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The Crowlas and Ludgvan WI Feast Meeting was our first event of 2024. The entertainment was by well known Cornish duo “Twin Harmony”.  Morwenna and Jenna Matthews sang a numbers of songs, some as a duet and some accompanied by dad John and mum Kathy. John also played the guitar, and mum the tambourine. 

There were a variety of songs, some with a link to Cornwall. John and Morwenna sang the first verse of White Rose in Cornish and the evening ended with the popular Cornwall my Home.

Pasties and tea were enjoyed in the interval.

To round off 2023 members met at The Murley Hall for a fun and festive Christmas party, with a fantastic music quiz by Magic Mike, pass the parcel and of course, mince pies and mulled wine.

We would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas, and send you our best wishes for 2024.

What a delightful Christmas Lunch at The Old Quay House, Hayle. Delicious food and friendship all round. Thank you to our wonderful committee for organising it. Wishing you all a Happy and Peaceful Christmas.

There was an extra reason to enjoy the December Coffee Morning at The Murley Hall. Val P held a craft tutorial in making Pearl Angels that are delightful to adorn your festive tree or as a little gift for someone special. Everyone was delighted with their decorations and thanked Val for the seasonal lesson.

Our Snappers photography group took a ride down to The Count House at Botallack to see the exhibition of photographs by eco artist Rosie Sherwood. The pictures showed the dramatic Zennor landscape after the wildfires of July 2022.

Other Snappers news: We are pleased report that member Lisa Elsey was awarded second prize for her photo under the theme of ‘An Autumn Scene’ at the recent Winter Fair at Wadebridge.

Gail’s craft group met in November to make these very stylish wreaths. They are quick to make out of scraps of fabric, and can be matched to your decor or seasonal colour scheme.

The weather was on our side for the November CLWI walk.  We started out from Newlyn in pouring rain, but as we climbed out of Newlyn the clouds parted to let the sun through to accompany the walkers throughout the day.    The Newlyn to Mousehole walk is a lovely walk – relatively flat walking with the most stunning views all around Mount’s Bay across to St. Michael’s Mount.

There were 6 walkers on the day who ambled along enjoying each other’s company.    We were met by two more members at The Coastguard Hotel Mousehole, which prvided a very enjoyable break.  Not only were we out in the company of lovely ladies, but we also put the world to rights as we rambled along.  On reaching Newlyn, we had a delicious lunch at the Duke Street café before making our way home.

Our monthly coffee mornings are becoming increasingly popular. Held on the first Monday of the month at the Murley Hall in Ludgvan, it is a lovely opportunity to catch up with friends in a relaxed local setting. As you would expect, there is always a range of delicious cakes on offer too to accompany the chat and friendship.

For their October Meeting, Snappers, our photography group, went to Godolphin Woods to take photos of Autumnal colour. Despite the gloomy weather, the photos really captured this beautiful season.

Members were delighted to welcome Trevor Smitheram back to The Murley Hall for this month’s meeting. Trevor is a local historian and the president of Hayle Old Cornwall Society, with an amazing knowledge of our local area. His moving talk was accompanied by photos, videos and personal stories about Rick Rescorla, a Hayle man, whose selfless actions saved around 2700 people from the World Trade Centre.

You can see more about Trevor and his talks on his website: https://cornishtrevor.org/