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Snappers, our photography subgroup have been taking photos of flowers in ice. The beautiful formations of the frozen flowers and the bubbles and patterns made by the ice made striking photographs, both when frozen and as the ice melted. With such a success, they are going to try pebbles and shells next to see what effects they get from these.

The Recycled Ukelele band provided wonderful entertainment for our August Meeting. It has become something of a tradition to do something a little different in August, so the usual evening meeting gave way to a fun afternoon, with a Teddy Bear’s Picnic, both sweet and savoury scones and an array of popular tunes to sing along to.

Our monthly subgroup, known as Meet and Eat, like to get out and about in West Cornwall and enjoy tasty lunches at venues ranging from garden centres, cafes, and restaurants to local pubs, including this month’s venue; The White Hart at Ludgvan. Everyone was delighted when this historic village pub recently reopened with new owners, and they were eager to try out the new menu. They were particularly happy to recommend the bubble and squeak with fried hens egg and Serrano ham!

The latest Book Club Meeting was held at Pat’s home, where the chosen book was ‘The Last Letter from Your Lover’ by Jojo Moyes. The book was well received, and a lovely afternoon was had by all.

We were delighted to welcome Lucy Hammick and Maia Adams from Harbourside Physiotherapy to The Murley Hall for our most recent meeting. Lucy and Maia talked us through joint problems that might be expected as we age, how to care for our joints and the importance of appropriate exercise that can be undertaken by those with joint issues.

The Meet and Eat group met up at Tremenheere Gardens on Wednesday 5th July and had lunch sitting outside under the awning to enjoy the sunny weather.

Snappers, our photography group have been learning how to use photo editing software. This month’s first project was making collages, like the one above by Di. Using a theme, here it was ‘Colours in Morrab Gardens,’ an eye catching square collage has been made from five photos. We think it would make a pretty greetings card.

Below is an example of ‘colour pop’ (Ros), the second project, where selected areas of a photo are altered to remove or replace the colour.

We began our walk In Balwest and made our way up the path to Tregonning Hill from where we were rewarded with stunning views over Mounts Bay, The Lizard and beyond.  Centuries of history were laid out before us: William Cookworthy and China Clay;  William Argall and brick making; the Preaching Pit and the Signal House from where Helston and the satellite dishes at Goonhilly could be seen.  Following our descent from the hill we enjoyed a delicious lunch at the Garden Kitchen Cafe, Trevena Cross Garden Centre. 

We were delighted to welcome Joe and Maya from The Dolphin Tavern in Penzance to our June Monthly meeting. Members learned about different ways of making cocktails; building, stirring and shaking, plus tips on garnishes and mixers and, of course, got to taste a variety of cocktails, some with and some without alcohol.

Our walking group are enjoying the lovely weather, and get out and about every month to explore our beautiful countryside. This photograph shows some of them enjoying a rest in the sunshine following a walk in the beautiful bluebell woods at Constantine.