Between November and February, every WI member had the chance to have their say about the resolution they wished to go forward to the Annual Meeting in Liverpool on 7th June. The results of the 2017 resolution shortlist selection process are: As the two most popular resolutions were only just over 2000 selections apart, the […]
Press Competitions notice
An update for all WI Secretaries: In your most recent mailing from CFWI, you’ll have received application forms our Press Competitions. An error was made, and both forms mistakenly read ‘Boslowick Cup’. One form should read ‘Whitecross Cup’. If you are entering your Press Officer in the Whitecross Cup competition for more experienced Press Officers […]
Our WI, Our Future Questionnaire
You still have nearly a week to participate in the ‘Our WI, Our Future’ questionnaire! The deadline is 28 February. The NFWI wants to know about your experience of WI membership, so this is your chance to tell them what you like, or dislike. As we embark upon the WI’s next century this is your […]
Sensory band craft challenge
Have you ever had a go at knitting a sensory band? Sometimes called ‘twiddle-muffs’, these are knitted hand muffs, which are decorated inside and out with zips, buttons, beads or ribbons, and which have been proven to reduce anxiety in patients with dementia or delirium. By ‘twiddling’ and ‘fiddling’ with the bands, patients get visual, tactile […]
Tea/Steward Volunteers at Royal Cornwall Show
Did you know that Royal Cornwall Show admission will be £19 this year? That’s even more incentive to join the WI team as a volunteer in our marquee at the Show this June! If you sign up to work a minimum of two 1 ½-hour shifts in the tea area, or two 2-hour shifts as […]
Would you like to enter the Huxley Cup competition?
The Huxley Cup Competition is an annual Flower Arranging Competition run by NFWI and held this year in early August at the Bakewell Show in Derbyshire. We know there are a lot of very talented and very keen members in Cornwall, so we’d love to be able to send a competitor! This year’s competition will be […]
Resolutions Short List Voting
Did you vote for one of the short-listed resolutions in the November/December issue of WI Life? If you did, thank you! Below is a table showing the results of all the votes cast by WI members in the Cornwall Federation: As you can see, we cast the most votes for the ‘Plastic Soup’ resolution, followed […]
Call for bunting-makers!
Would anyone like to spend a fun day at Chy Noweth in great company, helping to make bunting to decorate the tea area of our WI Marquee at the Royal Cornwall Show? All materials will be provided. Please bring a packed lunch and also a sewing machine if you can. Tea, coffee, biscuits and cake […]
Share the Love!
Happy Valentine’s Day from the Cornwall Federation of WIs! As part of the NFWI’s ‘Show the Love’ campaign, WIs across the country have been stitching, knitting, painting and baking green hearts to show the love for all they want to protect from climate change. Cornwall WIs have certainly stepped up to the plate! This year, […]