Coads Green WI member, Geraldine Rennie, and her husband Andy climbed Ben Nevis 33 years ago, after completing the West Highland Way. The pair then started to climb more of the Munros, 282 Scottish mountains over 3000 feet, on different holidays, but never intended to climb them all. In their retirement, with more time on […]

Last week, three members of Crowlas & Ludgvan WI were delighted to be invited to a lunch party at The Eden Project to celebrate the 10th birthday of The Big Lunch. The very special guest was HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.  Crowlas & Ludgvan, working together with Ludgvan Church, held a very successful Big Lunch […]

Porthleven WI enjoyed a fascinating talk about beekeeping at their July meeting. Speaker Jeff Kitto explained how he had been introduced to beekeeping at a young age. He told the members how he looks after his bees, the dangers they are facing and how everyone can help. All wild bees have now disappeared and it […]

We just received this lovely photo from last month’s Pond Day. The day was organised by our Floral Art & Gardening sub-committee, and the photo was taken by Trevor Wiltshire, who led the group and taught them “all about ponds”.

Did you know that businesses all over the country will fill up your water bottle with lovely fresh tap water for you? There are over 20,000+ Refill Stations nationwide, so refilling your water bottle for free has never been easier. Of course, many of these are restaurants, cafes and pubs, but you may be surprised […]

The assembly at Mawnan School last Wednesday was a little bit different, as some WI members from Mawnan Reading Partners joined the pupils in the hall. They were there to listen to seven members of the Year 5 and 6 Book Club talking about some of the stories which they had read over the last […]

Bonny Bryan, Secretary of St Breward WI, had a go at making the delicious looking tart featured on the cover of WI Life. We think she did a wonderful job! Have you tried any of the recipes featured either in WI Life or on the MyWI website? If so, why not share your efforts with […]

Boscastle WI were recently treated to a great talk by Cornwall Blood Bikes who afterwards allowed members to try out the bike, a vast BMW. The speaker took a group photo which included Boscastle’s oldest member, Irene Smith, who is 91, sitting astride the bike.

Earlier this month, St Dominick WI held a Vintage Tea Afternoon and raised £245. The funds will support St Dominick’s chosen charity, local ‘Litterati’ (litter picking group), to help them buy their own equipment. Pictured here is the St Dominick committee who worked very hard making fresh sandwiches and delicate cakes and scones, all of […]

Liskeard WI again win first prize in their group in the carnival. There’s no stopping them!