No 138 Spring 2020 NEWS AT ONE - Inner Wheel District...
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DISTRICT 1 INTERNATIONAL RALLY
19th October 2019 Dundee
Shamin Govani (Association International Services Committee Chairman) (centre)
with Nanette Thomson (Stirling) (centre left) and Muriel Irving
(District 1 International Service Chairman and Rally Chairman) (Dundee)
and International Service Chairmen from 10 clubs
District Chairman (DC) Lesley and Association International Service
Committee Chairman Shamim Govani.
DC Lesley and Trish Douglas
(Past Association President)
Susan Oliphant (Member of Council)
Trish Douglas (Past Association President)
Jacqui McGreavey (President Dundee)
Two International projects were presented by Shamim - Malaria Prevention Project supported
by The Butterfl y Tree and MedicalAidFilms (look up www.thebutterfl ytree.org.uk and www.
medicalaidfi lms.org
Ben Riley, volunteer, Tools for Self Reliance (TFSR) gave an insight
into the project and showed a fi lm where the donations are put to
good use along with training. Muriel presented Ben with a donation
of £1,000 from Dundee Inner Wheel Club and Dundee Rotary Club
along with the proceeds from the raffl e on the day (photo on page 10).
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Shauney is now training for the equally notorious
and almost completely self-suffi cient Amazon Jungle
230km Race in June 2020 to raise funds for another
military cause - Rock2Recovery. She is an excellent
speaker and her details are below or contact me.
http://watsonsprojectx.blogspot.com
https://rock2recovery.co.uk
I hope to see you at some of the forthcoming District
events – Aberdeen in March, District Bridge & Golf in
April and my Rally in Alloa at the end of May.
Ladies – please encourage your newer members to
come to our District Meetings – it’s a great way to
learn more about Inner Wheel and meet members
from other Clubs. In the meantime, enjoy the spring
sunshine!
Yours in friendship
With love & best wishes
Lesley
Receiving a cheque for Canine Partners from Elaine Sim
(Brechin) on my visit to the Inner Wheel Club of Brechin
MESSAGE FROM
DISTRICT CHAIRMAN LESLEY
Dear Members,
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all
for your wonderful welcomes and generous hospitality
on my visits to clubs. It’s been a pleasure to meet
you all. Remember my message – be positive about
Inner Wheel, be proud of what we achieve and be open
minded about change.
I recently attended a lunchtime meeting at the Inner
Wheel Club of Horsham where I met D25 Chairman
Chris Barrett and 1st Vice Jennifer Pierce who told
me about the “President’s Challenge”. Every month
President Bonnie draws the names of two members
out of her hat and challenges them to meet up at some
time in the following month and to report back on
what they get up to at the next Club Meeting. It could
be going for a walk, meeting for coff ee, lunch or a
shopping trip, in particular for a newish member who
was recently widowed. What a lovely idea and a great
way to involve new members.
I was delighted to meet Shauney Watson (in photo
above) when I visited the Inner Wheel Club of Forfar in
January. She is a very remarkable young lady. Shauney
completed her fi rst marathon at age 19 at Loch Ness in
support of the military charity Combat Stress and then
set her sights on the Everest! She became the youngest
person ever to complete the Everest Marathon and her
charity was HorseBackUK – a charity to build self-
esteem and more to ex-military personnel.
Caroline Morrice - Speaker 7 March 2020
on “Cyber Security”
Caroline Morrice spoke to members about Cyber
Security and Inner Wheel at the Association Assembly
in Leicester in July 2018 and it is a fascinating talk.
Caroline has a power point presentation about ‘Cyber
Security and Inner Wheel’ and explains everything
so clearly. Here is a snippet from her presentation. I
am sure her presentation can be circulated to those
members interested after the March meeting.
Digital Footprint
Caroline says ‘Whenever we go online, we leave a
digital footprint and need to remember
• Everything is stored somewhere
• You have no control of it once you have
shared it online or via a message
• Much of it cannot be deleted
• Anyone can fi nd out about you
• Are you happy for anyone to see everything
about you?
• How does this aff ect your reputation?
• Who might use the information?
Total Strangers? Criminals? Employers? Stalkers?
