Photos: A century of service with 20 Inner Wheel snaps from across Nottinghamshire
By Phoebe Cox
Published 11th Jan 2024, 14:02 BST
With this year being the 100th year of the club, we have shared a several photos from the Nottinghamshire area over the years of Inner Wheel members in action.
The club was initially started in 1924 in Manchester by Margarette Golding with the universal aims to the promote friendship, encourage the ideals of personal service, and foster an international understanding.
Inner Wheel has grown from that first meeting into an international organisation with more than 120,000 members across 4.000 Inner Wheel clubs worldwide.
Here are 20 photos from Nottinghamshire members over the years…
Here are 20 photos from Nottinghamshire members over the years…
17. Kirkby
Kirkby Inner Wheel president Judi Parkinson, sixth left, is joined by the organising committee and group members at their annual charity ball held at the John Fretwell Centre. Photo: Anne Shelley
Birklands Primary School pupils, Jessica Martin and Liam Grimley hand over some of the collected goods for the Warsop Inner Wheel's 'Joy bags', which are distributed to families through the Nottinghamshire Police convoys. The club's president, Christine Fretwell, is pictured with her Overseas officer Lesley Palmer, left and club correspondent Sue Pasierb right, following a special assembly when the toiletry items were handed over. Photo: Anne Shelley
Members of the Hucknall Inner Wheel serve a winter warmer meal at the Central Methodist church picture shows from the left Jean Turner, Barbara Darlison president Edna Howell seated ,Brenda Ward and Marjorie Eyre in 2010. . Photo: Angela Ward
Pam Whetton, left, President of the Sutton Inner Wheel Club with other members who helped organise a coffee morning at the home of Josie Senior in Ravenshead. Photo: Anne Shelley