Charity & Community

Inner Wheel of Reading Maiden       Erlegh

December 22 - Toni and Inger, with car and boot full of  30 Christmas sacks, set off from toy wrapping and sack filling Centre in Winnersh, the Cowshed,  to deliver to 10 addresses.  This was a drop in the ocean as there were hundreds of parcels wrapped and ready to go.

November 22 - Members of the Inner Wheel helping to prepare afternoon tea for the Charity Bridge Tea

October 22-  Delicious homemade cakes sold by the Inner Wheel at the Rotary Art and Craft Fair.  President Louise and Sheila washing up

October 22 - Members of the Inner Wheel  serving tea and coffee with homemade cake at the Art Cafe at the Rotary Art and Craft Fair

October 22 - President Louise showing cakes that have been made from the recipe book (Wheeler's Delight) that has been produced by members of the Inner Wheel

Members of the Inner Wheel

October 22 -  Members making and  serving canapes for the Rotary Art and Craft Fair

October 2022 - Litter picking for the Beautify Britain Campaign.  The Beautify Britain Band of litter pickers commit to picking up at least one piece of rubbish when we can. "No one can do everything but everyone of us can do something" lets hope that other Inner Wheelers can imitate us and remove mountains.

September 2022 - Well done to our members who led the walk along the towpath raising funds for local refugees aid.  They were delighted to meet Reading's Mayor at the end.

February 2022 - Inner Wheel members and Rotarians attended a Curry Evening at Hare Hatch Sheeplands.  The evening was called "Love in the Air" and was a fund raiser for "Soulscape"

December 2021 - Christmas presents at the Cowshed waiting to be delivered to local children.  Some Inner Wheel members helped wrap the Christmas presents.  Inger and  Toni delivering the Christmas presents.

December 2021 - The Cowshed's new premises with donated items

December 2021 - President Beryl deliving more sewn sacks to Cowshed

November 2021  Members of Inner Wheel sewing Christmas sacks for our charity Cowshed

November 2021  Members of Inner Wheel gardening at Camp Mohawk

Who the Inner Wheel of Reading Maiden Erlegh have supported since March 2020

• Lakeside Residential Home - planters

• Camp Mohawk - gardening

• Thrive - gardening

• Befriending at Berkshire Vision, Reading Association for the Blind, Link

• Thames Air Ambulance

• Local Covid 19 in Support Group in Sonning, Food Banks

• Baking cakes and donated toiletries and fruit to the Royal Berkshire Hospital and Wexham Park Hospital

• Knitting and crocheting   - for chemogiftbags, Wokingham in Need and blankets for the love of Berkshire, bunnies for "Women and Girls", hats and gloves for Cowshed, squares

• Cowshed - supporting individuals and families in Bershire experiencing hardship

• Sewing - Scrubs, Santa Suits, masks for School in a bag, altering theatre gowns and making comfy bags

• Volunteering at a local farm shop for 3 months - donations given to Inner Wheel charities

• Setting up a telephone tree, meetings on zoom - keeping in touch with members

• Shopping, collecting medicines and cooking for neighbours and vunerable people.