The answer is potentially all of them”
Caroline will also include ways to protect yourself
online starting with your passwords and how social
media can help Inner Wheel.
Caroline Morrice is an Inner Wheel member of
Sleaford Kesteven Club in District 7.
OBJECTS OF INNER WHEEL
To promote true friendship
To encourage the ideals of
personal service
To foster international
understanding
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Home Service is fundraising for local, regional
and national charities in Great Britain and Ireland.
Reports are submitted by each Club at the end of
the year. The Club totals give a District total and
all the Districts add to Association total for the
Association Conference – this April in Belfast.
In 2019 Inner Wheel Clubs in District 1 raised
£36,317.07 for all these home charities of which
28 were national or Scottish charities and well
over 100 local charities.
This is an amazing amount and Inner Wheel
members in their Clubs should be very proud of
their achievements.
HOME SERVICE REPORTS
2019
Heather Sheerin (Inverness) has received confi rmation
from Ann Acaster (Past Association President and
National Representative) via June Muller (Inner
Wheel Australia National Representative 2019-20)
about the Australian Bush Fire Appeal.
Australia Inner Wheel (IWA) is proposing that funds
marked ‘Bush Fire Appeal’ from UK is to be used to
‘Plant Trees’ and one such group is called ‘Men of the
Trees’.
BUSH FIRE APPEAL
AUSTRALIA
District Chairman
Lesley’s charity for 2019-20
is
ABERDEEN Susan Macpherson
DUNFERMLINE Helen Doran,
Norma Condie,
Lyndsay McCran,
Janis Headrick
STIRLING Teresa Hill
Autumn 2019 News at One and E-Magazine no 2 (December
2019) has membership changes (see District 1 website).
New Members in January 2020
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INVERNESS
President: Mary Gordon
As you sit and read this, I wonder how long your journey
is to your Inner Wheel meeting. Do you cross a bridge,
drive along a Loch and see mountains on the way ? For
most of us the journey to Inner Wheel, I imagine, is quite
humdrum with pedestrian crossings and traffi c lights.
But not for our newest members of the Inverness Club
from the former Isle of Skye Club. Four members felt
such a strong bond with Inner Wheel that they decided
to transfer to their nearest club - Inverness, a mere
250-mile round
trip from their
island homes!
We welcomed
three of the
ladies to our
fi rst meeting of
the season and
calculated it
would not have
been 250 but
750 miles! An
early start for
them to be with
us for lunch.
Our 4 Inverness members who by comparison live
closest to our hotel – the same distance in yards not
miles and not the same majestic scenery en route!
Club Correspondent: Hilary Noble
DUNFERMLINE
President: Margaret Steedman
Joining with the Rotary Club of Dunfermline, we were
entertained by the Corps of Drums from The Band of
HM Royal Marines. The
ladies have also enjoyed
their 73rd Birthday
Afternoon Tea (photo
opposite). Jodie Whitham
from Poppy Scotland gave
an insight into the work
of the charity, Christmas
Cheer. We ended the year
with David Robertson from
the Salvation Army (photo
opposite) who enlightened
us with the work they carry
Front row: Ann Miller, May MacKenzie
(both Inverness), Rosemary Woodtli (Skye),
Back row: Patrona Waddell(Inverness),
Ann Hartley (Skye), Marjory MacKenzie
(Inverness), Rose-Ellen MacGregor (Skye).
out in many ways at home and abroad. Our ladies had
collected children’s gifts for Christmas morning for
the Salvation Army and David accepted these on our
behalf.
We were delighted to have
Denise Slora inducted into
our club in November by
President Margaret (photo
opposite).
Four new
members, Janis,
Lynsey, Helen
and Norma
were welcomed
by President
Margaret and
DC Lesley at our
January meeting.
We have made donations to Macmillan Cancer
Support, Malaria Project, Erskine Hospital and Fife
Festival of Music. We also collected coats for Give a
Kid a Coat appeal made by Fife Housing Group and
books for our local hospital children’s ward.
