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AUTO Newport Garage, Pembs .......................5 RedDragon Auto Repairs.....................17 Celtic Scooters & Motorcycles .............23 BV Rees Ltd..........................................27 Paul Edwards Garage Services.............29 BUILDING TRADES/SUPPLIES Cardigan Windows................................5 Siwal Windows....................................11 Celtic Sustainables..............................13 HDH Hydraulic Engineering Supplies & Engineering.........................................17 Granicol 10% off VOUCHER...............21 Kevin Davies servicing & repairs of oil boilers.................................................23 M&E Pearce Ltd...................................24 LBS Builders Merchants......................26 Slate WANTED/FOR SALE............23 & 27 Amstore..............................................27 HEALTH & BEAUTY CardiVape..............................................8 HydroSpin.............................................8 Body Matters.........................................9

ReflexEnergy.........................................9 Pembrokeshire Dental Practice...........11 HOMES & GARDENS Needle Rock Furniture .......................11 West Wales Lettings............................17 Teifi Tree Services.................................23 Teifi Furniture Ltd................................31 Red Dragon Rug Spa...........................35 LD Furniture & Emporium ..................36 IT Claind Computers...............................17 Teifi Social...........................................24 FINANCE & BUSINESS SERVICES Brochures Direct..................................17 NFU Mutual.........................................24 Clay Shaw Butler Acountants...............31 PRINTERS Sprint.....................................................5 Dragon Graffix.....................................17 OTHER Kelsion Kennels...................................11 Peter Evans Photography.....................17 Bookends.............................................17

The Sewing Studio...............................23 Milford Haven Gymnastics..................23 Paws Spoilt Rotten...............................23 Brodwaith Teifi Embroidery................. 23 Cariad Glass.........................................27 Crafters Cwtch......................................27 Debbies Jewellers & Giftware..............27 Ty Bach Twt...........................................27 The St Dogmaels Coach House............29 RESTAURANTS & CAFES Castle Cafe & Cellar Bar........................13 Ferry Inn..............................................14 Polly’s Bistro.........................................27 CHARITIES Patch....................................................13 Womens Aid........................................29 Multiple Sclerosis Society....................31 Wales Air Ambulance...........................31 FUNERAL SERVICES Colin Phillips a’i Ferched.....................33 Grave Concerns....................................33

ESSENTIAL NUMBERS Police/Fire/Ambulance.....................999 Police: Non emergency....................101 Crimestoppers crimestoppers-uk.org ......0800 555111 FIRE & RESCUE Mid & West Wales Fire & Rescue Services: mawwfire.gov.uk ......................................0370 60 60 699 COASTGUARD MRCC Milford Haven, Carmarthen to Friog ...........................01646 690909 MRCC Swansea, Marsland Mouth North Devon/ Cornwall border to river Towy, Carmarthen. dft.gov.uk/mca ........................................01792 366534 NHS Direct ........................................111 www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk Official Web site for the NHS 24 hour telephone helpline, NHS Direct. Information about health problems. How to keep healthy. Advice on when to call for help. Environment Agency Floodline

........0345 988 1188 or 0845 988 1188 www.environment-agency.gov.uk ELECTRICITY Western Power Distribution .....................................0800 052 0400 GAS British Gas ..............0800 107 6204 National Gas Emergency Service .........................................0800 111 999 WATER Dwr Cymru Welsh Water. Water..............................0800 052 0130 Sewerage.......................0800 085 3968 COUNCILS Carmarthen County Council ................................. ......01267 234567 Ceredigion County Council ................................. ......01545 570881 Pembrokeshire County Council ........................................01437 764551 HELPLINES Age UK ........................0800 0169 6565 The All Wales Domestic Abuse

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YOUR LOCAL CROWD WELCOME TO LOCAL CROWD

