Ascot Inner Wheel  celebrates its 59th anniversary in 2021, and is a member of the Association of Inner Wheel Clubs which are part of the family of Rotary.

 

News from Inner Wheel,  Great Britain and Ireland
About Inner Wheel
The first Inner Wheel club was founded in Manchester, England in 1924 and clubs have since spread to 103 countries with around 100,000 members worldwide, 13,000 being in Great Britain and Ireland. Inner Wheel clubs have an outstanding record of service both in the community and internationally. The Inner Wheel Club of Ascot was founded 59 years ago by Mrs F Newport and her daughter-in-law, Jennifer (of whom we were very fond) was still a member until quite recently.
Initially members were the wives of Rotarians, Rotary being a club for men only. Inner Wheel is like the hub of the Rotary wheel – thus its name.

Members of Inner Wheel initially provided goods, quite often homemade, to the poor of their communities. The ethos spread rapidly through the country and then abroad. Inner Wheel has adapted to the needs of the country as society has changed. Clubs collect tons of useful goods for those in need, much of which is now sent abroad.
The Ascot Club runs charity lunches and coffee mornings with proceeds going to charities both locally and abroad. Members knit blankets for donation to local day centres and children’s homes in Europe, Sri Lanka and Africa. (One of our blankets being modelled by our member - see photo above.) Last year, Hilary Mear compiled two books called ‘Fun & Flowers’ in aid of Thames Valley Hospice and ‘More Fun & Flowers’ in aid of Thames Valley Air Ambulance, both charities supported by I.W.
Members in the UK support refuge centres for abused women, child centres and drop-in centres, school breakfast clubs and much more. Inner Wheel in Great Britain and Ireland has raised over £2.8 million for various charities in the past two years. All this is carried out in the spirit of friendship and service, often in conjunction with Rotary with whom there is a close relationship.
For more information, please go to www.innerwheel.co.uk or Ascot Inner Wheel.