1 Week to Go: The Chy Noweth Show!

You have to be in it to win it! There is only one week to go until the deadline for applying to enter this year’s Chy Noweth Show (which is replacing the cancelled Royal Cornwall Show). The schedule for the WI Competition, this year organised by the Environment & Public Affairs sub-committee, is as follows: […]

A village tidy-up in Perranarworthal

Doing the same things but doing them differently underlies the determination of Perranarworthal WI to keep moving forward. Social distancing and masks may have become the norm, but looking after the environment is still very important to this WI. It undoubtedly was a cold and often wet spring, yet the gardening group tidied up the […]

A special birthday for St Breward WI member

St Breward WI celebrated the 100th birthday of long-standing member Hilary Cragg.  Hilary joined St Breward WI in 1972 and has been an active member ever since. All the members present admired the card Hilary received from Her Majesty the Queen and enjoyed a special birthday cake. Pictured here are Hilary together with Pat Lismore, […]

County News is on its way to you!

In pre-Covid times, local WIs would come to Chy Noweth an Conteth to help pack up County News, ready to go out to all our WIs. At the moment, however that work is being done by members of the Board of Trustees. Here they are, hard at work, making sure each WI gets the right […]

Whirly Tubes on Hayle Beach!

Anne Fenwick and Julia Havard, members of CFWI’s Environment and Public Affairs Sub-committee, joined some 300 people on Hayle beach on Saturday to send a gentle message to the G7 world leaders in Carbis Bay about the ingenuity of Cornwall in dealing with the problem of marine litter. They were all wielding tubes, made from […]

Enter the Virtual Stithians Show 2021!

This year, Stithians Show is going virtual! The Virtual Show will take place from 12 July to 16 July. There are five exciting classes for WI members to enter: Replicate the NFWI logo using recycled items. Create an A4 poster in any medium, designed to encourage existing members and recruit potential members to explore the […]

2 Weeks to Go: The Chy Noweth Show!

You have to be in it to win it! There are only two weeks to go until the deadline for applying to enter this year’s Chy Noweth Show (which is replacing the cancelled Royal Cornwall Show). The schedule for the WI Competition, this year organised by the Environment & Public Affairs sub-committee, is as follows: […]

Grampound Members are Back Together!

Members of Grampound WI held their first get-together for a long time. Although not all the members were able to attend, those who did enjoyed a fantastic barbecue in Grampound WI President Hilary’s garden “It’s been a long time since we have been able to have a good natter,” said one member.

3 Weeks to Go: The Chy Noweth Show!

You have to be in it to win it! There are three weeks to go until the deadline for applying to enter this year’s Chy Noweth Show (which is replacing the cancelled Royal Cornwall Show). The schedule for the WI Competition, this year organised by the Environment & Public Affairs sub-committee, is as follows: WIs […]