About District 4
Our district covers an area of 11,903 km and has 23 clubs which are distributed from the North Yorkshire Moors, to the east coast and the Derbyshire and Lancashire borders. It’s often referred to as “Gods own County “and includes the five cities of Bradford, Leeds, Ripon, Wakefield and York and of course the historic town of Harrogate which is to host our next Inner Wheel Conference.
Other places of interest include Fountains Abbey, the National Railway Museum, Yorkshire Mining Museum and Sculpture Park and Saltaire a UNESCO world heritage village.
In other words, something for everyone.
District Chairman
District Chairman Judith Tagg
Welcome
During this celebratory year for the centenary of Inner Wheel and our District celebrating its 90th Anniversary, we have embraced challenges from Association, International and District with the usual amazing enthusiasm of members and met those challenges and some.
Looking to the next years, we had a very successful and insightful district assembly, sharing ideas and taking these forward for new membership potential as well as promoting and showing the Toolkit recently established and distributed.
At the district assembly Friendship came out as the most important element of being an Inner Wheel member and this will continue to be at the heart of what we will do in District 4.
Without losing sight of what has been achieved over the last 90 years in D4, we look to renew our ideas and perhaps achieve our aims with a modern approach.
Our chosen International charity for the coming year is Mary’s Meals
There is gender inequality in education around the world, but by providing daily meals in school, we remove one hugely significant barrier for girls, giving them opportunities that they otherwise may not have.
Who we support
The chosen charity for the year 2024/25 is Ruddi’s Retreat. This is a charity local to our District and to Yorkshire “Providing holidays from the heart”.
Briefly, Ruddi’s story is one of being diagnosed with cancer when he was just 6 months old. He went through months of terrible side effects caused by chemotherapy and endured countless operations, one of which lasted 8 hours. He was then sent to America for proton therapy. During this time his family were privileged to take Ruddi on a respite holiday at Primrose Valley. It was the place he took his first steps as the chemotherapy left him with weak bones.
Ruddi’s Retreat was founded by his mum in 2011 with the main aim being to provide respite holidays for families affected by cancer, life shortening illnesses and bereavement. A donation of £250 will provide a family holiday for a week in a static caravan fitted out with all mod cons and fully adapted for children and families of all abilities.
Ruddi is now 16 and awaiting exam results!
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District 4 Officers
DISTRICT CHAIRMAN – Judith Tagg
1st Vice Chairman – TBA
Immediate Past Chairman – Christine Hines
District Secretary – Julie Hipkin
District Treasurer – Christine Hines
Member of Council – Pat Mirfield
District Editor – Ann Lowe
International Service Chairman – Jennifer Angus
Membership & Development Officer – Denise Gamblin/Suzanne Brindley
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District 4 Events
| Meeting | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| District Rally | Monday 30th September, 2024 11.45/12 noon Speaker Chris Greenwood on 'Navigating Deafness in a Hearing World' | Folk Hall, New Earswick, York YO32 4AQ ///whites.deal.spend |
| District Committee Meeting 1 | Wednesday 20th November 2024 | St. Chad's, Headingley, Leeds LS16 5JT ///meals.fled.ledge |
| District Committee Meeting | Wednesday 19th March 2025 | St. Chad's, Headingley, Leeds LS16 5JT ///meals.fled.ledge |
| District Meeting AGM & Handover | Monday 23rd June 2025 | TBA |
| International Rally | Monday 2nd June 2025 2-4 pm Tea & cake | Merchant Taylors Hall Aldwark, York YO1 7BX ///holds.handy.headed |
Current Clubs
Aireborough
Brighouse
Cleckheaton
Denby Dale
Elland
Halifax
Harrogate Brigantes
Heckmondwike
Holmfirth
Ilkley
Leeds
Normanton
Otley Chevin
Pontefract
Ripon
Ripon Rowels
Scarborough
Tadcaster & Wetherby
Wakefield
York
York Ainsty
York Vikings
Brighouse Town & District
(1958) AIREBOROUGH
(1937) BRIGHOUSE
(2022) BRIGHOUSE TOWN & DISTRICT
(1939) CLECKHEATON
(1988) DENBY DALE
(1967) ELLAND
(1934) HALIFAX
(1981) HARROGATE BRIGANTES
(1938) HECKMONDWIKE
(1939) HOLMFIRTH
(1946) ILKLEY
(1933) LEEDS
(1943) NORMANTON
(1990) OTLEY CHEVIN
(1939) PONTEFRACT
(1945) RIPON
(1991) RIPON ROWELS
(1934) SCARBOROUGH
(1959) TADCASTER & WETHERBY
(1943) WAKEFIELD
(1934) YORK
(1962) YORK AINSTY
(1978) YORK VIKINGS
District 4 latest news
D4 Association Assembly at Yarnfield
Immediate past District Chairman Christine gives Immediate Past Association President Anthea a gift to thank her for her sterling work over the past year. And what is in the box? A lovely memento from all her DC's . MOC Pat Mirfield receiving her badge of office....
D4 Ripon Rowels welcome new member
Ripon Rowels club held a joint meeting with Ripon club. District Chairman, Christine Hines was delighted to induct a new member, Leyla Kenber.
D4 Ripon Joint Presidents present cheques
Just prior to Ripon Rowels AGM Meeting, Joint President Robbie Morgan presented a cheque to Richard Vyster from St. Michael's Hospice and Joint President Wendy Hunter presented a cheque to Debby Lennox from Dementia Forward. The money given was from fundraising at...