The December meeting of Coads Green WI was held in the village hall to accommodate the swathes of greenery and the numbers of participants for a festive wreath-making workshop. President Linda Willan welcomed members and guests, including Wendy Fiander, a Federation Trustee who attended to represent Federation Chair Helen Kestle. Wendy is also Editor of […]

Do you fancy trying your chances at winning some money in 2024? Why not join our 200+ Club? If you’ve read the names of 200+ Club winners in County News and wondered what it was all about, here’s the inside scoop! The 200+ Club is a competition open to all of you as WI members […]

On Friday 12 January 2024 we’ll be holding a groovy retro lunch!  Do you remember the ’70s? Come and join us to relive the nostalgia! We’ll be serving some familiar retro foods and if you’d like to dress the part, please do – though it’s not compulsory. The lunch will be held at Chy Noweth […]

On  Wednesday 17 January 2024, we’ll be welcoming the Cornwall Bat Group who will tell us about bat ecology and behaviour. The Bat Group works to raise the profile of bats through walks, talks, events and bat box schemes with various organisations and the general public. The talk will be held at Chy Noweth an […]

Mermaids: Mylor and Flushing WI members enjoyed contributing to community festivities by decorating a tree for the Christmas Tree Festival in All Saints Church, Mylor. Many local organisations in Mylor Churchtown and Mylor Bridge decorated a tree, illustrating their own activities, creating lots of interesting and original trees. The Mermaids also had a very popular […]

Forest for Cornwall is currently engaged in aiding communities across Cornwall to tackle the effects of climate change by creating green spaces. They recently donated free trees to WIs and Illogan WI took up the offer and planted a silver birch in Illogan Park. The first scheduled planting date had to be cancelled due to […]

Members of St Breward WI recently planted three trees in their village, a silver birch, a rowan and a Sessile oak.   Pictured here is member Cathy Glaser hammering, while Fran Calver holds the post!

In November, a group of Beaches and Cream Newquay WI members proudly took part in the Take back the Night march and vigil in Newquay. Beaches and Cream has been supporting the Cornwall Refuge Trust for more than two years and consider it a cause very dear to their hearts. Every month, members donate toiletries […]

Members of Cury WI had a really enjoyable Christmas lunch at the Mullion Cove Hotel recently. The food was lovely and a great time was had by all. The members gave thanks to all the hotel staff for their hard work.

Constantine WI holds a regular soup and pud event. Members describe it as a friendly lunch with good company which can be enjoyed by young and old. Pictured here are Mollie aged 105 and Theo aged two!