CONTENTS DIRECTORY/EMERGENCY NUMBERS...........2 PAUL DAVIES AM Discusses Withybush Hospital..........................................................4 PROFILE We talk to photographer Stuart Hall about how to capture the perfect picture......................................................6 & 7 HEALTH How to beat the Christmas bulge....8 TRIED & TESTED Reflexology.........................9 INTERVIEW Mantle Brewery............................10 GO GREEN Get cosy without costing the earth.12 LOCAL SNAPS Enter our photography competition.................................................14 WELSH CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS .............15 PROFILE 4CG...................................................16 BUSINESS CONTACTS.......................17, 23 & 27 INTERVIEW We talk to owners of LD Furniture & Emporium about their move onto the High Street..................................................................18 CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE ............................19 DYFED POWYS POLICE Operation Santa.....20 VOUCHERS & COMPETITIONS............21 & 22 SHORT STORY from Marjorie Wheeler.........22 SOCIAL MEDIA Sally Sellwood of Teifi Social discusses blogging for business...................25 THE WAR YEARS PROJECT..........................28 FINANCE Avoid the money hangover in January.........................................................30 BEREAVEMENT Understanding what to do next. Some practical advice...........................32 PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS Get the best out of your camera phone...............................................33 PUZZLES Test the grey matter.......................34

With a circulation of 35,000 and door to door delivery by Royal Mail, YOUR LOCAL CROWD™ is guaranteed to reach your target audience. Well, what great summer we’ve enjoyed here in West Wales, topped by the unexpected blast of warmth during September, many of us, myself included, chose a stay-cation and enjoyed the wonderful offerings found within our two counties. Capturing some of our stunning coastline is local photographer Stuart Hall, his work clearly demonstrates what Wales has to offer. We ask what inspires him, what makes a good image and how he deals with the unpredictability of the Welsh weather, pages 6 & 7. We also chat with Shan Williams founder and Chairperson of 4CG, who is committed to making the town of Cardigan a thriving, vibrant and good value place to shop, work and live, page 16. Local business owners Lee & Nicola of LD Furniture, discuss their decision to open shops on the High Street, page 18. The run up to Christmas, the family visiting, shopping and money worries makes this a stressful time of year. Have you ever thought of de-stressing with some reflexology? Take a look at our Tried & Tested review on page 9. Introduce your visiting family to some local Welsh beer. We talk to local Micro-brewers at Mantle, page 10, who takes us through the his brewing process. Why not pop down and buy a keg for Christmas? For all your money tips and advice on how to not blow the budget over the Christmas period, read our finance column offering practical advice from accountants Clay Shaw Butler, page 30. If you are beginning to feel the cold and have dug out those winter woollies, read our Go Green column from Celtic Sustainables on how to keep your home warm this winter without costing the earth, page12. If you are struggling to keep up with the kids & social media, take some sound advice from Sally at Teifi Social on how to blog for your business. Finally, we would like to thank you for all the kind support and amazing feedback we’ve received since our launch in May. At time of going to press we are thrilled to announce that we are currently short-listed for two Pembrokeshire Tourism Awards, for “Best Marketing Campaign” and “Best Supplier” and we’ll keep you posted on the results. But in the meantime, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and we’ll bring you more local news, interviews and businesses in the New Year. Please do follow us for updates on Facebook & Twitter and help share all that’s great about West Wales. To advertise with us simply get in touch...

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NEWS FROM THE WELSH ASSEMBLY PAUL DAVIES AM Preseli Pembrokeshire

