District 12 Inner Wheel

BROADSTAIRS INNER WHEEL

2024/25

70th Year - Inaugurated 22nd February 1955

About our Club

Broadstairs Inner Wheel Club meet at North Foreland Golf Club on the 3rd Monday of the month for a dinner and speaker evening starting at 5.30 for 6pm. Membership currently stands at 24.

For more information please use 'Contact Us' page  



BROADSTAIRS PRESIDENTS 2024/2025 

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PRESIDENTS PERI PERCY & SUSAN ELLIOTT

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PRESIDENTS SUSAN PLATT & JENNIFER BRYANT

NEWS UPDATE

BROADSTAIS Inner Wheel RAISE OVER £975 FOR THEIR CHARITY 

THANET FOOD LINK




YASMIN BAILEY ON 'RAMSDEN THE GORILLA'  MONDAY 21ST OCTOBER
PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH FUND


PANCREATIC CANCERRAMSDEN THE GORILLABROADSTAIRS IW PRESIDENTS


Yasmin Bailey introduced us to Ramsen her Gorilla Mascot and gave a wonderful and amusing talk on his travels and tales whilst fundraising for the Pancreatic Cancer Rearch Fund. 


The Four Broadstairs IW Presidents organised 

ANNI'S PIMMS AND TRADITIONAL GARDEN TEA PARTY ON WEDNESDAY 21ST AUGUST

TRADITIONAL ENGLISH GARDEN PARTY


Over 60 people from various parts of Thanet joined Broadstairs Inner Wheel ladies to enjoy a perfect old fashioned afternoon tea.
The sun shone, but was not too hot, the garden was beautiful, Pimms or fruit juice to start, tea & coffee followed by a multitude of sandwiches, cream scones, fruit jelly, followed finally by numerous home made cakes, set the scene for an idyllic summer event.
Friends waiting for teaHomemade CakesGuess who

CLUB PROGRAMME 2024-25

Monday 15th July Dinner at North Foreland Golf Club 5.30pm for 6pm 
PRESENTATION to Karen Kenward Thanet Pilgrims Hospice £2,011.84
SPEAKER Margaret Ovenden on Time at the Tom Thumb Theatre
Tuesday 6th August - Coffee at the Captain Digby - catch-up
Wednesday 21st August Pimms & Afternoon Tea Anni Bignold's House Open invitation cost £12.50 Charity Thanet Food LINK open to all Clubs
No formal meeting in August
New Member Julie Camburn Monday 16th September Dinner at North Foreland Golf Club 5.30pm for 6pm    INDUCTION OF NEW MEMBER Julie Camburn

SPEAKER Mr Ian Carter Chapman on "Broadstairs at the Flicks"
Monday 21st October Dinner at North Foreland Golf Club 5.30pm for 6pm
SPEAKER Yasmin Bailey on "Ramsden the Gorilla"
Sunday 10th November Remembrance Sunday - lay wreath at Cenotaph Broadstairs
Thursday 14th November International Rally at Ditton  10am Charity Teddy Bears Trust
Monday 18th November Dinner at North Foreland Golf Club 5.30 for 6pm
SPEAKER Mr Roy Finch on "How to Help the Hedgehogs"
Monday 16th December Dinner at North Foreland Golf Club 7 for 7.30pm
JOINT CHRISTMAS DINNER WITH THANET ROTARY - Entertainment to be advised.
Friday 10th January INNER WHEEL DAY TO BE ARRANGED BY MARGATE CLUB 
Monday 20th January Dinner at North Foreland Golf club 5.30 for 6pm
SPEAKER Mrs Freda Bean "Tracking in the Himalayas"
Monday 17th February Dinner at North Foreland Golf Club 5.30 for 6pm
SPEAKER Riding for the Disabled - approach to be confirmed
Monday 17th March Dinner at North Foreland Golf Club 5.30 for 6pm
SPEAKER on Ramsgate Tunnels - approach to be confirmed
Friday 4th April QUIZ NIGHT - St Peter's Church Hall, 6.30pm for 7pm Tables of 8 - Fish & Chip Supper £12.50 
Tuesday 22nd April Dinner at North Foreland Golf Club 5.30 for 6pm
SPEAKER District Chairman's visit.
Tuesday 20th May - Broadstairs Inter-club Lunch at North Foreland Golf Club 2.30 for 1pm
SPEAKER The Dickens Disclaimers, Suffragettes.
Monday 9th June Dinner at North Foreland Golf Club 5.30 for 6pm
Broadstairs AGM & HANDOVER 
Generally speaking Inner Wheel operates below the radar. Before the event of "Women in Rotary" there had not been any need to highlight the workings behind the Wheel. Unlike the men who have boosted their number with the help of the Rotary Ladies, Inner Wheel has had to re-invent itself, drawing away from Rotary and opening up to all ladies with a desire to work for the community and to join together in friendship.

