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President
Hilary Genes has had a special Birthday!
Happy
Birthday Hilary from all the members of 129
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On 6 July
2020 members got together for a picnic in our local park overlooking
the Tamar the weather was perfect and we had a great get together
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Our monthly meeting was held in the garden of our member Linda
who provided a cream tea which was delicious! It was decided
to donate to Children's Hospice South West and the Cornwall
Air Ambulance both of whom have given us talks on Zoom. One
of our members has been making re-useable sanitary towels
for a Gambian health education programme and a further 16
crocheted blankets were also sent.
In August we met again for a social picnic and were once again
blessed with good weather.
Our September meeting was held in the garden of Diane we enjoyed
lovely tea and cakes. We agreed to give a donation to an appeal
from Lebanon. We discussed ongoing events but all 'on hold'
at the moment due to present circumstances. Another social
get-together has been arranged for coffee at the local garden
centre.
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| Liskeard
and Looe are a club of 30, with many of our members having
to “shield" during this pandemic and continue to
do so. We have continued with zoom committee and group meetings
and have had two attempts at organising socially distanced
meetings, the first was cancelled due to the weather and the
2nd as the "rule of six” came in.
We organised a photographic competition in Aid of Cornwall
Air Ambulance and are now in the process of putting a calendar
together, A4 which drops to A3. The calendar will cost £5,
With most of the profits going to the Air Ambulance. With
this in mind, If other clubs would consider a bulk order,
then we are happy for them to contact us with a view to
reducing the cost of the calendar so that they can make
some money for their own club charities.
We are hoping to get more speakers in our group meetings
starting this Tuesday 22nd, with a speaker from “Medical
Detection Dogs”. We continue to work together, contact
our members regularly and posting minutes and information
to those whom do not have internet access. Many of our members
have managed to safely get together during the summer in
their gardens for morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea.
Below a photo, which shows the Photographic Competition
Committee, choosing the type of calendar to be produced
with the winning photos.
The members in the photo, left to right are: Gail Udy, Bridgette
North (Current President) and Ruth Roach (Current Vice President).
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The
Covid19 lockdown forced Michael to stay at home and in the
end, I succumbed to a pond! The weather was extremely kind
to us and within days, without proper research, the hole was
dug. 2.5 meters long, 2 meters wide and 0.5 meter deep. Fortunately,
a 'kindly neighbour' had just demolished a beautiful, ancient
Cornish hedge, leaving us open to the wind and losing our
privacy, which gave us somewhere to tip the contents of the
hole.
He wasn't in the hole at the time! Hey Ho! You can't have
it all ways. When the liner was in, the water came next, then
the filter and the pump.
Our first trip out was to the Garden Centre. Nerve racking,
but we obeyed all the rules and were soon home again with
water plants galore.
The task was complete when I finished giving the gnomes a
revamp. Now each day, no matter the weather, we sit and watch
the water trickling, the diving beetles, diving, the water
skaters, skating and listen to the bees buzzing. Our greatest
thrill was the visit of our first Dragon Fly as he darted
from leaf to leaf.
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as with many charities, Children's Hospice South West needs
all the help it can get at the moment. The children with life-limiting
conditions and their families still need supporting. The first
ever Virtual Rainbow Run was organised in July. 'Just 5K',
we thought. 'We're walking every day at the moment and our
children and grandchildren are fit and healthy.' We coloured
in our rainbow strips, pinned them to our tee-shirts and set
off. Yet again, blessed with perfect weather and accompanied
by our daughter Catherine we were soon home again. As you
can see from the photo, carrying Michael all that way was
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Lake, Past President of Tavistock Club presenting a cheque
to Tavistock Library from the proceeds of the coffee morning
held in February of this year. The money will be used to buy
a new mat for the children to sit on at story time.
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At our
last meeting before the country descended into "Lockdown"
President Yvette Flux welcomed speaker Colin Micklewright
from the Sunrise Appeal. The Sunrise Appeal is President
Yvette's chosen charity.The
Sunrise Centre is the oncology (Cancer) centre based at
The Royal Cornwall Hospital. It serves the whole of Cornwall
and was opened in 2002. Facilities include an outpatient
suite with several rooms dedicated to radiotherapy. Around
18,500 patients are seen and treated at the centre per year.
The
Sunrise Appeal Charity was formed in 2000. Funds raised
over the past twenty years have funded not only the building
the centre but also providing specialist equipment. During
his interesting talk Colin explained how charitable funds
have been added to funds received from the government's
health service budget to provide more specialist and sophisticated
equipment that is able to detect and treat various cancers.