Paul Davies at Withybush Hospital

Slippery Slope for Services – Withybush Woes Continue… The reconfiguration of services at Withybush Hospital has certainly been a cause for alarm for quite some time now. Politicians at all levels and all colours have been vocal on this issue and I have no doubt that this will continue. I feel very passionately that there must be equality in the health service across Wales and I’m a staunch supporter of retaining services at Withybush Hospital. Despite the Welsh Government’s decision to close the Special Care Baby Unit, I firmly believe in the face of the downgrading of other much valued services, we must continue our fight. We have seen literally thousands of Pembrokeshire people protesting about these decisions, whether by marching in Haverfordwest or well attended protests at the Senedd. The people of Pembrokeshire will not go down without a fight. Approximately 25,000 signatures have so far been received via petitions calling on the Welsh Labour Government to reconsider these decisions, and so the Welsh Government must recognise that the people’s campaign will not subside. My campaign to fight for services at Withybush continues. I have spoken to families across the county, I have marched with communities outside Withybush Hospital, and I have defiantly told Ministers in Cardiff Bay that their decision is a dangerous one. Make no mistake; the Welsh Government carries a

heavy responsibility in pursuing this centralising agenda. Even now Welsh Labour Ministers - already presiding over record-breaking cuts to our NHS budget – still haven’t provided assurances that further services at Withybush Hospital will not be downgraded. In fact, since then, plans are now in place to downgrade full time paediatric services at Withybush Hospital to a 12 hour model. This is yet another devastating blow for the people of Pembrokeshire and these plans are not supported by clinicians or by the public. More recently the Hywel Dda Health Board have admitted that there is currently no full-time consultant oncologist at Withybush Hospital. Cancer patients in Pembrokeshire deserve better at their time of need, and must have confidence that they will have immediate access to the specialist care and treatment that they deserve. It’s quite clear that there is a drive to centralise services away from Pembrokeshire given that the Special Care Baby Unit has closed, paediatric services will be downgraded in October and cardiac and cancer services are now also under the spotlight. However my resolve is undiminished and we must continue to fight locally, and at the Assembly, to press the Health Minister and the Welsh Labour Government to rethink these catastrophic decisions.

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PROFILE

MEET THE PHOTOGRAPHER Stuart Hall

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Above, Poppy with balance stone, Parrog, Newport, below, Afon Brynberian ©Stuart Hall

What made you interested in photography? I first became interested in photography after I saw a photo by the great American landscape photographer, Ansel Adams. It was called “Moonrise” and was taken in New Mexico in 1941 (some years before I was born I might add). I searched the school library for more books by Adams and from then on I was hooked. What makes a good picture stand out from the average? A good picture has to have a strong composition. Often less is more. Try to reduce it to only those elements that caught your eye. To stand out from the average however, it has to be taken in lighting that will help to convey the feel and mood of the image as you envision it. This may call for several trips. Often before I visit a location that I have in mind I will check the ordnance survey maps to understand

where the sun will be in relation to the composition. If it happens to be on the coast I will cross reference this with tide tables personally favouring low tide which reveals more of the rocks and rock pools that can help to reflect dramatic sunset skies for example. What inspires you? I’m inspired by the diversity of landscape we have on our doorstep. Rocky coastline, sandy beaches, moss covered wooded valleys, waterfalls, heathland - the list goes on. What does photography mean to you? I’ve always enjoyed drawing and painting but photography is my creative outlet. It also helps me to relax. Even if I don’t have a camera with me the walks are enjoyable. Is it easy to make a career from photography? There are many excellent photographers. If you want to make a living out of it you have to be driven and you have to push to create opportunities for yourself. And if you happen to be in the right place at the right time you might get your break. One of today’s main discussion points amongst photographers is about the use of digital photography; have you always used digital cameras or did you start with film and developing equipment? I began using film in the late 1970’s and only switched to digital in 2007. I stopped using my own darkroom about 5 years ago.