Fund raising and social gatherings go hand in hand, with money raised from Quiz nights, which currently seem to be an excellent way of raising funds whilst providing a challenging and competitive social experience. Bowls evenings, which may involve learning a new skill for many of us, involves having fun whilst at the same time raising money for charity. Coffee mornings, raffles, afternoon tea parties, are all part of the mix.

International Charities also benefit from the continuing support of the Broadstairs Club, Polio, Water Aid, Book Bus, to name but a few.

In this 70th year since it's inauguration, Broadstairs Inner Wheel has four new Presidents, Jennifer Bryant, Sue Elliott, Sue Platt and Peri Percy, all four working together for the good of the Club and the Community.  Their chosen charity for the coming Inner Wheel year, 2024/25 is "Thanet Food Link, a Registered Charity, originally established in April 2013 by Harvest New Anglican and St. Paul's Church". 

Broadstairs Inner Wheel meet at North Foreland Golf Club on the 3rd Monday of the month. Every month we have a meal followed by a speaker from the local area. Talks which have included "Oberammergau", the "Goodwin Sands" the history of Sandwich Cinema".  Time at the Tom Thumb Theatre, Broadstairs at the Flicks, and how to "Help Hedgehogs, all go towards making Broadstairs Inner Wheel a Club that works well, a ladies club that is diverse, interesting and energised. 

Membership officer: dorothy.reid7@btinternet.com


PILGRIMS HOSPICE THANET

Past President Doroty Reid presents Karen Kenward. Thanet Hospice with £2,011.84

Past President Dorothy Reid is seen presenting a cheque to Karen Kenward from Thanet Hospice for £2, 011.84

Entering its 70th year of continuous service to the community, Broadstairs Inner Wheel thrives in this modern age.

Our meeting in July saw the culmination of the Club's fundraising effort over the past year resulting in a cheque for the sum of £2,011.84, seen here being presented to Karen Kenward, Regional Fundraising Manager for Thanet Hospice, by outgoing Inner Wheel President Dorothy Reid.

"According to new data from Hospice UK, England's adults' hospices have faced a real- terms cut in their Government funding of £47m in the past two years.  Insufficient NHS funding means many hospices are struggling to keep up with inflation and rising costs". Here in Thanet with an aging population the Hospice is an important service to the community and one that needs our constant support.


AWARDS 2024

MEMBERSHIP SHIELD

MEMBERSHIP SHIELD 2022/23

COLLECTED by Dorothy Reid

BRIDGE CUP

BRIDGE CUP  

 Won by Anni Bignold BROADSTAIRS & Rosemary Milsted FOLKESTONE

COLLECTED by Dorothy Reid

 THE ASSOCIATION OF INNER WHEEL CELEBRATED 100 YEARS  ON 10th JANUARY 2024



North Foreland BroadstairsBroadstairs

OVER THE YEARS


Pensioners Tea1995


Parkinson's 2013


Salvation Army 2018


Thanet Hospice 2022


AND MUCH MORE,  IT IS WHAT WE DO.


































Broadstairs Inner Wheel welcomes  3 new members.

New Members

TUESDAY 10th JANUARY 2023 - International Inner Wheel Day

Twenty Ladies from the Inner Wheel Clubs of Thanet came together to celebrate Inner Wheel Day. 

