District 12 Inner Wheel

Tunbridge Wells Inner Wheel Club

About our Club

We are pleased to announce that from September 2021 our meetings have returned to 'normal', being held every third Tuesday of the month at The Royal Wells Hotel, 59 Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8BE - 7:00 for 7:15 pm. For further information please use 'Contact Us' page. 


Committee for 2023 to 2024


Christine Davies
Mary Ranson
Joint Presidents Charity
Shauna King
Vice President
Philippa Bernstein
Secretary
Christine Baker Treasurer
Jenny Saadat International Officer
Gill McVie Club Correspondent
Pam Atkinson Membership Officer


Our Fit and Friendly Walks 

Each month we organise a "Fit and Friendly" walk. This is a joint venture with our Rotary Club. We meet at a member's home and walk for approximately an hour (the "Fit" part) and then return for the "Friendly" part, coffee and a chat joined by non-walkers. 

The 'fit' part of our Fit and Friendly monthly walks with our Rotary partners.

Tea parties

During lockdown we started having tea parties with 6 people in a member's garden.  This proved so popular that is has now become a permanent part of our diary.

Small group tea party in a members garden


Walking Holiday

Every year we go on a walking holiday in May with our Rotary partners, with plenty of walking, eating, socialising and enjoying spectacular views.  This year we went to the Jurassic coast in Dorset and enjoyed a bit of messing about on the river and sandcastle building on the beach for relaxation.

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Knit and Natter

Our monthly knit and natter meetings produce blankets that are given to a number of local care homes, and baby clothes and blankets that go to Baby Basics, a charity which provides essentials for mums of newborns who are refugees or fleeing domestic violence.  This year a number of members helped with a little Piggies Market which also provided baby clothes, toys and Moses baskets.

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Fundraising

Every Christmas we join with our Rotary partners to collect money for The Hospice in the Weald at the Tree of Light in the Pantiles.

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Club Officers for 2022-2023  

President  Philippa Bernstein (Chosen Charity - The Pickering Cancer Care Trust, Tunbridge Wells)

Vice President  Mary Ranson and Christine Davies

Secretary  Christine Davies

Treasurer  Christine Baker

International  Jenny Saadat

Correspondent Mary Ranson

Membership  Pam Atkinson

IT  Shauna King

Events team  Rosa Apps, Marion Basten, Christine Davies and Mary Ranson   


Inner Wheel Programme 2022/2023

District Events, Joint Rotary and Inner Wheel, Club Meetings

2022

June

4th   Jubilee tea at the home of Christine Davies

15th  10 pin bowling

23rd  Knit and Natter at the home of Christine Davies

July

12th  Afternoon tea at member's homes

19th  Presidents Party at the home of Christine Davies

20th   Club Officers Assembly

21st  Fit and Friendly starting at Ightam Moat

August

9th  Outing to Bilsington Priory

18th  Coffee mornings at the homes of members

September

1st  Knit and Natter at the home of Sheila Cotton

14th  Charity afternoon tea at Bridgewood Manor Hotel

20th  District Chairman's visit and talk by founder of Pickering Cancer Care Trust

23rd  Fit and Friendly starting at Lamberhurst

27th  Afternoon Tea at the homes of members 

October

10th  Knit and Natter at the home of Christine Davies

18th  Candle making by Karen Sage

24th  Fit and Friendly starting at Eridge Rocks

27th   District Meeting 

November

4th  Charity coffee morning at the home of Christine Baker

8th  Planting the tree to commemorate the life of Queen Elizabeth 11 in Calverly Grounds  

10th  International Rally, Ditton, theme 'Bees'

13th  Remembrance Sunday - Tunbridge Wells Parade 

15th  Talk by The Woodland Trust

December

3rd  Dedication of 'Tree of Light' by the Mayor in The Pantiles and collection for the Hospice in the Weald

9th  Knit and Natter at the home of Wendy Mulley

13th  Christmas Cheeses

19th  Joint Christmas Dinner

2022

January 

7th  Inner Wheel Day lunches at the homes of members

17th  Our Wonderful Women by Anna Astin

February

21st  America's Presidents by Joe Mendell

24th  Coffee morning at the homes of members

March

15th  Afternoon tea at the homes of members

16th   District Meeting

21st  Whatever happened to Christopher Robin by Golly Halcrow

24th  Knit and natter at the home of Christine Davies

27th/29th Association Conference in Blackpool

April

1st  Little Piggies market

6th  Knit and Natter at the home of Wendy White

15th  Fit and Friendly

18th  Edith Cavell by Melanie Gibson-Barton

21st/23rd Visit of Dunkirk Rotary Club

24th  Bluebells at Hole Park

25th   District Quiz

27th  Fit and Friendly from Penshurst Place car park

May

3rd  10 pin bowling

8th  Litter picking at the cricket ground

11th  Knit and Natter at the home of Denise Standen

14th/19th Walking holiday in Purbeck

23rd  A Wealden woman's war by Penny Harris

June

14th  District Rally at Great Danes Hotel

20th  AGM and handover

28th  District AGM and handover