To kick off their 75th birthday year celebrations, members of Mount Hawke WI gathered together at the Beacon Country House Hotel for a delicious cream tea. Joining them were their WI Adviser, Barbara Corbett, guest Jane Mills and also representatives from Goonhavern & District WI, Illogan WI and St Agnes WI. Mount Hawke President Hilary […]

Bodmin Gaolbirds WI said farewell to their current meeting venue at Bodmin Rugby Club by holding a gin tasting event for their August Social Meeting. Members, friends and husbands were invited and all enjoyed a great evening. The tasting was hosted by Marie and Mike. Mike gave a critique on all the gins served, which […]

After 16 months of not meeting up, members of Pensilva WI met on a damp and drizzly evening in August for a guided walk around Pentiddy Woods. The Pentiddy Woods project focuses on regenerative land management practices and low impact living, and has been designed using the ethics and principles of permaculture. Although the evening […]

Fourteen members of Grampound WI celebrated summer in style, enjoying a posh afternoon tea at The Cornwall Hotel in St Austell. This was the first face-to-face get together post Freedom Day and it was enjoyed by all who attended. Grampound’s members hope that they will be able to continue meeting up with no restrictions to […]

Torpoint WI members celebrated their first meeting since lockdown by enjoying a lovely summer supper provided by the new committee.  

Pendeen WI held its first craft and produce fair on Saturday 7 August. It was a brilliant success with both stall holders and the many visitors thrilled with the way the morning progressed. Tea, coffee and cake were served by the members and all reported how lovely it was to hear the happy chatter in […]

The Herefordshire Federation of WI runs a weekly Craft and Chat group which is on Zoom at 10.30am on a Monday morning.  They would like to offer all WI members the opportunity to join them. There are 10 sessions in each series which can be booked through TryBooking as a block of ten for £20, […]

Newquay WI held its first craft fair last week. Although there weren’t many customers, members felt it was a lovely sight to see what everyone had been up to during lockdown. The WI hopes to make the craft fair a monthly event, and we’re sure word will spread quickly! They are a talented bunch.

In June, Penpol and Point WI held two half-day botanical bundle dyeing workshops, led by Nina Ducker in her barn. Nina had prepared white silk scarves by washing them in pure soap and treating them with a mordant solution – which is an agent that binds fabric and dye. The members had all been asked […]

Constantine WI recently celebrated its 70th birthday at Trenarth Manor, home of Lucie Nottingham, with a superb communal lunch which a number of  new members attended, meeting other members for the first time. A beautiful celebration cake was made by 13-year-old Grace Vyvyan, granddaughter of Constantine WI member May Vyvyan. One of Constantine WI’s founding […]