Food for the Thanet Food Link was collected amounting to 160 items, later taken to The Baptist Church in St Peter's, for distribution. 

Joint IW Clubs of Thanet 
Food collected orf Thanet Food Link

FRIDAY 16th DECEMBER 2022 at 6pm

The Rotary and Inner Wheel Clubs of Thanet 

Joint Carol Service 2022

St Thomas' Church, Minnis Bay 

Lesson read by Jill Barber President of Broadstairs Inner Wheel

Joint Thanet Clubs Choir 2022

MONDAY 21ST NOVEMBER North Foreland Golf Club 5.30 for 6pm

Speaker Karen Kenward from Thanet Hospice.

FUND RAISING EVENT is in aid of PILGRIMS HOSPICE THANET

SATURDAY 19th NOVEMBER 2022 6.30pm for 7pm - Wine and Wisdom 


Wine & Wisdom

MONDAY 17TH OCTOBER 5.30PM FOR 6PM

Speaker District 12 Chairman Elizabeth Weaver photographed with joint Broadstairs Presidents Jill Barber & Sue Platt.


District Chairman Elizabeth Weaver

After the meal DC Elizabeth Weaver spoke, explaining how she had joined Dover Inner Wheel Club in 1964, at which time the Club met for two afternoons a month. Ladies were expected to wear hats and gloves when they attended meetings in those days.

Elizabeth went on to explain that in 2024 IW is to celebrate it's centenary by holding the International Convention in Manchester.

A brief history of Inner Wheel explains the significance of Manchester. 

Margarette Owen, later Mrs. Oliver Golding the wife of a Manchester Rotarian, the founder member of Inner Wheel was born of Welsh parentage at Hey Brecon in 1881. She was trained as a nurse and served as such during the First World War. This triggered a deep desire to help all ailing, deprived humanity. She was an extremely capable business woman and a great philanthropist. Margarette's chief social interest being the Manchester Girls' Orphanage, and Ancoats Hospital, for which the Inner Wheel Club of Manchester provided and furnished a mortuary chapel. She also did a great deal for the Girl Guide movement, in which she held the office of commissioner. 

Women had been involved informally in the Rotary Club's work but discrimination prevented them from becoming members in their own right. Margarette Golding persuaded 26 other wives to meet her at a room she had reserved at Herriott's Turkish Baths in Deansgate in Manchester. They met on 15 November 1923 where it was agreed to create a partner organisation to the Rotary Club which would assist the club in their role and provide a social benefit to its members. The first official meeting was on 10 January 1924 at their regular meeting place, the Social Club in Lower Mosley Street, Manchester.  

Subs in 1924 were £1.1.0 (one guinea) a year.

From its very beginning Friendship and Service has always been at the heart of Inner Wheel. 

Thanet Food Link

Broadstairs Ladies carry on the tradition, responding to a request for food via the Thanet Churches for the THANET FOOD LINK. One hundred years on and the projects remain the same.


MONDAY 19th SEPTEMBER  -

 MEETING CANCELLED FOR THE QUEEN'S FUNERAL











PAST PRESIDENT ANNI BIGNOLD - 2019 / 2022

LOCK DOWN & EVENTS.



Remembrance Day - Sunday 14th November 2021

BROADSTAIRS CENOTAPH


Anni Bignold IMG CENOTAPH Cenotaph 

Broadstairs Inner Wheel President Mrs Anni Bignold is shown laying a wreath on behalf of Broadstairs Inner Wheel at the Cenotaph in Broadstairs.

The service was taken by the Rev'd Jan Durrans and Paul Moore the Mayor of Broadstairs and St Peters.



International Rally at Ditton - Thursday 11th November


£1. Boxes 
Our stall at the International Rally held at Ditton was the sale of £1 boxes.

Everyone a winner.

It was a great day out. Arriving at 9.30am we set up our stall and by lunch time we had sold out, allowing us free to enjoy a superb lunch knowing that our part of the fund raising process had been a  success.

