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happy hrisma Inside This Issue ... Meet Your New Trustees Page 3 Royal Show 2021 Schedules Page 4 Explore the Moor: Minions Walk Page 5 Floral Art: Back toCounty Basics News • December/January 2021 • CornwallPage Federation 6 of WIs 1 NOTES FROM THE BOARDROOM Diary Updates respectable social distance; and we still, if we are being honest, DEC 2020 / JAN 2021 buy that extra pack of toilet DIARY DATES 20 January 2021 – Annual Federation Office rolls or bag of flour just in case. Meetings Made Easy Chy Noweth an Conteth Oh, my. How long will it last? 22 January 2021 – Annual Business Park, Threemilestone Answers on a postcard please. Truro TR4 9NH – T: 01872 272843 Meetings Made Easy Email: General Enquiries: 25 January 2021 – Annual [email protected] Now we are moving towards a Meetings Made Easy Federation Secretary: new year – 2021. I wonder what [email protected] that will bring – apart from DEC 2020 / JAN 2021 Accounts: cfwiaccounts@ Brexit but I won’t go on about CLOSING DATES btconnect.com that. Do you make New Year’s 14 December 2020 – Annual Reception: cfwireception@ resolutions? Did you know that Meetings Made Easy btconnect.com the ancient Babylonians are said 31 December 2020 – Social Website: http://cornwallwi.org.uk to have been the first people to Media Competition Facebook: www.facebook.com/ would like to start by wishing make resolutions some 4,000 31 December 2020 – CornwallFederationof Press Competition you and your families the years ago? I wonder what their WomensInstitutes 13 January 2021 – Heavenly happiest of Christmases. It’s wishes included – not to lose I Greenery/Falmouth probably not the way you were weight or to take out a gym 15 January 2021 – Family Office Opening Hours expecting to spend the holiday, subscription and actually use it, History Workshops 10am - 4pm but I hope we all look forward to I’m sure. Tuesday to Thursday better times ahead. I wish I could promise you all CANCELLED EVENT Federation Chairman I have been thinking back to new beginnings for the new year, Christmas Wreath Workshop Margaret Johnson Christmases past when we would but we have to have faith, think gather as a family, when Mum to the future and focus on the one and Dad would come to spend stable element we all have in our it with us while the children lives – the WI. DECEMBER 2020 were small and my Dad would BIRTHDAYS Federation Treasurer always come into the kitchen We all have to make a Chacewater WI, 85th Penny Picton whilst I was making brandy tremendous effort to keep going, Lezant WI, 95th Email: [email protected] butter and constantly tell me to support our members in St Issey & Little Petherick WI, 95th that more brandy was needed. whatever way we can, perhaps JANUARY 2021 County news editor He usually got his way – happy small groups of six at a time Helen Kestle days. Christmas has always could meet up for coffee and a BIRTHDAYS been important to me, and once chat. Many of us will be gathering Boscastle WI, 75th Treviscoe & Trethosa, 75th Email: [email protected] my children were grown up it around our computer screens to usually started with the young see familiar faces via Zoom and ones bursting through the door I am sure that if any of you need National Federation from University declaring that help with using Zoom we can of Women’s Institutes 104 New Kings Road, Christmas has begun now that help. There is always the phone - London, SW6 4LY Santa’s little helpers were here. a friendly call to ask if everything Tel: 0207 371 9300 One year they decorated the cake is OK is always welcome. Please Fax: 0207 736 3652 with snowdrifts and tiny penguins make a special effort if you have Email: [email protected] on skis and toboggans sliding members living alone or who are Web: www.thewi.org.uk down the drifts. If I remember unwell; a cheery call can make correctly there was even an igloo all the difference. Likewise if you © Shutterstock.com / Studio Romantic or two. Sadly, Christmas has are on your own don’t be afraid to Published by Cornwall Federation of changed and doesn’t seem to hold pick up the phone and make that Women’s Institutes the same appeal to me these days call. You can always phone me – but that is another story. It is very I’ll talk to anyone! COVER PHOTO sad to think that we won’t be able Deadline for inclusion to have our Carol Service or any We on the Board of Trustees in County News of our Christmas Lunches this are doing our best to come up Items to be sent to the Editor by year, but we will make up for our with ideas for events. Many of 12th of the month, two months prior disappointments just as soon as them are on hold for now but we to publication. No late entries can be accepted. Please send County News we are able to. are looking to the future very submissions to aware that we need to bring the [email protected]. I didn’t intend to but I think I Federation together, so let’s hope have to mention the dreaded it is not too long before we can Covid. Can you believe that we take up our WI lives fully and Designed BY have been suffering for almost meet up as and how we would Laura Lang 9 months? Sometimes it seems like. like forever and at other times it Do you remember what Christmas used to be like? Advertising seems hard to believe it has been Until then have the best Here are members of Pillaton Jayne Bailey - Tel: 01536 334219 so long. We wander about in our Christmas you can, toast the New masks and chunter about those we Year and stay safe. WI carol singing to raise funds for Cornwall Air Ambulance last see wandering about without; we year. We do hope to get those PrinteD BY still – being British – diligently With my best wishes, convivial and jolly times back queue outside shops, albeit at a - Margaret soon!

