Club Meetings:

 

 1900 for 1915 - 1st Wednesday Monthly

 The Longlands Hotel

 Tewitfield

 Carnforth

 LA6 1JH

 Tel: 01524 781256

 

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President Maureen Hignett’s Charity:

Fistula Hospital & Kendal Hydrotherapy Unit

The Inner Wheel of Carnforth is a member of the Association of Inner Wheel Clubs of Great Britain and Ireland which forms part of the International Inner Wheel, quite probably the largest women's Voluntary Service Organisation in the world. The International Inner Wheel hold Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) status with the United Nations and have representatives in its three centres of Geneva, New York and Vienna. As an organisation, it is able to play an important role in today’s world.

 

The Inner Wheel was formed in the North Western English city of Manchester in November 1923 by a group of 27 ladies who, encouraged by their Rotarian husbands, set up a club on Rotary lines.

 

The object of the club was twofold: firstly to foster friendship between the wives of Rotarians and, secondly, it was thought that being organised as a club, the opportunities for service would increase. At the second meeting of the club in January 1924, the club adopted the name “The Inner Wheel Club of Manchester” to indicate the Rotary connection.

 

By 1927, five more clubs had been formed and the a new badge designed using Rotary Wheel inset with a smaller cog inside it to indicate the inner wheel which helps the big wheel turn.

 

As Inner Wheel membership grew, the organisation was formed into districts in the UK closely aligned with Rotary Districts later becoming a national organisation called the Association of Inner Wheel Clubs with a similar structure to Rotary; the main difference being that you had to be the wife of a Rotarian to qualify for membership.

The International Inner Wheel (IIW) was formed in 1967 and today there are over 100,000 members worldwide, in 101 different countries, from Norway to Nigeria; from Uganda to the Ukraine. There are currently 891 clubs in Great Britain, with 29 districts and just over 23,000 members. The Inner Wheel is an all female organisation and membership is open to female relatives of Rotarians or former Rotarians, Inner Wheel members and Rotaract.

 

The Inner Wheel has three objectives - to  promote true friendship; encourage the ideals of personal service and to foster international understanding.  It is a caring organisation, not only to its members, but also to others outside its circle. Friendship is the core of all that is done and achieved by members of Inner Wheel. Wherever there is an Inner Wheel Club, no matter in which country, you are made very welcome. Friendship and fun abounds as members work together to help others less fortunate than themselves, not only in this country, but overseas.

 

The Inner Wheel of Carnforth holds monthly meetings on the first Wednesday of every month (except January) at The Longlands Hotel, Tewitfield near the market town of Carnforth, close to Junction 35 of the M6 motorway.  For further information, click here to email the Secretary.

 

The club has a varied programme of guest speakers and also holds fund raising events throughout the year.  As with the Rotary Club of Carnforth, the Inner Wheel has a close liasion with sister groups associated with the 5 Rotary Clubs within the Carnforth area.  Each year the President of the Association of Inner Wheel Clubs in Great Britain and Ireland chooses a national charity which every club is asked to support. In this way many thousands of pounds have been raised for these worthy causes.  This year's charity is the Alzheimer's Society.

 

Diary Dates

 

Mon 24 Nov 08:

District Meeting - The Elms Hotel 11am

 

Mon 09 Mar 09:

District AGM - The Elms Hotel 11am

 

Mon 21 Mar 09:

District Rally - Barton Grange

 

Mon 29 Jun 09:

Handover Lunch - Garstang County Hotel & Golf Club

 

21 - 23 April 09:

Association Conference - Belfast

 

07 - 09 May 09:

IIW Convention - Kota Kinabalau, Malaysia

 

Association President Myrtle Buchanan’s Charity:

The Alzheimer’s Society

 

District Chairman Chris Turner’s Charity:

NW & Great NW Air Ambulance

 

Officers

 

President:

Maureen Hignett

 

Secretary:

Heather Randall

 

Treasurer:

Hilary Fleming

 

Overseas:

Valerie White

 

Club Correrspondent:

Christine Hamilton

 

Minute Secretary:

Gillian Parker

 

Committee Members:

Hilary Brown

Eunice Hutchinson

Patricia Thomas

Pat Wilson