PROFILE What is the influence of digital technology on your photography? To me one of the main facilities of digital technology is the ability to see results immediately. This allows you to check your work and re-shoot if necessary. Because of this it has enabled me to be more creative and more daring. With film because of the wait and expense, I don’t think I would have taken as many chances. How do you handle the unpredictable elements of weather and location in your photography? The unpredictability of our weather reminds of my trip to photograph Strumble Head lighthouse last year. By the time I arrived the heavens had opened and the caretaker came along and turned off the light. Some other photographers I was talking to at the time gave up and moved on. I stuck around and just before the sun was to set the skies cleared, the light came back on and a nice sunset unfolded. While I was waiting during the rain I did get some good rainbow pictures - so don’t give up and turn the weather to your advantage. Colour vs black & white, do you need to treat your subject matter very differently and what would be your choice? I shoot both colour and black and white and am quite clear in my mind which composition suits which. Strictly, I shoot all images in colour because of the nature of digital photography, and convert to black and white at a later stage. Composition and lighting is still key for both and so in that respect there is no difference in treatment. What would you say in your opinion is harder to shoot, a landscape scene or a family portrait? I have shot both landscapes and family portraits. With the latter, provided you set the studio lighting up correctly, which you can test, then you just have to make sure that everyone is looking at the camera and their expressions are as you want them. With landscape less of the process is under your control and so patience and determination are called for. What is the most beautiful thing you have photographed? The most beautiful “things” I have photographed are of course, my children. Where can your images be purchased? My images are available at my gallery in St. Dogmaels, The Lemontree Tearoom & Gallery, or online at galleryprintsuk. net, alamy.com or shutterstock.com hallstuart@aol.com Meet our own photographer, Peter Evans and follow his photography tips in his new column, page 9 A full interview with Peter at www.yourlocalcrowd.co.uk

Thrift at Cwm Yr Eglwys with thunder cloud ©Stuart Hall

Rainbow over Ynys Lochtyn, Llangrannog ©Stuart Hall

Above, Thrift over bay, Newport Below, Strumble Head ©Stuart Hall

HEALTH

BEAT THE DREADED CHRISTMAS BULGE Keeping active over the Christmas season is essential to prevent the weight from piling on. The temptations of party food, excess alcohol and a long break means its all too easy to pile on the pounds. Defend your waistline in the battle of the bulge with these top tips: 1. Ice skate What could be more festive HANDY TIPS than a trip to an outdoor ice rink with the family? Burn Avoid going hungry calories and tone muscles to parties whilst having fun with the kids (if you don’t fall over!). Watch your portion sizes 2. Hand deliver your Christmas cards Ask for a gym Make the effort to write your membership as a cards early this year and then Christmas present deliver by hand. Don’t try to lose weight over the Christmas season, just maintain it

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REFLEXOLOGY

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INTERVIEW

MANTLE BREWERY

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What inspired you to setup a micro brewery hops used, yeast used, fermentation & why in Wales? temperatures, strength, brew efficiency, I left Pembrokeshire for work when I was 16 & I maturation time, etc. The real skill is in setting have wanted to return with my family for many & controlling these factors. One of the most years. This, combined with a huge passion for difficult aspects of brewing is maintaining real ale, the flavours, aromas and the colours that consistency of product & this is where much of our can be created, made it an obvious choice & loca- effort is concentrated. The pubs do not appreciate tion for our new business. surprises in their cellar & our customers know they So tell me, how do you brew beer? can count on our products. We think it is this effort The main steps are as follows: that has helped us win our 1st beer award this • Soak Malted Barley in hot water for about an year for our Porter Ale, Dark Heart. hour To modify the starches in the grain into sugar (the mash). • The sugary liquid (wort) is then drained away whilst rinsing the grain of its sugars (Sparging). • The extracted wort is boiled up & the chosen hops are added. The hops give the beer its bitterness as well as providing flavour and aroma to the beer. How long does it take to make beer? • The boiled wort is cooled rapidly as it is trans- The brew day is exactly that, albeit a long one. ferred to a fermenting vessel. Our own brewer’s From that day until it first appears on the bar in a yeast is added, and the beer is left to ferment. pub is in the region of 2-3 weeks. During this time the yeast consumes the sugar How much & how often do you brew? and produces alcohol & carbon dioxide. This pro- This varies greatly depending on current cess continues once in cask giving the beer the demand. Our brew plant is capable of producing natural soft carbonation we enjoy in a real ale. up to 3000 pints per brew. Currently we do this Where do you sell your beer, is it just local or do once or twice a week. you export as well? I see you sell from the brewery, is this Our ales are sold both locally and nationwide,our proving popular? own delivery service has a focus on the local and Selling out the door has always been popular regional area. and we have some very loyal customers to whom What gives different beers their character we are very grateful. Whist we do sell bottles out and colour? of the brewery, much of the trade to the public is This is a large topic as there are dispensed straight from the cask. To be able to so many contributors. The colour take some top quality cask ale home for a BBQ or is largely controlled by the malt for an evening party with friends is just great. We and special malts used. E.g. with do, however, always try to encourage customers a pale ale the brewer can only use to spend some of their beer budget in the pub. It very small quantities of dark malts is so important that our local pubs are supported or that beer becomes dark. The and we all have a role to play here. character of the beer is dewww.mantlebrewery.com termined by many factors inMantle Brewery Limited, Unit 16, Pentood cluding the water used, mash Industrial Est., Cardigan, Ceredigion. SA43 3AG temperatures, malts used, 01239 623898 12 See the full interview and short film at www.yourlocalcrowd.co.uk

