I was four when in 1958 HM the Queen visited the new town of Stevenage, where I grew up. Although I don’t remember this, the Queen came by in her limo while my family was watching and Her Majesty leaned out of the window a little, looked directly at me and waved especially to me. […]

I never had the privilege of meeting the Queen, but I do have a fuzzy memory of her visiting my nursery school in Truro when I was 3 or 4 years old. I remember us all being herded outside and made to stand on the pavement as she walked past. If she had spoken to […]

We asked WI members in Cornwall to share with us any memories they have of HM Queen Elizabeth II, and the response has been overwhelming! Here is the first in our series: My memory is of Her Majesty’s visit to the Royal Cornwall Show. I was stewarding the WI competitions and had to take my […]

NFWI has released a video statement from NFWI Chair Ann Jones on the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II. You can watch Ann’s statement here:  In addition, NFWI has set up a virtual condolence book, and all members are invited to sign and share their messages. After the period of mourning, all the comments will […]

Dear All, You will have seen the incredibly sad news that HM Queen Elizabeth II has passed away this evening. As an organisation, we will observe the official mourning period and pay tribute to her life as both our monarch and a fellow WI member. This is likely to mean that we change many of […]

The Cornwall Federation of Women’s Institutes shares the nation’s grief upon the death of Her Majesty the Queen. We have not only lost a beloved monarch, but also one of our own – a WI member. Her majesty served as a proud member of Sandringham WI since 1943, when she was Princess Elizabeth. Over her […]

There are a few spaces left on our CFWI Christmas Shopping Trip to Clarks Village on Wednesday 12 October. This is a great opportunity to get a head start on your Christmas shopping! But if it’s too early for you, then why not treat yourself to some goodies? The trip is only £22 per person. […]

Today, a coachload of WI members made their way to Dartmouth for our CFWI River Dart Cruise. We defied the weather gods and, despite a horrendous forecast, enjoyed glorious sunshine for nearly the entire day. Our able coach driver, Paul, got us to Dartmouth in record time, despite coming face to face with an assortment […]

Hayle WI was asked for help organising the refreshments for this year’s Gorsedh awards evening. Many delicious cakes were baked and were well received by the guests. On Saturday at the Gorsedh Ceremony, they sold more cake! It was a wonderful occasion for Hayle and the members felt very proud to be able to give […]

The WI tent at this year’s Holsworthy Show in August was non-competitive this year, but displayed the diverse interests covered by each local WI. The Week St Mary Bonaventures WI table showed the members’ many interesting talks, trips and events, as well as Zoom talks during lockdown, and was entitled ‘Not Just Jam and Jerusalem’ […]