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Withiel WI
Ladies have a look at Withiel WI programme and see if anything appeals to you: June Visit to Tremore Farm Dairy July Emma Hughes speaker about the tyrant king Henry…
Striding Out
Erica is still recovering from a broken leg, so here is an essay she wrote last spring: Having waited for what feels like an eternity to get out and have…
March WI meeting
Judy welcomed members and visitors and went on to introduce our speaker, Norman Trebilcock, who, for many years was a paramedic as well as a marathon runner, fundraiser and all-round…
Withiel Parish Council Report 5th March 2025
All Councillors were present and were joined by five members of the public and Cornwall Councillor Mrs. Jenny Cruse. One member of the public complained that the quality of resurfacing…
Striding Out
It had been tricky to find somewhere reasonably dry to walk so I decided on a route which involved coast and roads, so off we went to Polzeath and parked…
Withiel Parish Council Report February 2025
There were apologies from Cornwall Councillor Mrs Jenny Cruse. Her report is shown in full in the minutes of the meeting – https://withielparishcouncil.org.uk/category/minutes/ She said that Storm Darragh had caused…
Withiel WI
Our president, Judy Lobb, introduced her daughter Rebecca as our speaker for the February meeting. Rebecca is a Year 6 primary school teacher at Trevisker, near Newquay. It turned out…
Withiel WI
It was good to all meet up again after the Christmas break and we started our year with a most interesting meeting. Our speaker was Sonia Shipman who gave a…
Withiel WI
I can’t believe just how quickly Christmas comes around each year and one of the highlights of the festive season is our WI Christmas lunch. Fifteen ladies gathered at the…
Striding Out
With a few fine days and the forecast looking good, I drove down to Mullion and parked in the National Trust car park at Gunwalloe Church Cove. While several dog…
Striding out
I managed to get out of a hospital appointment in Treliske before midday so I took the opportunity to do a half-day walk from Trelissick. With a remarkably dry spell…
Bingo night
At the end of October the Withiel Social Group organised another Bingo night which was very well supported, with people coming from a wide area. There were some excellent prizes…
Recognition for the RVP
Ruthern Valley Players have received recognition at the annual Awards Night organised by the Cornwall Drama Association (CDA). The Association attends and assesses more than 60 amateur dramatic productions…
Christmas quiz
Simon Malloni will be hosting one of his ‘sevens’ quizzes at the village hall on FRIDAY 13th DECEMBER 2024. Maximum team size is four players and doors will open at…
Striding Out
September can so often be one of the best months of the year and this year the beginning of the month really was fabulous so, with the weather forecast for…
Withiel WI celebrates a big birthday
In October 1949 Withiel WI held its first meeting in the church room and has met once a month ever since, making us 75 years old, quite an achievement considering…
