Author: crowlasludgvanwi

Winifred Watson’s 1938 novel ‘Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day’ was the chosen book for August’s Book Club Meeting. New members Genie, Irene and Hazel were welcomed to the group, which, this month met for lunch at Brew Cafe, Trereife. Several members enjoyed the most delicious locally caught crab sandwiches. The book was proclaimed a good read, and especially ‘a good laugh’. The following excerpt gives a flavour of the book:

“They led her (Miss Pettigrew) into the bedroom.   She had a quick bath while Miss Dubarry and Miss LeFosse concentrated on Miss LeFosse’s wardrobe.   She put on silk underclothes laid out for her by Miss LeFosse.  She had never worn real silk underclothes in her life.   At once they made her feel different.  She felt wicked, daring, ready for anything.   She left her hesitations behind with her home-made woollens.  They psychology of silk underclothes has not yet been fully considered mused Miss Pettigrew happily.   She came back into the bedroom like a debutante.  Even her legs quite uncovered below the last short frill of lace, caused her no blushes”.

We planned to walk from Ludgvan to Trencrom but for various reasons we failed to achieve our goal!.  Despite that we enjoyed the walk, the sunny weather, the views across the countryside and especially catching up with friends.
Rosie’s puppy Mist joined us for the first time.  We were all very impressed by her speed and obedience . 
We eventually returned to Ludgvan to eat our picnic in the Community Garden, where we made use of the bench donated by Crowlas and Ludgvan WI. (Shirley) (Photo: Mary)

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With the sun chasing away the drizzle, the sweet sounds of a Jazz Trio playing ‘When You’re Smiling’ filled the air. Crowlas and Ludgvan WI were delighted to welcome ‘Winter Sunshine’ for their Jazz Picnic fundraising afternoon in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support. The elegant surroundings of Trereife House proved a fitting venue, and Sophie from Brew Cafe (set in the grounds of the manor house) provided a delicious picnic box for everyone. The music flowed with a fantastic range of tunes, ending with a rousing singalong rendition of ‘When the Saints Go Marching In’.

It was a great turnout for the August Monthly Meeting at The Murley Hall. Members were delighted to welcome Nicky Collins, Community Fundraising Manager from the Hall for Cornwall, to talk about the history of the Hall and it’s upcoming re-opening after it’s refurbishment. Nicky explained about the improvements that have been made, with the aid of some fantastic graphics and gave members a taste of some of the vast range of performances that will be coming to the Hall when it re-opens next month. You can read more HERE. Many members are excited that they will see the improvements for themselves at the Cornwall Federation of WI’s Annual Council Meeting in October.

After seventeen months away, it was with delight that members of Crowlas and Ludgvan WI, along with people from the local community, met again at The Murley Hall for an afternoon of fun and board games. Mexican Train, played with dominoes, was the game of choice and everyone was soon into the swing of it. Jenny and her helpers were on hand to supply tea and cake and the smiles and chatter flowed.

Members of Book Club spent a delightful sunny afternoon discussing their latest read ‘Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand’ by Helen Simonson, and enjoying food and drink in Colleen’s beautiful garden. The book scored highly with everyone enjoying what is essentially a love story between older people amid the prejudices of an English village. Colleen found notes from a Book Club Meeting many years ago where the same book had been read (and scored just as well then!). Next month’s book is Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson.

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As the restrictions eased, members were invited to the Murley Hall for a chat and catch up meeting. The sun shone, the smiles were broad and delicious cream teas were provided by the committee. With a ‘Have a go’ table, craft stalls, quizzes and competitions there was a celebratory air to the afternoon. The Crowlas and Ludgvan WI quiz was won by Helen, and Lisa was the winner of the ‘Make a card’ competition. Most of all it was just lovely to see so many members back together again.

The Beans are back! Our friendly group that meet once a month for a coffee, cake and a chat were delighted to try the new Brew Cafe at Trereife. The smiles on everyone’s faces and the laughter that rang out said it all – we’re glad to be back. Sophie was the delightful host at the newly renovated stable block of the beautiful Queen Anne Manor House, just outside Penzance, and the coffee was great too!

The team from Cornwall Federation of WI’s (known to us as County) organise an amazing variety of trips and events throughout the year. Details of how to sign up are to be found in County News each month. This is Pat’s account of their recent walk to Rough Tor :

Although we left our part of Cornwall shrouded in rain – it was overcast and dry at Rough Tor and made for a lovely walk/climb.    We enjoyed a packed lunch at the top and then made our way down around to the car park.

The views from the top were spectacular – we could see Bude covered in sunshine, across to a misty Dartmoor and down to the west  There was a lot of sheep, cows and horses roaming the moorland.  The town of Camelford is just a short distance from the site, enabling us to have a comfort break and refreshments before meeting up with the other WIs.

We all felt the walk was well researched which enabled us all to have a good day.

The July mizzle didn’t deter Camera Club’s planned outing to Longrock Beach this week. There is always plenty to photograph whatever the weather, and this time a temporary art installation by artist Rupert James Baker added an extra dimension. The colours and reflections from a pot of bubbles proved particularly intriguing.

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