Today, a coachload of WI members made their way to Dartmouth for our CFWI River Dart Cruise. We defied the weather gods and, despite a horrendous forecast, enjoyed glorious sunshine for nearly the entire day. Our able coach driver, Paul, got us to Dartmouth in record time, despite coming face to face with an assortment […]

Hayle WI was asked for help organising the refreshments for this year’s Gorsedh awards evening. Many delicious cakes were baked and were well received by the guests. On Saturday at the Gorsedh Ceremony, they sold more cake! It was a wonderful occasion for Hayle and the members felt very proud to be able to give […]

The WI tent at this year’s Holsworthy Show in August was non-competitive this year, but displayed the diverse interests covered by each local WI. The Week St Mary Bonaventures WI table showed the members’ many interesting talks, trips and events, as well as Zoom talks during lockdown, and was entitled ‘Not Just Jam and Jerusalem’ […]

This year’s Annual Council Meeting will be held at the Hall for Cornwall on Wednesday 26 October. We have some great guests and speakers lined up for the day, so you won’t want to miss this one! First of all, we are so proud to be welcoming Ann Jones, our NFWI Chair. Ann will speak […]

On a hot and sunny afternoon, a group of members of Crowlas & Ludgvan WI met up in Penlee Park, Penzance, to take part in a Photo Treasure Hunt with their Camera Club. With a route that took in gardens, parks, back streets and the Promenade, there were clues and photo hints to follow that […]

Red, white and blue was the theme for Fowey WI’s Platinum Jubilee celebration. Lyn Simms, Mayor of Fowey, and Councillor Ruth Finlay were guests of honour, along with HRH, of course. The beautiful cake was baked by member Hazel A’Lee, with members providing the buffet. It was a great afternoon, and was enjoyed by all.

We would love to hear from our members about what makes them proud to be a WI member. Do you love to be part of an organisation that brought about votes for women? Do you like to campaign on environmental matters? As a WI do you like to support local businesses and do your bit […]

The Penzance-based Hypatia Trust has launched a new website on women in Cornwall. The first of its kind, the Bibliotheca Cornubiensis Femina (Library of Cornish Women) hosts 615 profiles of notable women, past and present, and over 1000 of their unique works. The Bibliotheca Cornubiensis Femina (BCF) brings women’s lives and achievements from the margins […]

Members of Mermaids: Mylor and Flushing WI were delighted to host a lively, informal and interactive evening with Chris ‘Chilly’ Old, former first class cricketer who played for Yorkshire, Warwickshire and England. He is the husband of Letitia, one of the members of Mermaids: Mylor and Flushing WI, and kindly entertained cricket enthusiasts as well […]

Coad’s Green WI recently enjoyed a tour of the RAF Memorial Museum at Davidstow. David Keast, founder and curator of the Museum, is shown in the centre, with members of Coads’s Green WI along with husbands and partners.