Clint Hosking from Geevor Mines gave a fascinating insight into an important part of West Cornwall’s Heritage. With photographs and artefacts members were able to get a unique look at the everyday lives of the men, women and children who worked at the mine.
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Trip to St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly
The Scilly Isles are a consummate jewel in the crown of the British Isles, and the WI exchange trip provided us with not only a taste of the holiday makers view of the islands but an insight into the life of those who call Scillies their home. From the moment the WI members met us from the boat we were all looked after extremely well. Whilst we were there our trips out included, the recently added attraction of the Camera Obscurer: a chance for a birds eye view of St Mary’s and update on local gossip. A visit to St Agnes was wonderful despite the “missile” and I think Ruby, Jane Twose’s dog enjoyed this especially. The Museum gave us a flavour of the history of the islands, their people and its fauna and flora. We were wined and dined not only at our hosts homes but at a couple of the local restaurants which gave us an opportunity to meet more of the Scilly Isles WI members who joined us for the meals out and our activities. A real highlight was the WI meeting and the speaker Will Wagstaff, All of the WI members were welcoming and the meeting was a very social event. Will’s talk detailed his work from the Scillies to Antarctica and was accompanied by an excellent slideshow of the birds, sea creatures and landscapes of these places.
We left all agreeing that the purpose of this trip was to seal the relationship between us and our Scilly neighbours and a resolve to extend the hand of friendship to the Scilly Islands WI when every they venture to the main land. (Wendie)
Coffee Beans September
For their September Meeting the Coffee Beans went to the café at Penzance’s iconic Jubilee Pool. It was a great chance to have a lovely coffee and catch up with friends.
August Monthly Meeting
The August Monthly Meeting saw a change of venue for CLWI. Members met at Archie Brown’s Health Food Shop and Café where Helen and Dawn kindly opened the doors of the shop for a private shopping evening, answering questions and providing delicious refreshments.
Crochet – the absolute beginners!
Crowlas and Ludgvan WI member Lynne Coe kindly hosted some workshops recently for those who have never crocheted before. Her skill and patience meant that everyone progressed quickly and managed to learn the necessary stitches to complete a ‘granny square’ and beaded bracelet. Many thanks Lynne for the tuition and delicious cake!
Camera Club August
Camera Club went to the National Dahlia Collection at Varfell for their August Meeting. If you haven’t been before it is a beautiful place to while away an hour or two. The dahlias are delightful and with such a variety of shapes and colours there was plenty to photograph. A trip to the Tremenheere Sculpture Garden rounded the afternoon off with tea, cake and scones.
August Coffee Morning
Di Curnow kindly opened up her beautiful home to members and their friends and family for what has become an annual event – the summer coffee morning. Despite the showers there was a good turnout and the conversation flowed along with the tea and coffee. There was a delightful range of cakes to choose from and a raffle with lots of lovely prizes. Many thanks to Di and to all those who helped organise the event. We raised over £100!
July Walk
Our walk started from Lands End following the beautiful coastal path down to Nanjizal where we enjoyed a picnic down in the rocky cove. A very steep climb out of the cove took us inland and we returned to Lands End for a well deserved ice cream. (Shirley)
Camera Club with David Chapman
Camera Club had a fantastic afternoon with wildlife photographer at St Gothian Sands nature reserve . With David’s expert tuition and a plentiful supply of subject matter a wonderful selection of photos were taken. Many thanks to David and to Gail for organising the trip.
Book Club June
Book Club met twice in June. On Wednesday 27th they went to the Acorn Theatre in Penzance to listen to Australian author Tim Winton give a fascinating insight into his writing. Then on Friday afternoon Jane hosted the monthly book discussion for The Door, a partly bioographical novel by Hungarian author Magda Szabo. The next book will be Long Summer Day by R F Delderfield.
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