Last Monday, 60 members of Bude WI had a wonderful treat, their very own and exclusive fashion show. This was held at Wroes in Bude, courtesy of their directors, Andrea, Ron and Derek Ball. The gorgeous models were all WI members: Ruth Petherick, Julie Grice, Teresa Tibbets, Beryl Vickery, Elizabeth Barker, Margaret Burch, Jeanette Orr […]

The North Cornwall Book Festival is being held this year at St Endellion near Port Isaac on 12th and 13th October 2019. Some fantastic authors will be there, including Deborah Moggach, Raynor Whinn, Michael Morpurgo and John Boyne. Tickets are remaining for a few speakers whom you may be interested in: Cornish-born political legend Barbara […]

To help celebrate the Centenary of the Cornwall Federation of WIs, members of Carbis Bay WI planted over 100 bulbs St Anta Parish Church in Carbis Bay last week. What a lovely way to mark a very special year!

We have had a message from Valerie Hughes, President of Sutton WI in the Norfolk Federation regarding a pen pal project. Valerie began the project to help link WI members, particularly those who may feel lonely. Valerie suggested the pen pal project for people, like herself, who enjoy writing, those who don’t have internet access […]

Pictured here is gorgeous friendly Combo, photographed on a recent trip to the Flicka Donkey Sanctuary in South Cornwall, organised by our CFWI Environment & Public Affairs sub-committee. Combo is flanked by event organiser Hilary and brilliant Flicka tour leader Beth. The sun shone for the group as Beth introduced them to all the donkeys, […]

Yesterday, Truro Cathedral was filled to the rafters with WI members for a service marking our centenary. The service, which commenced at 2pm, was preceded by a parade of WI members proudly carrying their WIs’ banners.  The weather was kind to us as the rain held off while the parade of banners processed from Cathedral […]

Did you know that the Cornwall Federation is twinned with the Gwent Federation? Over 20 WI  members from Gwent are currently in Cornwall on a Fedeation holiday for a few days, based at the Kilbirnie Hotel in Newquay. This evening, CFWI Chairman Margaret Johnson and CFWI Vice-Chairman Helen Kestle were delighted to join the Gwent […]

Due to filming scheduling conflicts, Kate Humble has had to cancel her booking as our Annual Council Meeting speaker. However, we are delighted to announce that the special guest speaker will be food writer and chef Valentina Harris.  You may have seen Valentina on such television programmes as Inside the Factory (BBC2), Masterchef (BBC1), Ready, […]

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! Just click on the Easyfundraising logo or click here and you’ll be taken to CFWI’s Easyfundraising page. […]

The Two Moors Festival is the South West’s biggest celebration of classical music, and will be taking place from 11-20 October 2019. Now in its 19th year, the Festival brings together world-leading musicians, remarkable venues and the next generation of talent over nine days in October, across 28 events in 15 stunning locations. Audiences can […]