Inner Wheel News
Arthritis Action Cheque Presentation
The Association Executive were delighted to welcome to Warwick Square, two representatives from Arthritis Action to receive the final monies raised during the Inner Wheel year 2024-2025. Past President Heather was determined to lift the profile of this very...
D12 – Riviera Travel Winner
At the Inner Wheel conference, held in Harrogate 31st March – 2nd April, along with other contributors, Riviera Travel kindly donated a raffle prize of £500.00 towards a cruise. The very lucky winner was Pat Wakeham D12 (pictured) who will be able to choose a...
D12 – Canterbury celebrate 100 years
The Inner Wheel Club of Canterbury (with 45 members) is currently the second oldest Club IN THE WORLD and so it was a cause for great celebration when in April it had its 100th birthday. Club President Pauline Pybus welcomed guests to a Celebratory Luncheon at...
Anthea & Melanie at The House of Lords
Anthea (Past Association President) and Melanie (GB&I administrator) were privileged to represent Inner Wheel GB&I at this prestigious venue and special occasion. It was hosted by Baroness Parminter on behalf of the charity BEAT Our attire was...
President Heather receiving her chain of office
At the recent Council meeting, we were delighted to watch Association Immediate Past President Anthea hand over the Chain of Office to President Heather. We all wish President Heather a wonderful year ahead.
D10 Ann Kelly – Riviera Travel Cruise Winner
In May, at the International Inner Wheel Convention, Manchester, I won the prize draw for a Riviera Cruise, I chose the cruise on the Douro River in Portugal. The prize was for 2 and as 1 am a widow I chose my best friend to accompany me. We flew from Bristol...
Cheque Presentation to Beat
During her Presidential year, Immediate Past Association President Anthea chose Beat as her charity. She was delighted to welcome Chloe, the representative from Beat, to join the Association Executive at Warwick Square to present her with the final cheque. Chloe...
International Inner Wheel Cervical Cancer Initiative
The International Inner Wheel President for 2024-2025, Mamta Gupta, is on a humanitarian mission to Uganda to promote the initiative for the year. The challenge is to vaccinate one million girls, between the ages of 7 and 14, against Cervical Cancer. The video...
District News
D8 Ely Inner Wheel hold Fund Raising Tea
On Wednesday 27th. August Ely Inner Wheel held a fund raising Tea and raffle in member Jenny Axford’s home. It was a very enjoyable occasion despite rain showers which forced us indoors. The event raised £200 for President Julia Smith’s chosen Charity, East Anglian...
D8 District 8 Club officers Assembly
District 8 Club Officers Assembly took place on July 29th. at Letton Hall. At this event Heather Hewson Past District Chairman presented a cheque for £1000 to her Charity Hearing Dogs for the Deaf. (See previous web site entry). The Executive wore a selection of...
D9 Charity speakers share their personal stories
Two wonderful young women shared with Banbury club members their moving and inspiring stories of surviving sepsis. Raising awareness of the support work done by the UK Sepsis Trust, they shared with us the key symptoms to watch out for in adults and children, and...
D6 Wylde Green: Visit to SENSE
President Chrissy, along with 5 members of the club, visited the headquarters of Sense in Selly Oak. We were given a very interesting tour of Sense, finding out how much they do for disabled children, right up to the age of 25 years, followed by a lovely afternoon...
D6 International Service Update: Beryl Bryant
At the International Service Rally last May, we received a comprehensive update from Jane Kaye-Bailey, the founder (with her late husband) of The Butterfly Tree charity in Zambia. The charity has transformed the lives of orphans and vulnerable people living in...
D17 Waie Inn Social Get-Together September 2025
Eight Members of District 17 from Exmouth, Okehampton and Barnstaple really enjoyed their Social Get-Together inside the Waie Inn, on the 10th September, despite the pouring rain outside!! We often meet as a District at The Waie Inn because we are always welcome,...
D5 IW Crewe Presidents Jan and June Congratulate Sue on 50 Years of IW Membership.
Our longest standing member, Sue Bushell, was recently presented with a beautiful bouquet of flowers to congratulate her on 50 years as a member of our club! (She doesn’t look old enough for that , does she?!) We are lucky enough to have the two members who stood...
D5 IW Macclesfield Castle Present Baby Blankets
Club Correspondent Chris writes: President Judy and I went to the Macclesfield maternity unit recently, taking along a selection of home knitted baby blankets to give to the new mothers. We were shown around the Special Care Baby Unit and I took the attached photo....
D24 Harwich & Dovercourt Hats for Ukraine
Harwich & Dovercourt club have enlisted the help of knitters to make children’s hats for winter to send to Ukraine. The local newspaper ran an article, and the response was really good. They have one knitter in Colchester, Dominic Lee, who has already made 240...
D15 Orange the World
Orange the World is a United Nations initiative, launched in 2008, to end violence against women and girls. The campaign will run from the 25th November to the 10th December 2025. Inner Wheel District 15 are planning to walk from the Norwegian Church to The Sennedd...
D15 Mary’s Meals
Mary’s Meals have produced a film, Love Reaches Everywhere. Follow Hollywood actor Gerard Butler’s heartwarming adventure as he travels to Liberia and Haiti with Mary’s Meals founder Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow. The film can be viewed via the Mary’s Meals website, on...
D10 Hereford Donate Teddy Bears for National Teddy Bear Day
The Teddy Trust encouraged Inner Wheel members to celebrate National Teddy Bear day 9th September as part of their talk. Members considered how a Teddy Bear could bring comfort to a traumatised child as they learnt about Teddy Trust activities. During 2024/25...