Club Correspondent: Rachel Hogg
ABERDEEN
President: Lisa Edmonston
Our members have enjoyed the usual friendship and
fellowship at our meetings and also at our now regular
monthly coff ee mornings. The guest speakers have
brought a wealth of knowledge and the enthusiasm
for their topics has shone through. In particular, the
street art tour of Aberdeen (from the comfort of our
chairs) was amazing and people who live in Aberdeen
are delighted that the city is going to embrace Nu Art
for a third year. Jon Reid was so informative about
the diff erent methods used by the various artists to
produce their art onto the various walls and how he
goes around Aberdeen looking for suitable gable ends,
doors, blank windows, electric boxes and large wall
spaces for which he then has to seek permission to use!
It certainly brightens up the city centre.
We are delighted and thrilled to have two new members
join us in November, Ann
Jackson and Janas Tolstyko
(in photo opposite) and
another new member,
Susan Macpherson joining
soon.
Club Correspondent:
Maureen Drummond
From left: new member Janis Headrick, Lynsey
McCran, President Margaret Steedman,
District Chairman Lesley, new members
Helen Doran and Norma Condie.
BANFF
President: Mary Cumming
Our October meeting was very busy. Our fi rst speaker
was a gentleman from Cullen who had joined the
British Antarctic Survey team for 15 months as their
electronic engineer. He was stationed at the scientifi c
base at Rothera on the Antarctic Penisula and was
responsible for maintaining the computer room
equipment and the radar mast. The base had 21 staff ,
ranging from scientists to plumber, carpenter, doctor
and of course chef. In March the last boat arrived with
the winter supplies which had to last till October. Part
of the scientifi c work is studying the glaciers to try
to answer why they are melting so fast. Air bubbles
trapped in ice cores reaching back a million years can
be analysed. Michael’s photos were superb and we
urged him to have them published. Unusually we had a
second speaker. Our club member Rosemarie Crameri,
who is Swiss, had visited Lucerne Inner Wheel this
summer.
Club Correspondent: Anne Stirling
ABERDEEN ST FITTICK
President: Monthly
Our meetings have followed a familiar pattern with
visits by the District Chairman Lesley in September and
the President of Aberdeen St. Fittick Rotary in October.
The November meeting was also our Birthday Dinner
with invited guests from neighbouring Inner Wheels
and at it we heard a talk on Grampian Hospitals Art
Trust, a charity which provides artwork to be displayed
in hospitals in Aberdeen and the surrounding area. It is
the only one of its kind in Europe and with over 4000
art works. Its aim is to provide, through the power of
art, comfort to both patients and their visitors in what
is a stressful time in unfamiliar surroundings.
Club Correspondent: Jennifer Logan
Photo above shows President Mary receiving her chain of offi ce
from outgoing President and Past District Chairman Pat along
with Banff Committee members.
ANSTRUTHER
President: Corinne Peddie
In the capable guiding hands of President Corinne
Peddie another convivial Inner Wheel year is underway
with coff ee mornings, trips to the Byre Film Club and
a spending spree at the Abernyte Antiques’ Centre.
Club meetings have been enhanced by interesting
and entertaining speakers. At the December meeting,
traditionally “Bring a Friend Night”, ladies and their
guests were treated to an evening of French songs
cunningly linked to aspects of French culture by
the speaker, Elspeth Smith of the Cupar Club. The
assembled company was taken back to their school
days singing songs such as Frère Jacques and Au Clair
de la Lune!
Club Correspondent: Elspeth Hunter
ARBROATH
President: Sue Simpson
At our September meeting our speaker, Sandra Ramsay
told us about her local charity, ‘Reach Across’ which
supports people who have been bereaved or aff ected by
suicide. Sandra felt very strongly about helping others
after she herself was bereaved by the suicide of her
older son, Ross. It was a moving but very insightful
talk.
In November our Club members displayed their
artistic talents making Christmas cards, tags and
decorations guided by our speaker for the evening,
Audrey Hancock.
Our year ended on a high note with our Christmas
Party, welcoming many members from other clubs.
After a festive meal and lots of friendly chatter we
sang along with our entertainers for the evening, The
Gallas Boys. Many of the ladies just had to get on the
fl oor to do ‘The Twist’ and it certainly helped to work
off the Christmas Meal.
Club Correspondent: Doreen Doig
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NAIRN
President: Marie Cruickshank
An A-Z (or near enough) of Nairn members’
involvement in charities.
