Like many WIs in Cornwall and across the UK, Downderry and Seaton have been meeting via Zoom. President Maura Swabey attended a Zoom course before signing up and joining; the subscription being paid for from WI funds. Members have been holding committee meetings, monthly meetings and a ‘ Not in the Pub’ social evening where […]

Do you remember last year’s Mass Lobby in Westminster, in which WI members displayed their wonderful temperature scarf, and joined 12,000 other Climate Coalition members to tackle their MPs about climate change? Westminster is a long way from Cornwall, but this year the lobby is virtual: We can ask our MP to join us and […]

The Mawnan WI Mask Mafia is ready for the lifting of the lockdown and a potential requirement to wear face masks. Following a video demonstration on Zoom by member Marian Saunders, which is now available on YouTube, the women raided their supplies of fabric reusing pieces from unwanted items in their wardrobes to make a […]

There are so many changes in the lockdown rules that it can get very confusing. Here is a helpful link to a Q&A on the Government’s website about where we are now, and who can do what.

Marhamchurch WI should have been attending a Group Meeting in Morwenstow in May but, of course, it was cancelled. The floral competition at the Group Meeting was to have been ‘A Floral Arrangement in the Bowl of a Tablespoon’. So this month, Marhamchurch members though they’d all have a go at home, using any flowers […]

If you tuned into Radio Cornwall last night, you’ll have had a double-feature of WI interviews! First, Kathy Reed, WI Adviser, Chairman of the Membership Support sub-committee and our own Denman Ambassador, was interviewed. Kathy talked about the role of WI Advisers at the Royal Cornwall Show and a bit about our Federation visits to […]

Have a look at this BBC Radio Cornwall video of various WI members throughout the county, along with their rainbow-themed crafts! Thanks to everyone who contributed! You all did us proud.

Our Cornwall Federation Chairman Margaret Johnson was interviewed on Radio Cornwall this evening! Click here to hear Margaret talk about the hustle and bustle of the first day of the Show, meeting WI members, organising stewards and the excitment of a Royal visit. You can find Margaret’s segment at 6:35pm. Tomorrow evening Liz Llewellyn-Jones, Chairman […]

We have all been horrified and outraged at the news from the US over the past week. Our television screens and computer monitors are full of accounts of racism and police brutality, followed by protests and then destruction, arson and looting. So what started it? George Floyd, an African-American man suspected of passing a counterfeit […]

In case you missed it, CFWI Board of Trustees member and Royal Cornwall Show Coordinator Pam Selley was interviewed earlier this evening on BBC Radio Cornwall! Pam talked about all the planning that the WI does during the year to get ready for the Show, as well as what happens in the WI marquee on […]