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A Feast to Remember!

January 20, 2014November 28, 2015 crowlasludgvanwi

Tonight’s Feast meeting was a real treat.

The Murley Hall was transformed with lovely crisp white tablecloths and beautiful vases of flowers. It’s never looked so good!

The company was great and we welcomed guests from several nearby Institutes as well as Advisor Liz Anderson.

We all enjoyed delicious beef stew (or vegetarian lasagne) and, of course, our usual fabulous array of sumptuous desserts.

After the meal, we were entertained by magician Philip Southwood who had us all in stitches!

A big thank you to all who helped make this a wonderful evening.

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Book Group Update

December 23, 2013December 19, 2013 crowlasludgvanwi

Our book group continues to thrive, thanks to Colleen’s hard work, and is now heading into its 11th year!

Here is a list of the books to be read over the first few months of 2014:

January: The Summer of the Bear by Bella Pollen
February: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
March: Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand byHelen Simonson
April: The House of the Mosque by Kader Abdolah

If you’re not a book group member but like the look of these titles, let Colleen know you’d like to join the group!

Colleen has put together a complete list of everything the book group has read, since it’s inception back in 2004. Click here to see the full list.

Christmas meal at Penventon

December 21, 2013November 28, 2015 crowlasludgvanwi

By all accounts, our Christmas evening meal at Penventon was a huge success. The food was delicious and, of course, the company was beyond compare.

Thanks to Joy for capturing the festive atmosphere so well in her photographs. For a few more photos, click here.

Crowlas & Ludgvan W.I. wishes all our members and their friends and families a most happy Christmas. If you’re travelling over the next week, please be safe. We’ll see you all in January!

Useful information about Christmas & New Year rubbish and recycling collections

December 19, 2013November 28, 2015 crowlasludgvanwi

Just for your information, we thought we’d pass on Cornwall Council’s holiday schedule for collecting rubbish and recycling.

For a summary of dates, click here.

Rubbish collections will be suspended on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Residents will receive a double collection the following week.

Recycling collections will not take place on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. If your collection is due on either of these days, it will be collected on Saturday 28 December.

Garden waste collections will not take place on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. If your collection is due on either of these days, it will be collected on Saturday 28 December.

Christmas trees
Real Christmas trees will only be collected on weeks commencing 6 January and 13 January. Place your tree out for collection on your rubbish collection day, on the alternate week to your recycling collection. The trees will be collected for free, then shredded and composted.

Other Christmas Questions

Christmas cards
There are a number of charity collections for Christmas cards, but if you wish to dispose of them using the kerbside recycling collection, they should be placed in the cardboard sack.

Envelopes
White envelopes should go in the paper sack; coloured or brown envelopes should go with the cardboard.

Wrapping paper
We can accept most wrapping paper but shiny paper is difficult to recycle as the water in the paper mills cannot penetrate the fibres. So if paper is coated with foil or plastic, we cannot take it. Please put all non-shiny paper in the paper sack and remove all sticky take, string and ribbons.

Cardboard
Over Christmas there are a lot of extra cardboard boxes. The boxes should be flattened and put into the orange cardboard bag. If the boxes are too big, flat pack them, tie them in a bundle and put them out next to your recycling. If you have very large amounts of cardboard, you can either take it to the household waste and recycling centres or put it out for the kerbside collection over a couple of weeks.

Chocolate and biscuit tins
You can put chocolate and biscuit tins out for recycling in the sack for plastic bottles and cans. We can only accept metal sweet and biscuit tins; we cannot take plastic tubs.

Additonal recycling
If you have more kerbside recycling than usual, please put it out in carrier bags. Please be extra careful with glass bottles and place out for collection in a rigid box.

Household waste and recycling centres
The sites will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. The normal site opening times are 9am to 4pm.

The holly and the ivy …

December 4, 2013November 28, 2015 crowlasludgvanwi

This morning, the Murley Hall was nearly buried under a pile of delicious-smelling pine, holly, ivy, rosemary, bay and so much more!

Shirley led us, first by demonstrating her amazing eye for floral arrangements, whipping up a stunning display in a matter of minutes, and then by patiently helping us create our own masterpieces.

Aided by Lis’s endless supply of cake and mince pies, we all worked quietly and companiably, with only the occasional burst of a Christmas carol from ‘the naughty corner.’

By the end of the day, we went home with gorgeous Christmas wreaths and arrangements, surpassing all of our expectations.

See some more photos of the day, including some of our wreaths, by clicking here.

November craft night

November 19, 2013November 28, 2015 crowlasludgvanwi

Last night we held a wonderful craft evening instead of having our usual guest speaker. It was great fun to see our members all get involved in making some pretty Christmassy things.

We all enjoyed some mulled wine and mince pies while we worked and I think we’d all agree that the evening was a big success.

Thanks to Charlotte and Gail for organising it and for putting together our craft kits. Remember, if anyone would like to buy any additional kits, they’re available for £1 each and would make lovely stocking-stuffers for family members. Just email us at crowlasludgvanwi@gmail.com if you’re interested.

Who needs a handyman?!

November 17, 2013November 28, 2015 crowlasludgvanwi

Last week, a trio of handy WI members repaired our cupboard door at the Murley Hall.

Armed with a very pink tool kit, the ladies fixed a sparkly new hasp and lock! Our supplies should be nicely secure from now on.

Thanks to all who helped, especially to Sue!

A Coffee Beans Crowd!

November 8, 2013November 28, 2015 crowlasludgvanwi

There were 18 of us at Coffee Beans this morning (19 if you count Ruby the dog)! Birdies’ Bistro didn’t know what hit it and our lovely waitress was extremely patient.

Next months’ get-together will be on Friday 6 December at 10:30, probably at The Old Coastguard in Mousehole. Stay tuned for confirmation of the venue.

Please join us! All are welcome!

It’s for the birds!

October 31, 2013November 28, 2015 crowlasludgvanwi

Today we all had a birdwatching taster day, led by the very knowledgeable David Chapman.

We started at the hide in Hayle, and walked around the estuary, looking for the elusive osprey (David was very keen to spot it!). Unfortunately, it remained hidden. We did, however, see about 35 different birds including a rare arctic tern and Mediterranean gull.

After a rather wet afternoon, we retired to Birdie’s Bistro for hot chocolate!

A big thank you goes out to Pat Gloyn for organising this great event for us.

Felt Flower Workshop

October 30, 2013November 28, 2015 crowlasludgvanwi

A group of us put our crafty hands to work today and made some gorgeous felt flower brooches.

We started by making poppies for Remembrance Day, but under Lis’s patient tutelage we quickly got the hang of it and branched out into all manner of pink, purple and blue flowers.

Our usual £2 per participant hostess fee was collected and will be donated to the British Legion.

Thanks for a great day, Lis!

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