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GET COSY WITHOUT COSTING THE EARTH by Ben Jones, Celtic Sustainables With shorter days comes the shock of your first cold-weath- tainability, there are some new products on the market er energy bills. Each year we worry about the cost of keep- which are helping to cut down on needless waste and ing warm in winter, whether that’s the cost to us or the avoid unnecessary destruction of nature’s beauty. Green planet. But there are a few simple solutions which will last Dragon Farm Grown Fuel is a solid fuel made from what’s years and save you countless pennies in the long run. left over from rapeseed crushing and it burns up to three Begin with insulation times as long as wood whilst giving off twice as much heat. A well-insulated home will keep in much more of the heat It even gives off a beautiful, rolling orange flame. What’s produced inside it, stopping it from benot to like? You can get hold of the ing wasted through the roof and walls. fuel in chunky blocks or handy little This will result in some considerable nuggets. savings on your energy bills as you’ll Make the heat go further need to use less energy to keep your Once you’ve lit your green fire, house warm. Insulation can be fitted www.celticsustainables.co.uk you can make it go further with a into walls, ceilings, roofs, and floors few simple energy-saving habits. too. The walls and roof are some of the leakiest parts of Firstly, if you’re heating just one room then make sure the house when it comes to warmth, so you might want to to close the door. Heat from a fire or start with those. Choose a natural insulation such as Ther- radiator is easily lost to the rest of the house when the mafleece CosyWool, which is made from British sheep’s living room door is left open. Secondly, draw the curtains. wool. Natural materials can be trusted to do their job as With the sun setting earlier, you can’t see much from best it can be done, having spent quite some time per- those windows in the evenings anyway. Seal the room fecting their insulating skills. We’ve been wearing sheep’s up with a set of heavy curtains and stop the heat from wool for roughly 5,000 years, and it’s still a favourite for escaping through the panes to save both money and wrapping up warmly in cold weather. You could also go for unnecessary emissions. Then try out a Calfire EcoFan. NatraHemp, a medium density insulation made from the The fan sits on top of a stove and is spun by the stove’s hemp plant. Hemp is a fast-growing crop and has very little heat. Pushing heat into and around the room for more impact on the planet, so it’s perfect for the eco-conscious even warmth, the fan works without using any additional insulator. energy, so you don’t have to worry about the Light a green fire! environmental impact. There’s nothing more comforting than a roaring fire to sit You can find the products mentioned in this article in front of when the nights are drawing in, but you don’t at Celtic Sustainables, Unit 9, Parc Teifi, have to rely on conventional fossil fuels to feel cosy. Whilst Cardigan, SA43 1EW or wood is the best of the traditional bunch in terms of susat celticsustainables.co.uk.

