This month’s ‘Inspiring Voices’ podcast episode is all about our WI members who swim – either in the sea or in pools! CFWI Chair Helen Kestle talks to members of Beaches and Cream Newquay WI and Gulval WI about their paddling adventures. You can listen to ‘Inspiring Voices’ on Spotify or on the CFWI YouTube […]

The July 2024 issue of County News has now been posted on MyWI and is available to be viewed or downloaded. We have lots of exciting events coming up! Happy reading!

Craftivism is a mixture of crafting and activism, and doing it with friends and like-minded people is enormous fun. On 12 June, Cornwall Climate Ambassadors joined forces with other members of the Cornwall Climate Action Network to organise a craftivism workshop in Redruth. This was a hybrid event, with craftivists joining in person and via […]

An enthusiastic group of green fingered members from Crowlas and Ludgvan WI met at Trevena Cross for an extremely interesting talk and tour from Team Member Graham. Graham explained about the best time of year to take cuttings, and which compost and nutrients are required for successful growing. The group also learned about the bore […]

Members of Trevone WI and their friends and families defied the wet weather to enjoy a fabulous evening with BBQ catering by The Eccentric Gentlemen and delicious desserts provided by members. This was followed by young and old bopping to the sounds of local group The Friday Night Band. Towards the end of the evening, […]

Former CFWI Chairman and current Assistant Media Officer Sheila Goldsworthy writes a wonderful monthly WI column for The Cornishman. Here is Sheila’s June column. June is always a very busy month for members, and this year in particular the organisational professionalism of our WI teams made two premier events so enjoyable for our members, with the NFWI Annual Meeting at […]

This year’s Annual Council Meeting at the Hall for Cornwall is going to be one to remember, so make sure you mark it in your diaries today! Application forms will be sent to WI Secretaries later this month, so keep a lookout for them. We are thrilled to announce that our afternoon guest speaker will […]

As you may know, in addition to awarding the Royal Cornwall Show Cup each year at the Show, we also conduct a Public Vote! This year we had record numbers of votes and the winning WI was Lanivet! Well done on a beautiful competition entry from one of our newest WIs! Second in the public […]

Last week, a coach full of happy WI members from Cornwall set off for the NFWI Annual Meeting in London. We arrived at our hotel in Kensington on Tuesday 4 June in the afternoon and members scattered to see the sights. Some went to see a show, others hit the museums and others met up […]

With apologies, here are the corrected results of the 2024 Royal Cornwall Show Cup Competition: ROYAL CORNWALL SHOW CUP COMPETITION 1st Ladock WI 2nd Pendeen WI 3rd St Neot and District WI 4th Betjeman Belles WI, St Breward WI, Lanivet WI and St Kew WI