St Tudy WI ran a tombola at the May Fayre in the Village Hall earlier this month. Pictured are a few of the members on the stall. They had a great day and were very popular with the customers!

It’s been another busy month for Godolphin WI. The members enjoyed a recent visit to Trewidden Gardens with a guided tour from the head gardener, followed by a delicious lunch as well as coffee and cake. Then came the big celebration for King Charles III. The sun was shining on the Godolphin street party and […]

Included in the monthly mailing to WI Secretaries to be sent out later this month are two updated policies from NFWI for WIs to keep and use: The NFWI Safeguarding Policy (with the accompanying NFWI Safeguarding Incident Reporting Form) The NFWI Access of Carers Policy The Safeguarding Policy replaces the Admission of Girls to Membership […]

Members of Pensilva WI enjoyed a joint 75th birthday and Coronation party, with President Verna Dawe cutting the cake made by member Cherry Woodhouse.

Week St Mary Bonaventures WI celebrated with a Pudding Club at their May meeting, following the Coronation of King Charles III. Each member brought along a pudding and a recipe to share with the rest of the group.

On a gloriously sunny day, members of Pensilva WI undertook their annual litter pick to ensure the village looked spick and span – and there were refreshment and cake afterwards too!

Crantock WI visited the Japanese Garden at St Mawgan on a beautiful sunny day. The members enjoyed being amongst the colour and silence of this tranquil garden.  Crantock WI President Linda Hallwood said, “It takes something to keep a WI quiet!” Following the garden visit, the members enjoyed lunch in The Falcon garden before looking […]

If you missed your opportunity to enter one of the Royal Cornwall Show competitions this year, you’re not too late to enter Launceston Show! This year’s Show is held on Thursday 27 July at Kennards House, Launceston, and is a really lovely one-day show. The WI competition is themed on ‘A Happy Event’ – so […]

Former CFWI Chairman and current Assistant Media Officer Sheila Goldsworthy writes a wonderful monthly WI column for The Cornishman. Here is Sheila’s May column: WI members know how to put the world right! If animated chatter and earnest discussion are guidelines, then the WI has the winning formula. The very successful recent coffee morning, held […]

PROPAGATION DAY Thursday 29 June 2023 TREVINCE ESTATE GARDENS 10.30am-4pm Come and enjoy a day at these beautiful private gardens, starting with tea or coffee and an introduction by Richard Stone, owner of Trevince. This will be followed by a tour of the gardens led by the Estate Gardener, Liam Shoesmith. Lunch will be soup […]