With the recently declared climate emergency in mind, it was timely that Mawnan WI had invited Suzie and Peter from United Downs Deep Geothermal Power Project to their June monthly meeting. Members were fascinated to hear that the hottest rocks in the UK are in Cornwall, so the county could be leading the way to […]

Shortlanesend WI are very proud of member Margaret Sampson for all the time and effort she put into knitting butterflies for the Palliative and End of Life Care Team at Royal Cornwall Hospital. The Hospital displayed Margaret’s butterflies for all to see. Well done, Margaret!

The Tamar Valley WI Group Meeting was held recently, hosted by Harrowbarrow & Metherell WI. Entitled “Inspire, Imagine, Create”, it did not disappoint. Harrowbarrow & Metherell President Joan Tall welcomed CFWI Federation Chairman Margaret Johnson; visiting Presidents from Albaston, St Dominic and St Mellion WIs; members; and other visitors. Margaret spoke of her experience in […]

Jane Higgins, a member of Trematon WI, has recently published a book, Decluttering Made Easy: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide, based on her own “nightmare experiences” of decluttering and emptying her late mum’s home after her death. Jane’s mum was Hazel Greeves, a lifelong member of the WI, first at St Agnes, followed by Trematon. She […]

St Michaels Hospital fete and Armed Forces Day will be held on Saturday 22nd June at St Michaels Hospital in Hayle from midday until 4pm. There will be a wide variety of entertainment and activities including a Veterans’ Village with representation from various Armed Forces organisations and communities, and also istalls, games, Paw Patrol, refreshments/BBQ […]

Pictured here are members of Hessenford WI showing the beautiful suncatchers they made at a recent workshop at The Glass Shack near Looe.

The Cornwall Search & Rescue Team will be holding an Open Day on Sunday 30th June at their base in St Day. It is a drop-in event so you can come any time between 10:30am  and 3pm. There will be a free cream tea waiting for you as part of celebrations for ‘National Cream Tea […]

For those of you who didn’t make it the Royal Cornwall Show this year, here’s a look at our top five competition entries: We’re sure you’ll agree that these interpretations of ‘Iconic Cornwall’ were truly outstanding! Although, honestly, we thought all of our entries this year showed a very high standard of skill and creativity. […]

It was a hectic day on the Showgrounds today! Here are some quick snaps for those of you who weren’t there!

ROYAL CORNWALL SHOW CUP COMPETITION WINNERS 2019 1st Perranuthnoe and District WI 2nd St Kew WI 3rd Crowlas and Ludgvan WI 4th Crantock WI 5th St Tudy WI YVONNE TOMS AWARD FOR BEST CRAFT Valerie Boakes, Crowlas and Ludgvan WI ROSEMARY SLEE AWARD FOR BEST COOKERY Rebecca Allen, St Kew WI. NAN COLLIER AWARD FOR […]