After coffee and cake at the Old Albion Inn in Crantock village, members of Crantock WI set off on a tree walk lead by expert Tim Price. The women visited Crantock Churchyard, toured the village and then moved further away from the centre. Tim told them about the history of the trees and why they […]

Here’s some exciting information for those of you attending our Annual Council Meeting at the Hall for Cornwall on Wednesday 26 October! Our afternoon guest speaker, food historian Dr Annie Gray, is going to be speaking to us about Georgina Landemare, Winston Churchill’s cook. This talk is based on Annie’s book Victory in the Kitchen: […]

To support the Climate Coalition’s ‘The Great Big Green Week’, St Mary’s Isles of Scilly WI decided to hold a ‘Swap & Mend’ session. In order to combat fast fashion and clothes waste, members were encouraged to donate unwanted hats, gloves, scarves and bags which could be swapped at no cost. Donations could be made, […]

Pictured here are some of the members of Grampound WI dressed ready to take part in this year’s Grampound Carnival as “WIcked Carnival Queens”. They were very successful and won first prize in their category. We think they look fabulous!

Godolphin WI’s meeting this month was all about crime prevention. The members welcomed Julia Berry, Community Liaison Officer for Helston and the surrounding area, to their meeting. She told the group all about scam callers and how to deal with them – politely or not (the choice is yours but we women of the WI […]

Bodmin Gaolbirds recently held a successful four-corner day at Lanivet Community Centre. All the attendees also enjoyed a soup and cake lunch served by members of Gaolbirds WI.

This year’s Truro Christmas Primestock and Produce Show will be held on Wednesday 7 December at the Truro Cattle Market. There are domestic classes available for WI members to enter, including cookery, photography, handicraft and photography classes. And there are trophies up for grabs! The Tinney Cup will be awarded to the WI gaining the […]

After a three year absence it was a ‘welcome back’ to the Pensilva WI Horticultural Show on a beautiful September day. Hopes were high that the long break would not have put people off entering, and the WI was not disappointed. The standard of entries was once again outstanding and all the hard work in […]

We have some fabulous Christmas-themed craft taster days (formerly known as corner days) coming up this autumn. Although the closing date for the first session at Marazion has passed, there are still spaces available. If you’re interested in one of the sessions at either Marshgate or St Erme, you still have time to book your […]

The theme for the 2022 Blaikley Salver Poetry Competition was “Enchanting Pathways”. The entries were all impressive, but our judge chose her top three. The winners are: 1st – Tamsyn Gillie, Mevagissey WI 2nd – Judith Littleford, St Mary’s Isles of Scilly WI 3rd – Jill Pentin, Falmouth WI We would like to share with […]