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Roger Hunt of Cymru Christmas Trees was interviewed by Swansea Bay TV about the Welsh Christmas Tree Cooperative.

There isn’t a hat stand in Roger Hunt’s office; but if there was, it would be full. Businessman, entrepreneur, Christmas tree grower, sheep farmer, scrap metal dealer and football club supporter . . . the CV is getting longer every year. “There’s a joke doing the rounds that the only person busier than me at Christmas is ‘Sion Corn’, old Father Christmas himself,” laughs Hunt. Pay a visit to his Christmas tree plantation overlooking the Tywi Valley and just up the road from Y Polyn restaurant and you’ll appreciate it isn’t so much a joke as a statement of fact. The joke is told in an accent which reveals his London and East England roots. The 60-year-old former chairman of Football League side Cambridge United has travelled a long way to put his new roots down near the National Botanic Gardens. “My football links can confuse many people,” said Hunt, who spends much of his spare time helping on the executive committee of Welsh Premier League side Carmarthen Town. “I can go to footb...

Last chance to pick up a real Christmas Tree. Find a supplier on the Welsh Christmas Trees website - http://t.co/LBcjiomS

Still time to get a real tree. Just three days left before Christmas, according to the Welsh Christmas Trees website -  http://ning.it/dzqXFI

Only eight days to go until Christmas, according to the Welsh Christmas Trees website. Get 'real' this Christmas - http://ning.it/dzqXFI

The Cymru Christmas Trees website is now up and running - http://www.cymru-christmas-trees.co.uk/

Only 18 days to go until Christmas, according to the Welsh Christmas Trees Cooperative website - http://ning.it/vmFQz9

Just 19 days left to Christmas, according to the Welsh Christmas Trees Cooperative website - http://ning.it/vmFQz9

Happy New Year from the Welsh Christmas Trees Cooperative - http://welshchristmastrees.co.uk/

Advice on looking after your Christmas Tree? See - http://welshchristmastrees.co.uk/

Last chance for Christmas Trees. One day to go. See Welsh Christmas Trees website at - http://welshchristmastrees.co.uk/

Spotlight on Welsh Christmas Tree grower Robert Morgan - http://ning.it/fny2Wn Reindeer calves arrive in time on Welsh Christmas Tree growers farm - http://ning.it/e8iquD

12 days to Christmas! It says so on the Welsh Christmas Trees Cooperative website - http://welshchristmastrees.co.uk/