Members of Hayle WI have been working on a project entitled ‘This Is Me’ over the past few months. The project explores personal stories of belonging to place and tales of far-flung adventure. The creative process has involved storytelling, painting, sculpture, writing, and dance, through which the artists have produced a beautiful reliquary that holds […]

Last Friday, a host of WI members attended a Retro Lunch at Chy Noweth. Many of them got into the spirit and dressed up in their best flares, go-go boots, mini dresses and beads. We even had one who came sporting Bay City Rollers tartan! After admiring each other’s attire, they all sat down to […]

Former CFWI Chairman and current Assistant Media Officer Sheila Goldsworthy writes a wonderful monthly WI column for The Cornishman. Here is Sheila’s July column. WI members in Cornwall have much to look forward to in the coming months, including becoming re acquainted with nature and hopefully feeling some warmer temperatures. It’s always a bonus to attend an event where our […]

The CFWI Yearbook for 2024-25 is now available online! The Yearbook is password protected, so please get in touch if you don’t know the password. We have attempted to include links to your Facebook pages where applicable. If we have left your WI’s Facebook (or any other social media platform) link off, please let us […]

This month’s ‘Inspiring Voices’ podcast episode is all about our WI members who swim – either in the sea or in pools! CFWI Chair Helen Kestle talks to members of Beaches and Cream Newquay WI and Gulval WI about their paddling adventures. You can listen to ‘Inspiring Voices’ on Spotify or on the CFWI YouTube […]

The July 2024 issue of County News has now been posted on MyWI and is available to be viewed or downloaded. We have lots of exciting events coming up! Happy reading!

Craftivism is a mixture of crafting and activism, and doing it with friends and like-minded people is enormous fun. On 12 June, Cornwall Climate Ambassadors joined forces with other members of the Cornwall Climate Action Network to organise a craftivism workshop in Redruth. This was a hybrid event, with craftivists joining in person and via […]

An enthusiastic group of green fingered members from Crowlas and Ludgvan WI met at Trevena Cross for an extremely interesting talk and tour from Team Member Graham. Graham explained about the best time of year to take cuttings, and which compost and nutrients are required for successful growing. The group also learned about the bore […]

Members of Trevone WI and their friends and families defied the wet weather to enjoy a fabulous evening with BBQ catering by The Eccentric Gentlemen and delicious desserts provided by members. This was followed by young and old bopping to the sounds of local group The Friday Night Band. Towards the end of the evening, […]

Former CFWI Chairman and current Assistant Media Officer Sheila Goldsworthy writes a wonderful monthly WI column for The Cornishman. Here is Sheila’s June column. June is always a very busy month for members, and this year in particular the organisational professionalism of our WI teams made two premier events so enjoyable for our members, with the NFWI Annual Meeting at […]