A SPECIAL ‘Treat Yourself Day’ was held recently by the members of the Marshgate WI.

Members worked hard to set up their Treat Yourself Day, the brainchild of president Liz Long, aiming to raise money for a good cause, but also to have a really enjoyable day.

What could be better than a whole day of retail therapy in a nice warm hall, with a big choice of stalls to visit and a refreshment area serving delicious cakes and coffee?

The hall was certainly decked with colourful bunting and packed with stalls.

Headliner at the event was Cornwall’s well-known colour consultant Clare Greenwood, who was there to advise punters on how to achieve their best look, and arrived with her colourful display of fabric swatches and scarves.

Other attractions included jewellery, craft items, silk scarves and gifts, woollen goods, preserves and beauty products, and those in attendance could enjoy a facial or have their fortune told by a Tarot reader.

A huge raffle was held, and many visitors took part in the tombola at the event, which was planned as a recruitment and profile-raising exercise for the WI, but also to raise money for Cornwall Air Ambulance, who sent a teddy bear as a raffle prize.