From head to toe and from young to old and interests
galore our members have it covered...
Alzheimer – support local group. BAFUNCS – Association for
former staff of United Nations Scotland. Befrienders – national &
local. Blythswood – local, national and international. Bonus Club
– support and activities for young adults with disabilities. Book
Club – for members. Bras for Africa – Smalls for all international.
Candy Blankets for Cancer patients- local & national.Crafty
Carers- local, mutual support group for unpaid carers. Dementia
– visiting local homes. Disaster appeal blankets- Various local
and national organisations. Drivers for the elderly -local.
Entertainment at meeting by 2 musical gentlemen with a ‘sing
along’ to 60s and 70’s music. Facebook – for members – great
for promoting Nairn Inner Wheel Club. Fisher town Museum –
local. Headway – Brain Injury local group. Highland Hospice
Shop – local and neighbouring town. Highland Voluntary patient
programme- Raigmore Hospital Inverness. Knitting- for the
Maternity Unit baby hats and preme hat and blankets -Raigmore
Hospital Inverness. Line dancing demonstration (see Facebook).
Listen Well – local. Music Nairn – local group promoting music
to others who wouldn’t have the opportunity otherwise. Purple
foundation community fund- provides education and help setting
up small industries from home - jewellery from ring pulls -
international. Quiz ‘Who is this?’ Raffl e at monthly meetings
going green as packaging has to be recyclable. Rotary – we help
them too locally. SAFFA- support for armed forces, local and
national. Smile Train- international. Toddler Groups – reading
stories to bairns - Grandparent role model (local). Twiddle Muff s
for elderly and dementia patients – Nairn Town & County Hospital
Group. Woodland Trust – national
Nairn Club members at their Christmas party
Photo on Nairn Club’s Facebook page
STIRLINGPresident: Jessie Stuart
One of our speakers was Susan Ross from Sublime
Scotland. She started her business after 25 years as
an NHS adviser and also when Outlander was on
the map. She gave an outline of her private tours’
enterprise showing magnifi cent views from all over
Scotland where her clients were looking for a “Magic
Moment”. These clients are mostly from Canada,
America and Australia. One ‘magic moment’ allowed
a gentleman from Australia (an organist) to fulfi l his
ambition to play the organ in Dunblane Cathedral.
A couple from America were gifted a square foot of
Scotland from their daughter. They clambered through
a dense coniferous forest in a wet Scottish mist to their
square foot when Susan’s GPS tracker indicated the
spot. They fell on the ground squealing with delight
on their own piece of Scotland.!!!!! We also had our
annual 10-pin bowling match but this time against
Rotarians. Well done Inner Wheel ladies for a clear
win.
Club Correspondent: Sandra Kerr
It’s Good 2 Give Blingo Lunch - Glasgow
At the end of January DC Lesley with her Club
(Stirling) supported “It’s Good 2 Give” Blingo Lunch
in Glasgow. Lesley says “this charity was set up by
Lynne McNicoll (centre of photo below) in 2010 to
support young cancer patients and their families.
President Marie & Committee
member Val present cheque
to Bonus Club
President Marie and Marylin
Asher who retired from Nairn
Club after long service
Club Correspondent: Mardie Fraser
PITLOCHRY
President: Gill Frame
I start to write this on what I am reliably informed is the
shortest day of the year, so we can now look forward
to lighter evenings, and eventually not having to “get
up at night, and dress by yellow candle-light”. Autumn
is always a busy time for us here in Pitlochry. We
kicked off with our Coff ee Morning in November, and
then took a stall at the Pitlochry Christmas Festival,
where we sold a variety of knitted goods, the surplus
going to Syrian refugees.
Our entry for the Church of Scotland
Christmas Tree Festival was entitled
Re-use, Recycle, ReYule. It took
the form of a tree decorated with the
recyclable items we are collecting
for various causes, such as ring-
pulls, haberdashery, specs, stamps
and ink cartridges (Christmas Tree
photo above). We drew a line at hanging bras from the
tree but are indeed collecting those as well!
Now we look forward to Inner Wheel Day, when
we will once again be treated to a soup lunch by our
president and bring along contributions to the local
food bank.
