Pictured here are the women of Morwenstow WI modelling the stunning scarves they decorated at a recent silk scarf painting workshop run by Karen and Michael Watkins.

Trevone WI celebrated its 90th birthday with a party earlier this month for members past and present, along with special guests CFWI Chairman Margaret Johnson and WI Adviser Kathy Reed. A stunning cake was made for the occasion, cut by two of Trevone’s oldest members present, assisted by Margaret. Members supplied a wonderful buffet lunch, […]

Take 21 WI stewards. Take Truro, a Cathedral City, and take a Cathedral. Take 100 primary school children with climate banners and placards marching through the city with their teachers and parents, stewarded by WI members. The children process into the Cathedral, past a congregation which fills the nave, to the sound of the Cornwall […]

It was hard to imagine sailing on the Helford River in the summer sunshine when Mawnan WI met for their November meeting to hear about the work of a Mawnan based charity, the Helford River Children’s Sailing Trust. Charles Richardson, the Chair of the Trust, who lives in the village, had some lovely photographs of […]

Crowlas & Ludgvan WI will be hosting a five-corner craft day at St Piran’s Hall, South Road, Goldsithney, on Saturday 7th March 2020 from 9:30am to 3:30pm. Participants will be able to choose two crafts from the following: Painting with oils – imagine yourself at the seaside painting your own individual scene Chicken scratch – […]

Last year, we told you about members of Constantine WI volunteering to help restore the footpaths in the Bosahan Community Woods in Constantine. Well, they’ve been back at work, this time contributing to the second phase of the footpath restoration, logging up over 400 volunteer hours and restoring 500 metres of paths. The women worked […]

On Wednesday 11th December, Trevena Tintagel WI will be holding a Christmas carol service at Tintagel Methodist Church at 10:30am. This will not be the standard Nine Lessons and Carols, but a lighter way of looking at Christmas, with readings, sketches and carols. It is entitled ‘The Trappings of Christmas’, looking at what people think […]

Twenty-five happy WI members got together at Chy Noweth last Thursday with Barnoon Workshop experts for a day of plastic fusion and jewellery-making with little treasures and resin, and creating beach find mobiles. The women used everything from shells and driftwood to found broken jewellery and net fruit bags. It was great fun and they […]

A lovely day was had at Marshgate last Wednesday at the Christmas Craft Corner Day. Members had the opportunity to make angels made from old sheets of music, sugar paste penguins, knitted angels, fabric angels, cut out cards and Santa heads. Some WI members tried a craft they had never attempted before and thoroughly enjoyed […]

If you’re interested in becoming a Climate Ambassador, you can help NFWI by filling in this survey. It will help NFWI plan training for Climate Ambassadors by asking for feedback and opinions about future training and events. The survey should only take about three minutes to complete. The survey will close on 20th December. Thanks […]