2 County News • December/January 2021 • Cornwall Federation of WIs NOTES FROM THE OFFICE FEDERATION MATTERS 200+ CLUB and Frogpool WI for 47 years. experience and skills to October winner of £52 – A For the past three years, I’ve help the organisation in FAMILY HISTORY family member of a member served as President. I have been whatever ways are needed. STUDY DAYS of Cusgarne & Frogpool WI married to Jess for 52 years and Friday 26 February and have a son and daughter, four Friday 26 March 2021 WELCOME OUR granddaughters, two grandsons CHY NOWETH AN NEWEST TRUSTEES! and we are expecting our first CONTETH We are delighted to have great-grandchild next year. I 10am-3:30pm appointed four new Trustees at worked as a hairdresser for 54 our October Annual Meeting. years and I still do the hair of Two more days learning As soon as possible, we’re sure a few friends. I live in Bissoe, how to research your family you’ll be seeing them around near Truro. I have always loved tree are planned for 2021. Cornwall at various CFWI being a WI member, and it’s Your tutor plans to provide events. In the meantime, here’s been a big part of my life. information on day 1 which you a chance for you to read a can then take away to help start little bit more about them: your tree before day two. The second day will examine what Hello, my name is Mary you have discovered and how Thompson (also known as to proceed from there. Ellen). I live with my husband Terry and dog in the hamlet of Anyone who has already Lamorick which is just outside begun their own research . I’m fairly new here and is hesitant about what in the South West and I have to do or where to look to loved the welcome you have enhance their information given me. I’ve been a member of will find the days interesting Gaolbirds since 2018, but bear in mind that we will although prior to moving here I be starting with the basics. was a member of Edwalton WI Hello, my name is Liz Baker I’m Wendy Fiander. I was a library in Nottinghamshire for over Under current Covid guidelines, and I am proud to be a member and IT manager at the University 20 years. I’m also a member of we are unable to provide of Trevone WI, near . of Chester for 18 years before we Rock Choir where I sing in the members with lunch or drinks Originally from Kent and after retired 6 years ago to Millbrook, basses. I enjoy the challenge of since the kitchen is out of a rewarding career in the NHS, an area my husband knows well learning new songs and then bounds, so you will need to we moved down to Cornwall 13 through naval training and family performing them at gigs such bring your own food and drink. years ago. I joined Trevone WI connections. Everyone is very as the Minack theatre. I play in 2015 and I have to say it has friendly and helpful here and walking netball with the Pandas Cost: £26 (for the been a wonderful experience. there are lots of opportunities netball team; it’s a good fun two day course) So many new friends, to get involved in a wide range team sport. Cooking is another Closing Date: Friday opportunities and fun, the of activities and to be part of pastime and I’m always on the 15 January 2021 support network is amazing. the community. It is lovely to lookout to try out different Further Information: have such a variety of beautiful recipes, especially vegetarian Jane Dover Also, I now have time to indulge landscape and countryside within and gluten free baking. my passion for horticulture and the local area. I joined Wilcove tennis as well as travelling and WI fairly soon after arriving in Then there is walking in the playing bridge. I look forward to Millbrook as a way of meeting countryside, and reading, but new challenges as a Federation more people, and found them to perhaps my favourite pastime Trustee; I have no doubt there be a strong and vibrant group. is watercolour painting. You’ve will be plenty! Hopefully I will I enjoy the speakers, the probably guessed by now that meet many WI members across friendships and the opportunities I’m retired! My son, partner the county whilst in this role to learn and be challenged, and and granddaughter live just and also help to promote the I am now their Secretary. a mile away so I enjoy seeing WI to the wider public and all them as often as I can. that is the best in being part of My hobbies are almost all this fantastic organisation. craft-based: sewing, especially The WI has always inspired me upcycling; knitting and crochet; with the opportunities it gives. screenprinting; and watercolour For instance, I was very painting. In common with lucky to be able attend the most crafters, I think, I have Centenary Garden Party at a long list of things I want to Buckingham Palace followed do, a lot of unfinished projects by the Annual Meeting in the and a large ‘stash’ of things I Albert Hall where the Queen Christmas Jumble

