About District 11
Our district includes Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, south east Dorset and Guernsey. Overall, we have 11 clubs and our members enjoy socialising regularly and using their varied abilities and skills in working together for the benefit of others in their local community and beyond.
District Chairman
District Chairman Jocelyn Dorey
Welcome
I am delighted to be District Chairman for the coming year.
I joined the Inner Wheel Club of Guernsey in October 2005 and I have been Treasurer (twice), Secretary, President (twice) and Club Correspondent. I joined the District Executive in 2021 and I have been Membership and Development Officer, Editor and International Service Organiser and I have enjoyed all of these roles.
I have found that the friendship element of being a member of Inner Wheel is so important, but contributing to the service aspects are even more rewarding, especially when working in the community alongside fellow members.
This coming year District 11 will be celebrating its 90th Charter and we look forward to welcoming Association President Pat Russell to join us for this very special occasion on Tuesday 23rd February 2027.
I would like to thank the members of the District Executive and all of the Club Officers within District 11 for their tireless work in keeping the friendship and service elements of Inner Wheel very much alive.
Finally, I wish all Districts and Clubs a successful year, filled with fun and friendship and service to our local communities and beyond.
Social Links
Who we support
This year the District Chairmen’s chosen charity is Heartbeat, which I expect is well known and supported by many of you.
Heartbeat House, which is located across the road from the Cardiac Care Unit at Southampton Hospital, has 24 bedrooms and is available for relatives and friends of cardiac patients and guests stay for free in Heartbeat House.
There is a large kitchen offering all the facilities you would need and a laundry room. There is a lovely lounge area which looks out onto a restful garden area, where guests can relax and give each other mutual support.
Heartbeat House is staffed all year round to help anybody in their time of need, creating a reassurance for patients and their relatives that cannot be measured.
Mary’s Meals serves nutritious school meals to children living in some of the world’s poorest communities. The promise of a good meal attracts these hungry children into the classroom, giving them the energy to learn and hope for a better future.
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Recycling Information
| Item collected | Donated to which charity | Sent to/taken to/ collected by | What happens to the items | Name of Contact & Address | Is there a limit to quantity received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign currency & pre-decimal UK currency (coins & Notes) | Mary’s Meals | District requests pre-paid FedEx label for each 2Kg packages of currency to be sent | Sold to Cash4Coins to provide school meals for children in parts of Africa | Mary’s Meals Craig Lodge, Dalmally, Argyll PA33 1AR | No |
| Used Postage Stamps | Oxfam | Clubs take to local Oxfam Shops | Sold to Cash4Coins for Oxfam Projects | Oxfam Shop locations found on the above website | No |
| Drink Can Ring Pulls only | Purple Community Fund | District take to local volunteer who passes them on to PCF | Go to the Philippines Recycled into handbags, purses, belts, lanyards etc | Contact only – Do NOT send ring pulls to this address. Purple Community Fund Jane Walker, Purple Community Fund, PO Box 294, Hedge End, Southampton SO30 2YD | No |
| Tools including household, garden, haberdashery, mechanics, construction. | Tools with a Mission (TWAM) | District contacts charity to send a van from either Ipswich or Rugby to collect a load | Sorted and refurbished, trade packed to send to parts of Africa enabling people to find work or establish a business | Twam Head Office & Ipswich Centre, Hadleigh Road Industrial Estate, Ipswich IP2 0UD | No |
| For further recycling details please click here |
District 11 Officers
DISTRICT CHAIRMAN – Jocelyn Dorey
1st Vice Chairman –TBA
Immediate Past Chairman – Linda Pratley/Alisson Smith
District Secretary – Mary Fenn
District Treasurer – Amanda Milsted
Member of Council – Monica Dillon
District Editor – Alisson Smith
International Service Chairman – Linda Pratley
Membership & Development Officer – Jocelyn Dorey
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District 11 Events
| Meeting | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Club Officer peer group meetings | July 2026 | Zoom |
| President/Vice President Lunch | 11/09/2026 | The White Hart, Cadnam |
| District Meeting 1 and International Rally | 15/10/2026 | Romsey Golf Club |
| Extraordinary District Meeting | 10/11/2026 | Romsey Golf Club |
| Orange the World Campaign | 25/11/2026 – 10/12/2026 | |
| District Meeting 2 to discuss Convention Proposals | 21/01/2027 | Zoom |
| District Rally and 90th Charter Celebration | 23/02/2027 | Bartley Lodge Hotel, Cadnam |
| District Meeting 3 | 04/03/2027 | Bramshaw Village Hall |
| GB & I Conference | 12/04/2027 – 14/04/2027 | Cheltenham |
| District AGM (and Installation) | 24/06/2027 | TBC |
| Association Assembly | July 2027 | Yarnfield |
Current Clubs
Basingstoke – Basingstoke Golf Club BA1 8BT – 2nd Monday 10.30
Boscombe & Southbourne – Northwick House BH5 1AF – 2nd & 4th Monday 14.30
Cosham – Church of the Resurrection Hall PO6 2AP – 1st & 3rd Tuesday 14.15
Guernsey – La Villette Hotel GY4 6QG – 3rd Wednesday 19.00
Havant – Denvilles House PO9 2SN – 3rd Wednesday 18.00
Hythe & District – Beaulieu Rd, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton SO45 4PT 1st Tuesday 19.30
Locks Heath – The Hook SO31 9HX – Monday 11.30/12.30
Lymington – Lymington Community Centre SO41 9BQ – 4th Monday 19.30
Parkstone & Poole – Church of the Transfiguration Hall BH13 7PF – 2nd Thursday 10.00
Ventor – The Bonchurch Inn PO38 1NU – 4th Tuesday 13.45
Winchester & District- Racquets & Fitness Club SO22 6AN – 2nd & 4th Monday Most months 12.15
(1955) BASINGSTOKE
(1956) BOSCOMBE & SOUTHBOURNE
(1950) COSHAM
(1947) GUERNSEY
(1959) HAVANT
(1971) HYTHE & DISTRICT
(1974) LOCKS HEATH
(1949) LYMINGTON
(1973) PARKSTONE & POOLE DISTRICT
(1945) VENTNOR
(1938) WINCHESTER & DISTRICT
District 11 latest news
Conference Prize winners
The Membership & Development Team ran a Jam Jar Raffle in aid of Ronald McDonald House Charities UK. The lucky winners were: Jennifer Angus D4 – Riviera Travel Voucher for £500.00 Jean Hale D1 – Bread Making Cookery Course Susan Spanswick D22 – Betty’s Easter…
D11 – Another joint venture for OtW
On 25th November Inner Wheel members from Cosham, Havant, Locks Heath, Ventnor & Winchester clubs collaborated to fund the cost of lighting of the Spinnaker Tower in Orange at Gunwharf Quays shopping centre, Portsmouth. 24 members from 5 clubs gathered in…
D11 – A joint venture for OtW
Members from Boscombe and Southbourne, Hythe and District, Lymington and Parkstone & PooleClubs pictured outside Christchurch Priory, which had been lit in orange. They all enjoyed a meal afterwards with lots of chatter.