St Neot WI members baked over 100 scones for the village Coronation Picnic on Sunday. Others made jam, and a group of the members served the teas to over 200 residents. A special Coronation cake was baked for the occasion by WI member Diana Smith and it did not take long for that to be […]

St Stephen-in-Brannel WI combined their Coronation celebration with a celebration of two very special members’ birthdays. Anne Roots (right) marked her 100th, and Heather Trevenna (left) her 90th. The group was joined by members of St Dennis WI and Treviscoe & Trethosa WI for a cheese and wine evening, with lots of birthday cake and […]

Kicking off the Bank Holiday weekend was our Coffee with the Chair fundraising event, held this year at Marazion Community Centre. There was no official count taken, but we think there must have been about 200 members there! The hall was abuzz with happy chatter, as members got together to enjoy coffee and cake, and […]

Mermaids: Mylor and Flushing WI is ‘Going Green’ this year by continuing to support environmental causes, especially the green campaign of their local Mylor Bridge and Flushing Environmental Action group. In March, the Mermaids had a stall at a Going Green Fair in Mylor Bridge, displaying their Hedgehog Project, and provided refreshments. It was an […]

Is your WI planning a party or some sort of celebration for the Coronation? If you’re not holding your own event, perhaps you’re helping at your village’s festivities? Whatever you’re doing, please take lots of photos and send them, along with a brief write-up, to cfwi.publications@gmail.com so we can feature them in County News. Please […]

CFWI is currently looking for a WI local(ish) to Truro who would be willing and able to help cater lunch for our guests on the day of the Annual Council Meeting. We always provide a buffet lunch for guest speakers, invited guests from other Federations, local dignitaries who attend, etc. In recent years, the catering […]

In June, we’ll be holding a cream tea to celebrate Chy Noweth an Conteth’s 20th birthday.  We know some of you were there on that special day when the Princess Royal opened our new headquarters in Threemilestone. Do you have any photographs from the day? Or perhaps the invitation you received to attend the occasion? […]

For those of you unable to attend the Coronation Civic Service to be held at Truro Cathedral on Sunday 7 May, you will now have the opportunity to watch it online. The service will be live streamed from the Cathedral at 5pm, and will then be available to watch as a replay once the service […]

I am pleased to announce that the WI will be a recognised supporter of Thank You Day, taking place on Sunday 2 July 2023. You can read all about Thank You Day here. Hosted by /Together, this event will be the UK’s 3rd annual Thank You Day and over the past two years, 15 million […]

Age UK Cornwall is offering reduced ticket prices for anyone over 50, and living in PL22, PL23, PL24, PL25, PL26, PL27, PL28, PL30 (West of Bodmin), PL31 TR1, TR2, TR4, TR5, TR6, TR7, TR8, TR9 postcodes to join them on our annual trip to the Royal Cornwall Showground, on Saturday 10 June. For £13.50 you […]