If, in the hustle and bustle of Christmas, you missed the deadline to book your place on our ‘Gardening Challenges’ day, don’t worry! It’s proving to be a popular event, but space is still available.  The day will be held on Saturday 20th January  from 10:30am until 3:30pm at Marazion Community Centre.  Lottie Allen, Head […]

To celebrate St Piran’s Day a new exhibition, ‘Cornwall in Colour’, will be launched at the Cornish Studies Library on Saturday 3rd March, with family crafts from 10am-2pm. The exhibition will feature a selection of historic images newly colourised by Joshua Barrett, who will be giving a talk about the process of digitally colourising images […]

This February, the WI will be taking part in Show the Love again. Hundreds of members and WIs took part in 2017, so let’s make 2018 even bigger! Have a look at this video showing some of the ways WIs made and displayed their green hearts last year. And bonus points if you can spot […]

This year marks the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act, which gave the vote to some women. There are events, exhibitions and celebrations held all over the country, but what will your WI do to mark the occasion? You might hold a Suffragist meeting or tea (an equali-tea!)? Or what about inviting […]

Every resolution passed throughout the WI’s 102-year history has stemmed from a concern put forward by members. This uniquely democratic model offers the opportunity for you to combine your voice with 220,000 others to make a real difference on important issues. This time, 68 resolutions were submitted. These were narrowed down to five by representatives […]

The Cornwall Federation of Women’s Institutes wishes all our members and friends a very Happy Christmas! Please note that the CFWI office at Chy Noweth an Conteth will close at 4:30pm today (Thursday 21st December) and will re-open at 9am on Tuesday 2nd January 2018. 

For the fourth year running Mawnan WI has held an open community event inviting those interested to join members in making their own Christmas wreaths. Mawnan Memorial Hall was transformed into a winter wonderland with foliage, baubles, cones and ribbons available to participants. Twenty four ladies took part including some of the mums of children […]

If you missed the deadline to apply to attend our ‘Gardening Challenges’ event at Marazion Community Centre next month, you may not be too late! The event will be held on Saturday 20th January from 10:30am until 3:30pm and will include a series of fascinating talks for the curious gardeners among us.  Lottie Allen, Head […]

If any of you has plans to be in Bristol between now and March, you may be interested in a new exhibition at the Royal West of England Academy. Women with Vision is a celebration of women in British art – past, present and future. In a year of national milestones, the RWA marks the […]

Please note the following message from NFWI regarding shipment of the 2018 WI Membership (Voucher) Booklets: Firstly, our thanks to all those of you who have been taking calls and email enquiries from WIs who did not receive their 2018 Voucher Booklets before last Saturday’s deadline. As many of you have already realised, the adverse […]