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WELSH CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS

DID YOU KNOW? by Cathrine Moon

We all have our own Christmas Traditions. Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas in Wales, all snow and mistletoe, Christmas trees and crackers, early to Chapel with presents after and then turkey surrounded with roast potatoes and sprouts, Christmas pudding and brandy butter. Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria brought the German tradition of the Christmas tree to Great Britain, these are still many of the things that we all love even today. Were the traditions in Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion different? Do these traditions still exist in our area now? Let us know so that we can help to maintain them for future generations. Did you know that decorating the house with mistletoe derives from the Celtic Druids of Wales, who ascribed magicalpropertiestotheplant.Theybelievedittobeanespecially useful plant in childbirth, hence its survival as a symbol in the celebration of the birth of Christ. Kissing under the mistletoe is also associated with the Druids but the original symbolism of the mistletoe has been forgotten, and the custom rather than its definition has become the tradition. Today a sprig of live mistletoe graces many Welsh homes during the Christmas holidays, a symbol of good luck and prosperity, and holly, a symbol of long life and prosperity. But what of those other very Welsh traditions, particular to our two counties? Start with Plygain (that means “daybreak” or “cockcrow”). A church service, held between 3 and 6am to welcome Christmas (Y Nadolig) morning. Does this happen anywhere in the 21st century? Carols (carolau), traditionally sung by men in three to four part harmony, Bible readings, and candles highlighted the service. In some places, a torch-lined procession accompanied the minister to the church, decorated with colourful Plygain candles and holly, generally attended by men, the women staying at home to prepare the Christmas feast. This included making cyflaith (treacle toffee), a particular Welsh treat, with variations for each area. Is there a recipe for Cardigan Toffee? I would love to know if there is – can’t find one on the Internet. The tradition that is most likely to be still in force in Wales is the visit of the Mari Lwyd, usually on 12th night; a grey horse, made of a horses skull (or maybe papier mache these days!) draped with a white cloth, that travelled around homes and inns to be greeted with singing and general fun. A kiss from the Mari Lwyd would ensure good luck for the coming year. A centre piece of Christmas Day in many homes is still the

home made Christmas cake. This is a favourite recipe that has been enjoyed in our home for many years: TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS CAKE Ingredients* 7” 9” Butter or margarine** 4 oz 8oz Soft Brown Sugar 4oz 8oz Eggs (beaten) 2-3 4-5 Black treacle or golden syrup 1 tbsp 2 tbsp Plain flour 3 oz 6 oz Self-raising flour 3 oz 6 oz Bicarbonate of Soda & Salt Pinch Pinch Mixed Spice (optional) 0.5 tsp 1tsp Mixed dried fruit 1 lb 2lb Glacé cherries, quartered 2 oz 4 oz Ground Almonds 2 oz 4 oz Mixed candied peel 2 oz 4 oz Sherry, brandy, rum whiskey, or fruit juice*** 2 tbsp 4 tbsp Grated lemon rind 0.5lemon 1lemon *Ingredients given for two sizes of cake**Flavour is improved if you use butter***On the occasion I used fruit juice, the cake didn’t keep well. Method: • Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and line a baking tin with greaseproof paper. • Cream butter and sugar together. • Sift flour, spice, salt, and bicarbonate of soda together, add to the creamed mixture, alternately with the eggs; add eggs a little at a time to avoid curdling mixture. • Add fruit, peel, ground almonds, lemon rind and sherry, brandy rum, whiskey or fruit juice. • Cook the 7” cake for 1 hour at 350 degrees, then 1 hour at 300 degrees. Test with a toothpick, adjust timing as necessary Cook the 9”cake for 1 hour at 350 degrees, then 2.5-3 hours at 250 degrees, testing after 3.5 hours, adjusting timing as necessary. • Leave in tin to cool, turnout gently. Remove greaseproof paper and wrap in foil. • This cake will keep in a cake tin for at least 4 weeks. • If you, wish “feed” the cake once a week with Sherry, brandy, rum or whisky. Unwrap the cake, saving the foil, prick the cake all over with a toothpick . Pour over a tablespoon of liquid, a teaspoonful at a time. Re wrap and place back in cake tin. Repeat once a week. • Apply almond paste several days before icing and decorate with your own imagination. Most important of all use all your own Seasonal Traditions and have a very Happy Christmas