Looking
back to 2018 when NHS England proposed major changes to
cancer services in Cornwall which would have meant patients
with rare cancers having to travel out of county for treatment.
Colin explained how the campaign launched by the Sunrise
Appeal, the success of its Facebook page and how it helped
to get NHS England to rethink the plans and keep the cancer
services in Cornwall. Looking to the future the the Sunrise
Appeal continues to have an important role in supporting
the Sunrise Centre. The talk closed with the vote of thanks
given by Jacquline Norris.
At the time we didn't realise that this was to be the last
meeting we would have for a while as the Coronavirus known
as Covid 19 was about to impact on all of our lives.
Our main fundraiser the Charity Fashion Show and Easter
Tombola were both cancelled which was not only disappointing
but left our charity account rather emptier than usual.
The Inner Wheel Association made some sensible decisions
on how to proceed and it was decided that as assemblies
could not be held, officers would stay in place for two
years. So for now Inner Wheel has been effectively paused
and President Yvette will stay in office and her chosen
charity of the Sunrise Centre will remain the main charity
for a further year.
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| Bodmin
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Without
doubt the year 2020 will go down in history as the year of
the global, Covid 19 pandemic and the horrendous and tragic
loss of life throughout the world, but back in July 2019,
when the new Inner Wheel year was getting under way for Bodmin,
members were looking forward to 12 months of friendship, camaraderie
and fund raising not knowing then what nightmare was looming
in 2020. As the new Membership Officer for the Club and hearing
the rallying cry of the Association to increase membership,
I’d been thinking about ways and means to bring in new
members. Through the summer break I decided to update our
‘New Member Leaflet’ and incorporated this into
a ‘New Member Folder’ which also included a letter
of welcome from our President, Association leaflets, information
on our club, contact numbers and a month by month list of
our activities throughout the year
A poster was designed and sent out to as many local clubs/groups/supermarkets/community
centres as possible and an article placed in two, free local
newspapers. I had 3 enquiries from this publicity one of which
brought in a new member and contact with the Community Champion
for Asda which has resulted in free milk, coffee and tea for
our coffee mornings and also the offer of raffle prizes, so
a good result. Of course, members always chat about Inner
Wheel to friends and we were fortunate to gain a new member
through this route plus there is another in the pipeline to
be badged up once we’re up and running again. Back in
November I held 2 ‘Friendship meetings’ at my house
and asked members to bring along a friend primarily to hear
about Inner Wheel and then, hopefully, either join or at the
very least, spread the word about our organisation. Again,
there was a new member from this initiative and another lady
will be badged up on our return. But whilst thinking about
new members I felt , as Membership Officer,acknowledgement
should be given to existing members for their loyalty and
commitment to the Club for over 20 years. So, in our last
meeting in March, ‘Achievement Certificates’ were
presented by President Clare Ridgway to 10 members who between
them had clocked up 301 years, not bad going! Hopefully, whenever
life returns to normal and our meetings resume there is a
plan to hold an Inner Wheel ‘Awareness Day’ at Asda
to inform the public of this wonderful organisation but, for
now, we must keep safe, support each other and think of others,
which really is what Inner Wheel is all about – its just
getting other people to realise that as well! Take care. Lin
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At
our February club meeting it’s always quite special we
have a cheese and wine evening and invite the charities we
raised money for by doing Santa Sledge over the Christmas
period.
The charities we chose this year for the Samaritans little
things and co-a baby bereave meant charity Plymouth musical
Activities club. Liz our president presented them each with
a cheque they were absolutely delighted with the amount we
raised. The evening was really Lovely and it was so nice to
share it with the three charities well done ladies for all
your hard work.
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A
successful coffee morning was held at the home of Liz Williams
where the table was groaning under the weight of a delicious
range of cakes, scones and other goodies. Money raised will
go to Inner Wheel charities.
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morning held at the local library with proceeds being split
between the library and I.W. Charities.
The photo shows President Sue Lake and members of the Tavistock
Inner Wheel together with Sophie Sherlock, granddauhter of
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Club spent a delightfully relaxing weekend at The Falmouth
Hotel 7th-9th of February. Gina & Phil Evans are the current
Presidents of The Rotary Club of Looe Valley and our own Inner
Wheel Club and they organised this weekend and husbands and
wives of both organisations to join in the fun and entertainment
of the weekend. We had discount entry tickets for Pendennis
Castle, some visited the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth.
