Where do we meet?
Tranent are part of Inner Wheel District 2, we meet at:
The Longniddry Inn
Main Street
Longniddry EH32 0NF
When do we meet?
Meetings are held at 6.00 for 6.30pm on the third Thursday of every month except July and august. If you are interested in joining us, please sign up here.
About our area
Tranent is one of East Lothian’s principal towns. It is situated on a limestone ridge 10 miles east of Edinburgh and can boast about its views over the Firth of Forth and it also overlooks Longniddry. The Inner Wheel Club of Tranent was formed by the wives of the Tranent Rotarians in1984 and was later joined by the wives of Longniddry Rotarians.
In days gone by, Tranent was a staging post between London and Edinburgh when many travellers frequented the taverns situated in Tranent’s main street.
Tranent’s importance has been largely from mining where Monks worked as early as the 13th.Century. Agriculture and Distilling are also of great importance.
Tranent has a lot of history surrounding it. Mary Queen of Scots dined in Tranent during her stay at nearby Seton Palace and during the 1745 Rising, Jacobite troops took up positions in Tranent before the Battle of Prestonpans. In 1797 the notorious Massacre of Tranent took place where s strong willed woman called Jackie Crookston stood up and roused townsfolk with her cry of “Nae Militia” which caused a riot and made mere soldiers panic and flee. There is a statue of Jackie in Tranent’s town centre.
Club President
Helen Kirkpatrick
This will be my second term as President and I am looking forward to new challenges as our Club celebrates its 40th Birthday and Inner Wheel’s 100th Birthday.
Since my last term as President I served for three years as Club Correspondent followed by three as Secretary.
Committee Members
Helen Kirkpatrick – President
Margaret Russell – Secretary
International Dinner Event
Ros Stewart hosted an International Dinner event last Friday, raising money for Book Bus charity. The ladies entered the spirit of the evening by wearing national costumes of their prepared dish.
District 2 latest news
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