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by Sally Sellwood

4CG – LOCAL PEOPLE DRIVING FORWARD LOCAL SOLUTIONS FOR CARDIGAN The demise of the High Street is a current national ‘hot topic’, but here in Cardigan, 4CG is committed to bucking this trend, making the town a thriving, vibrant, good-value place to shop, work and live – and it needs our help! We may subscribe to the idea of ‘shopping local’ as ‘a good thing’, but in practice, parking problems, the perceived inconvenience of shopping in multiple outlets (the butcher the baker, the candlestick maker…), and the often misconceived idea that it’s cheaper to buy from a one stop supermarket, conspire to lead us away from the high street, from local producers. But if we don’t spend money with local producers and businesses, they go into decline, close down, jobs leave the area, and our money pours into the coffers of the big chains. It’s believed that every pound spent in a supermarket is worth a mere 1/4 penny locally, yet spent with a local producer, it is worth £6 to the local economy. We may complain about the decline of the local shops, the lack of jobs in the area, but if we don’t put our money where our mouths are and support local as much as we can, well, can we really complain? As Shan Williams founder and Chairperson of local not-forprofit organisation 4CG explains: “It’s not rocket science – we need to strengthen the financial basis for Cardigan by going back to basics. People need to understand how valuable their money is to the local economy when it’s spent on the high street, with local producers and businesses. If money doesn’t circulate in this way, the town will decline.” A tough message, perhaps, but one that 4CG are tackling head on, thinking creatively for the benefit of the town and all of us who live here. Conceived in a moment of inspiration in 2010 when Shan realised that “the best people to look after Cardigan are the people living here”, 4CG raised £200,000 in a matter of months to purchase the Pwhllai car parks area, creating affordable, convenient parking close to the High Street, encour-

aging people – and their money - into the town. The launch of the innovative ‘click and collect’ service will allow people to create an online order – a ‘Basket Teifi ’- made up of local produce and goods from the independent stores in town - including the chemist - which will be assembled for collection, from a central hub. 4CG is confident that the service that will compete on price and convenience with the supermarkets and will be a great way for time poor shoppers to put their ‘support local’ principles into practice. Shoppers will also be able to see how much they have contributed to the local economy with every shop. Supported by a project team from the University of Nottingham, at the time of writing, the software is being ‘tweaked’ to ensure that it is sufficiently robust. It may well revolutionise the way you shop - and reinvigorate the high street and the local economy at the same time. It’s not just our shopping habits that 4CG want to turn around, either – the organisation is committed to creating the necessary infrastructure to sustain a thriving economy. 4CG is working on creating usable office space, encouraging business into the town, and is piloting a renewable energy scheme , generating electricity which it can then sell back to tenants of 4CG owned office buildings at a discounted rate. More people working in Cardigan means more people spending money in the town. 4CG is also keen to keep investment in the town by running a peer to peer lending scheme which allows local investors to invest in local businesses, and receive a competitive rate of return, keeping the money here rather than in Canary Wharf. As a not for profit company, money made is ploughed back in to the organisation, and so back into more projects in Cardigan. And that has to be a good thing. For more information about 4CG and the projects they are involved with, you can visit their website at http://www.4cg.org.uk/indx.htm or follow them on Twitter @4CG20100

