Circle is for women aged between 18-45 years who want to have fun, socialise, make new friendships and fundraise too!
What are Circle's Aims & Objectives?
What is the organisation's structure?
National Exec Team
Area Chairs
Circle Chairs
Membership…YOU!
70 Years of Circling Fun!!
Bournemouth No. 1 circle formed in 1932
By 1936 – 8 more circles formed…. Manchester, Hastings, Liverpool, Doncaster Middlesborough, Wolverhampton, Southampton
NALC officially formed as an organisation with a constitution and founder National President Win Hussey led the way into the future!
1947 GB & I became the mother country to Ladies Circle International with Denmark & Sweden!
Rose emblem was incorporated
Area Structures were put into place...
Circles opened in Wales, Scotland & Ireland
1955 Cardiff
1956 Dumfries
1959 Enniskillen
Imperial Cancer was adopted as National Charity
HQ moved from Stafford to Provincial House, Cooke Street, Keighley
1966 Dublin’s first circle in the Irish Republic
25 years of circling celebrated in 1960 at the Connaught Rooms, London – over 1,000 circlers attended the lunch!
FORTY YEARS OF CIRCLING Celebrated at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London. 1,600 circlers attended this special lunch on 4th October 1975
Sad news…founder National President Win Hussey passed away
Duchess of Westminster was patron from 1982-1985
Lady Romsey was patron from 1985-1995
50 years of Circling celebrated in January 1986
Jennie Bond – BBC’s Royal Correspondent became Patron in 1999.
Yet more party celebrations as NALC celebrated 60 years of fun & friendship
It was announced that over the years NALC had raised over £1.4 million for Cancer Research UK
1998 saw the introduction of the
At the AGM in 2006 the membership decided to move the HQ into a shared HQ with Round Table.
After lots of packing, clearing out and a retirment party for both Jackie and Margaret the doors to Keighley were closed for the final time on the 29th June 2007.