Each evening we enjoyed a lovely meal in the hotel's restaurant
which is such a treat at this time of year. Many of us blew
away the cobwebs strolling along the sea front before Storm
Ciara arrived on the Sunday morning. We all set off early
to make our way safely home with happy memories of a good
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Every
year, in January, Truro Inner Wheel members celebrate the
anniversary of the establishing of their club. This year
it was their 75th anniversary and the celebration took place
at St Kea Church. A very moving service was led by Curate
Will Harwood with music by David Godfrey and the club appreciated
the warm welcome given by Kea Church. Two members, Yvonne
Allkins and Jenny Braga, read 'Lessons from Geese' which
is about working together as a team; and Shirley Tyack sang
'What a Wonderful World'. Members recited their pledge to
help and serve others - community service being the aim
of the Inner Wheel movement. As usual, this well-attended
event was supported by other Inner Wheel Clubs from across
Cornwall. A collection was taken in support of the Cornwall
Refuge Trust, and a buffet lunch served in the Church, was
enjoyed by all. As Winston Churchill said, 'We make a living
by what we get - but we make a life by what we give'
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of the Inner Wheel Club of Truro enjoyed an interesting
and informative talk by Liam Shoesmith of Truro City Council's
Park department. Liam's talk was about his job with the
department, and his determination to continue to enhance
the gardens and green spaces of Truro shone through. His
passion for wildlife is inspiring members to make their
gardens a haven for bees, bats, moths and butterflies, birds,
insects and hedgehogs. This year there will be plants for
pollinators, wildflowers beds instead of lawns, habitats
for bees in logs, insect 'hotels', piles of rotting logs
for stag beetles and holes in fences to make 'hedgehog highways'.
The talk was illustrated by beautiful photographs of gardens,
and there was even an enchanting short video 'lecture' about
bats given by Liam's young son. Liam was warmly thanked
and it was agreed that Truro is a vibrant place to live
and our roadsides and parks are truly enhanced by Liam's
gardening team based at Boscawen Park.
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President,
Sarah Corbridge presenting a cheque to BF Advernture
Monies raised from our sponsored sleepout.
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Air Ambulance
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Inner
Wheel Club of Saltash held a very enjoyable festive afternoon
tea to kick off the Christmas season at the Ashtorre Center
in Saltash December 2019.
The event was in aid of Cornwall Air Ambulance for the new
helicopter appeal, our little club managed to raise £
700.
We had a wide variety of food – sweet and savory, flute
music, an overladen crafts stall and of course Father Christmas
came for a short
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Saturday 25 January we held a charity event for Livewell foundation
Edgecombe unit it was a lovely afternoon with music from Plymouth
music activities club they were excellent all the ladies got
together to put on an afternoon tea really yummy we hope we
raise a lot of money well done ladies
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Sue presenting
the cheque to David for Pete's Dragons |
The
Tavistock Club enjoyed their annual dinner at the golf club
on Friday 10th January. We were delighted to welcome Roborough
Inner Wheel President Liz & Rotary President John Hanson
along with other Roborough & Rotary members, partners,
family and friends
The Speaker was David Lacey from Pete's Dragons, a Devon-wide
Suicide Bereavement Support charity, which is President Sue
Lake's main charity this year. Sue was then delighted to be
able to hand over a cheque to David to help further their
work, as pictured
President John Hanson then handed Sue a cheque from Tavistock
Rotary for Inner Wheel support in the Rotary Christmas fundraising
at the local supermarkets.
We are now looking forward to our trip to the Theatre Royal
panto and the visit of District Chairman Beryl later this
month.
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Wheel Club of Liskeard & Looe and Rotary Club of Looe
Valley jointly held a Harvest Supper evening in October at
Lanreath Village Hall. Members and their guests enjoyed a
wonderful buffet followed by a delightfully amusing talk on
The Life of Joyce Grenfell given by Yvonne Toms. Dancing followed
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from the evening were donated to Parkinson’s UK - Mid
Cornwall Branch and were gratefully received by their representative
Sue Whipps at the Christmas gathering of The Parkinson’s
Hub who meet on a monthly basis with Rotarians. The presentation
was made by Phil & Gina Evans who are current Presidents
of Looe Valley Rotary & Liskeard & Looe Inner Wheel
Clubs.
