Penryn WI organised and ran the Penryn town’s ‘Flower, Produce and Craft Show’ this year. Encouragingly, entries were up on the previous year’s Show. Forty adults and 11 children exhibited 121 entries ranging from vegetables and flowers to photography and craftwork. The Mayor, Chaz Wenmoth, presenting the prizes, commented on the various displays filling Penryn’s […]

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Chy Noweth an Conteth has joined over 23,000 other organisations across the UK to become a Refill Station! We are helping to keep thirsty people hydrated and to prevent millions of single-use plastic bottles at source.  What it means for us is that we have put up a Refill sticker on the glass door at […]

Last Monday, 60 members of Bude WI had a wonderful treat, their very own and exclusive fashion show. This was held at Wroes in Bude, courtesy of their directors, Andrea, Ron and Derek Ball. The gorgeous models were all WI members: Ruth Petherick, Julie Grice, Teresa Tibbets, Beryl Vickery, Elizabeth Barker, Margaret Burch, Jeanette Orr […]

The North Cornwall Book Festival is being held this year at St Endellion near Port Isaac on 12th and 13th October 2019. Some fantastic authors will be there, including Deborah Moggach, Raynor Whinn, Michael Morpurgo and John Boyne. Tickets are remaining for a few speakers whom you may be interested in: Cornish-born political legend Barbara […]

To help celebrate the Centenary of the Cornwall Federation of WIs, members of Carbis Bay WI planted over 100 bulbs St Anta Parish Church in Carbis Bay last week. What a lovely way to mark a very special year!

We have had a message from Valerie Hughes, President of Sutton WI in the Norfolk Federation regarding a pen pal project. Valerie began the project to help link WI members, particularly those who may feel lonely. Valerie suggested the pen pal project for people, like herself, who enjoy writing, those who don’t have internet access […]

Pictured here is gorgeous friendly Combo, photographed on a recent trip to the Flicka Donkey Sanctuary in South Cornwall, organised by our CFWI Environment & Public Affairs sub-committee. Combo is flanked by event organiser Hilary and brilliant Flicka tour leader Beth. The sun shone for the group as Beth introduced them to all the donkeys, […]

Yesterday, Truro Cathedral was filled to the rafters with WI members for a service marking our centenary. The service, which commenced at 2pm, was preceded by a parade of WI members proudly carrying their WIs’ banners.  The weather was kind to us as the rain held off while the parade of banners processed from Cathedral […]

Did you know that the Cornwall Federation is twinned with the Gwent Federation? Over 20 WI  members from Gwent are currently in Cornwall on a Fedeation holiday for a few days, based at the Kilbirnie Hotel in Newquay. This evening, CFWI Chairman Margaret Johnson and CFWI Vice-Chairman Helen Kestle were delighted to join the Gwent […]