At our Annual Meeting this month members voted for Wendie Leo to be our President for a futher twelve months. Supported by the committee, Wendie has ensured that Crowlas and Ludgvan WI sailed through the turbulence of the past year with all that Covid threw our way, and emerged fully prepared for all that the coming year has to offer. There was a fun twist to the evening with a song to accompany the slideshow review of the year, plus plenty of time to enjoy tea, cake and a chat.
Our Coffee Beans social group met this week for their regular monthly coffee and chat. The venue for the latest catch-up was The Cornish Barn, in Chapel Street, Penzance. Next month the group are going try somewhere different, so they have decided to catch the bus and go to Porthleven.
TThe Meet and Eat group have just had their March get together at Senara restaurant at Penwith College. As usual the food was delicious and of course excellent value. On the specials was lobster thermidor at £18, but many chose the sirloin steak. Also on the menu was grilled sole and a delicious vegetarian dish called thali. Desserts included coconut chai panna cotta and passion fruit meringue roulade. Next month’s meeting is at The Watermill, Lelant on Friday April 1st, and in May we should be at the Trevenson restaurant at Cornwall College .
Book Club met for lunch this month at the Tremenheere Kitchen, where they enjoyed lovely food and discussed the novel Summer in February by Jonathan Smith, which is described as a ‘love story of beauty, deprivation and tragedy’. The story is set at the end of the Edwardian era and based on the life of Sir Alfred Munnings and his contemporaries and was made into a film, released in 2013.
This month the Living Well group learnt about the role of gut microbial diversity in nutrition and health. This group meets monthly and is a joint venture open to our members and also members of the community. It’s not a expert led group but a meeting where issues about health and well-being can be discussed, giving us the opportunity to then explore these further for ourselves . Each session also includes a short period of relaxation plus some general exercises .
Members of the Meet and Eat group met this month at The Victoria Inn in Perranuthnoe to take advantage of the special menu for the over 60s.The inn decides on the day what will be on the menu but I think we were all impressed with the selection of courses and a good time was had by all. See more about the lovely 12th Century pub here. https://www.victoriainn-penzance.co.uk/
Members of Camera Club had a lovely afternoon in St Ives, enjoying the winter sunshine and the empty streets, and taking the opportunity to take plenty of photographs without the usual crowds. The next meeting will be in Sennen Cove where we will be looking at reflections. See Lisa if you want to join us with camera, tablet or phone.
Members of our Living well Group enjoyed taster sessions of balance improving exercises and an Aquafit class in the Hydrotherapy Pool at the Harbourside Physiotherapy pool in Newlyn. The saltwater pool is kept at a constant 34 degrees and is a wonderful way to improve fitness while the water supports the joints. We are hoping to have further sessions in the pool and with the therapists in the future and hope that other members will enjoy sessions there too.
January is traditionally the Feast Meeting for Crowlas and Ludgvan WI. This year the focus was on celebrating all things Cornish, with pasties and saffron buns to eat, and Mead Fizz and apple juice to drink.
The fantastic entertainment for the evening came from Bert Biscoe and Pol Hodge, Bards of the Cornish Gorsedh, who delighted members and guests with their songs, tales and poems in a combination of English and Cornish languages.
‘Kernow Bys Vyken!’
The first lunch of the year for the Meet and Eat group took place at the Mexico Inn in Long Rock on Friday the 7th of January. The group had a lovely lunch and were joined by Julie‘s grandson Logan who would recommend the Autumn Squash Risotto after finding Karen’s leftovers particularly tasty ! The next lunch will take place on Tuesday February 1st at The Victoria Inn Perranuthnoe at 12.00.
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