Cury WI members, along with some partners,  enjoyed a lovely visit to Trewidden Garden near Penzance. Head gardener Richard Morton gave the group a guided tour with an interesting talk on the history of the gardens as well as describing the flora and fauna. The tour was followed by an excellent lunch at the garden […]

Being a CFWI Trustee is a varied job! I say job but, of course, we’re volunteers. One day you might be organising an event for members, another day handling budgets and another day baking cakes. Today, Trustee Penny Picton was busy planting up the wall at our headquarters at Chy Noweth an Conteth. Next time […]

For several years, Jan Creffield, Trevone WI Secretary, has been keeping scrapbooks to record most of the WI’s activities and events. These super and interesting books are great fun to browse through and and provide a visual record that shows how much the WI has grown and developed over the last few years. They will […]

Former CFWI Chairman and current Assistant Media Officer Sheila Goldsworthy writes a wonderful monthly WI column for The Cornishman. Here is Sheila’s March column: Spring has arrived with a deluge of WI events to both educate and in which to participate for our members. We are all invited to the Coffee Morning at Marazion Community Centre, on Friday 5 May,10am-12noon, […]

On Friday, 23 teams sharpened their pencils and their wits on a rainy afternoon at Ladock Village Hall, to compete for the annual Rosebowl Quiz. Through the rounds it was nip and tuck with South Hill WI triumphing in the final round. They notched up 91.5 marks – congratulations! Not far behind was last year’s […]

The deadline to send in your entry forms for this year’s Royal Cornwall Show competitions is fast approaching! Don’t get left out! Your entry forms must be in by 31 March. The Royal Cornwall Show Cup Competition is on the theme of ‘Our Green and Pleasant Land’ and is a great opportunity for a group […]

Secret Armies and underground bunkers: You’d be forgiven in thinking Pensilva WI members were hearing about events occurring overseas, but this all happened in the heart of Cornwall during WWII. The members were astonished to learn about Churchill’s Secret Army from guest speaker Adrian Wilton as he enlightened the women on the preparations that were […]

In early March, South Hill WI had a wonderful evening making Easter decorations. South Hill member Helen Squires provided the decorations and the base for the participants to add their own personal touches. They all left very happily that evening with beautiful decorative Easter arrangements!

You may have seen the article about Forest for Cornwall (F4C) which appeared in our March County News. The article gives information about the F4C target of planting trees on 8,000 hectares of Cornish land by 2030, and how WI members can get involved in helping to cherish and maintain this forest of young trees, […]

The resolution briefing materials for the Annual Meeting in Cardiff in May are now live on MyWI. Just as a reminder, the resolution going forward to the Cardiff meeting is ‘Clean rivers for people and wildlife’: Water quality in our rivers is shameful. Legally, designated bathing waters must be regularly monitored for pollution. The NFWI […]