How did you celebrate World Kindness Day yesterday? The members of Mawnan WI has a great idea. They decided to focus on people driving through their village, and asked them to be considerate and aware of other road users and pedestrians, especially children. In the end the slogan was adapted to reflect the ethos of […]
A ‘Fungus Foray’ in Cardinham Woods!
A group of WI members from all over Cornwall met last week for a ‘fungus foray’ in Cardinham Woods. Led by experts, the women explored and learned to walk slowly and look carefully in order to track their prey! Some of those who were on the walk requested the following pictures: The specimens discovered on […]
Notice to WI Secretaries
The 2018 WI membership booklets are currently being prepared and, as ever, will be packed with vouchers for discounts and offers on everything from day-to-day essentials to some of life’s little luxuries and it will again also be possible to view the offers online. As in previous years, the distributors will deliver the booklets direct […]
Remembrance Day
The first stroke of eleven produced a magical effect. The tram cars glided into stillness, motors ceased to cough and fume, and stopped dead, and the mighty-limbed dray horses hunched back upon their loads and stopped also, seeming to do it of their own volition. Someone took off his hat, and with a nervous hesitancy […]
WI Members Making a Difference
Be the change you want to see. That sounds like a dreadful old cliché, but it’s the way we make a difference. WI members are that change: they collect plastic litter from our beaches, they introduce bee-friendly plants to their gardens and source them from organic growers, they buy local produce, they invite strangers to […]
Cornish Beavers on Autumnwatch
If you missed BBC Two’s Autumnwatch this past Wednesday, you won’t have seen Gillian Burke in Ladock, learning about the wonderful Cornwall Beaver Project. You can still catch the programme for the next month on iPlayer by clicking here. The piece about the beavers starts at about the 40:00 mark. And in case you didn’t […]
Culdrose Military Wives Choir at Truro Cathedral!
Culdrose Military Wives Choir have been bestowed a very special opportunity: the national Military Wives Home For Christmas Tour will this year be coming to Cornwall! On Sunday 3rd December at 7:30pm, Culdrose Military Wives Choir will be performing on stage in Truro Cathedral, the largest concert on the 12-date national tour. The choir members are […]
Visit WW1 Battlefields in 2018 with Denman on Tour
‘Denman on Tour’ is heading to the WW1 battlefields of Ypres, the Somme and Arras next July (22-27 July 2018). Join us for a powerful and emotional exploration of the WWI battlefields of Ypres, Somme and Arras with historian, photographer and expert tutor Simon Gregor. You will learn about a range of subjects including the […]
Step-by-Step Christmas Crafts on ‘My WI’
Starting on Wednesday 1st November, NFWI is going to get us all in the holiday spirit by sharing a series of three step-by-step guides to get your home looking Christmassy this year! The guides will be posted on the My WI section of the NFWI website. Here’s a sneak preview of the first guide, a […]
Celebrate the New Year at Denman!
Join Denman for the beloved New Year House Party! Saturday 30 December 2017 – Tuesday 2 January 2018 Stay in the beautiful Georgian manor house and enjoy 17 acres of parkland for three nights of pure indulgence! While you’re here, try different workshops and learn new skills, while enjoying a wide variety of entertainment. Denman […]