This is a big thank you to all the members who attended, supported and worked at our Coffee Morning yesterday. We held this event in Bodmin at the Shire House Suite on a beautifully sunny day, and the turnout was wonderful! We’re not sure many more WI members could have been squeezed in! As you […]

Between 8 and 16 June, people across the country will come together for the Great Big Green Week, and this little film shows climate organisations across the UK planning events, making waves and convincing politicians that we need to tackle climate change now, not at some unspecified time in the future. Did you know that […]

Over 50 WI members boarded the Duchess of Cornwall boat in Falmouth and spent a delightful afternoon on the river. This beautiful wooden ferry was built in 2008 and was launched by Camilla, the then Duchess of Cornwall. Some members braved the breezes on the upper deck while others remained below. In any case, we […]

Thirty-five WI members from all over Cornwall joined in the Take a Town event on Friday, this year held in Truro. After cancelling the event last year due to Storm Babet, we were delighted to have good weather for a very enjoyable and informative walk and talk around town with Bert Biscoe, a well known […]

At their April meeting, members of Week St Mary’s Bonaventures WI were treated to a talk by local television celebrity Tony Rea, who was a finalist in the ninth series of The Great British Sewing Bee. He designed and made a total of 30 garments in all for the series and brought a selection with […]

On a beautiful day in April, members of Ladock WI met to plant a Cornish Aromatic apple tree in the Ladock Playing Field. President Sandra Buck planted the tree to mark the 70th birthday of Ladock WI. This was followed by a pleasant hour during which members weeded the wildflower patch.

The talented members of Sticker WI created these lovely miniature gardens at their recent April meeting.

The May issue of County News is now available on MyWI for you to read online.

Have you been listening to the CFWI podcast? It’s a great way to find out more about what’s going on in our WI world. In the latest episode, Federation Chair Helen Kestle talks to some special guests all about WI banners. Vice-Chair Jane Dover tells us about some banners with particularly interesting histories. Have you […]

Lucy Innes Williams, a Community Researcher with Tate St Ives, has contacted us regarding her work looking into the Palais de Danse building in St Ives. The Palais de Danse was bought by Barbara Hepworth and used as a studio for her large-scale sculptures between 1961 – 1975. Lucy is looking for people who remember […]