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September, Dawn Nicholas from The Hugs Foundation joined us
for a delicious meal at Bodmin Herb Nursery following which
she gave a very enlightening talk about the foundation which
is based here in Bodmin.
Dawn
told us that Hugs is a charitable organisation that rescues,
rehabilitates and rehomes unwanted and neglected horses
and ponies, as well as giving a home to many other farm
and domestic animals. Dude is one of the ponies who regularly
visits care homes and brings pleasure to the residents.
Hugs
also provide an intervention/support to children and young
people in need of help to improve their physical and mental
well-being, including Nature walks, Animal Interactions,
Arts and Crafts for example, it is also open during school
holidays and it holds open days for the general public,
all visits must be by arrangement only.
Have a look at the website for The Hugs Foundation: www.hugsfoundation.org.uk
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President Clare has started up a member of the month scheme
so members can be nominated for an award for good deeds or
support etc.
The following have been presented with gifts so far the Inner
Wheel year:
Margaret Hammond for her work in setting up and organising
the community flower bed that our club is responsible for,
have a look if you are in Bodmin as it is outside the Stillmoor
Surgery beside the car park.
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Membership Officer Lin Foad for her work inviting new members
to the club, she has advertised in the local press and placed
posters around the town as well as hosting friendship coffee
events for prospective new members ,hopefully we will have
4 new members in the new year.
The
third is Club Secretary Marion Stubbs for her tireless work
and support for the President and club members.
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had an interesting talk on St Petroc's and Sarah Corbridge,our
President, presented Lois Wild from St Petrocs presents and useful
items donated by Club members. Members are all getting ready for
our "sleeping rough" on Saturday 7 December 2019 to
experience the way the homeless live and cope with the cold temperatures
at night.
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At
our last meeting Mr Ian Parker came to the club to give us a talk
on literacy in a box from the Rotary club Roborough extremely interesting
talk we really enjoyed it. Elizabeth for international had arranged
a quiz night to raise money for literacy in a box Elizabeth presented
the check to Ian at the end of the talk and he was extremely grateful
for the amount we had made. Elizabeth‘s husband John also came
to the club to present him with another check his lodge has raised
the literacy in the box
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Members
of the Inner Wheel Club of St Austell and Friends embarked on a
shopping trip to Exeter Cathedral and Christmas market on a beautiful
sunny day on Monday 18 November 2019.
This being our first outing of the Inner Wheel year, we were in
high spirits. There was plenty of chatter and laughter going on
during the journey and we arrived at 11 a.m. after which we had
free time to enjoy the many shops, market stalls, cathedral, water
front, cafes and restaurants.
We arrived home to St Austell at 8 p.m. well pleased with our purchases
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In the Studio |
BBC
PLYMOUTH STUDIOS
12 members of Tavistock Inner Wheel, accompanied by 7 husbands,
enjoyed a fascinating visit to BBC Plymouth studios. We were welcomed
by James Watts who was our host and guide for the tour.
After a brief introduction we started our visit with Matt Woodley
in the Radio Devon control room, before moving on to watch the lunchtime
Spotlight news with the control room sound effects coming through
just as they were to Justin and then weather reporter Dan, with
all the timing complexities.
We then went in to the Spotlight studio where we were made very
welcome by Julie who is in charge of getting the programme on air,
Justin and Dan, who was very perky at the end of his shift which
had started at 4.30 am, having done far more weather bulletins than
we could have imagined, some live and some recorded for several
radio and TV stations throughout the country, none of which are
scripted, while also creating weather maps and editing the photos
sent in by the public.
Julie then took us in to the gallery, or control room, where she
and Simon, the director, gave us more insight into the creation
of the programmes and the seamless way that they can transfer from
London to the regions.
We would thoroughly recommend this visit to any clubs, but it did
take 15 months to come together
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Members
of the Roborough Club had a day out at the garden house it was very
Wet but very enjoyable and some beautiful colours
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President Sue
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talk on China, Ancient and Modern |
For
our November meeting, we were delighted to welcome partners and
guests plus Tavistock Rotary Club President John Hanson along with
other members and their partners, who joined us to hear an excellent
talk by Dr Peter Brinsden FRCOG entitled 'China, Ancient & Modern'.
