Members of Torpoint WI recently enjoyed an evening of skittles with the Torpoint Bowling Club! Fun was had by all!
Author Archive: Cornwall Federation of WIs
Beaches and Cream Gets into the sWIm
Last week, Beaches and Cream WI’s sWIm group met to celebrate a member’s birthday. They swam around Newquay harbour before heading ashore to enjoy birthday cake and a hot drink. The members said they could definitely start to feel the freshness in the air. No mention was made of the icy cold water!
A Day Out for Bodmin WI
Bodmin WI had a long-awaited day out to Rosemoor Gardens at Torrington last week Twelve members attended, and all enjoyed spending time together in the beautiful weather, mooching about the gardens, having some nice eats and exploring the lovely shop – everything WI members love!
Grampound WI at the Fete
Grampound WI had a stall at the Grampound Village Fete last month. Here are some of the lovely items they had on offer.
A New Gleaning Network in Cornwall
After watching a Simon Reeves television programme highlighting food poverty, Holly Whitelaw established the Cornwall Gleaning Network. What exactly is gleaning? It’s a system in which volunteers connect with local farmers to harvest surplus fruits and vegetables that would not be sold or eaten for various reasons, and then redistribute those surplus fruits and veg […]
Wilcove WI Goes on a Treasure Trail
Wilcove WI’s well-established treasure trail group welcomed two new members on a bright and sunny day in Totnes. This particular hunt included a lovely riverside walk through woodland and a great degree of head scratching at some of the more difficult clues. Luckily, the members managed to solve all the riddles – otherwise they might […]
High Spirits for Coads Green WI
Last week, members of Coads Green WI were joined by four members from South Hill WI on a visit to the newly established English Spirit Distillery at Treguddick Manor, near Launceston, for an introductory tour and guided tasting experience. The English Spirit Company was founded by former biochemist Dr John Walters at Great Yeldham Hall […]
What Faery Dust Can Do
As part of the 2021 Chy Noweth Show competition, WIs were asked to create an exhibit on the theme of ‘Renewing Enchanted Cornwall’. One of the components of the exhibit was a piece of prose. As you all know by now, Illogan WI won first prize in the competition, and we are reproducing their wonderful […]
Poppies in Wilcove
Members of Wilcove WI have been busy sewing hand made poppies onto a net for Remembrance. These poppies have been lovingly created by many Wilcove WI members throughout lockdown as a worthwhile project for the town, and will be on display at St James Church.
WI Subscriptions, 2022/2023
NFWI has now released the WI subscription rate for 2022/2023. There is to be no increase on the current year, which means the full membership subscription amount will remain at £44. Subscriptions are due in April 2022. The distribution of the 2022/2023 subscription is: New members joining the WI from April 2022 for the first […]
