Okehampton club celebrated Inner Wheel Day (January 10th 2024) by placing our pillar box topper on the postbox outside the little church in the centre of the town and it looks brilliant! We then went to a local cafe for coffee and a catch up. We have a wellness cafe in town which we have donated funds but on this occasion we were not able to visit.
Our club
We are so lucky in Okehampton as we have a wonderfully friendly Inner Wheel Club.
We may only have 17 members but we are very active in the local community as well as District 17.
Sheila Box is our President, thankfully again this year and not for the first time!
At the end of August we sold home made cakes and scones together with copious amounts of tea and coffee at the annual duck race and fair in the local park.
We are always well represented at all the civic functions, particularly this year as one of our members, Past President Jean Fisher, is the current Mayoress supporting her husband Allenton!
Who are we supporting?
Coincidentally Allenton, our Mayor, was our speaker at the International Zone Rally, 2023, he told us about KIVA which is a charity that helps individuals set up their own cottage industries mainly in Africa. This was followed by a raffle to raise funds for the Book Bus and a delicious afternoon tea provided by our members.
More about us 2023/2024
We have been shining a light on our local charity like other District 17 Clubs. We made up Shoeboxes, knitted baby clothes and gave blankets. Our particular challenge this year was to make 100 teddies and bring some cheer in Ukraine and Molova! To find out more information about cr2ee please CLICK HERE
As you can see it took 2 photographs to see all 100 teddies!
Our first adventure, at the beginning of the year was a Presidents Prosecco Picnic in a local garden, great fun as you can imagine!
We have lots of events planned for the coming year, most of which involve eating out, so long live Okehampton Inner Wheel.
Raising money for our Charities with a stall at our Christmas 2023 District Meeting. With lunch of course!
Where do we meet?
Okehampton is part of Inner Wheel District 17 and we meet at:
The Okement Centre EX20 1PJ
When do we meet?
Meetings are held at 19:00pm on the third Tuesday of every month. If you are interested in joining us, please email
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