Members of Bodmin Gaolbirds WI recently got together to have a go at making keepsake boxes in preparation for the Barbara Reed Trophy Competition at this year’s Royal Cornwall Show. 

If you’ve already read your copy of the March 2022 issue of WI Life, did you spot our own Illogan WI on page 10? The article is about Illogan’s planting of a tree as part of The Queen’s Green Canopy project. The Cornwall Federation has also planted a Queen’s Green Canopy at Chy Noweth – […]

Last autumn, members of Blunts WI decided to respond to the Queen’s request that as many people as possible should plant a tree to mark her Platinum Jubilee. In February, some of the members went to a local nursery and chose a beautiful flowering cherry called Royal Flame, which they planted last weekend. Pictured here […]

All the members of Grampound WI enjoyed an evening painting pottery jugs under the guidance of Heather Hunt at their most recent meeting.  

WI Climate Ambassadors from the St Ives constituency have been hosting monthly webinars jointly with  MP Derek Thomas for well over a year, and have had some very good speakers discussing climate-related issues. On 9 March at 6pm the guest speaker will be Alok Sharma, President of COP26, and members will have the opportunity to […]

To honour The Queen’s longstanding relationship with the WI, and as President of Sandringham WI, Norfolk Federation, WI members are being asked to knit a corgi named WInnie and hide her in their local community as a fun surprise for others to find and keep. Members are encouraged to make as many WInnies as they […]

Tuesday 8 March is International Women’s Day. Why is this important to WI members? Because International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. What could be more ‘on brand’ than that for the WI? This year, the theme for IWD is #BreakTheBias We are all […]

St Just in Penwith WI celebrated its 104th birthday at a meeting in February. Two of the WI’s longest serving members, Norah Wallis and Caroline Mercer, cut the cake. Happy birthday!

Perranarworthal WI is holding a Spring Fayre on Saturday 26 March at the Perranwell Centre. Why not going along and support them? It sounds like a great event and for a very good cause.

Today is St David’s Day, the feast day of St David, the patron saint of Wales. Why not make some Welsh cakes to celebrate? If you happen to have a WI meeting today, take them along with you to share with your fellow WI members. Or perhaps you’d like to have a go at the […]