Congratulations to all of those who entered our June Eddy Photography Competition this year, sending us some brilliant photos on the theme of bridges. Judge David Chapman was impressed with the calibre of entries and said they were “varied and attractive”. First prize was awarded to Lisa Elsey of Crowlas and Ludgvan WI. David described […]

On a beautiful, sunny September afternoon, members of Sheffield and District WI took a dip in the geothermal pool, situated at the Jubilee Pool lido in Penzance. Six members took the plunge, along with 92-year-old guest Melvia Williams who, although no longer a WI member, served as WI President from 1994 to 1997. Until very […]

On October 1, Zennor WI held its ‘Say No to Fast Fashion’ coffee morning as part of the Climate Coalition Great Big Green Week.  The members were joined by WI Climate Ambassadors Mary Lindsey and Fiona Hughes, and Mary took charge of the climate information stall, hanging up the beautiful climate banner. MP Derek Thomas […]

Wilcove WI started their Great Big Green Week activities a little early with Clare Wallerstein, their September speaker from Rame Peninsula Beach Care. Clare gave the members a fascinating and eye opening evening on the dangers of litter and debris, particularly on Cornish beaches. The monthly competition for the following meeting was planned along this […]

Congratulations to everyone who entered CFWI’s Creative Writing Competition this year, with a theme of ‘Walk upon England’s Mountains Green’. Entries were wide-ranging, but it was the poignant vignette from Christine Woolf of St Breward WI which captured the eye of our judge. Writing a short story in just a thousand words is a challenge, […]

Here’s a fun and worthwhile project for WI members – or perhaps entire WIs – to get stuck into over the long, cold winter evenings. We have had a message from the woman who manages the team of breast feeding specialist nurses, who are part of the health visiting service in Cornwall. The team works with […]

At their September meeting, members of Perranuthnoe and District WI were given a rare treat of a sari demonstration. WI member Sandra Baxendale gave the women several saris to choose from and they all found a colour to suit. Wendy Blain, Perranuthnoe and District WI member, said, “We all felt very elegant!”

Mermaids: Mylor and Flushing WI held a special celebratory event on Saturday to mark the 100 years since a branch of the WI was first formed in Mylor Bridge. Apart from a small gap, it has been running ever since and the members have been really pleased to see a significant increase in their membership […]

As their contribution to The Great Big Green Week, member of Downderry and Seaton WI created a bug hotel using all reclaimed materials. The bug hotel was installed in the WI’s garden, a small strip attached to Downderry’s car park, which the WI has looked after for many years. Members have been gradually changing the […]

In mid-September, 11 members of South Hill WI (and one brave husband) visited Spaceport Cornwall at Newquay Airport on the north coast of Cornwall. The members discovered that the spaceport should be coming into use in 2022 and is intended to be a design centre and launching point of commercial satellites for a variety of […]