PICTURES: Inverness Inner Wheel Club marks big milestones with celebration meal and initiatives
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Major milestone celebrations were the order of the day when members of the Wheel Club of Inverness gathered for a special meal last week.
Inverness Inner Wheel celebrated its 65th birthday last Thursday, April 4 with a lunch in the Kingsmills Hotel in Inverness, where they were joined by guests from neighbouring Inner Wheel clubs.
But the occasion is not the only big landmark the club is celebrating in 2024, for the wider Inner Wheel movement is 100 this year as well.
To mark that impressive milestone, the Inner Wheel’s many clubs were asked to do a ‘100 for 100 challenge’.
One-hundred balls of wool were donated by Inverness club members to be crocheted into 100 baby blankets by Heather Sheerin. They are being sent to Ukraine.
Hundreds of squares have also been knitted and sewn into blankets to be sent to the Hamlin Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia.
More than 100 jars of marmalade were made by club president Mairi Cuthbert, which were all sold and the money added to club funds which are distributed to charities.
And 100 hand-crafted cards were made by Margaret Scoular, club correspondent, to be distributed to people in a spirit of friendship and care.
The 100 baby blankets were on display prior to last week’s anniversary lunch ahead of their journey to Ukraine.
“Inner Wheel was founded in 1924 in Manchester by Margarette Golding, a nurse, business woman and wife of a Rotarian,” said club member Eileen Robb. “Inner Wheel is an international women's organisation with clubs in more than 100 countries and a membership in excess of 100,000. Friendship and service are at the heart of this vibrant organisation.
“In May 2024, to mark the centenary, Inner Wheel members from all over the world will return to Manchester to attend a celebratory International Inner Wheel Convention. Several members from the Inverness Club will attend.
“Founded in 1959 the Inverness Club is one of the largest in Great Britain and Ireland. The club is very proud that the elected Association President of Great Britain and Ireland for next year is club member Heather Sheerin.
“Friendship is as important as service. Members meet monthly for lunch, usually followed by an interesting speaker, at the Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness. There are also coffee mornings and occasional walks.”
“For further information about Inner Wheel, visit www.innerwheel.co.uk. You can click on individual clubs if you wish to make contact and can come along and try us out before joining. New members are always welcome.”
