The Penzance-based Hypatia Trust has launched a new website on women in Cornwall. The first of its kind, the Bibliotheca Cornubiensis Femina (Library of Cornish Women) hosts 615 profiles of notable women, past and present, and over 1000 of their unique works. The Bibliotheca Cornubiensis Femina (BCF) brings women’s lives and achievements from the margins […]

Members of Mermaids: Mylor and Flushing WI were delighted to host a lively, informal and interactive evening with Chris ‘Chilly’ Old, former first class cricketer who played for Yorkshire, Warwickshire and England. He is the husband of Letitia, one of the members of Mermaids: Mylor and Flushing WI, and kindly entertained cricket enthusiasts as well […]

Coad’s Green WI recently enjoyed a tour of the RAF Memorial Museum at Davidstow. David Keast, founder and curator of the Museum, is shown in the centre, with members of Coads’s Green WI along with husbands and partners.

Members of St Neot WI entered the St Neot Carnival this week. They won 1st prize in the Groups Category dressed as Superwomen in Sport. Well done!

Despite there being no WI meeting in August, the women of Godolphin WI have been very active. First, they met up bright and early one morning to board the bright yellow open-top bus. The sun was shining and the day was glorious. Starting at Penzance, the bus took them to Marazion, St Ives and villages […]

During lockdown, Ladock WI committee members came upon a book of Ladock WI minutes from the 1950s; little did they realise that after reading them in depth, it would lead to a wonderful evening of fun. Present-day President Sandra Buck, Secretary Carol Clarke and Treasurer Jenny Thomas came up with the idea of an evening […]

Members of Tregony WI had a special treat this week, when they visited Truro Cathedral. The women were given the opportunity to ring the cathedral’s bells! They recommend the visit to any other WIs!

We are very pleased to announce the winner of the 2022 Baker Cup Competition! This year’s theme was ‘The Way Forward – Rediscovering Footpaths’, and it called on at least four members of a WI to join together to prepare a report on the chosen subject. This year’s winner is Stoke Climsland WI. We also […]

Perranarworthal WI is thriving, with many talents and interests amongst its members. One of these interests is the book group, called ‘The Perranwell Pageturners’ At their final meeting for this year they invited Jan Ellery, a Perranarworthal WI member and a published author, to talk about her two books, give a reading and perhaps share […]

Last week, a group of South Hill WI members and some of their partners visited David Trewin Woodworking. David is the husband of South Hill WI member Wendy Trewin. David talked about the different woods he uses, and how he shapes and processes each piece. He explained that sometimes wood was kept for several years […]