About District 19
Welcome to District 19 Inner wheel.
There are 14 Clubs in District 19 spread across the Lake District and Cumbria from Brampton & Longtown Inner Wheel Club Penrith down through North Lancashire to Blackburn IW Club and to the east Bacup Inner Wheel Club. So a vast but beautiful area to cover.
Clubs meet monthly, some twice a month organising events including speakers, outings, fundraising initiatives and lots of fun activities for local charities and those overseas.
District 19 Executive and members meet four times a year November, March, June and July (Assembly and Charity speaker), plus we hold an International Rally in October and our District Rally/Celebration this year will be on 16 March 2026. Our District is to celebrate being formed the year I was born, and because it is my second year as District Chairman we are to hold a more informal party based on the poem “When I am old I will wear purple with a red hat” when we will be able to dress accordingly if we wish to.
We combine friendship and fun to support our local communities and provide aid internationally. We are enormously proud to be part of a worldwide IIW organization, active in 103 countries with some 120,000 members.
District Chairman
District Chairman Jan Winnard
Welcome
I am delighted and very proud to be Chairman of D19 for a second year. I have been a member of the Inner Wheel Club of Garstang and Over Wyre for 28 years (President 4 times), who have been a great support to me. I am a retired Lecturer (Teacher Trainer) and Teacher of English as a Foreign Language. I volunteer for a charity based at Royal Preston hospital – Rosemere which is a Cancer Foundation. I am also a Trustee based at the hospital for Sydney Driscoll Neuroscience Foundation. I have been a member of Lancaster Tangent for many years, and attend an Art class once a week, as well as trying to keep fit with my Zumba and Pilates at the gym. I am married to David, and we have 4 children and 8 grandchildren – so I am busy!
I thoroughly enjoyed Yarnfield’s Assembly, and meeting other District Chairmen – I am sure we are all in for a very successful year, supporting the 3rd Strand of the 3-year plan that Association President Pam has encouraged us to achieve – that of Recycling. Also, our District is planning to celebrate Orange the World at our meeting in November and through the 16 days the campaign is running with a Quiz, Orange Raffle, and everyone dressing in Orange!
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Who we support
Leading on from the poem of “When I am old I will wear purple with a red hat” purple is also the colour of my chosen charity for this year – Papyrus.
Some of you will know of the Three Dads Walking who have walked miles in memory of their 3 daughters who sadly died from suicide.
Suicide is the biggest killer of under 35-year-olds today, and so I wanted to support this worthwhile charity who are there for those in need, offering a 24-Hour Help Line.
International Charity
The International charity we wish to support this coming year is based in Poland with links to a school in Ukraine. All monies are sent direct to the school to enable them to purchase computers etc themselves.
KD19
District 19 Officers
DISTRICT CHAIRMAN – Jan Winnard
1st Vice Chairman – TBA
2nd Vice Chairman – TBA
Immediate Past Chairman – Jan Winnard
District Secretary – Allison Ferrero
District Treasurer – Pauline Butler
Member of Council – Kath Brown
District Editor – Pauline Butler/Margaret McIntyre
International Service Chairman – Pam Defeu
Membership & Development Officer – TBA
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District 19 Events
| Meeting | Date & Time | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Inner Wheel Day | 10/01/2026 | |
| District Meeting | TBA | TBA |
| Association Conference | 23/03/26 - 25/03/26 | Llandudno |
Current Clubs
Bacup - Variable - 2nd Monday 19.30
Barrow-in-Furness - The Duke of Edinburgh Hotel LA14 5QR - 2nd Tuesday 18.30
Blackburn - Mylton Fold Hotel BB6 8AB - 1st Tuesday 12.00 noon
Brampton & Longtown - The Howard Arms CA8 1NG - 1st Thursday Nov - Mar 12.30, April - Oct 18.30
Carnforth - Royal Station Hotel LA5 9BT - 1st Wednesday 19.00
Garstang & Overwyre - Garstang Country Hotel PR3 1YE - 2nd & 4th Thursday 19.30
Lancaster - Morecambe Golf Club LA4 6AJ - 2nd Monday 12.00 noon
North Fylde - Singleton Lodge FY6 8LT - 2nd Wedneday 18.30
Padiham - The Higher Trapp Country House Hotel BB12 7QW - 2nd Wednesday 14.00
Penrith - The George Hotel CA11 7SU - 1st Thursday 12.00 noon
Ribblesdale - Calf's Head BB7 1QA - 1st Thursday 11.00
St Annes-on-the-Sea - The Bedford Hotel FY8 1HN - 2nd Tuesday 19.30
West Lakeland - contact - secretaryD19@btinternet.com
Workington - Hunday Manor Country House Hotel CA14 4EZ - 3rd Tuesday Sept - Mar 12.00 noon, April - July 18.45
Workington Derwent - Hunday Manor Country House Hotel CA14 4EZ - Contact secretaryD19@btinternet.com
(1958) BACUP
(1945) BARROW-IN-FURNESS
(1928) BLACKBURN
(1985) BRAMPTON & LONGTOWN
(1972) CARNFORTH
(1970) GARSTANG & OVERWYRE
(1939) LANCASTER
(1988) NORTH FYLDE
(1950) PADIHAM
(1953) PENRITH
(1985) RIBBLESDALE
(1944) ST ANNES-ON-THE-SEA
(1993) WEST LAKELAND
(1945) WORKINGTON
(1980) WORKINGTON DERWENT
District 19 latest news
D19 – Penrith’s Recruitment Drive on May Day 2025
Members handed out over 80 leaflets whilst having a gazebo in Penrith Town Centre on the occasion of the town's May Day celebrations that attracted thousands of people from the...
D19 – North Fylde enjoy an interesting speaker
Members of North Fylde Club recently had a dinner evening with a wonderful speaker, Davey Byers, telling them all about the Medical Alert Assistance Dogs Charity. Davey was very entertaining and feels very strongly about the amazing skills these dogs have and the...
D19 – North Fylde Welcome New Member
The club were enjoying a lovely dinner at Singleton Lodge when President Sue welcomed a new member to the club. We all wish Pat Tucker a very happy membership and look forward to enjoying her company.