Mawnan Memorial Hall was a buzz of creativity when Mawnan WI hosted their Get Creative Craft Day – one of 1,638 events held across the UK in the week beginning 11th May. Get Creative started in 2015; it is an annual national celebration of everything creative designed to highlight the activities of community groups. Mawnan […]

Members of Trematon WI visited the former home of Lady Nancy Astor on Plymouth Hoe in commemoration of her inaugural year as the first female MP to sit in the House of Commons. It was a fascinating look into her life and how 3 Elliot Terrace has seen many famous and influential people under its […]

It’s in the bag! Litter that is. Members of Pensilva WI chose a lovely day to undertake their annual litter pick around the village. Comments from locals included “What a good job you are doing. Let us know when you are doing it again and we’ll join you!”

Christmas is coming! Falmouth Wl answered the call for 100! Their wonderful members knitted over 100 Christmas tree decorations to be sold at the Royal Cornwall Show next month. Well done to you all!

Jenny Richards poses here with her pedestal arrangement called “Look What Grows in My Garden” to demonstrate that it is not necessary to spend lots of money at the florist – or even the supermarket! – to create beautiful arrangements for your home, or in this case for your Parish Church. Members of Lanreath WI, […]

Pictured here are members of the Cusgarne & Frogpool WI committee, ready, willing and able to sell their wares at the annual Gwennap Street Market on 6th May. The table was groaning with the generous donations of different varieties of cakes and buns from all of Cusgarne & Frogpool WI’s members, and they quickly sold out, […]

A huge thank you goes out to all who attended Margaret’s Chairman’s Coffee Morning last Friday.  St Issey Village Hall was packed to the rafters with WI members! Members enjoyed coffee/tea and a wonderful array of cakes. Some bought cake to take home as well. Also on offer were a fabulous plant stall, second hand […]

The call went out to Cornwall’s knitters from Royal Cornwall Hospital’s Palliative and End of Life Team to help create a string of butterfly bunting that would stretch around the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance and St Michael’s Hospital in Hayle. Coads Green WI decided that they would rise to […]

Tywardreath WI were delighted to welcome Margaret Johnson, CFWI Federation Chairman, to their 80th birthday celebration. They were also joined by WI Advisers Yvonne Toms and Marilyn Leggat, as well as members from Fowey and Cuddra WIs. Tywardreath’s longest serving past members and Presidents Blanche James and Mrs June Brown, who have over 80 years […]

Just a quick reminder that tomorrow is our Federation Chairman Margaret Johnson’s Coffee Morning! It’s at St Issey Village Hall from 10am until 1pm. Come along and enjoy coffee, tea and lots of cake – both to eat, and to buy and take home. There will be the usual stalls – Tombola, a book stall, […]