With spring so nearly here, Trevone WI enjoyed their last Winter Warmer of the season at Lewinnick Lodge, Newquay. Great food and excellent company made for a lovey afternoon. Thanks to Jan Creffield for all her hard work organising this winter’s programme.

After their Annual Meeting, members of Torpoint WI relaxed and had a go at fabric weaving, making découpage balls and a bit of simple sewing – of course, accompanied by tea and cakes.

Linkinhorne WI members have planted a cherry tree in the Jubilee Field, next door to the hall where they meet at Upton Cross, to mark their 90th birthday as well as the late Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee.

Gulval WI celebrated ahead of St Piran’s Day with a Cornish quiz, Cornish music and a pasty supper. Members enjoyed a thoroughly good evening, singing along to much-loved Cornish songs, and using their local knowledge, with a great deal of discussion and laughter.

At Veryan WI’s Annual Meeting this week, members were treated to a beautiful display of quilts. The quilts were made by some of Veryan’s own talented members or kindly loaned by members of the Roseland Quilters.

In November, exactly 100 years since a handful of Bude women decided to form a Bude Women’s Institute, 80 of their successors, with guests, joined together at the Falcon Hotel in Bude, to eat and celebrate the work of their WI. For 100 years the WI in Bude has inspired women with encouragement, friendship, workshops, […]

We have a lovely surprise for those of you booked to attend our International Women’s Day Afternoon Tea at the Penventon Hotel on Wednesday 8 March. Our guest speaker, Dr Lesley Trotter, has been working on a book and we weren’t sure whether it would be printed by Wednesday, but Lesley has just told us […]

What a fabulous afternoon St Mellion WI had last week when members came together to celebrate their 100th birthday. The first St Mellion WI committee meeting was held at Pentillie Castle in 1923 and, as part of the wider St Mellion community, the members were offered the use of the castle for their birthday tea. […]

The next meeting of the WI Film Club: Beyond the Screen will be taking place on Thursday 16 March at 7:30pm, and the Film will be Edie – an emotional drama about conquering fears, demons… and a mountain! Edie believes that it is never too late – packing an old camping bag, leaving her life […]

Sixty-five members (a full house!) at Chy Noweth were lucky enough to hear from Mary Queen of Scots herself on Wednesday! Historian and actress Lesley Smith had the audience completely spellbound as she recounted the dramatic and tragic events from the life of Mary Queen of Scots. Wearing a beautiful hand-embroidered period costume and staying […]