PEMBROKESHIRE resident Carys Jones has been announced as the winner of NFU Cymru’s #Buy5 competition championing Welsh produce.

The competition, which ran during September and part of October, asked shoppers to send in pictures of Welsh produce they had purchased from their local market, butcher, supermarket or farmers’ market.

NFU Cymru was inundated with entries over the course of the competition, with shoppers from across the UK sharing their #Buy5 photographs.

The winner of the #Buy5 competition, selected at random, was Carys Jones from Llangwm, who had purchased Llaeth y Llan yoghurts, Calon Wen milk, Collier’s cheese, Rachel’s organic butter and Welsh free range eggs as part of her weekly shop.

Carys made the short trip to Nash Farm Shop in Pembroke Dock to collect her prize, a crate filled with delicious Welsh meats and treats. NFU Cymru President Stephen James, also based in Pembrokeshire, visited the shop to congratulate Carys and present her with her prize.

#Buy5 winner Carys, said: “I saw #Buy5 on Twitter and thought it was a great drive by NFU Cymru to highlight the importance of buying Welsh produce. I was emptying my shopping out, had a look at what I had bought, took a photo and sent it in – I didn’t realise it was a competition at the time. I’m both shocked and delighted to have won.

“I do buy a lot of Welsh produce, mainly from a principle point of view. I’m from a farming background myself so I think it’s very important to support farmers and growers, but at the same time the quality and the taste has to be there. We’re very lucky to have such fantastic producers in Wales, but especially here in Pembrokeshire.”

NFU Cymru President Stephen James, said: “It was great to be able to come along and present Carys with this delicious range of locally produced Welsh food and drink. NFU Cymru’s #Buy5 competition was a roaring success and I’m pleased that the competition has also been able to raise the profile of farm shops, like Nash Farm Shop, who are true Welsh food and drink champions.”

Carys Jones is a trustee of the DPJ Foundation, a charity set-up in July 2016 to support people living with mental health issues, particularly men in rural Pembrokeshire.

The charity was set-up in memory of Daniel Picton-Jones who lived with mental health issues and sadly took his own life.