Don’t forget to book your ticket for this year’s Annual Council Meeting, to be held on Wednesday 20 October at the newly refurbished Hall for Cornwall in Truro. We are thrilled to be welcoming guest speaker Reverend Kate Bottley who will talk to us about ‘God and the Gogglebox’. With a cup of tea always […]

Germoe and District WI held a garden party in one of their members’ gardens on what turned out to be a splendid sunny afternoon. This was their first proper face-to-face meeting since lockdown. Zoom meetings had been trialled but, due to the notoriously bad internet in the area, they didn’t work too well. The Garden […]

With the Public Hall still closed, Porthleven WI members braved the weather for their July meeting. It was a lovely evening for the Summer Buffet and Quiz. Quiz winners were Jayne and Alison. Porthleven WI meets on the second Wednesday of the month. Members also meet for an informal picnic lunch each Wednesday. New members […]

Sheila Goldsworthy writes a wonderful monthly WI column for The Cornishman. Here is Sheila’s July column: With optimism rising and most WIs having held their Annual Meetings, we can now start to consider all the WI events we normally attend, so shake the creases out of that posh frock you last wore 18 months ago, […]

St Dominick WI held their 75th anniversary party this week. The event took place in a member’s garden, hosted by Mandy Nicholson. The evening was made simple with cheese and wine with nibbles. The cake was a Genoese sponge filled with strawberries and cream. The members were fortunate to have such a wonderful sunny evening. […]

Many of us will be aware of the extraordinary way in which peregrine falcons have colonised Britain’s cities, taking advantage of cliff-like buildings on which to build their nests and scope their prey – the ubiquitous pigeons which fly beneath them. Stephen Moss begins his story with a description of this charismatic creature, the fastest […]

A group of WI members from Crowlas & Ludgvan WI, Illogan WI, Ladock WI, Praze-an-Beeble WI and Withiel WI joined in CFWI’s very first event since we all went into lockdown in the spring of 2020. This intrepid group enjoyed a guided walk, finally reaching the summit of Rough Tor – the rain only just […]

Trevone WI’s Garden Group was formed in 2017 with just a handful of members who shared a common interest in gardening and the beauty of plants and flowers. The women began to share their knowledge and friendship kindled within Trevone WI. The Garden Group has now mushroomed and has 38 members, all as keen as […]

The CHAOS Group is offering free fortnightly  yoga sessions in the Chaos Café Garden at the Recovery College. CHAOS (Community Helping All Of Society) spans a range of industries, from hospitality, health and beauty, agriculture and social care. They strive to offer a range of community services  including creative media services, co-production and engagement tools. […]

Recently, members of Linkinhorne WI, along with partners and friends, attended a garden party at the home of member Viv, in her beautiful garden on the banks of the Lynher River. It rained, of course, but the members were undeterred and enjoyed Pimm’s, cake and tea in the rain! A raffle was held which raised […]