Trevone WI members weren’t just saying ‘Cheese!’ at their latest meeting, they were sampling it as well as members enjoyed a fascinating talk by Otto Mead from Yarg makers, Lynher Dairy. After explaining the history and processes behind Cornwall’s famous cheese, Otto cut up tasty samples of Yarg, garlic leaf Yarg and the lesser known […]

Former CFWI Chairman and current Assistant Media Officer Sheila Goldsworthy writes a wonderful monthly WI column for The Cornishman. Here is Sheila’s December column: Nothing swings us into the Christmas frame of mind better than the sounds of carols accompanied by a magnificent organ, and we had this in perfection at the CFWI annual carol service at the imposing […]

Members of Lanreath WI enjoyed a tasty and cheery Christmas lunch at Portbyhan Hotel, in Looe. The food was lovely and the company was wonderful!  

Please note that our CFWI offices at Chy Noweth an Conteth will close over the Christmas break to give our staff some much-deserved time off. Our last day open will be Thursday 22 December, and we will re-open on Tuesday 3 January, 2023. Please also join me in saying goodbye to Sue Martin, our long-standing […]

This week, Mawnan WI held a special Coffee Drop-In at Trebah Garden to present Christmas Care Bags to Sandra Sandercock, a representative from St Petroc’s. The bags were all made by members re-using donated fabric. Mawnan WI held several events to raise money to purchase the toiletries: In September they held a mug tombola at […]

Members of Boscastle WI enjoyed a thoroughly wonderful time for their Christmas lunch at The Wellington Hotel in Boscastle earlier this week. This was the first time in three years that the group had been able to have their Christmas gathering. The last few years, the festivities were cancelled due to lock-down regulations as well […]

Veryan WI’s December meeting was a purely social affair – they held their annual Christmas meal at the King’s Arms in Tregony, which was excellent, and which everybody enjoyed. Over the last few months, some of Veryan’s members have been knitting or crocheting small teddy bears to donate to the children staying at Cornwall Refuge […]

Two small groups of members, suitably attired with hairnets, toured the Chocolarder works in Falmouth and learnt about the process of transforming raw cocoa beans and sugar into delicious chocolate products, organically. Some imports are by sailing vessel and no plastic or foil packaging is used. The end products sampled were delicious!

Members of Polruan WI got into the festive mood and had fun learning how to create table centrepieces from natural materials. A touch of gold, silver and red sparkle added to the Christmas look. The centrepieces made a colourful display before they were taken home for family and friends to enjoy.    

Porthleven WI started a yoga group in September. Numbers have grown and the group goes from strength to strength. The group meets on Wednesday afternoons from 3 to 4 pm, with their lovely instructor, Kirsty (whose mum is a member).