Inner Wheel Club of the Royal Forest of Dean

 

Inner Wheel was formed in 1924 in Manchester with the aim of
fostering friendship amongst the wives of Rotarians.

It was also felt that such an organisation would more effectively support
the work of Rotary in the local community.

The first President was Mrs Margarette Golding and she is now recognised
as the founder of the Inner Wheel Movement. 

By 1934 there were 79 Clubs grouped into Districts.
In that same year the Districts were united into the
Association of Great Britain and Ireland.

By 1967 Inner Wheel had spread to many parts of the world
and International Inner Wheel was formed.

Inner Wheel Today

Worldwide there are currently over 100,000 members
in 3,700+ clubs in over 100 countries.
Within Great Britain and Ireland there are
29,900 members in 1064 clubs.

Inner Wheel is represented at the United Nations
and on the Women's National Commission

To be eligible to become a member of Inner Wheel
you need to have a family connection with an Inner Wheel member,
or a Rotarian or Rotaractor since our organisation complements and supports
the work of Rotary International worldwide.

The Royal Forest of Dean Inner Wheel Club is part of District 10 which includes clubs from
Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol

In our Inner Wheel Club we enjoy fellowship together and also
support the work of the Rotary Club of the Royal Forest of Dean.

To sum it all up, our Aims and Objectives are :

To promote true friendship

To encourage the ideals of personal service

To foster and promote international understanding