After members sent in their selections from this year’s shortlisted resolutions, the NFWI Board of Trustees is putting forward the following resolution to the Annual Meeting in Cardiff in May: Clean rivers for people and wildlife Water quality in our rivers is shameful. Legally, designated bathing waters must be regularly monitored for pollution. The NFWI […]

Salli Blackford, a member of Crantock WI, has been recognised for all the work she has done for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. Every year, along with women of the village, Crantock WI members and holidaymakers visiting, Salli has organised the knitting of poppies to decorate the village. Pictured here is the article about […]

On Saturday 25 March, Perranarworthal WI will be holding a Spring Fayre at the Perranwell Centre. Do come along and help them raise funds for two very important organisations: Hidden Help and the Cornwall Refuge Trust.  Hidden Help is a small charity that helps those in urgent need in Cornwall to make a new home […]

During the Covid pandemic, there was a big campaign in West Cornwall to persuade MP Derek Thomas to show his support for the Climate and Ecology Emergency Bill, which asks for a joined up approach to nature and the climate emergency.  This Bill, recently being discussed in the House of Lords, is shortly returning to […]

International Women’s Day Pledge board On MyWI you can download International Women’s Day pledge boards. This is a great way to share your views about what needs to change and take a stand on gender equality. You can also encourage people around you to think about what they can do to tackle the issue in […]

Trevone WI Hall rang with the sound of music as the group welcomed Marcus Alleyne, conductor of Cornwall’s Rock Choir, back to Trevone for another of his singing masterclasses. As well as being a singer himself, Marcus is a classically trained choral and orchestral conductor. He started off by demonstrating exercises to help members stretch […]

Godolphin WI President, Vanessa Wyles won the CFWI competition for designing a tea towel to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the opening of Chy Noweth an Conteth. The tea towels have now been printed and are on sale for £5.  A few members attended the Daffodil Festival at Mawgan Church. There were hundreds of flowers […]

Tuesday 14 February wasn’t just Valentine’s Day, it was also Crantock WI’s 70th birthday celebration! As well as the usual superb tea, the members took the opportunity to plant a native birch tree to commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Crantock WI meets in their local village hall, and Frank and Janet Cox, Chairman and Secretary […]

Former CFWI Chairman and current Assistant Media Officer Sheila Goldsworthy writes a wonderful monthly WI column for The Cornishman. Here is Sheila’s February column: Members now have a brand new brighter, larger monthly newsletter to learn of all the springtime events in greater and more colourful detail as well as plenty of adverts to tempt them. The picture […]

Four members of Budock WI were recently congratulated for serving as WI members for 50 years or more! Anne Richardson, Philippa Cummings, Jean Head and Pauline Bryant are pictured here receiving their congratulatory certificates. They were joined by all the other members for lunch at the Trelowarren Arms to celebrate Budock WI’s 65th birthday.