Another closing date coming up soon! The Arts and Leisure sub-committee invite you to take part in this year’s Let’s Go Trophy, which will be presented to the winning individual or team at the Annual Council Meeting on 23 October. We would like applicants to write, in any form (prose or poetry), an account of […]

Perranarworthal WI members recently celebrated their 70th Anniversary at the Linden Hay Garden Tea Rooms. It was an honour to invite some of the former presidents to the celebrations. The sun shone, the weather was balmy and plenty of sandwiches, scones and cakes were consumed. It was a time to remember the history of our […]

The 2024 winners of the Baker Cup were: First Place – Polruan WI Three entries were awarded Joint Second Place: Betjeman Belles WI Callington WI Constantine WI

A reminder that the closing date for the Apple Day outing is fast approaching. This promises to be a really fun day out to sing the praises of the humble apple.  There will be an apple themed lunch to celebrate the variety and versatility of this favourite fruit.  There will also be an apple quiz […]

Last week, CFWI organised a trip to Dartmoor for a coach full of WI members. The group’s first stop was the spectacular gardens at The Garden House in Buckland Monachorum. The weather wasn’t on our side, but the members still enjoyed exploring the colourful gardens at their summer peak, including the wildflower meadow, the summer […]

The digital version of the August issue of County News is now available on MyWI! All the accompanying application forms are also available on our website, so start booking! There is so much on offer! You can always book events via your WI Secretary, but you don’t have to wait. Just download a booking form […]

The August episode of ‘Inspiring Voices’, the CFWI podcast, is now live! In this episode, we chat to two members of Hayle WI, along with artists Melanie Young and Caroline Schanche, about their exciting ‘This Is Me’ project – now touring National Trust properties around Cornwall. You can read all about the project in this […]

Members of Hayle WI have been working on a project entitled ‘This Is Me’ over the past few months. The project explores personal stories of belonging to place and tales of far-flung adventure. The creative process has involved storytelling, painting, sculpture, writing, and dance, through which the artists have produced a beautiful reliquary that holds […]

Last Friday, a host of WI members attended a Retro Lunch at Chy Noweth. Many of them got into the spirit and dressed up in their best flares, go-go boots, mini dresses and beads. We even had one who came sporting Bay City Rollers tartan! After admiring each other’s attire, they all sat down to […]

Former CFWI Chairman and current Assistant Media Officer Sheila Goldsworthy writes a wonderful monthly WI column for The Cornishman. Here is Sheila’s July column. WI members in Cornwall have much to look forward to in the coming months, including becoming re acquainted with nature and hopefully feeling some warmer temperatures. It’s always a bonus to attend an event where our […]