Starting with his great -grandfather who was a missionary in China
in the late 19th century, through to his grandfather, also a missionary,
who met Mao Tzedung, to his father who was based in China &
Hong Kong , to his own birth and childhood there until the family
were expelled in 1949, and from his first trip back in 1989 and
regular visits since then, often as a visiting lecturer in gynaecology,
he brought the civilisation to life, how they invented paper, printing,
gunpowder, parachutes and myriad other, armour, drilling, and countless
other things centuries before they were 'invented' by western civilisations.
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In
November the Inner Wheel Club of Truro hosted a Beauty and Fashion
evening at Carnon Downs Village Hall. The event proved to be a 'sell
out' raising funds for the Cornwall Refuge Trust and other Inner
Wheel charities. The audience was treated to a highly amusing and
informative hair-dressing display from new Truro salon, 'S-J Hair'.
A model's hair was cut into a new style (and it proved to be a transformation!),
elements of hair care were explained, myths about the many hair
products we all purchase were dispelled, and our questions were
answered by the stylist and the colour technician. After refreshments,
staff from Truro White Stuff took to the stage and gave a riveting
talk about their new autumn collection. The audience came away knowing
more about 'dressing to suit your shape', dressing confidently and
adding style with stunning accessories. The manager explained how
the White Stuff company is run on highly ethical lines such as providing
education for the children of parents who work in the factories
in India, fair trade wages are paid and working conditions are monitored
closely, Furthermore, much of the cotton used for their garments
is grown and produced organically using less water and chemicals.
Everyone was impressed to hear that this high street store is bringing
fashion to our city centre of Truro whilst furthering the ethics
of fair trade in their factories abroad.
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"Bring
Back a Smile" Our Speaker for the
International Rally at Lanivet
In July 2018 Liskeard & Looe Inner Wheel were treated to a
truly inspirational talk given by Anna Gurung on 24th July on
behalf of her own charity 'Bring Back the Smile to Nepal'. Anna's
and her husband Sanu's dedication, motivation and enthusiasm has
seen an entire village re-built by local people through the aid
of the charity Anna formed. A 7.8MW, severe earthquake on 25th
April 2015, devasted the region of Gorkha, an area of Nepal where
Anna and Sanu have family. Anna then travelled to the region to
offer help and chose the village of Archanbas to receive funding.
Nepal's proud traditions meant that communities would only accept
funds if the monies could be used to buy the materials needed
to help everyone in the community re-build their homes. Anna and
Sanu were honoured to receive recognition from the Queen at a
Garden Party for all their good charitable work. Our Liskeard
& Looe Club continue to donate funds towards 'Bring Back the
Smile to Nepal' most especially because our Immediate Past President,
Alison Maiklem, is Anna's aunt. Our Club continues to donate funds,
most recently from our Summer 2019 BBQ, and also we send out much
appreciated tooth brushes and tooth paste, which is rather appropriate
to 'Bring Back a Smile'. We'd like to share with you some photographs
recently sent by Anna from Nepal of local people accepting their
tooth brushes and paste.
for more photos click
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At our recent
lunch time Club meeting our president Gina Evans welcomed David
Morton from the CAB (Citizens Advice Bureau), who gave us a salutary
talk about the wiles and trickery of the modern technological
age - SCAMS. David's informative talk highlighted the ease with
which the internet and the sharing of personal data has led to
far too many people being tricked out of their life savings. Sadly,
it is the under 30's who are becoming the fastest growing age
group of people who are falling prey to these scoundrels, as younger
folk think they know all about computers which consequently makes
them immune to such fraudulent skulduggery. We were grateful for
his advice and hints and tips on how to stay safe on-line, or
over the phone and also to be aware of door to door callers claiming
to possibly be from the police, or a bank, or a charity or other
such organisation, the sort of institution anyone would normally
hope to trust. Our sincere thanks went to David, who said that
if he could save just one person from losing thousands of pounds
to these crooks, then all his talks will have been worthwhile.
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There
were smiles all round when Phoenix Ward's senior physiotherapist
Deborah Cock met with members of the Inner Wheel Club of Truro
to receive delivery of a band new Hydro Tilt rehabilitation chair.
The chair was purchased through funds raised by the Inner Wheel
and donated to the friends of RCH. Chairman of The Friends, Beatrice
Dyer, described it as, "An all singing dancing piece of equipment
that provides support to patients with a variety of ailments."
