Saturday 31 January 2026, 11-2 pm. £20 for Friends, £25 for non-members. You can also buy tickets for Louise's workshop from our WeGotTickets page. Started a textile craft project and haven't finished it? Are you looking for the motivation to get back into making? Then why not bring your crafting 'work in progress' (WIPS), unfinished … Continue reading Workshop: Reinvigorate your crafting WIPs and UFOs with Louise Underwood
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An Introduction to Bead Weaving with Ruby Jones
Saturday 21 February 2026, 12.30 - 2pm, £20 for Friends, £25 for non-members. book online wegottickets.com/event/683467 or contact josephinecousin@googlemail.com to reserve a place. Join Karen of Ruby Jones Beadwork for an introduction to the heritage craft of Bead Weaving and Bead Embroidery. Karen’s demonstration will cover techniques, tools, materials and inspiration as well as her … Continue reading An Introduction to Bead Weaving with Ruby Jones
Newcastle University Art Auction 2025
The final year Fine Art students at Newcastle University are organising an Art Auction to raise funds for their degree shows in the summer of 2026. The auction takes place in the King Edward VII Building of Newcastle University, NE1 7RU.on Friday 21 November. For further details, check out the Auction Instagram @nclartauction Newcastle Fine … Continue reading Newcastle University Art Auction 2025
Friends’ Bulletin Autumn 2025
Dear Friends Welcome to our Autumn Bulletin. The appointment of new committee members at the reconvened AGM means that the Friends of the Hatton is able to continue. When the possibility of closure threatened the group, I decided to volunteer as Chair. As a past manager of a charity, I know how important members, trustees … Continue reading Friends’ Bulletin Autumn 2025
Special thanks again to Bill, Richard and John
Last year, our Chair (Bill Jackson), Secretary (Richard Thompson) and Treasurer (John Dance) all retired their posts. Bill has been Chair for three years and Richard and John have been in post since 2012, a whopping thirteen years! We’d like to take this opportunity to thank Bill, Richard and John for their untiring efforts managing, … Continue reading Special thanks again to Bill, Richard and John
Do you buy your event tickets online?
After asking the question, it seems like quite a few of us do! So, we have decided to give it a go too, with our events schedule. We are trialling online ticket agent We Got Tickets to sell some tickets for this quarter’s workshops. We have set up a Friends of the Hatton page at … Continue reading Do you buy your event tickets online?
Introducing the new FotH committee
At our recently reconvened AGM we were able to elect people to the posts necessary for us to continue as an organisation. We are very pleased that we are able to continue with our activities and we hope you are too. We thought it would be a good opportunity to introduce you briefly to our … Continue reading Introducing the new FotH committee
Spotlight on: Hexham Old Gaol
Set in the historic Tyne Valley, Hexham Gaol (one of North East Museums) is the earliest purpose-built prison in England. Built in 1333 with stone from the Corbridge Roman site, it’s now a Scheduled Ancient Monument and offers a fun and educational day out. Visitors can step into the prison house, try the stocks, and … Continue reading Spotlight on: Hexham Old Gaol
Review of our recent Drawing Form workshop led by Theresa Poulton
Today, I joined 6 other ladies in this workshop. We did exercises in portraying graduation of tonality using cross-hatching etc, to shape form. We also worked from a photo of the Three Graces, to show how tonality gives shape to the form, and how the position of the legs changes the body shape. We also … Continue reading Review of our recent Drawing Form workshop led by Theresa Poulton
Featured Artist – Steve Pardue
Steve is an artist and designer, living and working in Northumberland. He combines a love of walking and nature with his art and fills his notebooks with poetic and immersive responses to nature and the world around him. He is also leading a workshop in Creative Nature Journaling for us on 13 Sept. In recent … Continue reading Featured Artist – Steve Pardue