One of our members, Jenny
Allison has knitted or completed
25 Twiddlemuff s for Aberdeen
Royal Infi rmary and the Alzheimer
Scotland Dementia Resource Centre
in Aberdeen. The photo above shows
Jenny’s creations. DC Lesley says her
Mum was a dementia suff erer and would have loved
one of these Twiddlemuff s.
Club Correspondent:
Irina Alexander
On the left is Club International Services
Chairman Barbara Bright and on the
right, Muriel How who featured in the
Spring 2019 News at One celebrating
her 90th Birthday
From left: Past President Janet Macaskill,
President Jessie Stuart and District Chairman Lesley
Photo courtesy of Gillian Goode, Goode Photography
Lynne had spoken at a Club meeting and then we
visited the Ripple Retreat which opened on the shores
of Loch Venacher in May 2017. We were delighted
to don our Bling and play Bingo in support of such
a wonderful cause. You’ll fi nd more information at
www.it’sgoodtogive.co.uk and www.rippleretreat.
com.”
AUCHTERARDER AND DISTRICT
President: Evelyn Gilmour
In this day and age when younger ladies seem reluctant
to join clubs and societies we have been fortunate
to maintain our membership numbers. It is still a
challenge for our club, and I am sure others as well,
to recruit and retain younger people from our local
community. We are fortunate that members like our
current president are willing and able to fi ll committee
places for a second time.
Our programme secretary has been very busy and fi lls
our meetings with interesting speakers eg this year we
have already enjoyed hearing about Hospital Radio
and the search for a long lost Russian relative.
Members have been actively fi lling shoe boxes and
collecting household items for Home Starter Packs
as well as knitting numerous garments and blanket
squares.
Club Correspondent: Christine Grant
Checking Blythswood boxes before shipment is Auchterarder
& District’s Susan Ross (ISO) and Rosemary Lennox.
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FORFAR
President: Lynda Stobbs
In October, Rotarian Bill
McLaren gave a fascinating
account of the history of his
bakery business, known to us
all in Market Street. “Life in
the Bakery” started for Bill
at a young age, helping out
in his school holidays and as
a delivery boy on his message
bike before serving his time
as a baker. The business was
started in 1893 and deliveries
with horse and cart. Bill
remembers stoking the coke for the ovens at 10pm so
they were ready for the bakers at 5am. The business
celebrated its centenary in 1993 and Bill is very proud
that daughter Karen is in charge and his granddaughter
is the 6th generation baker. Bill told us that each of the
5,000 bridies made each week is made in the traditional
way - by hand.
Club Correspondent: Jean Hale
Bill McLaren demonstrates
an early bread slicer to
President Lynda
ISO Mavis Ogilvie (2nd left) with her team of helpers at
the Tools for Self-Reliance event. From left: Norma Seaton;
President Lynda Stobbs; Sybil Nicoll; Kate McFarlane; Mig
Garland; Margaret Adam
Forfar Club Christmas Carol singers
KINROSS & DISTRICT
President: Susan Teale
In August, we were asked by Rotary to help with the
catering at their Mary Queen of Scots event, a big
fundraiser for them. We kept many of the spectators
and participants well fed with a variety of coff ees and
teas, burgers, rolls and sweet treats! In November we
held a supper in aid of Lilomi Charity in Sierra Leone
to which we have a connection via a local church here
in Kinross-shire. The aim of the Charity at present is
to improve basic sanitation including the building of
toilets and improving water supplies. Earlier this year
the Club made a donation to ‘Broke not Broken’, a
local charity and food bank. One of the trustees gave
us an illuminating talk at our Christmas meeting about
their daily work of food distribution, cooking lessons to
those on food support as well as guidance on fi nancial
matters. The club has welcomed a new member, Tricia
Lucas who has transferred from Berwick (D3).
Club Correspondent: Margaret Timms
ELLON
President: Helen McLeod
Margaret and Bruce Giff ord (photo above) visited
Shammal Children’s Home in Butterworth (Malaysia).
Josephine, who runs the home, was delighted with
the donations of a microwave, vacuum cleaner and
various pieces of kitchen equipment. Margaret sells
sewn items throughout the year to raise funds for the
Malaysian school and Ellon Rotary gave a fi nancial
donation. See back page for Margaret’s visit to Taiping
for World Inner Wheel Day.
