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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NEWS AT ONE

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

Deadline for Autumn 2020

News at One

is 31st May 2020

Max 150 words / Photos as .jpg

Email:

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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.