
9. Women's Institute and Merched y Wawr [NR]
10. Young Farmers [DI]
11. Community Councils and Tywyn. [?]
12. Local hospitals, care homes, community centres [PH]
13. Trade unions - JM

Materials

1. Broadsheet - as poster and as web news
   
   • Every two months as 'poster', on web via DT
   • Roll of honour
2. Stickers - add line "Guarantees a better deal for Third World Producers" [WH} 30p each
3. Leaflet - KJ's idea liked, maybe picture - Africa, A4 folded to A5, colour, English / Welsh, themed for FTF and Dyfi Valley campaign. The full financial benefit of changing to FT in Dyfi Valley. [KJ, WH]
4. Library - materials at Ecodyfi, 3 books out [PH, KB, JR]
5. Video - local use only re. copywrite Welsh translation ...

List of members

1. Email list to be circulated [WH]

Wales Fair Trade Forum

1. Notified of our existence
2. Article on our campaign for their Dec newsletter [WH]
3. Conference at Criccieth 10 am 1 December NR, WH to attend

Finance

1. Money needed
2. WH to open Co-op Community Direct account with any two of four signatures in town (JJ, AR, GJ, AM)
3. WH to make submission to Co-op for £1500.

Next Meeting

• 7.30 - 9.30 pm Thursday 15 th January 2004
• Venue to be confirmed

Contact: Will Howard, 3 Tan y Bryn Fields, Machynlleth SY20 8TL; T: 01654 703761 or 07971 607999; email: Nicola Ruck