Seeing the chair for the first time Deborah described it as, "A
fabulous piece of kit. The benefits this will bring to our patients
will be enormous. Our highest dependency patients on the stroke
unit can sit out much earlier in their rehabilitation. This is
a tilt-in-space chair and its whole mechanism reclines. Patients
feel more supported and it allows greater assistance with sitting
and standing. The wheels mean that a patient can go outside for
fresh air or for a visit from a family pet." She concluded,
"This is a much needed piece of equipment and we are all
incredibly grateful to the Inner Wheel of Truro and the Friends
of RCH for making it possible. The effect this will have on patients
will be tremendous." The photo shows Deborah with members
of Inner Wheel.
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Left - Sandra
Rees held a coffee morning on Friday 27th September 2019 for Macmillan
with cake sales and bring and buy stall.
Members
sent over 2000 bras to Africa !
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October IW of Redruth meet with Liskeard and Looe at Duchy Nursery,
Lostwithiel for lunch and some retail therapy for the garden,
we were very fortunate to be driven by a members husband in a
mini bus, so lots of room to transport plants home. This is our
yearly get together. Great time, lots of noisy conversations,
good food. Sandra Rees
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Sarah Corbridge President of the Inner Wheel Club of Helston/Lizard
visited the Inner Wheel of the Isles of Scilly Club and met Penelope,
Sabine, and Jane (left to right) with Sarah on the right.
Both Clubs
are working towards an exchange in the coming year.
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Members
of the Inner wheel club of Tavistock enjoyed a happy chatty coffee
morning at the home of member Barbara Miller on September 11th.
4 founder members of the club were present, and all still taking
a very active role in the club's events and we were delighted to
be joined by Marion, Andrea and Michelle from the Roborough Club.
Money raised was for president Sue's chosen charity Pete's Dragons
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members of IW Tavistock enjoyed a very special treat in August with
a visit to the Dartmoor Flower Shed. Karen grows virtually all her
flowers from seeds, a few from corms, and sells them outside her
garden gate in Lydford.
We strolled around the garden rooms, which were all full of glorious
flowers and busy insects, and are all in awe of this little patch
of heaven on the edge of Dartmoor, not least because in the last
3 or 4 weeks it has been visited first by 6 cows and then by a few
deer who were not as careful of the garden as they might have been!!!
The garden is not usually open to visitors but we were made most
welcome and enjoyed tea and cream cake with pansies in the sunshine
to round off the afternoon and all went home with bunches of sweet
peas and cornflowers among other flowers, just look how delighted
Jan is with her cornflowers!!!
Next event is a stall at the Heritage festival in Tavistock in mid-August,
and then off to a farm shop for lunch later in the month,
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Inner
Wheel Club of Helston / Lizard
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Now
Inner Wheel is Open to all ladies who feel they would like
to join a group - why not give it a go, contact your nearest Club
and go along to a meeting.
I was a founder member of the I.W. Helston Lizard which was formed
in 1990. I have found so much friendship it has enriched my life.
We are not all about fund raising. We have done so much as a group
of Ladies, set up a book Club, organized Garden Trips, Ballet outings
to Plymouth and London, Spa Days, Walks and luncheons and Quad Biking
with the Rotary! In my case I met friends who were interested in
cycling and back in the 90's we met every Tuesday morning. We raised
over £20,000 for cycling for Lepra in India, had cycling holidays
in France and watched Anne swim on Christmas Day for Charity! We
often went from Helston to Lands End or the Lizard and back for
coffee! We are still cycling but only an hour and back for
coffee in the village!
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A
member of Helston-Lizard Inner Wheel has visited and is now supporting
ParCo, a community led development organization in Vilankulo,
Mozambique.
ParCo are running "The Bonguile Project" to ensure that
local children have access to learn-through-play preschools in
two neighbourhoods in Vilankulo. The project has been going strong
since 2014. Support includes a meal every day, basic overheads,
building repair, subsidies for volunteer teachers from the community
and professional development.
From three to five years old is a critical time for cognitive,
physical and psycho-social development in an individual. The "preschool
difference" lasts well into adulthood with better health,
income and further education. We are so proud to be able to make
the difference for 140 students per year in two schools in Vilankulo.
If you are interested
in learning about this project contact Debbie Osborne email debbielaurence@btconnect.com
Update
from the Bonguile Project below
Dear
Debbie,
Since the arrival of your donation, the Quinto Congresso school
(which you visited) had problems with their well. It was pumping
out visibly dirty water. We analysed how much it would cost to repair
it temporarily or permanently versus how much it would cost to get
on the public water line. We decided for the latter. We applied
your donation to the following expenses:
Opening a contract with EMA, the water company: 2,500mt/$42 - Tubes
and taps to link to the mains: 3,622mt/$60 - Labor to dig the trench:
300/$5 - Total: 6422mt/$107
We also paid Quinto Congresso volunteer teacher subsidies (3000
x 4 = 12,000) and the guard subsidy (3000 x 1= 3000) for the month
of June (15,000 or $250).
