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 |
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| District Committee Meeting | Wednesday 19th March 2025 | St. Chad's, Headingley, Leeds LS16 5JT ///meals.fled.ledge |
| Annual Conference | Monday 31st March 2025 - Wednesday 2nd April 2025 | The Royal Hall, Harrogate ///mats.inches.strict |
| International Rally | Monday 2nd June 2025 2-4 pm Tea & cake | Merchant Taylors Hall Aldwark, York YO1 7BX ///holds.handy.headed |
| District Meeting AGM & Handover | Monday 23rd June 2025 | TBA |
| District Committee Meeting 1 | St. Chad's, Headingley, Leeds LS16 5JT ///meals.fled.ledge |
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Current Clubs
Aireborough - Guiseley Methodist Church, 1 Orchard Place LS20 9EP - 1st Tuesday 19.00
Brighouse - Crow Nest Golf Club, Coach Road HD6 2LN - 1st Thursday 19.00
Cleckheaton - Cleckheaton & District Golf Club, 483 Bradford Road - 4th Wednesday 18.30
Denby Dale - Woodsome Hall Golf Club, Fenay Bridge HD8 0LQ - 1st Monday/Wednesday variable Winter & Summer
Elland - Blackley Baptist Church, Prospect View, Blackley Road HX5 0TD - 1st Tuesday 13.30 & 19.30
Halifax - Waterhouse Homes Community Centre, Harrison Road HX1 2AZ - 2nd Tuesday 19.30
Harrogate Brigantes - Ascot House Hotel, 53 Kings Road HG1 5HJ - 3rd Thursday 12.00
Heckmondwike - Variable - 1st Monday (including Bank Holidays) 14.00
Holmfirth - Honley Village Community Trust HD9 6DE - 1st Wednesday 14.00
Ilkley - Ben Rhydding Methodist Church Hall LS29 8ET - 3rd Tuesday 14.15
Leeds - Horsforth Golf Club, Layton Rise LS18 5EX - 3rd Wednesday 12.30
Normanton - Normanton Town Hall, High Street WF6 2DZ - 2nd Monday 14.00
Otley Chevin - Chevin Country Park Hotel LS21 3NU - 3rd Tuesday 13.00
Pontefract - East hardwick Village Hall, Doncaster Road WF8 9DU - 1st Thursday 14.00
Ripon - Ripon Rugby Club, Mallorie Road HG4 2QD - 3rd Wednesday 19.00
Ripon Rowels - Ripon Rugby Club, Mallorie Road HG4 2QD - 2nd Wednesday 19.00
Scarborough - Scarborough Rugby Club, Scalby Road YO13 0NL - 1st Tuesday 14.00
Tadcaster & Wetherby - Variable - 1st Monday 14.00
Wakefield - Sandal Methodist Church Hall, 253 Barnsley Road WF1 5NU - 1st Monday (Except Bank Holidays) 14.00
York - Novotel Central, Fewster Way YO10 4FD - 4th Monday 12.00
York Ainsty - Bishopthorpe Village Hall YO23 2RA - 3rd Tuesday 19.00
York Vikings - Pikehills Golf Club YO23 3UW - 1st Thursday 19.00
Brighouse Town & District - Crow Nest Golf Club, Coach Road HD6 2LN - 2nd Thursday 18.00
(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 Young Musician of the Year Competition
The Young Musician of the Year competition, organised jointly with Ripon Rotary, Ripon Rowels Rotary Clubs and Ripon and Ripon Rowels Inner Wheel Clubs, took place at the weekend in St John's Church, Sharow. Wendy Hunter, Ripon Rowels Inner Wheel joint President...
D4 – Ripon Rowels collection of knitting
Whilst not members of Inner Wheel, Ripon Rowels is lucky to have three ladies in the City who donate their knitting to the Club. At a recent collection for our forthcoming District Meeting we garnered 64 hats, 44 bobble hats, 6 scarves, socks, mittens and gloves...
D4 – Generous Inner Wheel Gift
Christine Orsler from Scarborough Club donated her late husband Terrance’s watch which he never wore, to Rotary to auction. The watch was designed especially for the Rotary club of Kowloon in Hong Kong and raised £220 which will be donated to End Polio Now. ...