You don’t have to wait for our next monthly meeting to read September’s County News! The online version is available here (or just click on the ‘County News’ tab at the top of this page).
Make sure you see page 4 with a picture of and article about our beach litter pick from earlier this year!
A big thank you to all members who donated items to St. Petroc’s at our August meeting. We collected a huge amount of clothing and toiletries, all of which will go to a very worthwhile cause.
Last week a small group of us (including honorary WI member Miss Ruby) set off for a splendid day in the sunshine in Falmouth.
We began by taking a lovely boat ride up the Fal, stopping off in Malpas for a coffee. The sun was bright, the sky was blue and it couldn’t have been a better day.
After the boat trip, we headed to Rick Stein’s for some al fresco fish and chips in a delightfully shady spot. Following lunch, some of us headed to the Falmouth Art Gallery while others browsed in the shops.
Thanks to Kathy for organising such a wonderful day!
(More pictures can be found here.)
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!
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