As part of the WI’s No More Violence campaign, NFWI is asking WI members to take part in the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence from 25th November – 10th December. On 9th December at 6pm, NFWI is asking WI members to hold a candlelight vigil from their homes and share photographs on social […]

To avoid a period of inactivity and the blues that can result from limited social contact, Boscastle WI has created a surge of options to engage members, some of which spilled over into the community. First and foremost was getting on board with Zoom meetings early in the first lock-down. Very quickly the WI decided […]

There may not be many visitors to Chy Noweth at the moment, but at least Steve turned up to help Barb and Sue decorate the tree. The regular carol singers came along, too.  

Mawnan WI Book Club (MBC) was launched a month ago in response to the request from members to set up a book club. Eleven avid readers attended the inaugural meeting on Zoom – probably the first time that most of the members had been in a virtual book club. They began by talking about what […]

The 2020 Photography Competition, organised by the Combined Arts sub-committee, has, as with so many aspects of life, been disrupted by Covid. However, photographer David Chapman judged the entries during lockdown and his overall judgement was that there was a very high standard this year, so thank you to everyone who entered and congratulations to […]

The SeaGirls WI and other local organisations and businesses were delighted recently to receive a letter from Colonel Edward Bolitho OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall, thanking them for the tremendous volunteering work they carried out during the first lockdown. The SeaGirls WI played an integral part in the St Minver Community Support Group, initially set up […]

The December 2020 / January 2021 issue of County News is now available online! You can also access application forms for upcoming CFWI events by clicking on the County News tab at the top of the page.

A small group of members of Hayle WI have worked in pairs during 2020 to maintain their flower bed on Penpol Terrace in Hayle. Carefully following Covid-19 government guidelines, they have planted, weeded and tweaked in all weathers. Now the fruits of their labour are there for all to see, and have resulted in encouraging […]

In late September, SeaGirls WI members were lucky enough to be invited to join the Bodmin Gaolbirds WI for their October meeting (by Zoom of course!), which included a ‘painting with coffee’ session. Members were advised to gather the required materials beforehand: thick paper, paintbrushes, small cups, boiling water and instant coffee. Coffee ‘paint’ is […]

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