Yesterday, our walking group set off in the hot sun for a walk around St Just, Botallack and Cape Cornwall.
They certainly earned their pub lunch at the end of the walk!
You can see more photos of the walk here.
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American recipes from our July meeting
We thought you’d all like to see some of the recipes which members brought to our July meeting as part of the ‘American recipe’ competition. Continue reading …
July meeting update
Despite it being such a hot and steamy night, we had a great turnout for our meeting last night.
Our own Alison Latham gave the talk – a highly entertaining and informative look at her time spent working at the British Embassy in Washington, DC. We heard all about the various departments and how they work as well as anecdotes about the royals, the Rolling Stones and Richard Branson (who forgot his passport when he attempted to balloon across the Atlantic!). Alison also passed around a 1967 letter from Edward VIII to the then Ambassador, Sir Patrick Dean, informing the embassy that he and the Duchess of Windsor would be arriving in America.
Our sales table looked wonderful with rhubarb, currants and more! Remember, if you have any surplus produce you’d like to sell, please bring it along to our next meeting.
And the book stall was laden with tempting titles. I came home with the very appropriately named Instructions for a Heatwave!
It was wonderful to see such a full competition table overflowing with lovely blooms! Our Flower of the Month winner was Jane Twose. There were also lots of great recipes for American dishes, along with some samples. Sue Knights was our recipe competition winner for her scrumptious cornbread. Second prize went to Helen Kestle and third to Rona Cowls.
Don’t miss tomorrow’s blog entry for all the American recipes which were part of the competition!
A literary tea party!
Our book group met at Colleen’s house last month for a lovely tea party in the sun!
They also discussed Life of Pi by Yann Martel. If you’re interested in joining the book group, please either see Colleen at one of our meetings or email us on crowlasludgvanwi@gmail.com.
July’s Walk
Pat Gloyn will be leading our walk this month, as Shirley is on holiday. The walk will be on Tuesday the 22nd of July, instead of the usual Wednesday.
Pat has done a recce of the walk and it sounds brilliant! You’ll be heading from the back of St Just across the fields and valleys to Botallack, along the cliffs above the Botallack Crowns to the back of Cape Cornwall and finally up into St Just. The walk is suitable for dogs.
Members can either bring a picnic lunch with them or have a drink, etc. in St Just. Pat will clarify all the details at our meeting next Monday.
The walk will begin promptly at 10am from the free car park in St Just. It will take about 3 hours at a reasonable rate to take in all the areas of interest along the way. Sun hats are advised if it’s a sunny day! If the weather is appalling, Pat will ring those interested to cancel as it’s not a suitable walk for bad weather.
If you’re interested, either speak to Pat at Monday’s meeting or drop us an email on crowlasludgvanwi@gmail.com. Please note that the walk will be on Tuesday this month, and not on Wednesday.
This morning’s Coffee Beans
About 15 of us, including some guests, met at Birdie’s Bistro in Hayle today for our monthly Coffee Beans get-together.
With cappuccinos, lattes, cake and lots of good conversation, it was a lovely morning!
Our next date is Friday the 8th of August at 10:30am at the Rock Pool in Mousehole. We hope to see you there!
Donkeys and knitting!
Earlier this week, Val Puddiphatt and Helen Kestle went on a CFWI outing to The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth. The Sanctuary is an international charity founded in 1969 which works to protect and care for donkeys and mules all over the world.
All the work of the Sanctuary is funded by donations and legacy gifts, so raising money is always vital! One of the ways in which money is raised is by the sale of knitted donkeys, knows as ‘woolleys’. People are encouraged to knit woolleys which are then sold in the Sanctuary’s giftshop!
If you’d like to knit one (and we know there are some keen knitters among you!), you can download the pattern by clicking here.
If you haven’t visited The Donkey Sanctuary before, a visit is highly recommended! We had a marvellous time. Here’s Val making friends with one of the donkeys:
Happy birthday to two lovely ladies!
About 25 members of Crowlas & Ludgvan W.I. met at Trengwainton Tea Rooms to celebrate the very special birthdays of Pat Gloyn and Pam Smith.
Fortunately we moved inside to eat just before the heavens opened and it poured with rain – but we didn’t let that dampen our spirits! Once inside, we were served our meals quickly and the food was varied and delicious.
Before we knew it, two huge cakes were delivered to our tables and a rousing rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ was duly sung with the rest of the customers joining in ! A good time was had by all.
Happy birthday, Pam and Pat!
An Afternoon at St Hilary Church
A few weeks ago we were treated to a fantastic afternoon at lovely little St Hilary Church.
Husband and wife team Owen and Carrie Baker, who volunteer at the church, spoke to us about its history.
We heard about the colourful Rev Bernard Walke who was parish priest at St Hilary from 1913 to 1936, and who was responsible for bringing the glorious Newlyn School art to the church. Walke’s wife, Annie, was an artist and counted among her friends many of the Newlyn artists we all know and love. In the church are works by Ernest and Dod Procter, Norman Garstin, Harold Knight and, of course, Annie Walke herself.
After our tour of the church, we moved next door to the tearoom above the new St Hilary Heritage Centre where we had a sumptuous cream tea. After our tea, we explored the wonderful collection of documents in the Heritage Centre.
For anyone who hasn’t been, the Heritage Centre is open on weekdays during the summer and the tearoom is open on Wednesdays. Both are well worth a visit!
Before heading back home, we all had a wander around the lovely old churchyard, examining some of the fascinating stones. Norman Garstin and the Procters are all buried here.
A big thank you goes to Kathy Merrett for organising such a fantastic day for us!
(See a few more photos of the day by clicking here.)
Coffee Beans this Friday!
Coffee Beans will be at Birdie’s Bistro in Hayle this Friday at 10:30am. Last time we were at Birdie’s, we had a very full house! Let’s hope this week’s visit is just as successful!
Crowlas & Ludgvan WI 