Niamh reports on last night’s meeting:
A good time was had by all.
Special thanks to all who attended – Colleen for her organisational skills and her able Deputy, Pat, the provider of fabulous fizz – (you had to be there!)
Oh, and the book – The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal which scored 7.5 – a worthwhile challenge.
Several of our members unleashed their inner Picassos today at an oil-painting workshop led by Hazel Brown.
The talented ladies produced some amazing masterpieces under Hazel’s tutelage (but there are no names signed to the works below, so we don’t know which artist is responsible for which painting!):
A special thank you goes out to Hazel from Irene, Jane, Mary, Naimh, Pat and Sue, as well as to Lis for arranging the day and for supplying some delicious lemon cake.
A couple of weeks ago, a group of our members had a guided walk around Baker’s Pit, very kindly organised by Sue Knights.
It looked like a gloriously sunny day and, from what we hear, everyone learned a lot as well as enjoyed themselves thoroughly.
More photos can be seen here.
I think we all enjoyed last night’s talk by Janet Axten about Tom Heron, Alec Walker and Crysede. For those of you who’d like to learn a little more, do consider a visit to the St. Ives Archive office. They’ve got a big binder full of Crysede-related photos, old newspaper advertising, etc. It’s fascinating stuff!
The Archive is located upstairs above the Parish Rooms behind the War Memorial Gardens just opposite the church, and is open from 10am-4pm, Tuesday through Friday. It’s got lots of information for anyone doing genealogical research or just for people interested in local history and has a massive collection of lovely old photos of St. Ives.
The Royal Cornwall Show was a busy few days for a number of our Crowlas & Ludgvan members. Julia and Beth were there working on behalf of the CFWI Board of Trustees, and Mary put in a lot of hard labour helping to set everything up as a member of the Exhibitions Sub-Committee.
Dorothy made an appearance in the WI Marquee with a table devoted to her lovely folk art. She was very clever to position herself directly below our Crowlas & Ludgvan penant!
And Colleen and Helen spent a long day serving tea and coffee.
It wasn’t all drudgery, though! We did get a peek at Princess Anne as she was escorted round our marquee by CFWI Chairman Kathy Reed.
Last but certainly not least, a huge amount of time and effort was put into our entry in the WI exhibition, ‘An Afternoon Tea for Today.’ We didn’t win, but our score was quite good and we did our WI proud! A big thank you to those who helped: Diane, Dorothy, Helen, Jane, Pat G., Shirley, Susan and Val P.
Better luck next year!
Did you know that the Crowlas & Ludgvan WI Book Club has been going strong since 2004!? That’s over nine years!
During that time, they’ve read a huge variety of books, from Dan Brown to Barack Obama to Radcliffe Hall to Nancy Mitford. That’s quite a range!
To see a full list of the books that have been read so far, click here.
Ladies, might there be a big 10th anniversary celebration next year?
Our second  monthly Coffee Beans meet-up will take place on Friday 14 June at 10:30am at Scarlet Wines in Lelant.
All members are welcome so come and join us for a cappuccino and some good conversation!
On Thursday 20 June, we’ll be holding a car boot sale at Penzance Rugby Grounds. We’re looking for any unwanted household items you might have that you’d like to contribute to the cause – anything will do, but we would prefer not to have clothing or toys. If you’ve got anything for us, please bring it to Monday evening’s meeting. If, for some reason, you’re unable to come to the meeting, you can drop things off with Gill any time up until Thursday. And if you’re at a loose end on Thursday, stop in at the car boot sale and say hello to Sue and Helen who’ll be hard at work selling!
There are two fantastic craft days coming up that you may not yet have put your name down for:
First, on Monday 24 June, Hazel will be leading an oil-painting day. If you haven’t yet seen Hazel’s work, you’ll be very impressed – and she promises that we’ll be able to produce something worth hanging at home! No experience at all is required so don’t worry if you haven’t tried painting before. The workshop will be from 10am until 4pm. Bring a packed lunch, but coffee, tea and cake will be provided. The cost is the usual £2 hostess fee plus the cost of materials.
On Friday 26 July, there will be a felt ball workshop at Lis’s house. You’ve all noticed the lovely felt ball necklaces Lis wears, and here’s your chance to make your own! The workshop begins at 10am and goes until 3pm. There is a £2 hostess fee plus a charge of £5 for instruction and materials. You’ll be using gorgeous merino wool to create something absolutely stunning! Again, bring a packed lunch, but coffee, tea and cake will be provided.
For more information about either of the workshops, contact Lis on (01736) 754146.
Penzance Amatuer Operatic Society are performing Nunsense, a musical comedy, at Landithy Hall in Madron on the 14th, 15th and 16th of June. Tickets are £7 each and can be purchased by calling (01736) 363350 or popping into Morrab Studio in Penzance.Last week, our own Muriel Laity celebrated her 80th birthday.
Despite an incredibly full week of parties, Muriel managed to find time to be fêted by a dozen or so Crowlas & Ludgvan WI members at a lovely Trengwainton luncheon on Thursday.
Here’s the birthday girl slicing her beautiful cake!
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