The Theme for the day was 'Butterflies' 

Money raised was donated to the Butterfly Tree Charity, founded in 2006, which supports orphans and rural communities in Zambia, providing clean water & sanitation, feeding programmes, improved health and education facilities and  malaria prevention. All funds go directly to the cause, no administration fees are deducted - all members are volunteers.

Speaker Meeting Monday September 20th 

District Chairman Pat Sanford was our speaker for our first get-together meeting after lockdown, a lunch time meeting  held at North Foreland Golf Club on Monday 20th September.  

Pat spoke on Inner Wheel as an organization, how it was important to understand what goes on, the 'closer you get to the heart of the organisation the sweeter things are'. Last year, in spite of lockdown people rose to the IW 88 Challenge. Pat spoke about  the positive impact of volunteering how it can stimulate health and wellbeing. To 'give up time' is not 'giving it up' actually. Anni Bignold in her President's end of year report mentioned how 'proud she was of us all in 'Broadstairs Inner Wheel'.

Pat went on to tell us about her chosen charity for the year, Dandelion Time: Transforming the lives of vulnerably children, who are struggling with the effects of trauma, abuse or neglect. Children can spend time on the Dandelion farm with animals and crafts to overcome emotional difficulties, to help them grow in confidence and begin to love and trust again.  Dandelion Time was started in 2003 by Dr Caroline Jessel. Vulnerable children are referred to the Cottage, also known as the Maidstone HQ which sits within picturesque West Farleigh. Occupying 22 acres of fields, gardens and woodland, this location provides families with opportunities to experiment, play and connect whilst relaxing into the healing embrace of natural world. Resident chickens, sheep, donkeys, guinea pigs and two cats ensure there is no shortage of jobs for families to become involved in. 

Children are referred for 3 hours a week for between 10 and 15 weeks. 

Time – sell 'time' or buy 'time'.  60 minutes of time will buy 3 hours of therapy to help the children to find 'a sense of hope for the future'.

 

Pat Sanford & Anni Bignold 

Inner Wheel District Chairman Pat Sanford (right), presents Anni Bignold President of Broadstairs Inner Wheel with a selection of plants representing the work done by Dandelion Time, helping traumatised children understand the world around them and how plants when tended, grow into beautiful flowers.

President Anni gave Pat a donation for her charity and a small personal gift.

Jill Barber gave the ' Vote of Thanks' saying how important it was the include the families as well as the children in the healing process and praised the wonderful work achieved by  Dandelion Time.




Our Summer Tea Party was a great success, we were so lucky with the weather. This was our first event after lockdown so everybody was really happy to be FREE to meet, catchup and enjoy each others company, as well as enjoying a most amazing tea in the most amazing garden. 
Our thanks go to our local Inner Wheel  Clubs, Dover, Deal, Ramsgate, Margate, Canterbury, Westgate and Birchington and now the Lost forever Club - Herne Bay, for supporting our event.
Well done everybody it is hard work but well worth it, and we have made money for our charity MIND.


Tea Party Aug 25thTea Party Aug 25th



CHARITY TEA PARTY



With 

PIMMS OR PROSECCO

Wednesday 25th August @ 2.30pm

4, Green Road, Birchington CT7 9JY

Cost £10 

Raffle, cakes, sweet count and lots more. 

Come and enjoy the end of lockdown

Charity supported 


MIND


Please reply by 1st August, numbers & cheques to

Broadstairs Secretary Dorothy Reid
























  

  
LOCKDOWN MARCH 20TH - JULY 4TH


February 22nd 2020

65th Anniversary of Broadstairs Inner Wheel


Our Club birthday this year fell on a Saturday. We have an excellent party to celebrate at President Anni Bignold's house in Birchington. It was 'bring a plate' evening, with husbands. Everybody had an excellent time. A lot has changed in Inner Wheel during those 65 years and it was good to see  the Club is still strong in spite of challenging times.

At our Club meeting on the following Monday at North Foreland Golf Club, the celebration continued as Crusties Bakery provided a superb 'birthday cake' to mark the event.


