Recently, some members of our Board of Trustees underwent a day of Food Safety & Hygiene training. The goal of the training was to achieve certification for the HABC (Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance) Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering (QFC). This certification will ensure that any of us preparing or handling food for […]

My name is Heather Godwin and I am President of Pett WI in East Sussex: our WI is 101 years old! I originally come from Exeter. I’m hoping the WI spirit will spring to action in the South West and so I am asking for your help: I have for some time been following on […]

What does it mean to you to have the same democratic rights as everyone else?  Register now to take part in #EqualiTeas this summer (18th June – 2nd July). It’s your opportunity to share, debate and celebrate women’s right to vote, over a cup of tea and slice of cake. Resources are available on their […]

To commemorate 100 years since the passing of the Representation of People Act 1918, giving women over 30 in the UK the right to vote, the NFWI has been invited to take part in the ‘PROCESSIONS’ project, organised by Artichoke, 14-18 Now and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England. The PROCESSIONS […]

Our Activity and Leisure Sub-Committee are hoping to develop Walking Netball in Cornwall.  If you would be interested in taking part, please let us know.  Just a quick email from your WI to Sandra Buck letting us know roughly how many of your members would like to give it a go would help enormously. Contact […]

St Neot WI members supported the #ShowTheLove campaign this year by sharing their green hearts at the village pantomime, with a display of the hearts in the village shop. They were able to spread their message about climate change to their wider community and help get the word out that we can all make a […]

Launceston Show will be held this year on Thursday 26th July. The theme for the WI Corporate Entry this year is ‘Women at War’, which is to include two craft items, two cookery items and a floral arrangement. There are also novice classes and individual classes for crafts, cookery, preserves, flower arranging and photography, as […]

Today is the start of Lent and a lot of us are geared up with our paper grocery bags, reusable bottles and reusable coffee cups to give up as much plastic as we can – particularly all that avoidable throw-away stuff we collect every day. It will be a bit of a faff, but well […]

Using no more than 500 words (excluding main title, but to include diary date if used), the Lady Denman Cup Competition 2018 invites members to write a diary extract based on the day that changed their life. Entrants must submit 4 copies of their entry, typed if possible, on A4 paper to CFWI.  Please do […]