Saturday, 17th February 2018 9:30am to 4:30pm At the Eden Project Tickets: £17 (£15 for under 18s) Click here to book your ticket. This exciting event has been organised in response to the increased interest in native and near native honey bees. Many beekeepers now realise the benefits of working with bees that are hardy, […]
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Recycling Changes – Have Your Say!
A message from Cornwall Council: Cornwall Council’s Cabinet Members met in November to discuss recommendations on the new waste collection contract, which will commence in April 2020. In order to make a recommendation, an Inquiry Panel considered the costs, performance, risks and benefits of a range of options and recommended that we adopt a model […]
Christmas Lunch at Whitsand Bay
More Christmas County Lunches around Cornwall – this time at Whitsand Bay Hotel in Torpoint. Do you recognise any of this happy bunch?
Christmas at Eden!
If you weren’t at the Eden Project tonight, you missed out on a real treat! About 230 WI members from all over Cornwall were there and enjoyed music, singing and a lot of laughter. A big thank you to Bodmin Band, the CFWI Choir and Rev. Geoff Davis. Click here to see a few more […]
Ladock WI’s ‘Inspiring Women’ Christmas Tree
This year, the members of Ladock WI decorated a Christmas tree for the festival at Ladock Church. They chose ‘Inspiring Women’ as the theme for their tree, and decorated it with ornaments depicting the women they find most inspiring. A reference book of the women featured was created for visitors to the Church. The women […]
A Christmas Lunch in Newquay
Members from WIs from the west to the north of the county gathered to enjoy a festive Christmas County Lunch at The Hotel Bristol in Newquay on Monday. Over 100 members enjoyed the three-course Christmas lunch which gave an opportunity for WIs to socialise with each other and meet members of the Board of Trustees. […]
Beautiful Christmas Wreaths
Doors from one end of the County to the other will be graced with stunning Christmas wreaths this year! After last Friday’s wreath-making workshop at Bodmin Nursery, WI members from St Dominick to Crowlas & Ludgvan went home with beautiful green works of art to display.
Make a Celebration Card for the Royal Family!
The NFWI Craft Committee have been asked to organise the making of three cards for the Royal Family for early 2018 – for the Queen’s 92nd birthday card, the Royal birth in April and Prince Harry and Meghan’s wedding in May. They are looking for WI members to make cards for these three very special […]
Mulled Wine and Mince Pies in Mawnan
On Friday night, Mawnan was transformed when the village Christmas lights were turned on after much hard work from the newly formed Christmas Lights Committee. Crowds gathered in the Square to celebrate the beginning of the festive season which included children from the school and residents who had never been to the event before. Various […]
Christmas Home-Baking in Constantine
Two members of Constantine WI, Sylvia and Mary, have totally different Christmases. Sylvia, a farmers wife who’s up feeding all the animals very early before breakfast, has lunch sometime much later in the day. Mary has a family of 22, and may celebrate Christmas Day on New Year’s Eve or whenever all the family can […]