The branch met at the Best Western Himley Hotel on February 6. Mike Sampson spoke about his passion for Marilyn Monroe and gave a brief history of her life as a film star.

Interestingly one of our presidents was named after Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell.

During the previous month, members visited the multiple sclerosis support group which meets at the Dingle Community Centre.

Joint presidents Marilyn MacDonald and Jeanette Davies, alongside co-founder of the group and Inner Wheel member Freda Sunter, presented them with two computer trolleys in order to help the members access their computers.

They also visited Insight for Carers, who hold a playgroup called CHAOS for children with specific needs, which meets in Brierley Hill. The joint presidents presented them with four gyro cars for the use of children between the ages of five and 14.