This year, the WI is joining The Big Help Out! Volunteers are superheroes, so we are all encouraged to help out and make a difference. Coincidentally, this year The Big Help Out falls on 7-9 June, the exact days of the Royal Cornwall Show! What better way to help out than to support CFWI and […]

By now you have probably received your February WI Life magazine in the post. If you haven’t, it won’t be long! The cover features the brilliant and inspiring Laura McAllister, CBE, whom some of you will have heard speak in person at last year’s NFWI Annual Meeting in Cardiff. The envelope containing your February WI […]

CFWI Chair Helen Kestle has been given a monthly slot on CHAOS Radio‘s breakfast show! Her first recording was on Thursday 1 February ,and you can listen to it here. (Excuse the misspelling.) Helen will appear on the breakfast show on the first Thursday of every month. If you’d like to tune in live, it’ll […]

You can now read the February issue of your County News on MyWI! As always, if you fancy attending any of the events listed in County News, you can find application forms here.

Listen to our latest Inspiring Voices podcast! This month, CFWI Chair Helen Kestle sat down with Janet Lockyer and Sarah McGowan from Grampound WI to talk about their Cookery Club. Hear about how they started the club, what it means to them and what their future plans are. If you or your WI have a […]

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY AFTERNOON TEA Friday 8 March 2024 PENVENTON PARK HOTEL, REDRUTH 2pm International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on 8 March to commemorate the cultural, political and socioeconomic achievements of women. In Cornwall, we are going to mark the 2024 International Women’s Day with an afternoon tea at the […]

We have received an email from Val Stanley, Community Engagement Facilitator for the ‘Older People’s Project (OPP).’ The OPP is an AgeUK Cornwall/Women’s Centre Cornwall Project which aims to improve services for men and women aged 60+ in Devon and Cornwall who have experienced domestic abuse and/or sexual violence at any stage of their life. […]

We have been contacted by Goonhavern Community Village Hall. The former Goonhavern WI, which suspended in 2022, used to meet in the hall and have left a number of pieces of WI china. The Hall has no use for it and are currently clearing out their kitchen. Before they dispose of the china, they thought […]

Members of Godolphin WI ended the year on a high. They all enjoyed a Christmas meal at The Halfway House in Rame. The food was excellent and the staff looked after the group very well. A couple of the women were also invited to join Porthleven WI for a Christmas celebration with them and what […]

There are just a few days left to book your place on our ‘From Schedule to Show Event’! On 23 February, we will be holding a ‘From Schedule to Show’ event at Chy Noweth to help you understand what Show judges are looking for and learn how to get higher marks! Friday 23 February 2024 […]