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County News • December/January 2021 • Cornwall Federation of WIs 3 MEMBERSHIP ROYAL CORNWALL SHOW “RENEWING ENCHANTED MATTERS TO ALL CORNWALL” 2021 SCHEDULES

What a strange year we have advance (not later than BARBARA REED TROPHY had. Just as we hoped that we 30 April 2021) for prior COMPETITION might be able to resume WI judging. (20 marks) (Organised by Home meetings, albeit with strict rules 4. A wall hanging using Economics and Craft and regulations, along came recycled materials, any sub-committee) The Rule of Six and threw us all ROYAL CORNWALL medium. This needs into disarray again! Fortunately, SHOW CUP to be removable for Make a cover, using a craft many of you have still managed to COMPETITION judging, so not a backdrop or crafts of your choice, keep in touch with one another, (Organised by Environment & please. (20 marks) for a mobile phone, tablet with some holding regular Zoom Public Affairs sub-committee) 5. A decorated keepsake or laptop using recycled meetings, and producing your box made from recycled materials and reflecting a own personal newsletters. WIs are invited to create a or salvaged material, any connection to Cornish life. staged exhibit reflecting the medium. (20 marks) We hope that committees have theme, using their skills and 1. Only one entry been keeping in touch regularly, imagination, which must Further Information: per member. especially Secretaries and those include the following: Jude Wood 2. All items must be new receiving your WI’s emails, and fit for purpose and because you are the lifeline that 1. Three individual, relevant to the theme. receives correspondence from identical savoury tartlets, FLORAL ART 3. All exhibits must be CFWI and NFWI as well as containing protein of COMPETITIONS made by the entrant. from your WI Advisers. County choice. Please remember (Organised by Floral Art & 4. All entries must be News has been back in full your entry has to last Gardening sub-committee) packed in a suitable circulation since October and for four days in an container and marked helps keep you up-to-date with often hot and humid 1. Cup with entrant’s name, all that is going in the County. marquee. (20 marks) 56cm x 56cm exhibit - WI and entry number. 2. A floral arrangement using “Nature’s Textures” 5. A label with the entrant’s Hopefully, you have all received bee-friendly, locally- 2. Smale Cup 10cm x number must be your issue of WI Life with the grown flowers and foliage, 10cm petite exhibit - attached to the item. shortlist of resolutions for 2021. plastic-free and without “Inspired by Nature” Please follow the instructions the use of Oasis/floristry 3. Penponds Cup 56cm Further Information: provided for submitting your vote. foam. Accessories may x 56cm exhibit - Alison Gribble Details are with your Secretary, be used. (20 marks) “Going Green” or contact your WI Adviser if 3. A piece of prose not 4. Pat Ward Novice you are not sure what to do. more than 300 words in Cup* 56cm x 56cm length, giving five ideas exhibit - “Going Green” See your WI Secretary for full We are rapidly approaching the on ‘Renewing Enchanted – Foliage only details and application forms. time for our Annual Meetings. Cornwall’. The prose to Closing date for all entries: Normally you would have been be mounted for display Further Information: Tuesday 31st March 2021 contacted by now to inform you at the Show may be Avril Woolcock if you were due a visit from a WI decorated, but a non- Adviser, but we are not in normal mounted text-only copy times. Please be patient and we must be submitted in will contact you to let you know what is happening when a final decision has been made. DENMAN

