Ladock WI invites you to join them on Zoom to hear guest speaker Elizabeth Gowing on Wednesday 28 October at 7:30pm. Elizabeth is an experienced speaker and author, who lives in Kosovo, but is currently living in Cornwall. The title of this talk is Unlikely Positions in Unlikely Places: A Yoga Journey around Britain. Elizabeth […]

Have you booked your free ticket for our virtual ‘Not the Annual Meeting’ yet? This will be a great opportunity to hear from the Board of Trustees and some of our sub-committees. Not only that, but you’ll hear a lively and saucy talk from Hampton Court Palace lecturer Sarah Slater about Secrets, Scandal and Salacious […]

During lockdown, WIs have discovered a newfound appreciation for social media! For the past months, it’s been just about the only way for members to ‘meet’. All of this makes our Social Media Competition more timely than ever. Tell us how your WI has used social media to navigate the tricky waters of lockdown. Have […]

Have you noticed the Easyfundraising logo at the bottom of our web page and wondered what it’s all about? Easyfundraising is a way for you to help raise money for CFWI by doing nothing more than shopping online! It doesn’t cost you a penny. Now, more than ever, CFWI is experiencing the financial pinch of […]

Thirteen WI members from Ladock, Sticker and Atherton in Lancashire experimented with their first virtual Cook In on Zoom. The recipe for plum streusel cake was emailed to everyone, ingredients bought and then armed with mixing bowls and other essential tools the women baked together. Everyone agreed that it was fun and the pictures assembled […]

October is Black History Month, an event that has been celebrated in the UK for more than 30 years. The month was originally founded to recognise the contributions that people of African and Caribbean backgrounds have made to the UK over many generations. Now, Black History Month has expanded to include the history of not […]

Two of our CFWI Climate Ambassadors recently attended a virtual conference entitled ‘Right Tree – Right Place: Wild about Truro and Cornwall’. They found the content interesting and very informative about environmental issues. They learnt a lot about ecosystems and economic issues, and also some inspiring examples of initiatives in Cornwall with talks from farmers […]

In 2016, the NFWI developed a partnership with IAM RoadSmart which resulted in a number of successful driving events being held around the country.  Over a three-year period, over 1500 members took part in various driving experiences, all proven to help develop and improve women’s road confidence; from speed awareness, driving at night, motorway driving […]

Mermaids: Mylor & Flushing WI members have been busy in their gardens throughout lockdown and the summer, and are now enjoying the fruits of their hard work. A sunflower challenge went out to grow the tallest one and proved quite competitive. The result was close, but Lyn Chapman was declared the winner with an amazing […]

A twist was given to this month’s flower arrangements at Mawnan WI which, following National Poetry Day, were accompanied by poems. Some verses were written by members; others were chosen because they had particular memories attached to them. The task set was to create an all-round design in a long rectangular container focusing on a […]