The Cornwall Federation of Women’s Institutes (CFWI) is seeking a part-time office clerk to take responsibility for the work associated with bookings for CFWI events. This will be a one-day a week post – Wednesdays from 10am until 3pm – at a rate of £9.50 per hour. There is the possibility of additional hours in […]

Big thanks to all the WIs who will be represented in the Cornish Platinum Jubilee Parade on Thursday 2 June in Truro. Arrangements are well in hand with the partnership of creative, community and parish organisations which has responded to the call by the Bishop of Truro and Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall for an informal, […]

Prickles and Paws Hedgehog Rescue is hosting an education event at Newquay College on Saturday 14 May. Following WI members’ participation in the Allsop Cup, we thought this might be of interest. There is a great line-up of speakers and lots to appeal to the hedgehog-lovers among us! Based on the amazing work that the […]

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone at the Chairman’s Coffee Morning tomorrow in St Erme! Where: St Erme Community Centre When: Friday 6 May / 10am-1pm There will be lots of cake to eat or to buy and take home. We’ll have loads of stalls including a tombola, books and jigsaws and a fabulous plant […]

St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly WI members are used to keeping busy and sociable in the quieter months. The thriving Craft Group, comprising over half of the total membership, meets weekly from October to March, the “off season”, and has become a valued and important part of winter life on this small island. Each year […]

Forest for Cornwall is joining the annual call from The Tree Council to take a walk in our beautiful woodlands in May. This a fantastic time of year to appreciate them as they come into leaf, carpeted with woodland flowers. We have organised four walks across the county during May: Thursday 12 May – 10am […]

It has been good to enjoy the company of fellow members again, as some of the women from Coads Green WI testified when they enjoyed a delicious lunch at the Manor House in Rilla Mill on 21 April. Occasions such as this one are no longer taken for granted and the consensus of opinion among […]

Earlier this month, with help from Cormac’s Parks and Gardens Team, Penryn WI planted a tree in Trelawny Park to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, as part of The Queen’s Green Canopy project. The tree is a Cercidiphyllum japonicum.  It’s deciduous, has lovely autumnal colour and stunning blossom in the spring. Cormac’s Matt Stannard advised […]

Me, Myself and WI 9-15 May 2022 Supporting your own mental and physical health is incredibly important. As life goes back to ‘normal’ it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Everyone reacts differently, and changes in the way that we think, feel and behave vary between people and over time. Now, more than ever, it’s important that […]

Response to the Where’s WInnie? activity, both within the WI and around the world, has been overwhelming and the WI is proud that such a simple idea has captured the interest and imagination of so many. Many members have chosen to not hide their corgi, but instead pass on the WI hand of friendship in […]