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...
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). ...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
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...