International Women’s Day (IWD) is a day to celebrate the achievements and accomplishments of women, and also to educate and raise awareness about women’s equality, to call for positive change advancing women and to lobby for accelerated gender parity. Did you know that IWD is an official holiday in many countries, including Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, […]

NFWI has now announced two further speakers who will join us at the Royal Albert Hall in June. Both speakers will join Nazir Afzal for a special occasion in the WI calendar. Melanie Brown: ‘Fireside chat’ with Mel B We are thrilled to announce that Spice Girl, Broadway star, and abuse survivor Mel B (Melanie […]

What is the subscription fee for 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025? Your WI may be altering the amount you charge for the WI portion in line with the new flexibility policy. For more information on this, please see MyWI. When and how should WIs collect subscriptions? For the new subscription year that begins […]

Our annual Coffee Morning with the Chair is coming up on 10 May, and we are now pleased to announce there are two coaches available to get you there. One coach will be serving west Cornwall, and the other north Cornwall. You’ll be delivered to the Shire House Suite in Bodmin for the Coffee Morning […]

A new episode of ‘Inspiring Voices’, the podcast of the Cornwall Federation of WIs was published today. In this episode, Cornwall Chair Helen Kestle sat down with some members of CyberCats Virtual WI, Cornwall’s own virtual WI. The women, from Cornwall and elsewhere in the UK, talked about what it is that drew them to […]

The closing date to send in your application form to enter this year’s Royal Cornwall Show competitions is 31 March! We hope you’ll be entering! It’s a great way to unleash your creativity and work either with a group of WI friends (for the RCS Cup competition) or on your own (for the Barbara Reed […]

We are holding four FREE OF CHARGE Resolution Roadshows in April and would love to see you there! These events are scattered throughout Cornwall and we hope one of them will be convenient for you. If not, one of the sessions will be held virtually so you are always welcome to log in and join […]

The Cornwall Federation of Women’s Institutes is currently seeking a Finance Administrator. Please read through the following job description and person specification. Does this sound like you? Do you have a friend or family member who might be suitable for the position? If so, please forward a CV and covering letter to Federation Secretary, Julia […]

Former CFWI Chairman and current Assistant Media Officer Sheila Goldsworthy writes a wonderful monthly WI column for The Cornishman. Here is Sheila’s February column. Our Federation Chair, Helen Kestle, has some good news for us – CFWI will have a regular spot on CHAOS Radio. Many WI members are avid radio listeners so this will be a great advantage […]

Perranarworthal WI invites all to their Spring Fayre, to be held on Saturday 23 March from 10am to 12.30pm at the Perranwell Centre. It’s always a lovely morning out!