Members of Trevone WI and their friends and families defied the wet weather to enjoy a fabulous evening with BBQ catering by The Eccentric Gentlemen and delicious desserts provided by members. This was followed by young and old bopping to the sounds of local group The Friday Night Band. Towards the end of the evening, […]

Former CFWI Chairman and current Assistant Media Officer Sheila Goldsworthy writes a wonderful monthly WI column for The Cornishman. Here is Sheila’s June column. June is always a very busy month for members, and this year in particular the organisational professionalism of our WI teams made two premier events so enjoyable for our members, with the NFWI Annual Meeting at […]

This year’s Annual Council Meeting at the Hall for Cornwall is going to be one to remember, so make sure you mark it in your diaries today! Application forms will be sent to WI Secretaries later this month, so keep a lookout for them. We are thrilled to announce that our afternoon guest speaker will […]

As you may know, in addition to awarding the Royal Cornwall Show Cup each year at the Show, we also conduct a Public Vote! This year we had record numbers of votes and the winning WI was Lanivet! Well done on a beautiful competition entry from one of our newest WIs! Second in the public […]

Last week, a coach full of happy WI members from Cornwall set off for the NFWI Annual Meeting in London. We arrived at our hotel in Kensington on Tuesday 4 June in the afternoon and members scattered to see the sights. Some went to see a show, others hit the museums and others met up […]

With apologies, here are the corrected results of the 2024 Royal Cornwall Show Cup Competition: ROYAL CORNWALL SHOW CUP COMPETITION 1st Ladock WI 2nd Pendeen WI 3rd St Neot and District WI 4th Betjeman Belles WI, St Breward WI, Lanivet WI and St Kew WI

We had an amazing three days at the Royal Cornwall Show! Loads of visitors popped into the marquee for a chat or a cream tea – some were our members, some were WI members from other parts of the country and some were interested and enthusiastic members of the general public. But they all commented […]

The results of the 2024 Royal Cornwall Show competitions are as follows: ROYAL CORNWALL SHOW CUP COMPETITION 1st Ladock WI 2nd Pendeen WI 3rd St Neot and District WI 4th Betjeman Belles WI 5th St Breward WI Rosemary Slee Award for Best Cookery Angela Bluett, St Kew WI Yvonne Toms Award for Best Craft Jude […]

More members of the CFWI team were hard at work on the Showgrounds today! Our marquee is starting to look more like its lovely self. The bunting’s up, the tables are covered, the cups and saucers are in place and the water urns are ready for action. Only three days to go now!     […]

Please note that the CFWI office at Chy Noweth an Conteth will be closed on Wednesday 5 June. The office will open as normal on Thursday 6 June. Thank you and we apologise for any inconvenience.