About District 19
Welcome to District 19 Inner wheel.
There are 15 Clubs in District 19 spread across the Lake District and Cumbria from Penrith IW Club down through North Lancashire to Blackburn IW Club.
District 19 meets four times a year November, March, June, and July, plus we hold an International Rally in October and our District Rally on 10th March 2025.
Clubs meet monthly, some clubs twice a month, organising events including speakers, outings, fundraising initiatives, and plenty of fun activities. 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 100 countries with over 100,000 members.
District Chairman
District Chairman Jan Winnard
Welcome
My name is Jan Winnard and I am delighted and very proud to be Chairman of District 19. I have been a member of the Inner Wheel Club of Garstang and Over Wyre for 25 years (President 4 times) and we have 3 Past District Chairman still active members of my club, so I have a lot to live up to!
All members enjoyed celebrating the Centenary year along with the International Inner Wheel convention, held in Manchester. Our clubs are at the Heart of their Communities and this links to the GB&I logo and IIW logo – Heartbeat of Humanity – Every Beat Counts, Every Action Matters.
Our Association President Heather’s focus this year is Friendship and Membership. The special friendships we make through Inner Wheel need to be celebrated and publicized so we can encourage more women to join us.
I volunteer for my chosen district charity of Rosemere, a Cancer Foundation based at Royal Preston Hospital where I work in the cafe, serving many cups of tea and coffee.
Thus, my theme for my year is based on a quote by Eleanor Rosevelt – “A women is like a teabag – You never know how strong it is until it is in hot water” and this links with the melting iceberg theme too. I am giving a teabag to all our members I meet, who work so ha. doing so much good, and then they can go home, relax, and enjoy a nice cuppa. Our district competition is to create a tea cosy in any way they wish! Knit, sew, crochet, paint, recycle and embellish with the winning entry announced at the District Rally.
Social Links
Who we support
Rosemere Cancer Foundation, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston PR2 9HT
The aim is to work in partnership with local clinical staff to achieve the best possible care for cancer patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria wherever they are treated. We seek to do this by:
- Funding cutting edge equipment to help clinicians remain at the forefront of the fight against cancer.
- Supporting innovative ways to take the fear out of cancer for patients and their families during their treatment, making it as comfortable and stress free as possible.
- Backing local research projects that help improve our understanding of cancer and how it can be better diagnosed and treated.
- Facilitating top quality training to help clinical staff treating cancer patients be the very best they can be.
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District 19 Officers
DISTRICT CHAIRMAN – Jan Winnard
1st Vice Chairman – Pauline Butler
2nd Vice Chairman – TBA
Immediate Past Chairman – Linda Willets
District Secretary – Linda Willets
District Treasurer – Pamela Defeu
Member of Council – Kath Brown
District Editor – Pauline Butler
International Service Chairman – Elaine Parker
Membership & Development Officer – TBA
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District 19 Events
| Meeting | Date & Time | Place |
|---|---|---|
| District Meeting | 03/03/25 | The Crooklands Hotel |
| District Rally | 10/03/25 | The Garstang Country & Golf Hotel. PR3 1YE |
| District Meeting, AGM & Handover | 16/06/25 | The Crooklands Hotel |
| District Meeting | ||
| Association Annual Assembly | 01/07/25 - 02/07/25 | Yarnfield Park |
| 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 – 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.
D19 – North Fylde Collecting for Women’s Aid
We had a request from funding officer Francesca, at Fylde Coast Women’s Aid, for household cleaning materials to give to women moving into new homes. Our President Sue McIntyre presented our assorted collection, and Francesca was delighted and sent her thanks to...