Whilst
we all know that we are fortunate to live in this lovely part of North
Cornwall, it can be easy to take things for granted and sometimes it takes a
special event to remind us how lucky we are!
The
March Memory Cafe was one of those occasions: we were joined by members of
Crantock W.I. who came along to tell us about the ‘Hedge Project’ which they
had been involved with over the past twelve months. Doesn’t sound very interesting? – well,
you’re wrong! The project group has been
exploring two contrasting sections of Cornish hedge month by month, one on the exposed
cliffs of West Pentire and the other a part of a field boundary near Penpol
Creek. The range of flora and fauna
which they discovered was extraordinary and the way in which they presented
their findings showed the range of talented people we have living in the
village.
We
were all fascinated to hear about their work which was displayed through maps,
photographs, paintings, botanical illustrations, embroidery and poetry, all beautifully
presented as an entry for a W.I. competition in which they came second in the
County – we couldn’t believe they didn’t come first!
The
cafe volunteers complemented the presentation with floral table decorations,
nature-inspired puzzles, a ‘Nature Table’ of numerous artefacts and items
linked with the coast and countryside and plenty of books to browse through,
all of which stimulated thoughts and memories of our beautiful surroundings.
After a lovely tea, there were ‘memory board’ quizzes on wildflowers, birds, insects and amphibians which challenged everyone’s memories (including our W.I. visitors!) and the afternoon ended with a sing-along of some hits from the 1950s.
With
thanks given to our visitors, everyone was reminded of the next Memory Cafe
meetings, which will take place on Monday 4th April and Monday 18th
April in Crantock Village Hall from 2pm. New members are always welcome and we
are open to anyone concerned about memory loss, with their carers. For more information ring Di on 01637 830544 or Joan on 01637 831347.
