Imagine the scene –  Cheshire  “ladies who lunch” bedecked in their finest,  meeting in a beautiful medieval barn, to support Christian Relief Uganda, in the true spirit of Inner Wheel friendship. Our District International Service Organiser, Ruth Gunning, had brought us all together with meticulous attention to detail to do just that at the same time as enjoying a wonderful lunch amongst “women of action”.

The programme included welcome and lighting of our friendship candle by DC Ann Wood, plenty of delicious food, an inspiring talk by Rhona Marshall MBE and a Raffle to raise funds for Christian Relief Uganda organised by the IW Club of Sale.

Rhona told us how the Charity began when she visited Uganda around 1996 with Maria Maw MBE, a friend from Macclesfield, who was working with destitute children in an underprivileged community in the Kamuli District of Busoga, Uganda. A primary school was funded and CRU continues to promote social welfare projects in this area.

D5 Secretary Helen gave a vote of thanks after which our chatter over the viewing of a display of colourful Ugandan artefacts, showed just how much we had enjoyed the day.