Last week, CFWI Chair Helen Kestle, along with 500 others, attended a webinar hosted by NFWI in honour of International Women’s Day. The ‘Women in Leadership’ event was for WI members as well as members of the Six-O group, which is made up of the six leading women’s organisations in the UK. The webinar offered members […]

The NFWI Shop is offering a 10% discount this week to help you all celebrate International Women’s Day. Simply use the code WOMENDAY at checkout. Click here to start shopping! The offer is valid from 8-15 March.

Bodmin Gaolbirds WI celebrated their 10th birthday. Pictured here is Gaolbirds President Sam Welsh with Marilyn Leggatt.

With spring so nearly here, Trevone WI enjoyed their last Winter Warmer of the season at Lewinnick Lodge, Newquay. Great food and excellent company made for a lovey afternoon. Thanks to Jan Creffield for all her hard work organising this winter’s programme.

After their Annual Meeting, members of Torpoint WI relaxed and had a go at fabric weaving, making découpage balls and a bit of simple sewing – of course, accompanied by tea and cakes.

Linkinhorne WI members have planted a cherry tree in the Jubilee Field, next door to the hall where they meet at Upton Cross, to mark their 90th birthday as well as the late Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee.

Gulval WI celebrated ahead of St Piran’s Day with a Cornish quiz, Cornish music and a pasty supper. Members enjoyed a thoroughly good evening, singing along to much-loved Cornish songs, and using their local knowledge, with a great deal of discussion and laughter.

At Veryan WI’s Annual Meeting this week, members were treated to a beautiful display of quilts. The quilts were made by some of Veryan’s own talented members or kindly loaned by members of the Roseland Quilters.

In November, exactly 100 years since a handful of Bude women decided to form a Bude Women’s Institute, 80 of their successors, with guests, joined together at the Falcon Hotel in Bude, to eat and celebrate the work of their WI. For 100 years the WI in Bude has inspired women with encouragement, friendship, workshops, […]

We have a lovely surprise for those of you booked to attend our International Women’s Day Afternoon Tea at the Penventon Hotel on Wednesday 8 March. Our guest speaker, Dr Lesley Trotter, has been working on a book and we weren’t sure whether it would be printed by Wednesday, but Lesley has just told us […]