About District 4

Inner Wheel is an international service organisation for women, open to all who share its aims and ideals. Inner Wheel was founded in Manchester by Mrs Margarette Golding in 1924. District 4 is one of 29 Districts in the UK & Ireland and has 24 clubs covering West & North Yorkshire. Inner Wheel is one of the largest women’s voluntary service organisations in the world with members in 104 countries with a worldwide membership of 108,641.

Members enjoy trips to the coast, Country Houses, raising money in imaginative ways e.g Sky Dive, Charity Walks, Bake Off, Wine Evenings and much more.

Inner Wheel is where dedicated women share their friendship, passion for community service and take action to make lives better.

District 4 Rally

District 4’s 89th Rally took place at the Pavilions, Harrogate on Monday 16th October. About one hundred guests arrived in the morning for coffee and chat before going into the Conference Room for the Act of Friendship. The welcome was given by Pat Mirfield, Immediate Past District Chair and as this is District 4’s 90th Year, the emphasis of the programme that followed was on Friendship, Service and International Understanding, supported by music played by Rotarian Peter Acaster and singing from the District 4 Choir, conducted by Inner Wheeler Robbie Morgan. The audience left the room for lunch to the strains of ‘Together We Are Stronger’ on a recording by the Military Wives Choir. In the afternoon, we once again congregated in the Conference Room where we were welcomed by District Chair Christine Hines who together with Association President Anthea Tinsley lit the Candles of Friendship. There followed greetings brought by Rotary District Governor David Phillips, District 15 Chair Brenda Scourfield and an address from Association President Anthea, after which the audience was amused and enthralled by Laura Festa who demonstrated and explained the work of the North Yorkshire Music Therapy Centre. After her wonderful talk Laura was presented with a cheque for £1800 which had been collected over the year as DC Christine’s charity. The votes of thanks were given by District Editor Ann Lowe and MoC Edith Davison. A big thank you from DC Christine to all who supported this event and those who worked so hard to make it such a happy and friendly event.

Who we Support

The Zikomo Trust supports orphans, vulnerable children and the elderly in Malawi. Through education, healthcare and community support we aim to offer them a brighter future.

Our aim is to raise awareness of the problems faceing malawi and to assist in the eareas of education, poverty and healthcare.

From our office base at Chorley, UK we work with Churches and trusted Christian partners across the world and in the UK to relieve suffering through practical aid such as food, clothing, medical supplies and shoebox gifts.

Our dedicated staff and volunteers in Eastern Europe, West Africa and India also share Christ’s love with people in need through a wide range of ministries. These include schools, children’s homes, prison ministry, rehab centres, Bible college, evangelism, healthcare, Christian holidays and clubs for children and training courses such as tailoring projects. We have a network of Charity shops in the UK which help to fund our life changing work.

What does the charity do?

• We recycle your donated personal, educational, vocational and first aid items.
• Goods are sold in our charity shop to raise essential funds; items requested by groups in Africa are sorted and packed ready to send; the rest are recycled.
• We support small scale, sustainable self-help projects with known organisations.

How are we different from other charities?

• Every penny you give goes directly towards sending goods to Africa.
• We are run entirely by volunteers both in the UK & Africa. No salaries or fees are paid.
• Goods are shared amongst those with the greatest need, regardless of faith, religion, social status, ethnicity or gender by local organisers of proven ability and trust. Read about our work in our projects page

District 4 Officers

DISTRICT CHAIRMAN: Christine Hines 2023-2024

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN: Pat Mirfield

Email Us

innerwheel4@gmail.com

District 4 Events