The WI is proud to be celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month 2023. Celebrating LGBTQ+ people’s contributions to cinema and film from behind the lens and at a time when LGBTQ+ lives are in the media, we encourage you to look ‘Behind the Lens’ and listen to LGBTQ+ peoples’ lived experiences, starting with our partnership organisation – […]

Your 2023 membership/voucher booklets will be included with the February issue of WI Life and all WI members will receive them directly with their magazine. You should find your booklet easily, but make sure you don’t accidentally throw it away! As you know, the voucher booklets are self-financing and are a valuable source of income […]

We have very recently been presented with a wonderful opportunity for our members! Lesley Smith, Curator of Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire, has agreed to come and speak to us. Lesley is an English scholar, historian, heritage publicist and actress. She is best known for her performances on stage as historical figures such as Mary, Queen […]

Our CFWI email address cfwi@btconnect.com has evidently been infected with a virus. If you receive the following email from CFWI, please DO NOT click on the link or open it: We are working to solve the problem. Thank you!

Everyone was abuzz at Godolphin WI’s meeting this month. Tamsin Harris came along for the evening and told the group all they need to know about beekeeping. Tamsin started off with just two hives but now has many more – 109 to be precise – scattered around in various places. The colour and flavour of […]

Wilcove WI members have been busy knitting ‘worry monsters’ to help children in the local community. The idea is that young children who have worries or anxieties can write them down on a piece of paper and put them in the worry monster’s pocket. When a responsible adult removes the piece of paper in secret, […]

The deadline to send in your entry forms for this year’s Royal Cornwall Show competitions is fast approaching! Don’t get left out! Your entry forms must be in by 31 March. The Royal Cornwall Show Cup Competition is on the theme of ‘Our Green and Pleasant Land’ and is a great opportunity for a group […]

This week, members of St Neot WI enjoyed their Christmas Meal at the Halfway House which had been postponed from December due to bad weather – luckily there was no snow or ice en route this time! They all report it was a great meal enjoyed by everyone, with good chatter and good friends.

Former CFWI Chairman and current Assistant Media Officer Sheila Goldsworthy writes a wonderful monthly WI column for The Cornishman. Here is Sheila’s January column: The humble biro will be a great asset to members as they tackle some essential paper work in the coming weeks, as well as a good excuse to cosy up indoors in this typical […]

There was great excitement on Wednesday when Porthleven WI opened a parcel they received from New Zealand. Last year, during a visit to Kresen Kernow, Porthleven WI members learned that they had previously been twinned with a WI in New Zealand, but the two groups had lost contact over the years. Committee member Karen decided […]