Now that members are not out and about so much through these winter months, we are a long time behind our drawn curtains, The staff at Denman are currently so do please look processing Denman voucher out for one another refunds and notice that there are and keep each some voucher purchases made by other smiling. WIs that have not been claimed. If your WI is still holding valid With very best Denman vouchers (i.e., vouchers wishes for a with an expiry date after 20 March peaceful Christmas 2020), please contact finance@ and a happy and denman.org.uk. You will need to healthy New Year. provide the voucher number and any bank account details so that - The Membership the refund can be made by BACS Support Team transfer.

4 County News • December/January 2021 • Cornwall Federation of WIs ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

EXPLORE THE MOOR: Further Information: from strongest to weakest. over £700 for our partner MINIONS WALK Anne Fenwick The federation delegates were organisation Clean Cornwall to Thursday 29 April / all sent the resolutions in help in the campaign to get rid Monday 10 May 2021 advance of the meeting and of single use plastic. CFWI is a MINIONS asked to look through them. member of the Cornwall Plastic 11am BAKER CUP NFWI chair Lynne Stubbings Pollution Coalition, a group of COMPETITION 2021 and Vice Chair Ann Jones more than 50 environmental conducted the proceedings. organisations, local marine The Baker Cup is a biennial conservation groups, beach competition open to all WIs in The morning was spent looking cleaning groups and marine Cornwall. It provides a great at all the proposals, discussing science experts, collectively opportunity for a group of at them and voting for the ones representing tens of thousands least four members of your WI to be discussed further in of people in Cornwall and to work together, exploring the afternoon. During the beyond. Their number one aim and preparing a report on the afternoon, the delegates were is to raise awareness of the chosen subject. The report asked for their opinion on the issue of marine litter and plastic should contain between 4,000 now whittled down list and pollution around our coastline. and 6,000 words, along with there was more discussion. any maps, illustrations, etc. Finally, they were able to decide The money we raised will appropriate to the topic. how they wished to vote on be used to support a current each resolution proposal. campaign and go towards The subject for 2021 is The The result was a shortlist education around single use Way Forward – Rediscovering of resolutions which was plastics and clearing up litter Footpaths. Full guidelines for then further scrutinised by in the environment. Will Paris, the competition are available on solicitors before you, the Project Manager of Clean Enjoy a guided morning walk the CFWI website. The winner members, saw it online and Cornwall, said, “We were so and discover some of the history will be announced at the 2021 in WI Life in November. Now touched by the donation and and mystery of this World Annual Council Meeting. it’s over to all of you to read impressed by the determination Heritage site on Bodmin Moor. up on the resolutions and vote of the women who completed Your guide will share with Cost: £8 per WI individually, so please do! the zip wire! Thank you so you some of the mining and Closing Date for much to everyone involved.” quarrying history of the area and Applications: Thursday 2019 CENTENARY its impact on the environment. 25 February 2021 ZIPWIRE FUNDRAISING This is also an opportunity to Closing Date for Entries see moorland flora and fauna. to be Submitted: Remember last year when The free afternoon offers many Thursday 27 May 2021 over 100 of us shot over the possibilities such as visiting Further Information: Anne biomes at the Eden Project ‘the Hurlers’, walking along the Fenwick on the Hangloose zip wire? River to Golitha Falls We had a lot of fun and raised or exploring Caradon Hill. or Jude Wood We will meet in Minions car park to start the walk, with a talk, at ANNUAL MEETINGS 11am. Public toilets are nearby, RESOLUTION SHORTLIST and Cheesewring pub and local SELECTION MEETING MADE EASY cafes are available for drinks and lunches. The circular guided Wednesday 20 January 2021 – walk will take about 1 ½ - 1 ¾ MILLENNIUM HOUSE, PENSILVA hours. The walk is over very Friday 22 January 2021 – CHY NOWETH AN CONTETH uneven ground so stout footwear Monday 25 January 2021 – CONNOR DOWNS WI HALL and all-weather clothing are recommended. There are no stiles but the walk would not How do you feel about your WI is unable to meet in person be suitable for any members Annual Meeting, whether for your Annual Meeting. with mobility concerns. We are you are an officer or not? Unfortunately, we will be offering a choice of dates, and all Even if you have a WI unable to provide refreshments social distancing requirements By now you will all have seen Adviser attending your unless Covid-19 guidelines and maximum numbers the resolution shortlist for the Annual Meeting, there is change, so please bring your allowed will be adhered to. coming year. E&PA member still a lot to do to make sure own thermos of tea or coffee. (For members coming from Pat Paxton attended the NFWI everything – including your west of , we may be Resolution Shortlist Selection election - runs smoothly. Cost: £8.50 per WI (which able to arrange transport to Meeting as a delegate via can be paid from WI funds) Minions from a train arriving at Zoom in October. Over 50 These workshops will give Closing Date: Monday station by 10:30am.) resolutions were submitted you the opportunity to iron 14 December 2020 which are carefully scrutinised out any queries you may have Further Information: Cost: £6 by NFWI staff before being and to gain new ideas. We will Kathy Reed Closing Date: Thursday viewed by the selection panel. also be discussing ways to 18 March 2021 The submissions are then graded proceed in the event that your

