Members of Crowlas and Ludgvan W I were joined by ladies from Zennor, Helston and Godolphin W I at The Murley Hall in Ludgvan today for a Bookbinding Workshop. Tutor Nina Fenner brought along numerous examples of her work and instructed everyone step by step to produce their own book using a variety of materials. Thank you to Val for organising the day and supplying the delicious cake!
More information about Nina can be found on her website. Click here for details: Nina Fenner
Do you like sewing, knitting and crocheting ?
Do you have any hand sewing UFO’s (unfinished projects) ?
Would you like to join a friendly sew and chat group with the ‘usual’ WI refreshments?
If so then please do come along to Wyevale Garden Centre Restaurant at 10.30am, on the 24th April 2017 to discuss the future of Crowlas & Ludgvan WI’s ‘Flying Fingers’.
If you are interested but can’t make this date please contact Beth Marshall on 01736 741352 or bethmarshallpz@btinternet.com to register your interest.
In March the Book Club met to discuss ‘The One in a Million Boy’ by Monica Wood. The book is described as being for anyone who loves to laugh, cry, and think about how extraordinary ordinary life can be. It was enjoyed by all and was given an overall score of 8/10. To add to the atmosphere of the evening Kathy made an extremely unusual cake as written about in the novel. Click the link to see the recipe and try it for yourself. Tomato Spice Cake. Members declared it delicious.
Members of Crowlas and Ludgvan W I were joined by Gillian from St Buryan W I for a day of creative stitchery with tutor Jane Powell. Jane took the ladies step by step through the design and making process of a three dimensional embroidered Echinacea flower. Everyone finished the day an expert in working French Knots and enthused by the novel way of combining thread and ribbon embroidery. Many thanks to Val for organising the workshop and for baking a delicious cake.
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Radio Cornwall’s Donna Birrell came to The Murley Hall, Ludgvan this morning to see what the local community has to offer. Crowlas and Ludgvan had a stall in the hall to highlight some of the interesting things that our members get up to both in the monthly meetings and on the various workshops and special interest groups in which we participate.
Monday 20th March brought the Annual Meeting for Crowlas and Ludgvan WI. Annual reports were distributed to members and a new President was elected. Outgoing President Helen Kestle, who has served for the past three years, handed over to Alison Latham who was chosen by members in a secret ballot. Committee roles were duly filled with the following offices being filled: Vice Presidents – Kathleen Merrett, Pat Gloyn, Secretary – Shirley Battle, Treasurer – Diane Curnow. 
Ten members of Crowlas & Ludgvan WI got together at the Murley Hall today for a day of needle felting.
From complete beginners to the more experienced, everyone got stuck in with their needles and fleece to produce beautiful items. Tutor Jo McIntosh guided us through the basics, then the stabbing of the fleece began, with only a few pricked fingers along the way.
Starting with small flat pieces, our confidence grew and we progressed to 3D animals including several ladybirds, hedgehogs, chicks and even a little pig.
Many thanks to Val for organising the workshop and for the delicious cake.
Ever since Crowlas & Ludgvan WI has existed, we’ve awarded our Competitions Cup to the member with the most points in our monthly competition.
We thought it would be fun to share the names of all our winners over the years, many of which will be familiar to you:
2000 – Maureen Fordham
2001 – Maureen Fordham / Pat Gloyn
2002 – Pat Gloyn
2003 – Hilda Bolitho
2004 – Hilda Bolitho
2005 – Pam Smith
2006 – Dorothy Oliver
2007 – Jan Roddy
2008 – Valerie Thomas
2009 – Valerie Thomas
2010 – Valerie Thomas
2011 – Wendy Larkin
2012 – Helen Kestle
2013 – Helen Kestle
2014 – Sue Knights
2015 – Ruth Airey
2016 – ???
I wonder whose name will be the next to be engraved on the cup!?
The scoring system for our competitions is quite an elaborate one, but Shirley keeps on top of it every month. Something to keep in mind is that you get points just for entering, so do give it a go. Although there won’t be a competition in March at our Annual Meeting, we’ll be starting again in April with some new (and easy!) competition ideas for you!
I’ve set up an Easyfundraising account for Crowlas & Ludgvan WI. This means that when you shop online, you can raise money for our funds!
Whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be collecting free donations for Crowlas & Ludgvan WI!
There are over 3,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation, including Amazon, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, eBay and even your utility companies and insurance providers – it doesn’t cost you a penny extra!
It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3…
1. Head to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/crowlasludgvanwi/ and join for free.
2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping.
3. After you’ve checked out, that retailer will make a donation to Crowlas & Ludgvan WI for no extra cost whatsoever.
I promise you there are no catches or hidden charges. It won’t cost you a penny more and Crowlas & Ludgvan WI will be really grateful for your donations. I signed up on Friday and have already raised £1.39. That may not sound like much, but multiply it by 55 members over the course of a year and you can see how quickly it’ll add up!
Give it a go!
Would anyone like to spend a fun day at Chy Noweth in great company, helping to make bunting to decorate the tea area of our WI Marquee at the Royal Cornwall Show?
The date is Monday 27 March.
All materials will be provided. Please bring a packed lunch and also a sewing machine if you can. Tea, coffee, biscuits and cake will be provided!
Contact Margaret (margaret481@sky.com) if you are thinking of coming or for more information.
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