A bit of sparkle came to Mawnan Smith on Friday night when the village WI held its Fifth Annual Charity Fashion Show. Over 100 members of the community packed into the Memorial Hall to enjoy a fantastic evening: 12 WI members dressed by Secrets and The March Hare took to the catwalk provided by Falmouth […]

Congratulations to Judith Fowler of Crantock WI for her prize-winning poem. This year, the theme of the Blaikley Salver Poetry Competition was ‘Food Matters’. Those of you who were at yesterday’s Annual Council Meeting at the Regal Theatre in Redruth will have heard Judith recite her beautiful work. For anyone who missed it, we reprint […]

Battling high winds and heavy rain, 21 WIs from around the County joined our Activity and Leisure sub-committee at Ladock Community Hall for the Rosebowl Quiz competition last Friday. Much to their surprise, Bodmin Gaolbirds were the winners, followed closely by: 2nd – Cuddra 1 and Launceston 2 3rd – Launceston 1 4th – Carnon […]

St Buryan WI is organising a Centenary Variety Concert to be held on Saturday 5th October 2019 at 2:30pm in Marazion Community Centre. We hope that as many WIs as possible will contribute with short items of about five minutes each, showcasing members’ talents. Some suggestions are: comic turns, impressions, magic, talented musicians, solo or […]

On Thursday, WI members from all over Cornwall arrived at Chy Noweth an Conteth for a Fun with Flowers workshop. Rose and Ruby, the two demonstrators, created arrangements while the women observed – these stunning arrangements were later raffled. Then it was time for the women to make their own arrangements, with the finished products […]

Members of Hessenford WI were delighted to welcome Louise Nichols from Quethiock to their October meeting. Louise is a very talented textile artist who talked about her work designing upholstery fabric, wallpaper, cards and wrapping paper. It was fascinating to see how her ideas were meticulously transferred to the end product. Now, as her main […]

Are you an unpaid carer? If so, perhaps you’d be interested in Kernow Carers Service. Kernow Carers Service offers this free service for unpaid carers to give them an opportunity to discuss the issues they face and have their voices heard in a welcoming and confidential environment, with others facing similar problems. There are many […]

A limited number of tickets to our Annual Council Meeting are available! The meeting will be held on Wednesday 17th October at the Regal Theatre in Redruth. If you’d like a ticket, please contact the Office as soon as possible on 01872 272843. If you’ve ordered copies of our beautiful Cornwall Village Book, you’ll be able […]

The WI has been invited to take part in the Get Creative Festival, taking place across the UK between 11th and 19th May 2019. The festival celebrates everyday creativity across the country, with the aim to encourage and inspire local communities across the country to try something new. This year, over 1,400 events took place, reaching […]

Members of Grampound WI put on another superb spread for their Harvest Supper recently. It’s such a pity the puddings are not very prominent in this photo as they were superb. Watch your waistlines, ladies!