Column: ​A busy few days as we keep shining a light on Inner Wheel's work in community

By Yvette Thomas
Published 2nd May 2024, 00:00 BST
Guest columnist Yvette Thomas is District 22 editor for Inner Wheel. District 22 takes in the whole of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.Guest columnist Yvette Thomas is District 22 editor for Inner Wheel. District 22 takes in the whole of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
Guest columnist Yvette Thomas is District 22 editor for Inner Wheel. District 22 takes in the whole of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
Last month saw 78 members and guests of Inner Wheel’s District 22 attending district chair Mary’s fundraiser for her two charities, the Derby Women’s Centre and the Nottingham Women’s Centre, writes District 22 editor Yvette Thomas.

Both charities were big winners from the event with the raffle and ‘Heads and Tails’ competition raising £487.

The Hostess Restaurant laid on a delicious two course ‘late lunch’ and The Grand Central Chorus, a male voice four-part harmony choir, had our feet tapping, followed by a standing ovation.

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It was a wonderful way to spend a Saturday afternoon, shining a light on two very worthwhile causes whilst enjoying great fellowship and tasty food.

At the end of a very successful afternoon, Mary sent us home with the thought ‘Diamonds are nothing more than lumps of coal that stuck to their job’.

Two days later, more than 300 Inner Wheel members from Great Britain and Ireland met for a Centenary Lunch at the Leonardo Royal Hotel, Tower Bridge, London.

A large contingent from District 22, which covers the whole of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, attended the event, many dressed in 1920s fashions.

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Association President Anthia Tilsley welcomed us including International Inner Wheel President Trish Douglas and the longest serving member, Betty Selfe from District 12, who has been a member for 71 years!

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​”It was a wonderful way to spend a Saturday afternoon, shining a light on two very worthwhile causes whilst enjoying great fellowship and tasty food,” says Yvette Thomas, editor for Inner Wheel’s District 22, covering Notts and Derbyshire.​”It was a wonderful way to spend a Saturday afternoon, shining a light on two very worthwhile causes whilst enjoying great fellowship and tasty food,” says Yvette Thomas, editor for Inner Wheel’s District 22, covering Notts and Derbyshire.
​”It was a wonderful way to spend a Saturday afternoon, shining a light on two very worthwhile causes whilst enjoying great fellowship and tasty food,” says Yvette Thomas, editor for Inner Wheel’s District 22, covering Notts and Derbyshire.

The entertainment was a wonderful young soprano with strong links to D22, Lily Taylor-Ward, who dedicated her last two songs to Elaine Hopkins and Gloria Humphrey, both from the Warsop club.

This was a memorable event “Shining a Light” on 100 years of Inner Wheel service and friendship.

You can see many photographs on Inner Wheel District 22’s Facebook page.

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If you want to know more about Inner Wheel or are interested in joining to make a difference, contact a membership officer at [email protected] or you can email me, Yvette Thomas, District 22 editor, via [email protected]