At this time of year, please remember to check your bonfires for hedgehogs, and also start checking for other hazards. Prickles and Paws Hedgehog Rescue at Cubert (just outside Newquay) is treating more hedgehogs each year injured by litter and rubbish left in our countryside, villages and towns. As part of the Band Together! campaign, […]

Here at CFWI, we are busy planning a fabulous camping weekend for next summer! The details are still in the works, but please do mark your diaries now!     Friday 30th August – Sunday 1st September 2019 at Nine Ashes Activity Centre and Campsite (near Bodmin) There will be a wide variety of activities […]

Towednack Church will be holding a Christmas Quilt Festival from the 6th to the 8th December, from 11am until 4pm. You are cordially invited to view the collection of beautifully handcrafted quilts which will be on display in the Church. Tea, coffee and cakes will be available and there will be an opportunity to pick […]

For more information, contact Ellie Robinson-Carter, Creative Spaces Project Officer at the Sensory Trust on erobinsoncarter@sensorytrust.org.uk.

Lan4all is a language school that provides private tuition to groups across Cornwall. Lan4all’s teachers are experienced native or bilingual professionals who deliver excellent courses in language, culture and even holiday advice! All the courses on offer are conversation courses. Because the teachers know the curriculum, they also teach GCSE and A-Level courses.  Examples of […]

It was a full house at Chy Noweth an Conteth yesterday as WI members from all over Cornwall got together for a taste of Bollywood. Those who came were greeted with a glass of mango lassi and were given a flowered garland to wear. After settling in at their tables, they enjoyed a sumptuous feast […]

Below is the final shortlist for the 2018/19 resolutions process. This list was developed by representatives from federations at the Resolution Shortlist Selection Meeting on 2 October 2018. 1. Improving Plant Biosecurity in the UK In recent years, trees and plants in the United Kingdom have come under threat from diseases introduced from imported and […]

How many of you spotted this article about our new Cornwall Village Book in Monday’s Western Morning News? It even includes a photo of Village Book Coordinator (and CFWI Vice-Chairman) Jane Dover posing alongside a stack of books with Alex Batho of Countryside Books, our publisher. The photo was taken at last week’s Annual Council […]

At a Special Meeting of the CFWI Board of Trustees today, officers for the 2018/19 year were elected. Margaret Johnson of Bodmin WI was elected Chairman. Penny Picton of Illogan WI was elected Treasurer. Vice-Chairmen are Jane Dover of Truro WI and Helen Kestle of Crowlas & Ludgvan WI. The rest of the Board is made up of […]

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