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Corned Beef Pasty campaign rolls on to Welsh Assembly!
Having completed the first phase of our nationwide campaign to have the corned beef pasty recognised as a Welsh national dish, we’ve now taken our campaign to the Welsh Assembly!
Since the campaign began at Caerphilly Castle in April, we’ve been petitioning for support with a campaign that has included nationwide sampling in Tesco and Asda stores, touring from Cardiff to Wrexham and from Haverfordwest to Chepstow. We’ve also made a visit to the Royal Welsh Show on the way, where they spoke to hundreds of people attending the show in a bid to win their support.
In excess of 2,000 people across the nation have backed the campaign, signing petitions, participating in taste tests and getting involved with a recently-launched social media campaign.
William Graham, Conservative AM for South Wales East, who received the petition at the Welsh Assembly said: “Peter’s has already gained a huge amount of backing for their campaign, which shows how important a part of our national heritage the Welsh people feel the corned beef pasty is. I was very pleased to accept this petition and wish Peter’s all the best in their mission to secure the corned beef pasty’s new status as a national dish.”
Clare Morgan, Marketing Controller for Peter’s said: “It was always our intention that with enough support from the public, we would try to win backing for the campaign at the highest level. Being able to present the petition to the Welsh Assembly was a fantastic opportunity to add a major boost to the campaign, and we’re thrilled to have gained William Graham’s support.”
On the day, we provided free corned beef pasties from our pie-mobile to passers-by outside the Assembly, and hundreds more were distributed around Cardiff city centre to the public.
Clare continued: “This day signals the end of the first phase of our campaign, but there is still a long way to go. After presenting our petition to the Welsh Assembly, we really hope to see even more pasty fans signing up, helping us to secure the corned beef pasty’s new status and celebrating this important part of our national heritage.”
With your help, we intend to take the petition to the Welsh Assembly to help secure its new status, making this campaign a fantastic opportunity for the Welsh nation to stand up, celebrate a part of its heritage, benefit a huge number of local producers and promote the importance of this iconic Welsh food.
Come on, sign up and let’s give the Corned Beef Pasty the recognition it deserves!
