Trevone WI’s Garden Group was formed in 2017 with just a handful of members who shared a common interest in gardening and the beauty of plants and flowers. The women began to share their knowledge and friendship kindled within Trevone WI. The Garden Group has now mushroomed and has 38 members, all as keen as […]
Author Archive: Cornwall Federation of WIs
Free Yoga Sessions
The CHAOS Group is offering free fortnightly yoga sessions in the Chaos Café Garden at the Recovery College. CHAOS (Community Helping All Of Society) spans a range of industries, from hospitality, health and beauty, agriculture and social care. They strive to offer a range of community services including creative media services, co-production and engagement tools. […]
A Rainy Linkinhorne Garden Party
Recently, members of Linkinhorne WI, along with partners and friends, attended a garden party at the home of member Viv, in her beautiful garden on the banks of the Lynher River. It rained, of course, but the members were undeterred and enjoyed Pimm’s, cake and tea in the rain! A raffle was held which raised […]
Book Review – Elegy for a River: Whiskers, Claws and Conservation’s Last Wild Hope
We know how to ‘do’ conservation. Conservation research is funded and there are lots of people willing to spend their time leaping into rivers, thrusting their hands into dens and burrows, or sitting up all night getting extremely cold and wet. We have the solutions to biodiversity loss … but we lack the funding and […]
An Invitation from Week St Mary Bonaventures WI
Week St Mary Bonaventures WI would like to invite all WI members to their July Zoom meeting, where they will be welcoming guest speaker David Chapman. David will be presenting a talk entitled ‘Wild about Cornwall’. There is a suggested donation of £3 for those who are not Week St Mary Bonaventures members. For details […]
An Artistic Honour for Talented Crantock WI President
Linda Hallwood, President of Crantock WI, is an amazingly talented artist. Still, she was thrilled and surprised to have been selected as a wildcard contestant for Landscape Artist of the Year, a Sky television programme some of you are probably familiar with. Last week, Linda took part in the competition which was held at the Eden […]
St Neot WI Holds an Outdoor Annual Meeting
St Neot WI held their Annual Meeting in June in the Door Step Green. All the members were delighted to be able to meet, enjoy the beautiful village green space, toast each other and have a great catch up.
Mermaids: Mylor and Flushing WI Members Meet in All Kinds of Weather!
Mermaids: Mylor and Flushing WI managed to hold a number of successful outdoor group meetings in May apart from the regular book club and stroll. The first was somewhat damp but that did not daunt the women who met for a 6th birthday picnic alongside picturesque Mylor Creek, complete with thermos flasks and cake. This […]
Would Your WI Like to Try Walking Netball?
In partnership with England Netball, the NFWI is delighted to announce the extension of its Walking Netball programme following three successful years, allowing the project to continue to build women’s confidence, self-esteem, and physical and mental wellbeing through Walking Netball, a slower version of the game. This partnership also offers the opportunity for women to […]
A Tree Grows in Porthleven
The sun shone on Porthleven WI on Wednesday when the group met to unveil a tree that has been planted to celebrate the 95th birthday of the WI. With the help of the Porthleven Environmental Group, an area at the end of Gibson Way has been transformed with the tree, flowerbeds, a bug hotel, a […]
