Working with African Artisans
We will be selling our lovingly refurbished tools at . . . 11th February SEEDY SATURDAY, CARMARTHEN St. Peter’s Hall, Nott Square from 10am – 3pm. The usual mix of seed swapping, local crafts, produce and sustainable, fairtrade stalls. We will be selling our usual range of quality reconditioned garden, green wood working and other tools as well as...
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TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE CYMRU collects old and unwanted hand tools from all over Wales. We clean, repair and sharpen them, and send tool kits to grass roots community groups in several African countries. At present we concentrate our efforts on Tanzania. Click here to find out more about us View and Buy Tools online Please – Make a...
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A new tools collection point in Carmarthen is up and running, and Colin Hill picked up some nice tools today. It’s in the Healthy Planet bookstore, which is in the old Allied Carpet store in Pensarn, Carmarthen. The store is currently open Monday to Saturday from 10am, closing times in the afternoon vary. For up to date opening times visit the Healthy Planet...
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This is the working sledge hammer of the Nyiboko Blacksmiths Group in the remote Serengeti District of Tanzania. A danger to the user and anyone nearby. A sledge from TFSR Cymru will give many years of safe and happy use. Tony Care returned from a visit to Tanzania in February where he visited groups in need of tools, and also artisans who had received tool kits from the...
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We had a wonderful dry Green Man Festival Our workshops were as popular as ever – blacksmithing hooks and pokers, and making hazel whistles. Sold a few tools too . ....
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A large lorry blocked Standard Street this week while volunteers unloaded an enormous pile of tools collected in the recent “Tools Amnesty”, run by the the Garden Centre Group with garden centres in South Wales. . Many thanks to Julie Sheldon who organised...
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Click to read all about our efforts last year . . . . Annual Review 2009.2010 for email...
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Jane Davidson, Welsh Assembly Minister for the Environment, was impressed with the Fair Trade tools on our stall at the Brecon Beacons Green Fair. . . . . . She was one of many who bought a goat bell made from recycled steel by Milundumo Group, rural blacksmiths from Shinyanga Region. They plan to buy a shearing machine with the money they have earnt, which will...
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TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE groups collect old and unwanted hand tools from all over the UK. We clean repair and sharpen them, and send tool kits to grass roots community groups in several African countries. At present TFSR Cymru concentrates it’s efforts on Tanzania.
Click here to find out more about us
View and Buy Tools online
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