Here at CFWI, we’ve received a number of enquiries from WIs and WI members about how and when to re-open their halls. Some of you belong to WIs that own their own halls, some of you serve on committees of your local halls and some of you just may be curious as to how this […]

Ladock WI’s first socially distanced Committee meeting was held by their Secretary’s beautiful lake. We’re not sure many WIs can boast such a lovely venue for their meetings!

Mermaids: Mylor and Flushing WI held a Decorated Stone Festival recently, open to all in the Mylor and Flushing villages. Stones decorated on the general theme of ‘Life’ were left outside homes and will be gathered up to be displayed next year in Tremayne Hall. On Father’s Day, the Mermaids gave away tea bags and […]

Over the years, many of us have signed up to the Climate Vision 10 Pledges. In Pledge 3, we undertook to educate ourselves about the science and impacts of Climate Change. There are plenty of good books out there, so we decided to read some and recommend the best and most accessible. Here are two […]

Like many WIs in Cornwall and across the UK, Downderry and Seaton have been meeting via Zoom. President Maura Swabey attended a Zoom course before signing up and joining; the subscription being paid for from WI funds. Members have been holding committee meetings, monthly meetings and a ‘ Not in the Pub’ social evening where […]

Do you remember last year’s Mass Lobby in Westminster, in which WI members displayed their wonderful temperature scarf, and joined 12,000 other Climate Coalition members to tackle their MPs about climate change? Westminster is a long way from Cornwall, but this year the lobby is virtual: We can ask our MP to join us and […]

The Mawnan WI Mask Mafia is ready for the lifting of the lockdown and a potential requirement to wear face masks. Following a video demonstration on Zoom by member Marian Saunders, which is now available on YouTube, the women raided their supplies of fabric reusing pieces from unwanted items in their wardrobes to make a […]

There are so many changes in the lockdown rules that it can get very confusing. Here is a helpful link to a Q&A on the Government’s website about where we are now, and who can do what.

Marhamchurch WI should have been attending a Group Meeting in Morwenstow in May but, of course, it was cancelled. The floral competition at the Group Meeting was to have been ‘A Floral Arrangement in the Bowl of a Tablespoon’. So this month, Marhamchurch members though they’d all have a go at home, using any flowers […]

If you tuned into Radio Cornwall last night, you’ll have had a double-feature of WI interviews! First, Kathy Reed, WI Adviser, Chairman of the Membership Support sub-committee and our own Denman Ambassador, was interviewed. Kathy talked about the role of WI Advisers at the Royal Cornwall Show and a bit about our Federation visits to […]