Our guest speaker in October was Dave Barwick of
SCAA (Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance ). SCAA
is the People’s Helicopter – dedicated to saving and
improving lives in every corner of Scotland, 365 days
a year. It can reach 90%of Scotland’s population within
25 minutes, including remote and rural areas. SCAA
fl y expert paramedic care to the scene and onward to
specialist hospitals. Two of our members can certainly
attest to this with one airlifted from Mull after a car
crash, and another airlifted to receive a life - saving
transplant.
A group of ladies kicked their heels up at the “Strictly
Archie” fun dancing competition held at Aberdeen
Beach Ballroom (October) to raise funds for The
Archie Foundation. Past President Heather’s daughter
Julie who is Clinical Nurse Manager works closely
with The Archie Foundation and took part in a very
energetic Jive with her dancing partner (check out
Evening Express video).
Club Correspondent: Marjorie Duncan
(recently transferred to Stirling)
LAURENCEKIRK
President: Frances Wallace
On a dreich Autumn night, helping put some zing into
our wardrobes was style and image consultant Edith
Adam who runs a business entitled “French Dressing”,
in Carnoustie.
Saying,” Adieu” to drab and “Bonjour” to fab, Edith
entertained us to an evening of dry Gallic wit whilst
off ering personal and professional advice using colour
analysis, style sessions and seasonal review. When
choosing suitable colours of clothing Edith spoke of
the golden rules of colour: dark colours minimise;
light colours maximise; bright colours attract the eye.
To accessorise outfi ts, Edith demonstrated a variety of
ways of tying scarves and using colourful jewellery to
brighten darker clothes or draw our eyes to them.
Other speakers included an interesting talk on Bacteria
by our Rotary President, some tips on scams and
fraud from our local Crime Reduction Offi cer and
suggestions for Christmas Cake decorations.
Club Correspondent: Kathleen Murray
KIRRIEMUIR
President: Frances Martin
A wonderful afternoon was spent with the Countess
of Airlie who hosted a charity event with a talk and
afternoon tea for members of Kirriemuir Inner Wheel
Club. The fundraiser was in aid of Kirriemuir Day
Care.
Club Correspondent: Sandra Boath
NORTH FIFE
President: Moira Brown
We have had a number of interesting speakers over the
past few months who have shared both their work and
interests. These have included banking in Scotland, the
life of bees, to talks of a very practical nature. We had
the North Fife Community Safety Offi cer come and
share key points on ATM Fraud and how to keep safe
while using a cash machine. A model ATM was used
to demonstrate how to identify skimming devices,
pinhole cameras, fake fronts to trap your card from
being returned, and devices to trap money preventing
it being dispensed. Also, in this age of contactless
transactions, advice on how to keep bank and credit
cards safe by use of card defenders. In addition to
our regular meetings, members have attended trips,
including a Christmas Panto, while continuing to off er
friendship and give support to selected charities.
Club Correspondent: Alex John
PERTH
President: Dorothy MacCloy
Our year got off to a good start in September when we
were delighted to welcome District Chairman Lesley
and Ian Brown, President of the Rotary Club of Perth
Kinnoull to our monthly meeting. At our October
meeting we had an excellent speaker, Pat Barron,
whose topic was the Inland Waterways of Europe.
Pat had learnt to sail on Loch Ness and then joined
Perth Sailing Club. He had travelled extensively all
over Europe having bought his own boat. He leaves
his boat in France when not cruising. His talk was
illustrated with photos.
In November we welcomed Helen MacKinnon who
spoke about her love of music. Helen is a music
graduate who had worked in marketing before turning
more of her attention to music particularly composing
and choral works. She had won an Enrico Morricone
award for her setting of Gloria in excelsis Deo. This
year she became Administrator of Perth Festival of the
Arts. We fi nished our year with an excellent Christmas
Lunch in the Royal George Hotel which was then
followed by a mind testing Christmas Quiz!
Club Correspondent: Sue Hendry
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DUNDEE
President: Jacqui McGreavey
Members hosted the Summer Coff ee Mornings. one
to say goodbye to Jane
Adam who has moved
to live in Belfast and has
already joined Belfast
Inner Wheel Club (D16).
