The NFWI Craft Committee is looking for a WI member to make an item of lace which will be mounted onto a card and sent to Buckingham Palace in celebration of the Queen’s 93rd birthday in April 2019. For your reference, click here for guidelines giving further details of the requirements for the card. If you […]
Author Archive: Cornwall Federation of WIs
Grampound WI are Big Winners!
It was a great weekend for Grampound WI! Here they are holding the trophies they won at this year’s Grampound Carnival. Members won the cup for Best in Class and also the cup for Best Overall Entry for their float called ‘100 Years of Suffrage’. Congratulations to all at Grampound WI!
Hayle WI Four-Corner Day
Hayle WI would like to invite all to on an upcoming four-corner day to be held on Saturday November 17th at St Erth Church Hall from 10am until 3pm. The crafts on offer will all have a Christmas theme: 1) Christmas willow star 2) Raggy Christmas wreath 3) Felt Christmas tree decoration 4) Beautiful Christmas […]
Bude WI in WI Life!
Have you all spotted the fabulous women of Bude WI in the pages of this month’s WI Life? If not, check out page 11. Well done to Bude WI!
A Visit to Cornwall Air Ambulance for Newquay WI
Members of Newquay WI enjoyed an informative afternoon with Barbara Corbett, at the Cornwall Air Ambulance HQ in August. A total of £111 was raised from donations and a raffle and the cream teas were much enjoyed too. Please contact Barbara if you’d like to arrange a visit for your WI.
Sensory Trust Dementia-Friendly Walks – and Volunteering Opportunities
The Sensory Trust is a leading authority on inclusive and sensory design. Through the use of nature and the outdoors they aim to improve the health and well-being of people living with disability and health issues, their families and carers. The goal is to make the outdoors accessible and enjoyable for all people, regardless of […]
Home ‘Admin’ Service Available
Age UK would like to introduce a new Home “Admin” Service which may be of benefit to WI members aged over 50. The service is designed to alleviate any anxiety and stress that can come when organising paperwork at home. The service aims to make sure the bills are paid on time and a person’s […]
‘A Room of Our Own’ for Women’s Book Collection in Penzance
An important collection of books and papers about and by women in Cornwall has finally found a home at Penzance’s Morrab Library. In 2012 a campaign called “A room of our own” – inspired by Virginia Woolf’s seminal feminist essay – was launched to find a new permanent home for the Elizabeth Treffry Collection on […]
A Sumptuous Celebratory Tea Party for Veryan WI
As part of their Centenary Celebrations, Veryan WI held a tea party in June at Elerkey Guest House and Coffee Shop. In tribute to the WI’s founders, members wore dresses, hats, gloves and pearls. Members were joined on this special occasion by Yvonne Toms, their WI Adviser. The women were welcomed with a glass of prosecco […]