Joining Cornwall Wildlife Trust as a family will give you ideas, activities and nature packs to keep you all busy. You’ll also become part of Wildlife Watch (our junior club) with family events where you can meet up with other families and do wild things! You’ll get  The satisfaction that you are helping to protect […]

Our recent Gardening Challenges event held in Marazion has resulted in quite a number of WI members keen to enter the West Cornwall Spring Show in March. The Gardening Challenges event included talks by Ian Wright, former head gardener at Trengwainton and now National Trust West Country and Wales Gardens Adviser; followed by Lottie Allen, […]

Over 90 WI members, including many familiar faces, gathered at Ladock Community Hall for one of our New Year Quiz last Friday. The winners were: 1st – Launceston 2 team 2nd- Cuddra A team 3rd- Launceston 1 team Well done, everyone! Click here to see more pictures of the event.

The Sensory Trust is a leading authority on inclusive and sensory design. Through the use of nature and the outdoors they aim to improve the health and well-being of people living with disability and health issues, their families and carers. The goal is to make the outdoors accessible and enjoyable for all people, regardless of […]

Join Helston WI for a quiz on 24th February.

Here’s a challenge for WIs and WI members. Why not try giving up plastic for Lent? Or for the month of April? Or any period of time you’d like – start today! It’s been very interesting to hear this week’s pledge “to end the scourge of plastic” – eliminating all avoidable plastic waste by 2042, […]

There may have been some confusion over the date of our upcoming Ukulele Taster Day. To clarify, the event will be held on Friday 16th March at Chy Noweth an Conteth from 10:30am until 2:30pm. If you’ve ever wanted to play the ukulele, here’s your chance! Bring your own ukulele if you have one, but […]

Several limited edition coins are to be released by the Royal Mint this year to commemorate important dates and events in the UK’s history, including one celebrating 100 years since women won the right to vote. Speaking ahead of the coins’ release, Dr Kevin Clancy, director of the Royal Mint Museum, said 2018 is “an […]

Just before Christmas, fishermen caught an 80lb porbeagle shark a few miles off Land’s End, which was slowly being strangled by plastic strapping which had wrapped itself around it and tightened as the animal grew. The fisherman removed the plastic and freed the shark, which hopefully will survive (see The Cornishman from 28th December).  Every […]

The Great British Spring Clean is a campaign with a simple aim: to bring people across the country together to clear up the litter that blights our towns, villages, countryside and beaches. This campaign is an initiative put forward by Keep Britain Tidy, an organisation that should be dear to the hearts of all WI […]