Today is the start of Lent and a lot of us are geared up with our paper grocery bags, reusable bottles and reusable coffee cups to give up as much plastic as we can – particularly all that avoidable throw-away stuff we collect every day. It will be a bit of a faff, but well […]

Using no more than 500 words (excluding main title, but to include diary date if used), the Lady Denman Cup Competition 2018 invites members to write a diary extract based on the day that changed their life. Entrants must submit 4 copies of their entry, typed if possible, on A4 paper to CFWI.  Please do […]

Did you know that you can get a one-year Locals’ Pass to Tate St Ives for only £5? This special introductory offer for only £5 for the first year is available to all Cornwall residents. The pass gives you unlimited entry to Tate St Ives and the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden. To get […]

February is the month for the Climate Coalition’s Show the Love campaign. You can record signs of an early spring in your neighbourhood on the Nature’s Calendar Worksheet. You can make a green heart and wear it – or share it with the hashtag #showthelove. And you can write to your MP, using the postcard […]

2018 is a year marking significant anniversaries for the WI and for women’s history in Britain. Three years on from our centenary, 2018 is also 100 years since the WI’s first resolution was passed in October 1918. Although the Cornwall Federation won’t be celebrating our centenary until 2019, many local WIs will be reaching their 100th […]

If you look after your grandchildren on a regular basis and are looking for new activities you can enjoy together, the Eden Project might be the answer! Eden’s new Deep Roots New Shoots programme is helping grandparents to make the most of their time with their grandchildren; drawing on their skills and experiences, and providing opportunities […]

Helston WI would like to invite you to their Spring 4-Corner Day to be held on Saturday 24th March.

We are pleased to be able to offer food hygiene training to WI members on Thursday 22nd February at Chy Noweth an Conteth. The cost is £50 per person,  which includes a book on the subject to read beforehand. These costs can be paid from your WI funds with permission. The certification is for the […]

If you are, you may be interested to know that the Government is offering community groups (like WIs) in England the chance to bid for small grants of between £300 and £2,000 for activities to celebrate the centenary of women gaining the vote. The Representation of the People Act in 1918 extended the vote to […]