Members of Crantock WI spent a most enjoyable morning learning how to make lino prints. First the members traced their designs and transferred them to a block of lino. They then learned how to use the cutting tools and cut a design, which many found most therapeutic. It was then finally time to roller up […]

Earlier this month, a group of Torpoint WI members enjoyed a lovely visit to The Garden House, Yelverton, Devon.

Marshgate Village Hall – Thursday 26 October Marazion Community Hall – Thursday 2 November Chy Noweth an Conteth – Thursday 16 November 10am-3.30pm Even though the closing dates are approaching, you’re not too late to book a space on one of our wonderful Autumn Craft Days! You’ll have the opportunity to work all day on […]

Members of five Cornish WIs met this month for the inaugural meeting of the WI Hall Owners Network. Members from Trevone WI played host to members from Connor Downs and Gwithian WI, Cuddra WI, Newquay WI and Polruan WI. The group got together to share ideas and offer each other support for the additional tasks […]

Members of Botus Fleming WI marked the occasion of their 75th anniversary with a picnic lunch and a celebration cake.

Cornwall Blood Bikes were the guests at Tregony WI’s September meeting. The members said it was a fabulous, informative evening and something other WIs may be interested in as most areas have their own Blood Bike groups. The Blood Bike riders are all volunteers, and the women learnt a lot about the organisation and its […]

Polruan WI had a fun and creative time making a scarecrow for the annual Polruan Scarecrow Competition. The theme this year was The Stone Age. With some lateral thinking, the members decided to make a “Rolling Stone”-age figure in the form of Sir Mick Jagger. The lid of a coffee can served very well as […]

Members of St Dominick WI welcomed villagers, friends and family to a sumptuous vintage afternoon tea last month, whilst raising an amazing £818 for Cornwall Blood Bikes. The members were pleased that two of the Blood Bikes volunteer riders could join them for tea and brought their bikes with them.

Members of Perranuthnoe and District WI recently had lunch out, followed by a talk from Trevor Smitheram, a Cornish Bard, on the heritage of Hayle. The lunch was held at the White Hart Hotel, itself part of Hayle’s heritage, followed by a fascinating illustrated lecture at the Heritage Centre. All who attended enjoyed it so […]

Mermaids: Mylor and Flushing WI held the third in their series of health and wellbeing themed talks last week with an inspiring and entertaining evening entitled Morvoren-Sea Poetry. Very appropriately, the group discovered that morvoren means ‘mermaid’ in Cornish. Ella Walsworth-Bell from Mylor Bridge and Kerry Vincent from Constantine presented the evening and the gloriously […]