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Give us a little background on how you established LD Furniture & Emporium? Lee: We met just over 5 years ago and soon moved in together and it quickly became apparent that between us we had too much furniture and bric-a-brac. We started to do some car boot sales and were regulars at the Indoor Market in Cardigan, with 2 stalls. In no time at all we were receiving requests from our customers to not only source particular items of furniture, but to also buy their unwanted items. Before we knew it we had 5 stalls and needed storage space. We took on a unit on the Pentood Industrial Estate in Cardigan and decided that it may be an idea to open to the public 3 days a week to cover the rent. We then extended into the adjoining unit, which doubled our storage space to over 2,000 square foot and opened 6 days a week. Over the years we have expanded further moving to units 5 & 6 and with over 10,000 square feet of space are probably the largest warehouse of this type in the west. We have a wide range of stock from new, pre-loved, vintage, office, retro & antique furniture. We also have bric-a-brac, pictures, china, mirrors, collectables, rugs, books & DVD’s. You name it and we’ve probably got it! We also have a hair salon in Unit 5, employing 7 local staff, open Monday to Saturday. Why Wales and Cardigan? Nicola: I’m from the area and know it well, and we are both happy living here, making it the ideal place to launch a business. You’ve recently opened a shop in Cardigan and at time of going to press have plans to open a second shop. How

do you see your business evolving by having shops on the High Street and are you targeting a different market here? Lee: There are lots of people who don’t drive, so it’s nice to give them our service in the town. The High Street shop the “Furniture Emporium” we sell as new furniture and collectables, the second shop on Cornel Pendre will stock vintage, retro and antique collectables. Our warehouse on the Pentood Industrial Estate will remain open as usual. By us having 2 shops in town, means there are two less shops closed on the High Street, bringing valuable customers into the town, keeping it going Where do you source your stock? Nicola: We travel all over to collect stock in both England & Wales I see you post regularly to Facebook, how has technology, such as computers and the internet, impacted on how you conduct your business? Nicola: We have a large following on Facebook and this has helped bring in business from rural areas. It gives us greater visibility in the marketplace with customers travelling from Pembrokeshire, South Wales & Aberystwyth. What is your average hourly week? Nicola: We work long hours, averaging 80 hours a week. What are the biggest issues for running your business in the current Welsh climate? Lee: In our experience the biggest issue we’ve encountered is the lack of help available. We have asked for help on occasion but there seems to be too much talk and no action. How important do you consider your local customers to be, or do you rely heavily on tourism? Nicola: Like any local business, we value our local customers. Its such a shame to travel around and see so many shops and businesses struggling in the current climate. Do any of us do enough to support local? I hear a lot of moaning about how there is not enough in town and understand why people choose to go elsewhere to shop, however scratch the surface and take a closer look and you’ll soon discover great things on our high streets. I did all my Xmas shopping in Cardigan last year and look forward to doing the same this year. LD Furniture & Emporium Unit 5 & 6 Pentood Industrial Estate, Cardigan. SA43 3AG 01239 758239

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Home & car security • Make sure all doors, garages and methods of entry to houses, garages and outbuildings are locked and secure when leaving a property unattended • Make sure that Christmas presents are not on show and visible through windows • Do not leave cars unlocked when unattended • Do not leave valuables on show in vehicles when unattended. Always keep items securely locked in the boot of your car • Try and park in well-lit areas and avoid isolated or dimly lit areas • After Christmas don’t stack empty boxes outside your home. Keep them indoors until the morning of your local refuse/recycling collection. Personal safety If out at night: • Stay close to friends avoid being separated from them • Plan your evening in advance • Tell someone where you plan to go and make sure someone knows where you are • Book a taxi with a reputable firm. Don’t walk home – if you have to, keep to well lit areas avoid dimly lit areas or unlit short cuts • Don’t accept lifts from people you don’t know • Make sure you have enough money to get home • Make sure your mobile phone is sufficiently charged • Avoid trouble – if you do see trouble walk away • Never leave your drink unattended and protect your drinks to avoid them being spiked If you need any further advice or guidance, a member of your neighbourhood policing team would be happy to help.

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