The women of Porthleven WI braved the elements and held their Annual Meeting in the local park this week. Nineteen members came along, each with a chair and a flask. The sun shone although there was a cold breeze blowing the new sail flag which has generously been donated by a member’s family. Porthleven WI […]

The WI is a place which welcomes and celebrates all women. Today, we kick off Pride month and wish a Happy Pride to all our LGBTQ+ members. Globally, Pride Month is celebrated in June every year to celebrate LGBTQ+ people, and raise awareness of the inequalities and persecution they still face today in many parts […]

Have you thought about holding an event to mark The Great Big Green Week which will take place from 18 to 26 September? This is a national celebration, set up through The Climate Coalition, involving the WI, RSPB, National Trust and many more. Our own NFWI is very keen on making this a huge success. […]

You have to be in it to win it! There are four weeks to go until the deadline for applying to enter this year’s Chy Noweth Show (which is replacing the cancelled Royal Cornwall Show). The schedule for the WI Competition, this year organised by the Environment & Public Affairs sub-committee, is as follows: WIs […]

Bodmin Gaolbirds WI held their first face-to-face Book Club meeting in Mary’s garden. The book under discussion was A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. We’re so glad they had blue skies and sunshine!

After working for CFWI for nearly eight years, today was the last day on the job for Barb Peters, our Federation Secretary. Barb has managed the office at Chy Noweth an Conteth with friendliness and efficiency since 2013, and will be missed by all. Emma Turner, the new Federation Secretary, has been working alongside Barb […]

The members of Hayle WI would like to invite you to a Zoom meeting on Tuesday 15 June at 7pm. Guest speaker is Aline Turner. A member of Gweek Players, and an ex-drama teacher and keen amateur dramatist, Aline has developed an interest in costume. Her talk is called “You Can’t Wear That!”, and refers […]

The date for purchasing your tickets for the NFWI Annual Meeting has been extended to 5pm on Friday 4 June! This year’s NFWI Annual Meeting will take place as a virtual event on Tuesday 8 June.  Tickets, which cost £9, will give you access to the meeting which will include an overview of the WI […]

The Cornwall Federation of Women’s Institutes is seeking a receptionist to join the small team working at our Federation office on the Truro Business Park in Threemilestone. The position would be two days a week to start, rising to four days a week as the workload increases coming out of lockdown. The work consists of […]

In the June issue of County News, we mistakenly wrote that WIs would receive a printed copy of the new 2021 WI Constitution. WIs have not been sent copies of the Constitution. According to NFWI, “Constitutions have been uploaded to MyWI and as they do not need to be kept (or signed) physically there is […]