You may remember us telling you about Crantock WI President Linda Hallwood and her selection as a wildcard contestant in the Landscape Artist of the Year competition on Sky television. Linda decided to donate the painting she created to Crantock WI’s Heli-Tea in aid of Cornwall Air Ambulance. The painting sold to Diana Lewis, a […]

Are your members passionate about the planet? The Great Big Green Week is happening between 18 and 26 September, and we all need to take action, and make our voices heard, prior to the vital COP26 Glasgow conference in November. Here is your opportunity to turn Cornwall green! Plan what your WI can do to […]

Over two days, 39 members from 10 WIs met to walk to The Cheesewring at Minions on Bodmin Moor. This walk was a CFWI event, organised by our Environment and Public Affairs Sub-committee. The weather could not have been better on the day, in fact, the women were happy for the slight breeze on the […]

Ladock WI has recently started a walking group, and members completed their first 3.5 mile walk in the beautiful countryside around Grampound Road. Jenny and Tracey are pictured clambering over one of the several stiles encountered on the walk.

Constantine WI members are having a busy summer! Their July walk was beautifully planned like an expedition: the ferry from Falmouth to St Mawes, then the ferry to Piece after refreshments, followed by a walk to St Anthony. It was the hottest day of the year … everyone was melting, and some even had to […]

Harrowbarrow & Metherell WI members gathered together last week on the hottest day in July. The meeting was only the second face-to-face meeting this year, and took place in Harrowbarrow and Metherell Village Hall Recreational Area. Members and prospective members were warmly welcomed by the President Joan Tall. The speaker was WI member Rose Claxton […]

The National Wildflower Centre is now based at the Eden Project and there are lovely fields of wildflowers that at their best right now. You are welcome to walk through the fields at no charge. To visit, park up in the Mango carpark at Eden, and stroll through the fields of annual and perennial wildflowers, […]

Crantock WI members have been busy. Last Wednesday, they held a clay poppy small group session. The members are making clay poppies to complement the knitted ones that have become so well known in the village on Remembrance Sunday. Crantock President Linda Hallwood says, “We don’t expect it will rival that of the Tower of […]

The WI is supporting The Climate Coalition’s plans for The Great Big Green Week. Running from the 18 to 26 September 2021, The Great Big Green Week will be a national week of events celebrating action on climate change. Communities across the UK will be joining together to celebrate local action on climate change and […]

WI Birthday Celebrations will take place on the week commencing 13 September 2021, and NFWI would like you all to join in the festivities! Afternoon Tea Treats NFWI would like members to share their recipes for Afternoon Tea treats; these will then be amalgamated and made in to a virtual album that will be made […]