Earlier this month, the women of Perranarworthal WI opened the doors of the Village Hall for a Coffee and Cake Morning. Members of the public were invited to relax and enjoy a coffee or tea and cake surrounded by the stalls. On sale were delicious cakes, craft items and new, but unwanted gifts donated by […]
St Petroc’s Christmas Tree Festival!
Are you planning to come to CFWI’s Carol Concert at St Petroc’s on Friday 10 December? We hope so! If you’re coming, you may be interested to hear that the Christmas Tree Festival in the church will be open from 10.30am with tea, coffee and light refreshments available. These stunning trees are all decorated by […]
‘WI Talk’ by Sheila Goldsworthy
Former CFWI Chairman and current Assistant Media Officer Sheila Goldsworthy writes a wonderful monthly WI column for The Cornishman. Here is Sheila’s October column: We are optimistically writing dates of events for 2022 in our new green WI diaries. There is an impressive list of events that members can sign up for being advertised now. […]
Support CFWI When You Shop!
Did you know that you can help CFWI every time you shop online, at no cost to yourself? CFWI is registered with both EasyFundraising and Amazon Smile. All you have to do is visit www.easyfundraising.org.uk or www.smile.amazon.co.uk and search for ‘Cornwall Federation of Women’s Institutes’. You’ll then get instructions as how to donate to CFWI […]
Food Allergen Guidance for WIs from the Food Standards Agency
Whether or not a WI is required to register as a food business depends on the scale and regularity of their activity. If a WI prepares and serves food occasionally, and on a small scale, they do not need to register as a food business. A WI may need to register with their local authority […]
New Diversity & Inclusion Book Club
Would you be interested in joining an online CFWI Diversity & Inclusion Book Club? The aim is to expand our horizons, reading books by authors of different nationalities, races, sexualities and gender identities, as well as neuro-diverse authors and anything else that strikes our fancy. We can read fiction or nonfiction, poetry or prose. […]
CFWI Seeks ACWW Representative
We are looking for a member who might be interested in taking on the role of ACWW Representative for CFWI. ACWW (Associated Country Women of the World) is the only international charity supported by the WI. It is the largest international organisation for rural women and has a uniquely down-to-earth approach, offering support, friendship and […]
New NFWI Guidance on WIs Resuming Meetings
Following updates to the Government Covid advice, NFWI has simplified and updated the resuming meeting guidance with immediate effect. Full details of the Covid safety advice for England is available on gov.uk To summarise: Musts Ensure the venue is well ventilated. Members must wash/sanitise their hands and cover coughs and sneezes. Ensure access to handwashing […]
NFWI Virtual Advent Calendar
On behalf of the NFWI Activities Team, we are excited to share our plans with you for the virtual Winter Advent, taking place from the 1st to the 25th December 2021. The team have organised a range of exciting and wonderful activities, projects and events which all WI members are invited to join, free of […]
Cornish Winter Fair 2021
The Exhibitions Centre on the Royal Cornwall Showgrounds (known to most of us as the cattle shed!) was jam-packed with people on Saturday 20 November. People had turned up from all over the county for this wonderful free event showcasing some of the best food, drink and craft available. The competitions area of the Centre […]