Last week’s Speakers’ Auditions Day was a fun and informative one for all who attended. A room full of WI Programme Secretaries and other members heard a series of potential speakers, and had the chance to provide written reviews of all of them.  They may also have picked up some ideas for future speakers for […]

For those of you attending next month’s Annual Council Meeting at the Regal Theatre in Redruth, your tickets will be on their way to your WI very shortly! Please note that each ticket has a pre-order lunch form stapled to it.  You will need to fill in the form and return it directly to the […]

As the summer months have come to an end, so too have Mawnan WI’s celebrations of the centenary of Women’s Suffrage. Following a number of events, which have included making rosettes and a banner for a commemorative march from the centre of the village to Trebah Gardens, women and girls and men and boys living […]

We all like to talk about the weather and follow the forecasts listening especially to the well-known voice on BBC Radio Cornwall of Kevin Thomas….what he has to say may brighten or perhaps dampen our days! Mawnan WI was delighted to welcome Kevin to talk about Cornish Weather Forecasting and to learn a little about […]

Seven members of Marhamchurch WI walked from Marhamchurch to Widemouth Bay along the Hare Walk. Once there, they joined 13 other members eagerly awaiting their arrival so that a cream tea could be ordered. The weather was beautiful and some blackberrying was in order along the way. The women were able to sit outside to […]

Earlier this summer, St Teath WI joined in their carnival as suffragettes, celebrating the 100 years since (some) woman were granted the vote. It was a windy, rainy day, hats were firmly put on heads and banners tightly grasped. The members gathered on the sports ground ready for the march into the village centre. Before […]

Does This Ring Your Bell? Truro WI has a set of 24 hand-bells, stored in three carrying cases. If your WI would like to start a hand-bell ringing group, Truro WI are willing to lend them, long-term, to an interested WI. At present, some restoration is needed, but this work would be done so that the […]

For those of you attending next month’s Annual Council Meeting, we have had a change of speaker. We will still be hearing about the ‘Tales of Two Local Brewers’, with Tregothnan Tea and St Austell Brewery. However, Roger Ryman from the brewery is unable to attend. Instead, we will be welcoming Chris Knight from St […]

“All the Fun of the Fair!” was the theme for WI members at this year’s Stratton and Holsworthy Agricultural Show, and was chosen by the 2018 organising group from Marhamchurch. Members from each of the five WIs taking part (Bude, Holsworthy, Jacobstow, Marhamchurch and Week St Mary) were able to choose to make nine items […]

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s press competitions. The Boslowick Cup for ‘Rookie’ Press Officers in their first year was won by Alison Willis of Pensilva WI. Second was Sandy Adcock of Cusgarne & Frogpool WI and third was Nicki Thornton of Harrowbarrow & Metherell WI. The Whitecross Cup, for more experienced Press Officers, […]