Sixty happy WI members were treated to a ‘Girls’ Day In’ at Chy Noweth recently. Organised by Activity and Leisure sub-committee, the day included a programme of five speakers covering a variety of topics. In small groups, members heard Mr Penfold give advice on sensible footwear and foot care. Dawn Rowe encouraged everyone to exercise […]
New Denman bursaries available!
Please click here for details of the Denman Bursaries which are available for the 2017/18 programme year. The bursaries are to be used on open residential courses taking place before 30 September 2018. For those of you who have never been to Denman, please note that are quite a few bursaries available for first-timers. And, […]
Helston WI Helps Get the Word out about Food Waste
Helston WI got involved during the Food Waste Weekend of Action last weekend. Members set up a table at their local Sainsbury’s and spoke to customers about the NFWI Food Waste manifesto and about the importance of reducing food waste. What did your WI do? We’d love to hear your stories! Please comment on […]
A Message for All Attending the Annual Meeting in Liverpool
We have all woken up to the dreadful news of the attack in Manchester. In the interest of members’ safety, Echo Arena security staff will conduct more stringent ticket checking in Liverpool, as well as random bag searches. Ticket scanning will somewhat slow down access to the arena, however, I am sure you will agree that […]
All the world’s a … screen!
Cinegi Arts & Film is a new digital distribution platform that makes filmed theatre, music, dance, ballet and opera available to audiences in public screenings in all kinds of venues across the UK. It allows anybody to become a ‘promoter” and organise a screening by browsing the catalogue of titles, selecting content and booking a […]
Stay Safe Online!
The NFWI is distributing a leaflet containing practical advice on how to stay safe online. The leaflet has been devised and made available to the WI by the Cyber Crime Unit from the North West Police, but it’s applicable to all of us! You can see the leaflet here. And you can find more information at […]
Opportunities for All
The ‘Opportunities for All’ initiative was launched last year by NFWI and allows WIs and federations to invite an NFWI Trustee to speak at any events they are staging. There must be more than 50 WI members in attendance at the event. It will be a unique opportunity to learn more about your NFWI, and […]
Food Matters – Weekend of Action!
The NFWI is organising a weekend of action for the 19th to 21st May to encourage supermarkets to take further action to tackle food waste. To take part, simple present this manifesto containing our campaign ‘asks’ to your local supermarket manager. Ask him or her what the supermarket is doing to tackle these important issues […]
Denman-bound!
Safe travels to all our friends heading to Denman on the coach today for the Cornwall Federation’s visit! We hope you have a smooth journey, and we KNOW you’ll have a fantastic few days. We can’t wait to hear all about your adventures!
Resolution time!
We’re halfway through May already! We hope you’ve all been enjoying your Resolutions Meetings and have been finding them thought-provoking and productive. If you haven’t yet held your Resolutions Meeting, try to invite your Link Delegate to come along. She may enjoy hearing your WI’s debate on the resolutions before she heads to Liverpool for […]