Action Plan Summary

1. Next meeting: 7.30 pm Thursday 27th May, White Lion, Machynlleth

2. Apply for Fair Trade Zone Status now

3. Meanwhile get 100 local organisations to sign up to "Roll of Honour"

4. Walking Float at Machynlleth Carnival 17th July with banner, dressing up, music

5. Specific meeting for B&Bs / Hotels

6. September "Our Own Road Signs" and "Fair Trade Pancake Street Party" to declare FT status.

Detail

Present - Will Howard, Liza Brown, Liz and Dave Butler, Nicola Ruck, Yvonne Gordon and Jane Leivers (CAT restaurant)

Apologies - Ann Macgarry, Dave and Zoe, Diane Isenberg, Polly Henderson, Keith Jackson, Lyn Howard

Review of Fairtrade Fortnight

• February meeting - 40 people and good contacts - but direct contact also important

• Slips returned - over 1,100 to date and rising - most stickers have gone (WH re reprint)

• Raffle - �549-40p - well worth doing

• Press - coverage each week in Cambrian News with good pic of Brian Namara - need TV as well - ask Amanda Roll-Pickering for help at CAT - link up wider (WH)

• Market stall - very effective when weather OK and Traidcraft people sold £100 each

• Quantum leap in public awareness since last year

• Co-op stall - interest just kept going - Co-op itself still not highly motivated - need to seek meeting with regional level - stocks, staff, end of isle, value of ft to them - write to thank ... (WH)

• Quarry Shop - good response

• Schools - Diane did 12 primary - asked children to take slips home for parents and return to teachers. Bro Dyfi School not very interested. (DI)

• About 4,500 leaflets distributed - local popular newspapers a good idea - but to get names face to face essential - maybe smaller 'awareness leaflet next time

• Tabernacle meeting - about 30 people - very sympathetic - Tabernacle interested itself (KJ, NR)

• Producers visit - went well at school (Mach primary), Co-op (press) and Leisure centre - cost train fare (�51-80p)

• Leisure Centre went FT.

Finance and resources

• Total spend to date = £1036.24p

• Total income to date = �760.06p

• Shortfall = �276.13

• Will to continue as secretary / treasurer unless someone volunteers for treasurer job

• Royal Mail had lost all Co-op grant applications - WH to resubmit

• Bank account now open

• 10% Co-op discount card coming

• New budget - see below

Next steps

• We now have a 'democratic mandate'

• We should apply for fairtrade zone status (WH)

• While we are applying for fairtrade zone status we should try to sign up 100 organisations in the valley to a "Roll of Honour" cf FT Presenter (WH, All)

• We should have walking float at Machynlleth Carnival (17th July, NR to find out)

• We should organise a "Declaration of fairtrade zone status day" in September when the schools come back - stand by temporary road signs around the valley and in Machynlleth and street event with chefs, fairtrade pancakes and public in Machynlleth (WH, YG/JL at CAT, All)

• Leaflet with "Roll of Honour"= Fair Trade Directory for September - adds to Powys one which will only have bigger local companies in it (WH)

• Seek meeting with Co-op at regional level (WH - Duncan Rees)

• KJ had made a FT banner with Elemental Earth (KJ, bring to next meeting)

• There may be interest also in a local BB/Hotel meeting with FT a way of promoting business (Hilary, Mrs C Hancock, Livy, WTB or other)

• *New budget

  • Reprint sticker 1000 - �420

  • Leaflets - �250

  • Machynlleth Carnival Float (July) - �200

  • September Road Signs - � 100

  • September FT Directory - � 500

  • September FT Pancake Party - � 400

  • Total - £1,870

Powys and Wales

• KJ was going to Powys meetings

• Not much heard of Wales recently

Next Meeting

• 7.30 pm Thursday 27th May, White Lion, Machynlleth

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