So we have spent $357 of the $738 and still have a balance of $381.
We plan to use it toward repair the playground surface and playground
equipment next week while the children are on school holiday.
Thank you again for your support. I promise in the next update I
will provide photos of the works.Best Wishes,Juliet
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Update
January 2020
That is so exciting! The children are graduating at the end of this
week. We will give the graduates diplomas, a small kit of supplies
to take to primary school and an apple. School will resume again
in January. This year we struggled a bit with the budget and your
donations really made a difference. Thank you for helping us for
next year! Please let me know if you need anything from this side
to support in your efforts.
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Trinidad - Hilary Genes
During my visit to Trinidad, I visited the
St Augustine club of Trinidad with whom I have had a long and
happy relationship since 2004. The club invited me to their Mothering
Sunday Meeting and afternoon tea which was celebrated at a beautiful
Mariposa Cafe in the hills of Lopinot. The theme was about Mother.
We had arrived a half an hour early for our Tea . The club President
decided to start the Meeting in the hired bus in order not to
waste time,
This made everyone smile and was typical of the Caribbean, relaxed
attitude to life.There were 16 members on the bus, all beautifully
dressed and welcoming , dying to know who the stranger was, to
some members who had not met me before. Because we were early
for the tea, the President decided to hold the meeting there on
the bus. A new one for me Meeting on Wheels! The Club President
introduced and welcomed me to their meeting with great enthusiasm,
and a welcoming smile. I brought Greetings from my club and The
Inner Wheel District 129 and was delighted to be their Special
guest. My two friends made me most welcome and the President continued
with the Business part of the Meeting which was very interesting
and included Poems, Raffles and dedications to Mother. I was given
a gift for attending and shared in the Raffle prizes. There was
much laughter during the meeting , everyone was very relaxed and
members shared fond memories and experiences about Mother . I
spoke about the importance of a Mother’s role is one of the
most meaningful roles. Mothers must exercise shama to understand
, help and love the child , ond of caring, kindness. Mother’s
teach us to have confidence and belief in ourselves in order for
children to be whole, strong, and grow in a healthy estimation
of one self. Poems about Mother and jokes which made the atmosphere
a happy one. I received a gift as their Special guest and a Raffle
followed with everyone getting a prize.
The Tea Room was very authentic with a garden with the natural
vegetation (cocoa trees bearing fruit and hummingbirds which is
the National Bird). A fascinating Earthenware Oven was still in
use among the many rustic treasures. The menu contained many choices
of fillings from local produce for sandwiches, cake, fruit drinks
and teas which were all very tasty. We mingled and I chatted with
members and found that we had shared similar problems with Membership,
since the changes in the criteria for becoming an Inner Wheel
member in 2012. Many women preferred to join the Rotary clubs
with their husbands, instead of Inner Wheel. However, there were
many non members who support and attend the Social events. I had
a wonderful evening and was pleased to know that after 14 years
of Friendship, we were still very close and demonstrated the Third
Objective of Inner Wheel. The club members invited me to many
more Social events and sent me emails of some of their meetings.
The Inner Wheel Friends whom I originally met in 2004, had become
close friends and invited me to many more social events at their
homes which enabled me to learn and share in their family lives
, tasting the delicious curries and attending the Breakfast clubs,
Shopping malls and even a Casino. We had lots of fun and other
members joined as many of our outings. They said that they wished.
that we had more time to share with me how we do things in my
club. They were also interested in twining with my club and attending
my Rally next year.!
How wonderful to be interested in how other International clubs
function. We have a lot to learn to network and share. The original
members of the club had decided to apply for their own Charter
and became ‘ The Inner Wheel Club of Trinidad and Tobago’
‘through application to the International Inner Wheel and
have their own Charter. They follow a different Constitution and
regularly attend the Inner Wheel Conventions and Conferences of
Inner Wheel abroad and developed good friendships abroad. They
have given me a letter explaining how they went about forming
their club which I will take to my next club meeting. One of the
original members Tara Sharma also gave me their own Banner which
they designed. I had asked Tara for a letter telling me about
the Formation of their club and she brought me the letter and
the banner to the Airport to bid me farewell with another friend
Katy.