County News • December/January 2021 • Cornwall Federation of WIs 5 FLORAL ART AND GARDENING

HEAVENLY GREENERY Cost: £16 recent winner of Best in Show or what the judges were Wednesday 24 Closing Date: Wednesday in the Flower Tent at the Royal looking for? Edna will give us February 2021 13 January 2021 Cornwall Show, as well as a ideas and inspiration – she FALMOUTH METHODIST Further Information: Abigail great demonstrator. She will is a qualified NAFAS judge CHURCH Kirby Harris create various arrangements and a recent winner of Best 10am-3:30pm without using Oasis, and then in Show in the Flower Tent at you will have the opportunity to the Royal Cornwall Show, as We are all create your own arrangements. well as a great demonstrator! keeping FLORAL ART BACK Full details will be sent to She will have details of the our fingers TO BASICS those who have been awarded schedules of upcoming shows crossed that Thursday 15 April 2021 places. Please bring a packed and competitions, as well as by February CHY NOWETH AN lunch but we do hope that by our own RCS competitions of next year CONTETH the time of the event we will of course. Please bring a we will 10am-3pm be allowed to offer welcome packed lunch but we do hope be able to drinks and biscuits - more that by the time of the event host this details nearer the time and, we will be allowed to offer postponed planned event in of course, all Covid-19 welcome drinks and biscuits Falmouth. Elizabeth Doidge guidelines and regulations – more details nearer the time will meet us in Falmouth will be strictly adhered to. and, of course, all Covid-19 Methodist Church for a further guidelines and regulations instalment of our Heavenly Cost: £16 will be strictly adhered to. Greenery series. Elizabeth can Closing Date: 1 March 2021 offer lots of valuable guidance Further Information: Avril Cost: £17 to all those interested in Woolcock Closing Date: Floral Art – at whatever level 10 February 2021 of expertise. We will hope to Further Information: see lots of you there. Numbers Come and join Edna Trudgeon Avril Woolcock will be reduced because of the for an inspiring day of Floral WINNING WAYS need for social distancing. Art! The schedule for the Royal WITH FLOWERS Please bring a packed lunch Cornwall Show Cup competition Thursday 25 March 2021 and your own equipment requires the flower arrangement CHY NOWETH AN and materials. You are to use no floral foam or other CONTETH welcome to take home your artificial material – so if you 10am-3:30pm own masterpieces, but the wonder how on earth this Come and join Edna Trudgeon chapel would also appreciate could be possible, then this for an inspiring day of Floral and enjoy any which you workshop is for you! Edna is a Art! Have you ever wondered care to leave there. qualified NAFAS judge and a what on earth a ‘theme’ meant

