Inner Wheel Club celebrates 75th anniversary

Joan Banks, President of Rochdale Rotary, Ann Whitley, President of Rochdale Inner Wheel, Phyllis Charter, Association President and Janet Whittles, District Chairwoman.

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The Rochdale Inner Wheel Club celebrated its 75th Charter Anniversary at the Broadfield Park Hotel on Wednesday evening (28 March).

Phyllis Charter, Association President for Great Britain and Ireland and Janet Whittles, the North West District Chairwoman, joined with Rochdale Inner Wheel President, Ann Whitley and members for an evening of celebration.

Guests, including the Mayor and Mayoress of Rochdale, Councillor Alan Godson and Gillian Brown, enjoyed a meal at the hotel and the speaker for the evening was Ken Davies MBE, who spoke to guests about his visit to Buckingham Palace to receive his award made in recognition of his charity work.

The Rochdale Inner Wheel Club has 29 members, it is a women’s group associated with but independent of Rotary. Its aim is to promote friendship and to provide service by fundraising for different charities.

The idea for the Rochdale club was first discussed in 1936 and chartered in 1937 and to this day the club is still going strong, over the past two years it has seen an increase in membership.

Despite Inner Wheel’s connection with Rotary members can be drawn from any part of the community, for more information visit: http://rochdaleonline.co.uk/sites/innerwheel-club-of-rochdale