District Chairman Lesley
and President of the
Rotary Club of Dundee
were guests at the October
Meeting. We were delighted to welcome guests from
neighbouring Clubs to our Open Meeting in November.
District International Service Chairman Muriel Irving
(above right) hosted the District International Rally
in the Woodlands Hotel in October (see photos on
front page). There was excellent support from District
1 Clubs and our Association International Services
Committee Chairman, Shamim Govani attended and
told us about her charities. Muriel presented a joint
cheque from Dundee Inner Wheel Club, The Rotary
Club of Dundee along with the raffl e money to Ben
Riley, Tools for Self Reliance Volunteer Coordinator
who gave a presentation about the project (photo
above).
Filled shoe boxes were taken to the Blythswood
collection point. Members donated items which, via
a local charity, will be distributed to children for
Christmas morning.
Club Correspondent: Ena Barr
CUPAR
President: Elspeth Smith
I wonder how many of you visited the Garden Festival
in 1988 when it was held in Glasgow? If you did the
chances are you remember that the contribution from
Fife included a beautiful sculpture of fi ve giant irises.
The very same sculpture which you will still see
every time you drive to Leslie from Western Avenue,
Glenrothes. Well, we had a chance to learn about how
they were designed and constructed when we had a
talk from their creator, Malcolm Robertson. His more
recent sculptures, often inspired by waves and birds,
can be seen in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Florida
– to name but a few!
Dear members,
Have you ever seen
the fi lm ‘Local Hero’
released in 1983? If
so, you will know that
I am standing on the
shores of Pennan (43
miles North West of
Aberdeen). Stunning
scenery but very cold
and windy on 12 January this year. Having my daughter
Jenny and her husband Henry home from Melbourne
for Christmas meant I saw quite a bit of the North East
at a time of year that I would be cosy at home. Thanks
to Ellon Inner Wheel Club in the Autumn 2019 News
at One and their photo with Val McDermid (Scottish
Crime writer), I am now hooked on Val’s books. This
is my last News at One magazine and I have loved
every minute of being your District Editor. Learning a
new skill has been a challenge. However, this edition
is created by the printer and all I have done is get all
the reports and photos labelled with a bit of editing.
I must thank all the Club Correspondents for their
reports and lovely photos. Thank you also to Jennifer
(Aberdeen St. Fittick), Jean (Forfar) and Sue (Perth)
for their help with checking before print. Please give
the magazine a read and fi nd out what the Clubs are
doing. It is amazing all the kindness from members.
With warmest wishes and in friendship,
Doris x
BOOK REVIEW
The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
by Joanna Cannon.
This book will bring back memories for those who
lived through the famously hot summer of 1976. The
inhabitants of the street in which
narrator 10-year old Grace lives, drink
Babycham and serve their children
Angel Delight. The central mystery
of the novel is the disappearance of
Mrs Creasy. However, it is almost
secondary to the story as Grace
uncovers secrets her neighbours wish
were kept hidden. There is much
humour, an example of which is when Grace tells us
“Remington padded into the kitchen. He used to be
a labrador, but he has become so fat it is diffi cult to
tell.” Seen through Grace’s eyes we learn the secrets,
prejudices and beliefs of those who live in the street,
We were left breathless by a visit from some of the
young folk who help organise and run the Cupar Youth
Café, part of the YW in Cupar who had been to an
international rally in London. Their enthusiasm and
dedication was evident, and we were glad we had been
able to support their trip. Their work with the local
schools and with young people moving from school
to work or Further Education is greatly valued by
everyone who uses the Café.
Club Correspondent: Elspeth Smith
The Mouse, the Inner Wheel Member
& The Committee!
Wee, sleekit, cow’rin, tim’rous beastie,
O, what a panic’s in thy breastie!
Thou need na start awa sae hasty
Wi’ bickering brattle!
I wad be laith to rin an’ chase thee
Wi’ murderin’ pattle!
Who, me? I’m a cow’rin, tim’rous member!
Who comes alang whan I remember
Tae hae a crack afore oor dinner,
An’ hear oor speaker.
