Irene Freeman, a member of Mawnan WI, wrote this poem about what her fellow WI members have been experiencing during lockdown. It’s great, isn’t it? Do we have any other poets out there? If so, send your verses to cfwi.publications@gmail.com, please WI IN LOCKDOWN The WI’s in lockdown, whatever will we do? We’re used to […]

We know that loads of you had fun painting a Cornish tin mine with Karen Bessell last month. But unfortunately, the morning session meant that some working women had to miss out. You’ll be glad to hear that Karen will be holding a second session on Friday from 7pm-9pm. This time, your project will be […]

Those of you who joined in with our Connect Cornwall pilates session from Kernow Pilates on Thursday, might be interested in this! Michelle Vaus-Jones of Kernow Pilates will be offering two charity classes in June to raise funds for Cornwall NHS Staff and Cornwall Hospice Care. The events will last about 40 minutes, are by […]

The June issue of County News is here! Hot off the press! As with the May issue, the June issue has been produced in digital format only. You can read it here. If you’d like to print a copy, you may want to save some ink and print our black and white version. The issue […]

CFWI’s Environment & Public Affairs (E&PA)sub-committee held a successful Zoom meeting the other day, and the members spent some time discussing what they could be doing right now. They then realised that lockdown is an ideal opportunity for us all to look around us close to home; and the team would love it if members […]

Mermaids: Mylor and Flushing WI celebrated their 5th birthday on Wednesday 13 May by holding a virtual tea party. Hats, cups and cake were the order of the day and photos were sent in to go into the daily newsletter which members have all enjoyed during lockdown. Contributions were welcomed from all members who have […]

Here is a taster of the latest news on a couple of WI campaigns. Members of the NFWI Public Affairs team are all working from home now – but there is still a heck of a lot going on!. This is just a taster –for more information, go to the  campaigns area of MyWI to […]

Even though we can’t get out to meetings, talks, museums or theatres at the moment, there are lots of things going on to keep us all occupied, without ever leaving the comfort of our own homes. I know not all members have access to the internet, but for those who do, here are some suggestions: […]

Instead of holding a day full of workshops to celebrate Get Creative Week as they did last year, Mawnan WI decided to issue a lighthearted and creative challenge to get members crafting at home. Alison Brooksbank, who led the initiative, suggested that membersshould produce a string of bunting and she identified four categories. Having provided […]

Pensilva WI members have been hard at work making scrubs for Pengover House in Liskeard. Pictured here are some of the scrubs made, and a member of staff of the Pengover accepting them.