Those of you who have been following the Plant Britain campaign on the BBC’s Countryfile, will know how important it is to get the nation planting trees! The Woodland Trust wants to make sure everybody in the UK has the chance to plant a tree. So they are giving away hundreds of thousands of trees […]

Wilcove WI President Su Hillman proudly shows off the book which has been published to celebrate Wilcove’s 70th birthday last year. Entitled Good to Share, the book includes items of local interest and history, reminiscences by members, creative writing and recipes – all contributed to share with others. It has taken several years to collect […]

CFWI’s Climate Ambassadors are holding a competition that allows WI members to support the “Show the Love” campaign this year. Demonstrate your commitment to combat climate change and protect all you care about by creating a window display or drawing/painting/crafting a design for a window. Send a photograph of your window display or design to […]

An opportunity has arisen within the Cornwall Federation of Women’s Institutes for a Secretary/Office Manager to lead a small team who support the Chairman, Board of Trustees and members of the Federation. The post will become available during May 2021 and the successful candidate will currently work 3 days per week (24 hours) rising to […]

Here’s a great project for you to work on while you’re stuck in lockdown! Get your creative juices flowing and write a piece for the Lady Denman Cup Competition! This year’s theme is: “Let me show you what a woman can do!” The Lady Denman Cup Competition 2021 will be held in partnership with the […]

CFWI Climate Ambassador Pippa Stilwell brings us the following review of A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough. Sir David Attenborough was born in 1926. He has spent his life exploring the wild places of our planet and making films about the creatures that live […]

Once again, we find ourselves in lockdown. The office at Chy Noweth is now closed, with staff members working from home. Post and emails are being monitored, so please don’t feel you can’t get in touch if you need to. And, of course, the Board of Trustees continues to meet regularly via Zoom, as do […]

Crowlas & Ludgvan WI would like to extend an invitation to all WI members in Cornwall to attend our January monthly meeting via Zoom. Our guest speaker promises to be really entertaining, and we’d love to share the evening with you all! We’ll be welcoming Newcastle-based drag queen Miss Crystal P Enigma. She will be […]

Frances Townsend, a member of Betjeman Belles WI, writes to us to say: I served in the Women’s Royal Naval Service during the 1970s and joined the service at HMS Dauntless, Burghfield, near Reading. This was a Part 1 training establishment but only for the years 1946-1981. During this period, 40 Divisions ( classes) per […]