I read the letter which I found to be very interesting and really
touched me. In ending her letter , she said ‘‘ In
my opinion, it’s the Friendship, Caring and Concern, Togetherness
which we share as members, are the true reflection of the Inner
Wheel Sisterhood ‘’. What a. wonderful club , fully
committed to the true Objectives of Inner Wheel. We do share the
same objectives in our clubs, but I was really touched by their
demonstration of Love, Friendship , Togetherness, Caring and true
concern for others at every occasion of our encounters. I will
continue to keep our contact with these wonderful friends. Yours
In Inner Wheel Friendship Hilary Genes
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Earthenware Oven
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happy leader of the Parang Musical Group |
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Mariposa Cafe
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Inner
Wheel Club of Tavistock
30th
Birthday celebrations
We
enjoyed a lovely celebration lunch at the Two Bridges Hotel near
Princetown on Wednesday 26th June to celebrate the 30th anniversary
of our Charter. 3 of our founder members who are still very much
part of the Club, Denise Bacon, Joan Barron and Ruby Ditcher all
took part in the celebrations
We
were delighted to be joined by District Chairman Fran and in-coming
District Chairman Beryl, as well as ladies from Plymouth, Saltash
and Roborough.
The
friendship candle was lit by Joan Barron, Ruby Ditcher gave a
very amusing & interesting talk on the battle to get Tavistock
off the ground, it took several attempts over quite a few years!!
Denise then spoke of some of the memories of the last 30 years.
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At
the June meeting of IW Helston/Lizard President Carole Drew handed
over the chain of office to Sarah Corbridge the new President
for 2019 - 2020
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IW
Helston/Lizard raised money for the
Sea Sanctuary, Penryn and President Carole Drew presented a
cheque in June 2019 to the Charity.
Sea Sanctuary is a unique mental health charity and one of the
world’s leading exponents of blue health, the concept that
‘blue spaces’, such as the sea, are beneficial for
people’s mental and emotional wellbeing.
The Sea Sanctuary team has had years of success combining evidence-based
therapies and counselling methods with marine-based activities
that give people an invigorating sense of adventure along with
the help and support they need to lift their spirits, overcome
issues and find their sense of wellbeing.
Sea Sanctuary takes therapy out of the office and onto the water
– it’s a recipe that has helped hundreds of people
improve their mental and emotional wellbeing since the charity
was launched in 2006.
link: www.seasanctuary.org.uk
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of Helston/Lizard Inner Wheel Members had a day at the Philleigh
Way Cookery School, near St Mawes www.philleighway.co.uk
learning how to make some Italian dishes. Inner Wheel is not all
fundraising, it is about friendship and enjoying the company of
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Inner
Wheel Club of Truro presented a special
wheel chair to Truro Hospital for the stroke Unit.
Truro
members enjoyed a visit to Trewithen Gardens at Probus.
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Beatrice Dyer,
president of the Inner wheel Club of Truro planted three peace
roses at Victoria Park in the city. Beatrice, pictured with members
of the club and head park-keeper Barry Cooper, said, "The
rose planting was inspired by the Inner Wheel international theme
"Leave a lasting legacy" and signified the Inner Wheel's
commitment to world peace. (Left)
At the recent
meeting of the Inner Wheel Club of Truro the outgoing president
Beatrice Dyer handed the chain of office to our new president
Anita Bryce (Anita on the right). Beatrice was warmly thanked
for her hard work and highly successful year. Anita and all the
club members are looking forward to another year of friendship,
fun and helping others in our local community and wider afield.
Anita's main main charity for the year will be the Cornwall Refuge
Trust. (right)
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Truro
have given Long Service Awards this year (which was organised by
the president Beatrice). They are Margaret Purser, Elizabeth Cliff,
Rita Temblett and Barbara Uren.
Also received their Long Service Awards are Jean Battell (left)
and Margaret Julian (right).
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Congratulations
to Beatrice Dyer, who was presented with the Order of Mercy at the
Mansion House in London, recognising her voluntary work at the Royal
Cornwall Hospital. Beatrice is Chairman of Truro Hospital League
of Friends and Past President of The Inner Wheel Club of Truro and
involved with the YFC. An inspiration to us all. Congratulations
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Photos
of the handover to the New President of the Inner Wheel Club of
Trinidad and her Officers for 2019 - 2020 Photos from District
Vice Chairman Hilary Genes
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