The sunshine heralded a wonderful Easter weekend this year, and with it came some special treats for members of Coads Green WI. The WI’s committee has been meeting regularly on Zoom and, together, following on from the successful Christmas meeting in a bag, planned a special surprise. Each member received a gift bag, delivered by […]

Please join us in congratulating the newly elected members of the NFWI Board of Trustees, who will take office in June 2021: Catriona Adams – Lincolnshire North Nicky Amos – Somerset Tracy Baker – Hampshire Pamela Beedan – Isle of Man Chrissie Booth – Derbyshire Helen Carter – Hampshire Hilary Haworth – Buckinghamshire Ann Jones […]

Mawnan WI supported Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month last month by asking members and friends in the village to help raise funds for the centre at Royal Cornwall Hospital which supports local women going through the diagnosis and treatment of this disease. An invitation was given to members to make an Easter bonnet and share a […]

Hayle WI is hosting a Zoom Fun Quiz and all are invited! There is a 50p charge for visitors. The quiz will be held on Tuesday 20 April at 7:00pm. Anyone interested should email Hayle WI President Margie Stockton on wihayle@gmail.com for the Zoom link and bank details.

NFWI-Wales has launched a new competition for members to enter as part of its Not in my Name campaign. Established in 2012, Not in my Name aims to end violence against women by raising awareness and recruiting male ambassadors to make a promise to never commit, excuse or remain silent about male violence against women. […]

CFWI is very pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Press Competitions. The remits of the Boslowick Cup and the Whitecross Cup were extended this year to include WI newsletters, as well as the usual press reports. CFWI recognised that during the Covid pandemic many WIs were unable to publish press reports in their […]

We all want to save water – we don’t want to waste that precious resource and we don’t want to pay for more than we need to! The Buffaloo Cistern Bag is a simple device that you insert into your toilet cistern saving between 1-2 litres of water every time you flush. You can get […]

Bodmin Gaolbirds WI invite you to join them for an online demonstration by Sybilla Davis on Cornish cross stitch on Wednesday 14 April at 7:15 p.m. Sybilla has been offering cross stitch designs since 1994 and provides a wide range of regional interest cross stitch designs including many Cornish cross stitch designs. Her Cornish Collection […]

Happy Easter to all our members across Cornwall from the CFWI Board of Trustees and the Chy Noweth an Conteth staff.  We hope you’re taking advantage of the sunshine and perhaps even meeting up in groups of six outdoors! Enjoy your Easter eggs and keep all your fingers and toes crossed for a smooth easing […]

By now you’ll all have received your copies of the April 2021 issue of WI Life. Have a look at page 13 and see a piece about Trevone WI’s Kit Owen who has been busy upcycling boots and shoes to use as garden planters! Well done, Kit. We love seeing our Cornwall WI members on […]