GREEN CORNER

CAREFUL SHOPPING • Store food at the correct used in cakes, smoothies require TO HELP REDUCE temperature (0-5° or mixed with other unblemished FOOD WASTE C in the fridge) and soft fruits in crumbles, ingredients. rotate your supplies to pies or puddings. Added spare The pandemic has changed the use in date order. • Breakfast cereals and mushrooms, way that we shop, sometimes • Freeze what is left over and biscuits that have lost pieces of for the better, sometimes for think imaginatively rather their ‘crunch’ can be added leek, squash, aubergine the worse. One of the biggest than just following recipes. to crumble toppings. and courgette can be problems that we need to • Try to keep a stock • Sour milk or yoghurt chopped and/or grated to overcome is that of food waste. cupboard of basics that makes the best scones! add texture and colour. This was highlighted just before can help you to use up • Make use of ‘free’ • Leftover sauces or soups the start of lockdown when leftovers from previous ingredients – freeze can be thickened to use in panic buying was evident, meals. These could include blackberries and windfall pies to bulk out smaller and a lot that was bought stock cubes, rice, pasta, apples. Also, apples portions of meat or fish. eventually got thrown away. tinned tomatoes and contain lots of pectin, Leftover fish added to In order to avoid waste, it is different types of beans. and apple juice is good for mashed potato/ sweet important to plan ahead. • Keep an eye out for setting strawberry jam. potato/ squash can make Here are some helpful those reduced items in • Hardened end pieces of great fish cakes. Add some

buying tips: the supermarket, but2 cheese and stale bread dried herbs for flavour. • Check what you already make sure that you do can be grated and frozen • Pizzas are a wonderful have and buy only actually use them up! for use as a topping on way of using up bits and what you need. gratins or in sauces. pieces of vegetables, cooked • Make a list and try to And here are some tips • Softer vegetables such as meat and cheese, and they stick to it. Do you really for using up leftovers: tomatoes can be added to can be a family-friendly need that BOGOF deal? • Overripe bananas can be sauces or soups that don’t way of preparing a meal.

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County News • December/January 2021 • Cornwall Federation of WIs 7 WI NEWS

A TV QUIZ FOR MAWNAN WI

Mawnan WI members took part in a quiz set by member Pippa to test their memory of TV programmes, past and present. There were a few old classics, but most were current programmes, regularly returning series or well-known one-off dramas. Pippa gave the first letter of each word in the programme title and also the number of letters in each word. So TGL 3,4,4 would give you THE GOOD LIFE. Over a week, participants agonised over the answers with four coming up with all 75 titles! Eighteen members submitted their scores. The winners were Steph, Pauline, Mary and Margaret. Taking advantage of the beautiful weather they gathered in The Square to receive their certificates.

WHAT’S COOKING IN THE VALUE OF WI got no clothes - they’ll go upstairs BODMIN GAOLBIRDS LADOCK? FRIENDSHIP IN PENPOL and find some. LAUNCH BOOK CLUB & POINT Thirteen WI members from When you’ve ordered a daily September saw the inaugural Ladock WI, Sticker WI and Penpol & Point WI President newspaper and realise as it meeting of the Bodmin Atherton WI in Lancashire Helen Gaches recently broke comes through the front door Gaolbirds WI Book Club. In experimented with their her foot. She would like to share that you can’t get there - they’ll order to keep to the Rule of first virtual Cook-In on the following in gratitude to all fetch it for you. 6 and social distancing, the Zoom. The recipe for of her WI friends: group met at The Callywith plum streusel cake was When the view out of your in Bodmin. Due to some of emailed to everyone, When You Most Need Your window is getting boring because the invited members being ingredients bought and WI Friends your bird feeders are empty - vulnerable, the first meeting then, armed with mixing When you’re out on a walk and they’ll fill them up again, and saw just three members bowls and other essential break your foot - they’re the deadhead your dahlias while attending. However they tools, the women baked ones who’ll get help and stay they’re at it. were determined to get the together. Everyone agreed with you all day while you get Book Club off the ground, that it was fun and the fixed up. When you can’t drive to get your no matter the numbers! The pictures assembled an hour pizza - they will, and stay and eat first book selected was The later were amazing. There When you live alone - but you’re it with you. Salt Path by Raynor Wynn, were also a few husbands not alone because someone will which gave the members and partners waiting in the phone you every day to see what When you’ve had to cancel your good discussion points. wings, as the cakes were you need. hair appointment - they’ll come Did they empathise with taken out of the oven. The and give you a home cut. the author and understand bakers are now waiting for When you’re now in the When you really need a good her decision to walk 630 their next session when downstairs bedroom but you’ve friend - they are there for you. miles with her husband they will attempt a fruity who had been diagnosed baked cheesecake. with a terminal illness? It certainly gave the women food for thought regarding the plight of homeless people. They discussed the food the book’s characters ate en route and wondered how they managed with limited funds available. The members thought about their own life-changing moments, and how they would feel if they lost everything.