INNER WHEEL PAST PRESIDENTS

Anni is pictured holding the 'cake' surrounded by Past Presidents of the Club.


 
Monday 20th January


Janice Buckley Chairman of the Cheerful Sparrows


Our speaker on Monday 20th January was Janis Buckley chairman of the Margate, Cheerful Sparrows. Janis is pictured above left, next to our President for the evening, Jill Barber.  

After nearly a hundred years of helping Thanet people Janis explained that unless the Charity can continue to raise much-needed funds, they will be facing the prospect of closure. The Charity is proud to have helped the QEQM hospital wards and to have supported our local community by working with caring professionals such as social workers and teachers. With 50% of children living in poverty in some areas of Thanet, the replacement of a broken washing machine, child's bed or school uniform can be a turning point for the whole family.


 Friday 10th January

 WORLD INNER WHEEL DAY

JOINT MEETING ALL THANET INNER WHEEL CLUBS

HOSTED BY BROADSTAIRS

Inner Wheel Day


Funds raised will go to Porchlight


Our Wine & Wisdom held on Saturday November 16th at St Peter's Church Hall was a great success. Charities  benefiting from this event include the  National Deaf Children's Society, Multiple Sclerosis and Cancer Research. 


Remembrance Day

 BROADSTAIRS CENOTAPH Sunday 10th November 

Inner Wheel Wreath 2019

President of Broadstairs Inner Wheel, Anni Bignold & Alan Emby of Broadstairs Rotary, together lay a wreath in Remembrance of those who died for us during both World Wars.

"When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow we gave our today"




INTERNATIONAL RALLY HELD @ DITTON

Thursday 7th November 2019 in aid of Footsteps International.

DITTON

International Chairman Sheila Dicks is pictured with Anni Bignold President of Broadstairs Inner Wheel supported by other members of the Club, raising funds for the District Charity, Footsteps. The aim is to provide a brighter future for former street boys and orphans, in Kenya. The colour theme this year was bright blue. The day raised just over £3,000 helping to make the future look as bright as the colour suggests. Well done everybody!!


Club meeting Monday 21st October 

Our speaker for the evening was Jenny Matterface who gave a fascinating talk on the work of the CT10 Charities and the Gap Project.

History


The CT10 history began with a bequest to the Vicar of St. Peter's Church from Richard Culmer in 1485.

In his will he left 6 acres of farmland in the centre of what we now know as Broadstairs town centre. This includes the land between Vere Road, Alexandra Road and the Pathway.

This was farmland and the income used to relieve poverty and help the poor and needy. This land was to produce an income for the charity and the trustees have a duty to obtain the best result under Charity Commission regulations. 

In 1726 Hannah Taddy left 4 acres in St. Peter's also to the church with similar aims. This is the land between Grafton Road and Reading Street Road.

Both parcels of land are now non-statutory allotments and bring in a regular income from rents.

Five other small charities were placed under the umbrella of what is known now as CT10 Parochial Charities but the main endowment is from the estate of Richard Culmer.

The Gap Project in Broadstairs is a vibrant and innovative charity serving the local community in an area of deprivation, using the fantastic facilities of Queens Road Baptist Church. Drop-in sessions provide a hot meal, laundry and shower facilities.

Voluntary Sector Partners, *Porchlight and Turning Point are on-site to offer resettlement support.

*DISTRICT12 Charity for 2019/20


Broadstairs President Anni Bignold gave Jenny a small donation from the Club and Rita Rowlett gave the vote of thanks.


Knitted Blankets 

Provided by the Ladies of Broadstairs  Inner Wheel
Taken to the District Meeting in Ditton on Wednesday 23rd to be distributed by the International committee.

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ANNI'S SUMMER GARDEN TEA PARTY

Anni's Summer Tea Party


  

 Broadstairs Inner Wheel spins into 2019/20 

Anni  Bignold took over as President of Broadstairs Inner Wheel at the end of June and has already made a splash with her fund raising Summer Tea Party. Seventy people joined family and friends to enjoy an old fashioned garden party which included a glass of Pimms and cucumber finger sandwiches, without crusts. A total of £620 was raised giving a kick start  to the Inner Wheel fund raising year.  

