The February County News is now available on MY WI and through the link under Newsletter on the CFWI website.. WIs will be receiving the printed copies shortly. See what the Co-Chairs have been up to in Chairs Chatter and see all the details for future events.  

The WI TALK by Sheila Goldsworthy is now available in the Cornishman and other newspapers. The article is an interesting read about WI ideology and a brief history. It any members would like a copy please email apile@cornwallwi.org.uk

WI Climate Ambassadors in Cornwall were delighted to be nominated for a Cornwall Sustainability Award by Alex Forrester      from’Forest for Cornwall, with whom WI members have been working on the ‘WI Members Plant Trees’ initiative. We have also been helping to maintain some of the 800 newly planted trees at Penmount Crematorium in […]

Down through the years, the WI has always been enthusiastic about planting trees aided by the rhyming advertising slogan ”plant a tree in 63”, 73 and so on, in the decades, but now we’ve come to this year so perhaps it could be “Plant some more in 24”, because the CFWI and the Forest for […]

The December meeting started with a candlelit moment of reflection, as we thought about victims of domestic violence. We are supporting Refuge this Christmas and members have been making care bags filled with essential items. We have organised fund raising events to provide contents for the bags and have received donations from individuals in the […]

St Breward WI have successfully planted 3 more trees on 1 December 2024. With great thanks to committee member Cathy Glaser who co-ordinated the planting of 7 trees in total.

Following success of last year’s venture, Cury WI members made food item donations to the Helston Food Bank as part of their Christmas Celebrations. The donations were presented by the Cury WI President, Jenny and two fellow members, Rita and Ginny for the food bank to make up hampers.

To celebrate 100 years of Cury WI in 2015, the members created two flower beds close to Cury Village Hall. Originally, they were filled with donated daffodils, by 2024 the raised beds were falling into disrepair. With spades in hand, money raised provided new plants and materials, and designs donated by a local nursery. The […]

Under the tuition of Sticker WI member Sue Hill, the members showed their considerable artistic talents when they produce some beautiful Christmas table decorations.

Mermaids, Mylor and Flushing WI, have kept up their ‘Green’ momentum with several events this autumn. Firstly they held a second ‘Green Tabletop Eco Sale’ with stallholders from the local community groups selling preloved goods and also provided refreshments and a cake stall. This had been delayed from earlier in the year due to problematic […]