{"id":47308,"date":"2014-09-05T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T12:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=d9cbc4484974389fa0248a7ab6fdb114"},"modified":"2014-09-05T12:59:15","modified_gmt":"2014-09-05T12:59:15","slug":"press-release-finest-welsh-goods-presented-to-world-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=47308","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Finest Welsh goods presented to world leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Updated:<\/em> Changed photo<\/p>\n<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Welsh cakes, a rugby ball and poetry by Dylan Thomas were included in handmade willow baskets which will showcase the region\u2019s products and character to the visitors, including US President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>Welsh woollen socks, honey and slate coasters are among other items presented to the world leaders attending the Summit at the Celtic Manor Resort, in Newport, today.<\/p>\n<p>Goods have been provided by more than 25 Welsh businesses and makers.<\/p>\n<p>A message from the Prime Minister David Cameron inside the gift basket reads:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>During this summit you will see many examples of Wales\u2019 strong defence and aerospace sectors. Here are some fine examples of its strong heritage in craftsmanship and food too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">From the poems of Dylan Thomas and the craftsmanship of the Royal Mint to produce being made today in Wales, I hope you will enjoy each of these gifts and be inspired by them to find out about all that Wales has to offer.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The items given to guests at the NATO Summit include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Willow baskets, handcrafted using willow grown in South Wales by Caerphilly based Hatton Willow, Cardiff maker Seren Willow and Out to Learn Willow, in South Wales<\/li>\n<li>Personalised NATO coasters made from Welsh slate made by Valley Mill<\/li>\n<li>A commemorative piece crafted by the Royal Mint, designed by engraver Jody Clark and produced at Llantrisant in South Wales<\/li>\n<li>Locally produced Welsh Cakes supplied by the Celtic Manor Resort<\/li>\n<li>Cufflinks and bracelets produced using Welsh gold by Clogau jewellers in North Wales<\/li>\n<li>Honey made by Hilltop Honey in Caersws, mid-Wales<\/li>\n<li>Whiskey bottled by the Penderyn Distillery in South Wales<\/li>\n<li>Welsh rugby balls, representing Wales\u2019s national sport, presented by the Welsh Rugby Union.<\/li>\n<li>Book \u201cSelected Poems by Dylan Thomas\u201d presented by Orion Publishing<\/li>\n<li>Woollen journals woven by Jane Beck and Nia Hobbs in Ceredigion, West Wales<\/li>\n<li>Woollen socks produced by family-run Corgi Hosiery, based in Carmarthenshire<\/li>\n<li>Prints of a photograph of Newport Transport Bridge taken by Pradip Kotecha, which won the Iconic Newport photography competition. Presented by the competition\u2019s organisers, University of South Wales<\/li>\n<li>Framed prints of ipad paintings of \u201c400 iconic views of Newport\u201d by artist Joseph Anthony Connor<\/li>\n<li>A Sony Raspberry Pi credit-card sized computer, built at Pencoed in South Wales<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p>Find out more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/topical-events\/nato-summit-wales-cymru-2014\">NATO Summit Wales 2014<\/a> or follow the official Summit Twitter account @NATOWales<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A selection of fine Welsh goods have been presented to world leaders at the NATO Summit in Newport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47308"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47308\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}