It has been good to enjoy the company of fellow members again, as some of the women from Coads Green WI testified when they enjoyed a delicious lunch at the Manor House in Rilla Mill on 21 April. Occasions such as this one are no longer taken for granted and the consensus of opinion among […]

Earlier this month, with help from Cormac’s Parks and Gardens Team, Penryn WI planted a tree in Trelawny Park to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, as part of The Queen’s Green Canopy project. The tree is a Cercidiphyllum japonicum.  It’s deciduous, has lovely autumnal colour and stunning blossom in the spring. Cormac’s Matt Stannard advised […]

Me, Myself and WI 9-15 May 2022 Supporting your own mental and physical health is incredibly important. As life goes back to ‘normal’ it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Everyone reacts differently, and changes in the way that we think, feel and behave vary between people and over time. Now, more than ever, it’s important that […]

Response to the Where’s WInnie? activity, both within the WI and around the world, has been overwhelming and the WI is proud that such a simple idea has captured the interest and imagination of so many. Many members have chosen to not hide their corgi, but instead pass on the WI hand of friendship in […]

We received the following notice about the sale of Denman this week from NFWI: ******************************** Denman Announcement: For the attention of all Federations and WIs Denman Announcement – 25th April 2022 In October 2021 we shared with all members (via their federations and MyWI) that the Denman Estate was to be sold. This followed an […]

Please note that the May 2022 County News is now available online. WI Secretaries will receive hard copies of this issue for all your members through the post in the normal way, but it will be delayed because of difficulties we are experiencing with our print house. We hope very much that we will be […]

It’s back! The Programme Competition is once again on the agenda for members. Your WI programme is still a very important feature of the WI. Does it depict what’s special about your WI? If it’s informative, welcoming and an ideal advert to give to potential new members, then the answer is yes! It will also […]

Our friends at the Buckingham Federation of WIs have sent us an invitation to some upcoming Zoom talks put on by their Science and Society Committee. The talks are open to members and non-members and cost £5 each (or £10 for all 4 talks). Please see the flyer pictured here for booking information.

Tregony WI welcomed West Cornwall Search and Rescue to their April meeting this week. The guest speakers brought a vehicle and trainee dog, and the WI members thought it was a brilliant meeting! Over 25 people came along!  

As we all know, this year marks the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. But there’s another event that took place on the same day in 1952 that you might not be aware of – His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales became Duke of Cornwall on the accession of HM The Queen in 1952. This second very […]