For more information about Fairtrade Fortnight see our news item here.

1. Porthcawl. Monday  Feb 27th  from 11.30am (outside Sustainable Wales Office, 41, John St)

Intent on fun, donned in debonair dress and with some classic toe-tapping tunes from the 50’s on the record player, the unemployed graduates hope to seduce shoppers with offers of free mocktails, coffee, chocolate and campaign messages. Their plan also is to highlight their forthcoming charity fundraiser a 1950’s themed FT Cocktail Party, upstairs at The WaterFront, Seafront Porthcawl, March 9th, 7.30pm.

Aberystwth graduate Luke Evans said. “The fundraiser will be fun, feature tasters of classic cocktails containing Fairtrade ingredients, smooth music, raffles and plenty of chat whilst celebrating ethical purchasing”.  Fellow Swansea graduate Michael Gore commented. “ We are asking people to draw on the golden age of Hollywood (optional) and dress with glitz and glamour with prizes for the best dressed 50’s man and woman. If you can think of a more enjoyable way to support Fairtrade, I’d like to hear it!”

Tickets are £5.95 and available from SUSSED or at the door on the night.

2. Porthcawl Bandstand Saturday March 3^rd   10am - 12.30pm

Porthcawl Fairtrade Group’s event offers plenty of FT freebies, a chance to chat with a FT chocolate bar, a walking wine bottle and a banana whilst browsing the stall. Helping the event to go with a zing will be school children from Nottage school.

Others include…..

Bridgend County Borough Council Education For Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship department will be hosting a Fairtrade Cotton Producer. He will be talking to Councillors about the benefits of Fairtrade to his community, March 7^{th am}. Nottage Primary will present their involvement. An aim is to commit the Council to procure some fairtrade cotton.

HM Parc Prison:

An awareness raising poster campaign telling the Fair Trade story will run whilst staff will be offered new products to taste/ and try. 

Churches and Faith groups:

Many socials and tea-parties, FT stalls and coffee mornings are planned across the borough.

School events include:

Many special Assemblies, fairtrade parties and fairtrade goodies stalls.

Nottage Primary are organising bananas at breakfast, coffee afternoons, a Fairtrade bike race. They already run a chocoholics stall on Friday lunchtimes and a fruit tuck shop. The school are also taking part in BCBC’s meeting the producer event.

Cefn Glas Infants are doing a neighbourhood walk as part of their ‘Footprint Challenge’ and a St David’s day footprint walk. They will be lobbying the Catering Service to use more fairtrade ingredients. Parents will be asked to complete the ‘take a step’ postcard packs.

Oldcastle children will be performing, displaying their work and selling some goods.

Sustainable Wales returns with another fair trade cocktail evening this coming fair trade fortnight, but this time with a ‘twist’. Whether you’re reliving the fly 50’s or experiencing the era for the first time, our cocktail night will not disappoint. From an authentic funky, fair trade, 50’s era cocktails tasting session to the hot licks of our in-house rock god, this night has something for all. In addition, prizes will be offer for the ‘Best Dressed Guy’ and ‘Best Dressed Chick’, as well as to the winner of our rock ‘n’ roll raffle.

 Keep this evening free in your diary… You won’t want to miss the most ‘supermurgitroid’ event of the year.

Keep your eyes peeled for updates to the event on facebook, and for posters around Porthcawl town.

Friday, 9 March 2012  Waterfront (upstairs), Seafront, Porthcawl

 Tickets from SUSSED (91 John St., Porthcawl) for £5.95

facebook event page