It was the best place to be on a rainy Friday afternoon! Members from all over the county, including many familiar faces, gathered in Ladock Community Hall last week for the annual Rosebowl Quiz Competition, organised by Activity and Leisure sub-committee. There were many anxious faces as the results were announced, but congratulations go to […]

Carnon Downs WI’s Knit and Stitch group have been busy celebrating 100 years of the Cornwall Federation by knitting 100 hats for fishermen at the Seaman’s Mission; 100 baby coats, bonnets and booties for the Neonatal Unit at the Royal Cornwall Hospital; and 100 heart-shaped cushions for breast cancer patients at St Michaels Hospital in […]

Residents of St Breward village supported a Macmillan coffee morning on 28th September at which Fran Calver, who happens to be the President of St Breward WI, Braved the Shave. About £1,400 were raised. Here are the before and after photos! We think she looks gorgeous in her new look!

Penryn WI organised and ran the Penryn town’s ‘Flower, Produce and Craft Show’ this year. Encouragingly, entries were up on the previous year’s Show. Forty adults and 11 children exhibited 121 entries ranging from vegetables and flowers to photography and craftwork. The Mayor, Chaz Wenmoth, presenting the prizes, commented on the various displays filling Penryn’s […]

Please click here to read the October issue of the Clean Cornwall newsletter!

Chy Noweth an Conteth has joined over 23,000 other organisations across the UK to become a Refill Station! We are helping to keep thirsty people hydrated and to prevent millions of single-use plastic bottles at source.  What it means for us is that we have put up a Refill sticker on the glass door at […]

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 […]