Reminder: Boat Trip on the Helford!

You still have time to book your space on our Boat Trip on the Helford River! Spaces are still available. Sunday 15th September, 2pm-5pm Do you fancy a magical trip along the Helford River? Why not come along and relax, enjoy the views past Trebah and the Ferry Boat Inn. As the trip is in […]

WI Walking Netball Regional Festivals!

In partnership with England Netball, NFWI is pleased to announce details of the first WI Walking Netball Regional Festivals, due to take place later this year. Below you’ll find links to the festivals; the link will take you through to the England Netball web site and gives further information on the date, timing and location […]

Cal Major: Last Minute News of Film Screenings!

Those of you who were at this year’s Spring Countdown in April, will definitely remember Cal Major and her passion for raising awareness about plastic pollution in our seas. Cal showed us a clip of her upcoming film, Vitamin Sea – the story of her Land’s End to John O’Groats expedition last year. She now […]

WI Twinning Opportunity

East Challow WI, in Oxfordshire and near Denman, is interested in twinning with a Cornish WI. With 25 members, East Challow is a rural WI but is very IT literate. You can have a look at their Facebook page here. Their current President, Avril Pile, has Cornish family connections and visits Cornwall often. If your […]

Pillaton WI Goes ‘Airside’

Pillaton WI’s June cream tea raised a whopping £589 for the Cornwall Air Ambulance Heli Appeal and, as a result, the members were offered a visit to the helicopter site in Newquay. The WI decided to combine the trip with a visit to Davidstow Airfield and War Museum. The women were greeted at the Air […]

Bude WI Members Brush up on their Skills

It was brushes to the fore when Bude WI members attended a painting workshop led by their very own Gill Hobbs of Acorn Folk Art. The theme was a hare in the moonlight. Gill has an uncanny skill of making even the non-artistic produce a result which is amazingly good. Pictured here (left to right) […]

A Walk to Remember in Charlestown

Over 90 WI members and friends met on a fabulous day in late July in Charlestown. The group started at Cuddra WI Hall, with a welcome cuppa. They then set off on a guided walk to Charlestown, stopping off at the lovely church en route, where they heard a fascinating talk by Julia Keep, Cuddra […]

Zipwire Results for Clean Cornwall

Remember when nearly 190 of us whizzed over the Eden Project on the zipwire? What a day that was! All of you who participated contributed £2 towards helping get rid of single use plastic bottles in Cornwall. We planned to give the funds to Clean Cornwall, in which we are partners, to deliver that. Since […]

Special One-Day Cake, Craft & Camping Offer!

We would like to invite members to attend our Cake, Craft & Camping Weekend for one-day – with no overnight camping – on Saturday 31st August! You’ll arrive by 10am for your first workshop. You’ll then enjoy lunch, followed by a further two activities. After an evening meal, we’ll hold ‘The WI’s Got Talent’, so […]