8 County News • December/January 2021 • Cornwall Federation of WIs THE TALLEST The result was close but Lyn A PICNIC FOR ST NEOT SUNFLOWER IN Chapman was declared the MEMBERS MYLOR! winner with an amazing 10 foot flower. Congratulations In September, members of St Mermaids: Mylor & Flushing WI Lyn! Following on from this the Neot WI met for a picnic lunch members have been busy in their next challenge will be to grow a in the village Community gardens throughout lockdown daffodil bulb in a pot, and take Garden, the Doorstep Green. and the summer and are now a picture for judging. With so This was their first meeting enjoying the fruits of their hard many green fingered members, since the lockdown began in work. A sunflower challenge we are sure there will be some April, and they were lucky to went out to grow the tallest one beautiful blooms. hold it then as the Rule of 6 and proved quite competitive. restriction began the following week. The sun shone on the group, and they all said it was lovely to see and chat to each other.

FROM AWESOME distanced chat. Each week EIGHT TO SPLENDID the invited members changed SIX - KEEPING THE WI to try to ensure a different TOGETHER weekly mix and the meetings have continued even though A tea party on the village only six are now allowed in a playing field in the summer group. after the lockdown eased now seems such a long time ago. The members are very Nearly all the members of grateful to The Royal Oak for Perranarworthal WI managed letting them take over their to attend and, seated in garden marquee each week. groups, they were so hot they had to sit under the trees. It is a lovely memory of a truly odd summer. Once the regulations changed and as the weather changed too, they were welcomed by the local pub, The Royal Oak at Perranwell, to hold a coffee hour meet- up once a week. Originally a group of eight enjoyed the opportunity for a socially

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4. SAVE THIS MERC 10. SUCH TENTS

5. TINY PUSS ADUR 11. AVAST - A MINI FROST!

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10 County News • December/January 2021 • Cornwall Federation of WIs 5 reasons why people put off making a Will

ichard Pollock, Partner in Coodes Solicitors’ Wills, Your son or daughter is terrible with money Probate and Trusts team, says that people can put off 3 An adult child will divorce leaving you and/or making a Will for surprising reasons. R 4 them financially vulnerable The reasons why people do not make a Will are complex and wide-ranging. However, a number of my clients say Your successor(s) will wind up the business they have put off dealing with their Wills because of difficult 5 or family farm or sensitive family situations. Others tell me that their However, any experienced solicitor will be sympathetic and situation is so complicated and unusual that there is no way professional and is unlikely to be fazed by your concerns, of dealing with it. having dealt with similar situations many times. Rest assured, you are not alone – it is highly likely that an If you are dealing with a difficult family situation, this experienced solicitor will not only have encountered similar is in fact a very good reason for seeking professional scenarios, but will also be able to recommend the best estate planning advice, rather than avoiding it. Having an ways of addressing your situation through sensible estate appropriate Will in place is one way of taking control and planning. ensuring your inheritance plans reflect your situation and It can be a daunting prospect to speak to family members or wishes. a solicitor about concerns such as: For advice on these issues, please contact Richard Pollock in the Wills, Your surviving spouse or civil partner will Probate and Trusts team at Coodes 1 remarry/enter into a new civil partnership Solicitors on and disinherit the children 01566 770000 An adult child is ‘too influenced’ by their [email protected] 2 other half coodes.co.uk

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