Dear All, You will have seen the incredibly sad news that HM Queen Elizabeth II has passed away this evening. As an organisation, we will observe the official mourning period and pay tribute to her life as both our monarch and a fellow WI member. This is likely to mean that we change many of […]

The Cornwall Federation of Women’s Institutes shares the nation’s grief upon the death of Her Majesty the Queen. We have not only lost a beloved monarch, but also one of our own – a WI member. Her majesty served as a proud member of Sandringham WI since 1943, when she was Princess Elizabeth. Over her […]

There are a few spaces left on our CFWI Christmas Shopping Trip to Clarks Village on Wednesday 12 October. This is a great opportunity to get a head start on your Christmas shopping! But if it’s too early for you, then why not treat yourself to some goodies? The trip is only £22 per person. […]

Today, a coachload of WI members made their way to Dartmouth for our CFWI River Dart Cruise. We defied the weather gods and, despite a horrendous forecast, enjoyed glorious sunshine for nearly the entire day. Our able coach driver, Paul, got us to Dartmouth in record time, despite coming face to face with an assortment […]

Hayle WI was asked for help organising the refreshments for this year’s Gorsedh awards evening. Many delicious cakes were baked and were well received by the guests. On Saturday at the Gorsedh Ceremony, they sold more cake! It was a wonderful occasion for Hayle and the members felt very proud to be able to give […]

The WI tent at this year’s Holsworthy Show in August was non-competitive this year, but displayed the diverse interests covered by each local WI. The Week St Mary Bonaventures WI table showed the members’ many interesting talks, trips and events, as well as Zoom talks during lockdown, and was entitled ‘Not Just Jam and Jerusalem’ […]

This year’s Annual Council Meeting will be held at the Hall for Cornwall on Wednesday 26 October. We have some great guests and speakers lined up for the day, so you won’t want to miss this one! First of all, we are so proud to be welcoming Ann Jones, our NFWI Chair. Ann will speak […]

On a hot and sunny afternoon, a group of members of Crowlas & Ludgvan WI met up in Penlee Park, Penzance, to take part in a Photo Treasure Hunt with their Camera Club. With a route that took in gardens, parks, back streets and the Promenade, there were clues and photo hints to follow that […]

Red, white and blue was the theme for Fowey WI’s Platinum Jubilee celebration. Lyn Simms, Mayor of Fowey, and Councillor Ruth Finlay were guests of honour, along with HRH, of course. The beautiful cake was baked by member Hazel A’Lee, with members providing the buffet. It was a great afternoon, and was enjoyed by all.

We would love to hear from our members about what makes them proud to be a WI member. Do you love to be part of an organisation that brought about votes for women? Do you like to campaign on environmental matters? As a WI do you like to support local businesses and do your bit […]