The Inner Wheel Club
of
Cuckfield & Lindfield

Club members' husbands were guests at the Valentines' Evening Supper at Paxhill Park on 14 Februrary. During the evening members entertained the diners to selected readings of verse appropriate for the occasion (Barbara Wykes, Mella Hopkins and Deborah Ruse pictured below).
Afterwards there was a quiz, won by Moira Kinnear's team. Their moment of victory after a tie-break went unrecorded sadly, but we can see the booby-prize winners, not named here to protect the innocent. And bottom right: President Rosemary Hands flanked by President Alex Mackenzie and President-elect Richard Hands.

The Club engaged the international mime artist Nola Rae in a presentation entitled Elizabeth's Last Stand at Clair Hall Haywards Heath on Sunday evening 4 March 2007 to raise funds for President Rosemary Hands's Charity of the Year, the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

Special guest Natasha Kaplinsky, BBC newsreader, dancer, and local girl from Barcombe, drew the raffle during the interval and was perhaps a major attraction for many of the Rotarians lending Inner Wheel their support for the evening.

Murder Mystery Evening

	The Wivelsfield Village Hall was filled with members and guests on Saturday 23 November 2007 for a fun & fund-raising evening. Members of the audience followed action on stage looking for clues to work out the identity of Miss Black's killer. After home-cooked supper and some close questioning of the characters in the play the villain was unmasked. As well as providing a novel evening's entertainment, the event raised £1700 for the President's charity Kangaroos. Well done!

President's Charity for the year 2007/08: The Kangaroos

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The Kangaroos is a charity for out of school actvities for children with disabilities or special needs. They meet at the Holy Trinity Primary School in Cuckfield on Saturdays and during school holidays Kangaroos has been running out of school activities for children with moderate and severe learning difficulties since January 1994. They organise appropriate, stimulating activities in a safe and happy environment where children aged 5 – 18 years can interact with their peers. Saturday Clubs meet in the afternoon at Holy Trinity School, Cuckfield. Breakaway Club runs three times a month at The Yews, Haywards Heath. Playschemes are run each holiday and half term break when the children have the opportunity to go out on trips as well as enjoying in-house activities.

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Kangaroo Christmas Tree The Club was again allocated a tree at the Cuckfield Christmas Tree Festival. Sue Landauer and her team made “Kangaroo” decorations and the tree was on show at Cuckfield church on the weekend of 8/9 December 2007.The theme this year was “Jumping for Joy”.

The special guest at the Club's meeting in September 2008 was District Chairman Valerie Clapp, a member and Past President of the Cuckfield & Lindfield club.

During the meeting Valerie addressed the Club and brought her Chairman's message. Mary Gratwick gave the vote of thanks and President Norma then gave Valerie a small gift wrapped box with the message “Think rockery”

On 21 September 2008 Members of the Club completed their own memory walk in aid of The Alzheimer Society. Inner Wheel Association President Myrtle Buchanan had chosen this as her charity for the year and asked members if they would consider doing a walk to raise funds for this very worthwhile charity.

Pictured above are some of the Club walkers (supported you'll notice by a few Rotarians), and (centre) walk organiser Diane Martin, President Norma Jarvis and District Chairman Valerie Clapp.

Click here to read the Club's March 2009 Report

A full house at the Wivelsfield Village Hall on 27 March 2009 helped the Club raise more funds for the President's charity this year, Sussex Air Ambulance. Entertainment was provided by the Campbell Singers from Lancing, but only after a dedicated group of Club members had put on an excellent supper.

The District 25 Lunch and Rally took place on Wednesday 20 May at the Norfolk Pavilion, Ardingly Showground. In the morning there was a Service of Dedication at All Saints' Church in Lindfield conducted by The Reverend Canon James Clarke.

(pictured bottom right) Principal guests Myrtle Buchanan, President of the Association of Inner Wheel Clubs in Great Britain & Ireland (right), and Pat Evans, Governor of Rotary District 1250 (left) – together with the District 25 Chairman, Cuckfield & Lindfield's Valerie Clapp..

On Friday 26 June President Norma Jarvis and Vice-president Sue Sumpter along with Carole Sharp and Winkie Grundon from the Fund Raising committee went to the Sussex Ambulance base at Dunsfold Airfield.

As they approached they saw the air ambulance take off. Delaine Sherman welcomed the party and said that the crew had been directed to Brighton but that they might not be needed. Fortunately they were not required at the incident so they returned to the base whilst the visitors were enjoying coffee.

Norma was then able to present the fund raising cheque to the crew – Peter the pilot, Scott the doctor and Gary the paramedic. After a photo shoot they were able to look at the helicopter and Gary explained the workings of the life saving equipment. They thanked Delaine for her hospitality and left the airfield, Norma's last duty as President completed.