I wad be laith to staun’ for offi ce;
Jist fi nd anither!
I’m happy just tae mak’ the coff ee;
May even think tae mak’ some toff ee
An help tae sell it. But I’m awfae
Laith tae dae mair.
I’ll leave that tae some ither body
Wi’ mair time tae spare.
Oh mousie, thou art no thy lane
In proving foresight may be vain;
The pleas we mak’ will, in the main,
Gang aft agley,
An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain;
No future joy!
Still thou art blessed, compared wi’ me!
The present only toucheth thee:
But as I backward cast my e’e
O’er memories dear!
The future for this Club must be,
A pickle drear !
By Robert Burns and amended
by Elspeth Smith (Cupar) for a bit of fun
District Editor Doris and Brodie
at Pennan
so there is also sadness. The book is an easy read but
that does not mean it lacks depth. I can recommend it.
Jennifer Logan, Aberdeen St Fittick Inner Wheel.
Book Review by Margaret Sunter
(Dunfermline) in our E-Magazine no 2
A book review was included in the E-Magazine
(December 2019) by Margaret Sunter, Dunfermline.
Sadly, Margaret died before Christmas. I have a copy
of the book called ‘The Lemon Tree Hotel’ by Rosanna
Ley and will read it in her memory. Hopefully other
members will do the same. Margaret had been in Inner
Wheel for around 10 years and was an enthusiastic
member undertaking Club President, Secretary and
Club Correspondent.
DIARY DATES
District 1 Golf
Thursday 16 April 10.30 coff ee & bacon roll
Tee times from 11am, 2-course meal after golf
Kirriemuir Golf Club
Cost: £30 - 18 holes, £25 -9 holes
£18 - Supporter
Contact: Doris Campbell by 20 March
District 1 Bridge
Wednesday 22 April 10am tea/coff ee
Soup & sandwich lunch after Bridge
Tryst Lounge, Pitlochry
Cost: £15
Contact: Mary Berstan by 4 April
District 1 Rally
Friday 29 May 11.15am Pre-lunch drinks
12.30 pm Welcome & greetings
Inglewood House Hotel, Alloa
1.15pm 3-course lunch with glass of wine, tea/coff ee
Cost £30
Contact Sheila Cooper by 1 May
District 1 Meeting & AGM
Wednesday 10 June
Invercarse Hotel, Dundee
11.30 am
District 1 Assembly
Wednesday 26 August
Royal George Hotel, Perth
10.30am
Inner Wheel websites of interest to you
For District 1 website: innerwheeldistrict1.org.uk
For Association website: innerwheel.co.uk
For International website:
internationalinnerwheel.org
Association
President Enid’s
charity for
2019-20
WORLD INNER WHEEL DAY ON 10th JANUARY
Clubs celebrate World Inner Wheel Day by donating food and toiletries to local homeless charities, hold
coff ee mornings, lunches or afternoon teas for elderly people. One or two clubs also plant bulbs for the
community or at a Care Home. However Margaret Giff ord (Ellon) did something diff erent below……
Margaret Giff ord (Ellon) attended the celebration of World Inner Wheel Day in Taiping (on 18 January)
along with 14 members of the Inner Wheel Club of Penang. Margaret says, “We travelled the 70-mile
journey by minibus. On arrival there was a photographic session where I met and had my picture taken
with Phyllis Charter, this year’s International President. Then we had afternoon tea followed by more
photos and speeches. After about three hours we had dinner. The main guests were escorted in by a pipe
band from one of Taiping’s schools. Dinner was followed by entertainment organised by the Taiping
Club. About 300 Inner Wheelers attended from all over Malaysia.
We have all appreciated the glorious sunrises and sunsets this winter.
The Aberdeen sunrises have been stunning and this one is no exception, photographed on 5th February.
Photographed by Doris Campbell
Aberdeen St. Fittick Club members (below) collect food for
Instant Neighbour to mark World Inner Wheel Day.
From left: Gette Cobban, Sheila Leheny, Marjory Reid, Anne Schenk,
Margaret Oswald, Meg Forbes, Gladys Williams.
Wendy Spence (Dunfermline) promotes
Inner Wheel at a local dress shop.
Photo by
President Margaret Steedman.