Bodmin Gaolbirds WI invite you to join them for an online demonstration by Sybilla Davis on Cornish cross stitch on Wednesday 14 April at 7:15 p.m. Sybilla has been offering cross stitch designs since 1994 and provides a wide range of regional interest cross stitch designs including many Cornish cross stitch designs. Her Cornish Collection […]

Happy Easter to all our members across Cornwall from the CFWI Board of Trustees and the Chy Noweth an Conteth staff.  We hope you’re taking advantage of the sunshine and perhaps even meeting up in groups of six outdoors! Enjoy your Easter eggs and keep all your fingers and toes crossed for a smooth easing […]

By now you’ll all have received your copies of the April 2021 issue of WI Life. Have a look at page 13 and see a piece about Trevone WI’s Kit Owen who has been busy upcycling boots and shoes to use as garden planters! Well done, Kit. We love seeing our Cornwall WI members on […]

The NFWI Activities Committee is pleased to announce details of an exciting new activity taking place in May for WI members – Me, Myself and WI. The objective of this activity is to encourage members to take time to look at their own mental health and physical wellbeing, making time to put themselves first and […]

For those of you who don’t know, Sheila Goldsworthy writes a wonderful monthly WI column for The Cornishman. We will now be reproducing her column every month here for all to read: WI members love walking. Down through the years members have enthusiastically traversed the highways and byways of our scenic county. Both the Tinner’s […]

On Friday 19 March 2021, the NFWI calls on WI members to show their support and solidarity with all women who have experienced abuse and harassment. Between 6pm-7pm, we would like WI members to safely join our ‘WI Walk with Women’, in accordance with social-distancing rules. Together with members of your household, in your support […]

Pat Mallet of our own Home Economics & Craft sub-committee shares this recipe for a delightfully fresh Risotto Primavera with us. Risotto Primavera Ingredients: 1 small onion and a small leek Spring/summer vegetables such as asparagus and/or broad beans (about 220g or 8 oz in total) 50g/2 oz frozen peas 150g/ 6 oz risotto rice […]

We are pleased to announce that our CFWI office at Chy Noweth an Conteth will be re-opening on Tuesday 13 April, subject to government restrictions. Our opening hours will be Tuesday-Thursday, 10am-4pm. We still ask that visitors wear masks and maintain social distancing until further notice. If you would like to pop into the office […]

The government has reopened its call for evidence to reflect the recent public discussion about Violence Against Women and Girls to provide an additional opportunity for people to feed into the consultation. The aim is to further collect views from those with lived experience of, or views on, crimes considered as violence against women and […]

Whether you call it Mothering Sunday or Mother’s Day, here’s wishing you all a very special one! This goes out to those of you who’ve lost your mothers, who’ve lost children, those of you who wanted to be mothers but it didn’t happen for you, or hasn’t yet, and those of you whose relationships with […]