Due to the popular response to our 2022 visit to Prideaux Place, we are pleased to be able to offer another date for a further tour on Wednesday 24 May 2023. You’ll have a guided tour around this historic Elizabethan house, set in beautiful grounds overlooking Padstow, with an ancient deer park. In the afternoon […]

This year, 2023, marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of John Passmore Edwards in Blackwater, Cornwall. There are a number of events planned all over the county to celebrate the bicentenary; you can see the full list here. “He did more good in his time than almost any other of his contemporaries” The Times […]

By now you may have received your copy of the January 2023 issue of County News – or, if you haven’t, you’ve probably seen it on our CFWI website. One of the added perks of having County News produced by our new publishing house, Today Magazines Ltd., is that County News is now available for […]

There are still some spaces available on our ‘Annual Meetings Made Easy’ training sessions. One session will be held face-to-face at Chy Noweth, and the other will be a virtual session held on Zoom. Wednesday 18 January – 7pm-9pm – via Zoom (£4.50 per WI) Friday 20 January – 10.30am-12.30pm – at Chy Noweth an […]

Perranarworthal WI’s final meeting of 2022, their Christmas party, fortunately coincided with a break in the very cold icy weather. After members had eaten seasonal food and drunk mulled wine, they were relaxed and ready for the Christmas quiz. There were no prizes, but it was fun anyway. Once the Secret Santa sacks, bulging with […]

Crantock WI’s Christmas celebration featured active minds. Members held a Christmas Quiz, devised by Gail Wilson, that taxed everyone’s memor – ‘The Gingerbread Girls’ team were the winners. The sock game followed, arraigned by Sue Stevens. This involves feeling an object through the fabric of the sock, and is not as easy as it sounds! […]

Pictured are members of Constantine WI decorating the WI tree, in a forest of Christmas trees on their village green.

December is always a busy month for everyone, preparing for the festive season. On 2 December, Godolphin Cross WI held its annual Carol Service and what a lovely evening it was. The Old Chapel was full to overflowing, the Christmas tree lights were twinkling as the children sang their Christmas songs. Mulled wine, mince pies […]

For their December meeting, members of Porthleven WI held a Christmas Party in the Public Hall. Beautifully catered by sisters Tracy and Alli, the evening was a huge success with much laughter. Karen had created a fiendishly tricky quiz and also stunned the group with her handmade Christmas crackers and table decorations. Everyone won a […]