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Our April meeting

April 22, 2015November 28, 2015 crowlasludgvanwi

We had a very full house for our meeting this month, and for very good reasons!

Our speaker, Mrs Ute Brice, kept her audience rapt with a talk about being an evacuee during the Second World War. As a young child, Mrs Brice, along with her family, was evacuated in 1938 from Stuttgart to a village in the Black Forest. She shared with us all of her stories, some good and some bad – from collecting bilberries in the countryside with her twin sister to having her family home in Stuttgart destroyed by bombs. It was a fasincating talk and we were all completely caught up in it.

Crowlas and Ludgvan WI was founded on 27 April 2000 which makes this our 15th birthday! To honour the occasion, after the meeting this week, rather than our usual biscuits, we were treated to a very special birthday cake. A huge thank you goes to Val Puddiphatt for making the delicious cake which was enjoyed by all.

Our new 2015-16 programme

April 16, 2015November 28, 2015 crowlasludgvanwi

You’ll be getting your copy of our 2015-16 programme at our meeting on Monday, but if you can’t wait until then why not have a sneak preview now!?

Click here to see everything that’s on offer for the next 12 months. We have topics ranging from garden pests to Cornwall Blood Bikes to cheese-tasting to community cinema.

Big thanks go to Jane Twose for putting together such an exciting and varied programme.

Centenary Baton Watch … Berkshire!

April 15, 2015November 28, 2015 crowlasludgvanwi

The Centenary Baton is inching its way closer to the Royal Albert Hall every week! It has just left Berkshire where it was greeted in Cookham by members of the Cookham, Cookham Dean and Dean Rise WIs, as well as the Mayor and Mayoress of Windsor and Maidenhead, Richard and Mary-Lou Kellaway.

The three institutes gathered at Cookham Dean Cricket Club for a celebration tea, with members singing songs from the First World War.

Coffee Beans at Archie Browns!

April 11, 2015November 28, 2015 crowlasludgvanwi

Thanks to Joy for sharing her photos of Friday’s Coffee Beans meet-up at Archie Browns in Penzance! It looks as though everyone had a great time!

Centenary Baton Watch … Wiltshire!

April 2, 2015November 28, 2015 crowlasludgvanwi

You don’t need three guesses to work out where our Wiltshire friends headed when looking for an iconic spot to pose the Centenary Baton!

We can’t think of a more perfect spot.

The baton also visited Salisbury Plain with Wiltshire Federation Chairman Isobel Acott and other WI members. There, they bravely sat atop a Challenger tank!

Isobel said: “It was absolutely fantastic, the army were marvellous, we could not have asked for anything more.”

March walk!

April 1, 2015November 28, 2015 crowlasludgvanwi

Shirley reports that the March walk was a great success! The group had wonderful weather for their fabulous walk frrom St Loy woods. The walk led them down through the woods, beautifully bright with lots of daffodils at this time of the year.

At the bottom, they joined the coastal foot path in the cove. It was hard walking over the boulders on the beach but the two dogs had no difficulty. The walk was stenuous with lots of climbs up and down hills but the stunning views and diverse flora kept them going.

Just before Lamorna they headed inland and of course ended up in the local pub in Lamorna. This helped them to tackle the last long hill up to the Merry Maidens and along to St Loy, a bit weary but happy.

Thank you to Mary for her wonderful photos of the walk, more of which you can see by clicking here.

Centenary Baton Watch … Gloucestershire!

March 26, 2015November 28, 2015 crowlasludgvanwi

Before handing the baton off to Wiltshire, the Gloucestershire Federation celebrated in style!

Former Blockley WI president Sheila Weir cuts a celebratory cake to mark the Centenary and Blockley’s part in carrying the baton via Royal Enfield motorcycle and Watsonian sidecar:

The baton crossed the Severn on a rescue boat:

Ebrington WI members dressed in period style and then set off through the village to Chipping Campden in a vintage tractor and trailer:

Well done, Gloucestershire!

Card-making fun!

March 23, 2015November 28, 2015 crowlasludgvanwi

Today a group of us met at Gail’s house for a day of card-making. With scissors, guillotines, glue, tape and beautifully coloured and patterned papers at hand, we set to work on some serious card-production.

Sally Cockram brought all sorts of amazing bits and pieces for us to use – from her die-cutting machine (which had us all very excited!) to sparkly bits to add to cards, she was a treasure trove of goodies.

By the end of the day, we’d created enough masterpieces for all of our members’ birthdays. I wonder which one you’ll get!

A sampling of the beautiful cards we made

Thank you so much to Sally and Val for their materials and expertise, to Val for organising the day, to Gail for hosting and to Val and Charlotte for the delicious cake.

2015 Annual Meeting

March 18, 2015November 28, 2015 crowlasludgvanwi

After this week’s Annual Meeting, I’m pleased to announce that your Crowlas & Ludgvan WI committee for 2015/16 is as follows:

Helen Kestle – President
Alison Latham – Secretary
Di Curnow – Treasurer
Shirley Jones
Kathy Merrett
Niamh Noone
Val Puddiphatt
Jane Twose

Congratulations to Sue Knights who won this year’s Competition Cup. Well done, Sue!

Upcoming County Events

March 16, 2015November 28, 2015 crowlasludgvanwi

If you’d like to know what the Cornwall Federation of Women’s Institutes (CFWI) has planned for the coming year, click here.

This is only a guide and events and dates may change, but it gives you a good idea of the variety of what’s on offer – everything from Tudor banquets to Jack the Ripper to floral arts.

It looks like an exciting year ahead!