Time is running out to book your place at one of our wonderfully festive Christmas County Lunches. The closing date is Monday 15 November. There are two lunches for you to choose from: Lanhydrock Hotel and Golf Club in Bodmin on Thursday 2 December and Budock Vean Hotel in Mawnan Smith on Tuesday 7 December […]

Recently, members of Torpoint WI enjoyed a social half hour making pictures out of dried leaves. They were all so proud of their work that some said their pictures would be displayed on the fridge door at home!

It came as an awful blow to St Dominick WI … lockdown, that is. “Oh dear,” the committee said back in March 2020. “How do we adjust to this for our members who all paid their subscriptions for 2020? We can’t let them down! We must do something!” So they put their heads together and […]

Pelynt WI members held their first post-lockdown meeting in September.   They chose to celebrate their 70th birthday with a cream tea at The Hannafore Point Hotel Looe with its lovely view of the coast. The event was well attended by members. A delicious cake was donated by member Pat Parkes whose friend had made […]

As you know, the UK government is hosting COP26 which started this week. It has been called the world’s ‘last, best chance’ to limit global temperature rises caused by rising emissions and worsening climate change. What will the WI be doing at COP26? The WI will be at COP26 to make sure decision-makers know that […]

We asked CFWI Climate Ambassador Pippa Stilwell to help us all understand exactly what Net Zero means. Here’s what she said: If you are following the progress of COP26, as I am, you may be confused by all the promises, pledges and targets that keep emerging. The UK was the first nation to commit to […]

A few years ago Crantock WI member Salli Blackford started knitting poppies with other members, and this spread to a local craft group, then all over the country as visitors sent parcels of poppies in. Last year, Crantock WI felt that animals had not been represented, so the members covered a horse’s frame with purple […]

Now that WIs are getting back to regular meetings and to providing refreshments for members, perhaps it’s time to give some thought to food safety. Although CFWI cannot recommend any one training firm, there are lots out there who can provide good Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety training. Have a look online. Many of […]

Just a quick note to say that the closing date for the February 2022 issue of County News has been changed to accommodate the Christmas office closing of our printer, Lance Print. To get your pieces in in time for publication in the February 2022 issue, please send them to cfwi.publications@gmail.com no later than Tuesday […]

If you’re in the area, why not stop by Newquay WI’s Craft Fair on Saturday 6 November?