Inner Wheel News

OtW team launch campaign at The House of Lords

Members of GB&I Orange the World team were privileged to be the guests of Baroness Hayer of Kentish Town at the House of Lords, London, to launch their Unite Orange the World Campaign.             It was a memorable “orange” experience with Baroness Hayter...

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 – 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...

Home Service Reporting and International Service Reporting

The date of the Home Service Report should run from January through to December. This issue crops up every couple of years despite having been unanimously voted on at Council several times.    We would like to clarify the reason that the reports run from January...

Margarette Golding visits Manchester

The 19th Convention took place in Manchester during the 100th year of the founding of Inner Wheel. We were very fortunate to have a visit from Margarette Golding, our founder, who gave us an insight into the beginnings of Inner Wheel. The lady in question was none...

Rose Planting at NMA

Planting the new Margarette Golding Roses at the National Memorial Arboretum – Sept 2023 Association President Anthea, Editor Di and members and friends from District 22 gathered at the NMA last Friday to plant 2 new Margarette Golding rose bushes to commemorate...

District News

D11 – Another joint venture for OtW

On 25th November Inner Wheel members from Cosham, Havant, Locks Heath, Ventnor & Winchester clubs collaborated to fund the cost of lighting of the Spinnaker Tower in Orange at Gunwharf Quays shopping centre, Portsmouth. 24 members from 5 clubs gathered in...

D11 – A joint venture for OtW

Members from Boscombe and Southbourne, Hythe and District, Lymington and Parkstone & PooleClubs pictured outside Christchurch Priory, which had been lit in orange. They all enjoyed a meal afterwards with lots of chatter.  

D11 – Basingstoke take on OtW

Members from Basingstoke filled orange bags with toiletries and presented them to a representative from their local Women’s Refuge. There were so many toiletries donated by members that many extra items were given to the Refuge. Margaret Jenner (President) and Jo...

D11 – Ventnor support Orange the World

Members from Ventnor club took on the challenge of Orange the World. They made many orange bags and filled them with toiletries for their local Refuge.   They travelled to Portsmouth to join other members from across D11. They were joined by a choir, who...

D11 – Guernsey Inner Wheel raise awareness

Members of Guernsey Inner Wheel organised an awareness walk in a local park. They were joined by members of Soroptimists and staff from Safer, the Guernsey Refuge. They were fortunate to obtain permission from the Lieutenant Governor and his wife to light up...

D6 – Redditch Inner Wheel Orange the World

Redditch Inner Wheel club had a successful morning on 25th November walking around Church Green handing out two sided leaflets to young and old. They were particularly impressed with the young student boys who actually went off with the leaflets, they watched them...

D9 Banbury Panto Season

Having a President with a life-long passion for the theatre meant that the Club's committee were persuaded to entertain members at their December meeting with a 'potted pantomime' entitled Red Hot Cinders. A cast of self-confessed amateurs donned costumes and wigs...

D5 IW Sale Knitted Poppies to Highlight Orange the World

Knit 2, Pearl 2- Raising awareness of violence against Women At the IW Sale Club we may be a small group but we're full of enthusiasm and ideas of how to support or community. As part of ‘Orange the World’ we raised our knitting needles to meet the knitting...