Anni Bignold & Liz Lister

Anni, pictured right, is seen  with the Inner Wheel District  12 Chairman, Liz Lister who attended Broadstairs September IW meeting at North Foreland Gold Club.  Liz was promoting the District 12
Charity, Porchlight, which supports homeless vulnerable and isolated people in Kent. Anni is photographed presenting Liz with further funds, raised during the  September evening, to support Porchlight. 






  

2019/20 Programme 


Nov16th  WINE & WISDOM @ St Peter's Church  Hall

 Cost £6 each. Tables of 8. Bring a picnic. Wine & Water glasses etc.

 Fish & Chip supper available for an additional £5.50 a head.

 Numbers to dorothy.reid7@btinternet.com by 1st November

Nov 18th  Club Meeting @ The Yarrow

 Speaker: Sheila Burke

 The Real Story of Cinderella


Dec 2nd  CHRISTMAS DINNER @ The Yarrow

 Partners & Friends invited

Dec 12th  Inner Wheel & Rotary Carol Service

 The Baptist Church Broadstairs


2020

Jan 10th  INTERNATIONAL INNER WHEEL DAY

 Joint Thanet Clubs - Coffee Morning

Jan 20th  Club Meeting Venue TBA  

 Speaker: Janice Buckley on "Cheerful Sparrows" Charity


Feb 22nd  Broadstairs Club BIRTHDAY - Birthday Fun Evening 'Take a Plate'

Feb 24th  Club Meeting venue TBA Speaker: Abbi from Nat West on "Scan Awareness"


March 17th  DISTRICT MEETING @ DITTON Community Hall 10 for  10.30am 

March 16th.  JOINT LOCAL CLUBS MEETING Speaker: Anna Forman on "Life in Japan"

March 18th   FASHION SHOW - Edinburgh Woollen Mill, Holy Trinity Church Hall 


 April 14th  Committee Meeting @ Anni's 2.10pm 

 April 15th  DISTRICT 12 QUIZ Evening

 April 20  Club Meeting venue TBA

 April 27-29th  IW ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE Waterfront Belfast


 May 18th  BROADSTAIRS INTERCLUB LUNCH

 ENTERTAINMENT - "THE SUFFRAGETTS" Venue TBA


 June 2nd  DISTRICT RALLY - Chart Hill Golf Club

 June 9th  Club Meeting venue TBA

 June 24th  DISTRICT AGM & HANDOVER @ DITTON  








Other calendars: uk holidays

November

2024

Venue 

Time/Details 

Thu 14th

D12 International Rally

Ditton Community Centre, Kiln Barn Rd, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6AH

9:30am - 3.30pm

December

2024

Venue 

Time/Details 

Wed 25th

Christmas Day

 

 

Thu 26th

Boxing Day

 

 

January

2025

Venue 

Time/Details 

Wed 1st

New Year's Day

 

 

Fri 10th

International Inner Wheel Day

 

 

March

2025

Venue 

Time/Details 

Wed 26th

D12 Meeting

Ditton Community Centre, Kiln Barn Rd, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6AH

10:00am - 12.30pm

April

2025

Venue 

Time/Details 

Fri 18th

Good Friday

 

 

Mon 21st

Easter Monday

 

 

Wed 23rd

District 12 Quiz

Ditton Community Centre, Kiln Barn Rd, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6AH

1:30 - 4.30pm

May

2025

Venue 

Time/Details 

Mon 5th

Early May bank holiday

 

 

Mon 26th

Spring bank holiday

 

 

June

2025

Venue 

Time/Details 

Wed 11th

Pre Rally Supper

tbc

6pm - 9pm

Thu 12th

District 12 Rally

Mercure Hotel

11:00am - 3.00pm

Wed 25th

District Meeting & AGM

Ditton Community Centre, Kiln Barn Rd, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6AH

10:00am - 12.30pm

August

2025

Venue 

Time/Details 

Mon 25th

Summer bank holiday

 

 

The above dates may change without warning