Dear Friends, welcome to our winter bulletin 2025. The Friends of the Hatton exists for ‘ the education of the public by the promotion of art, and ...the support of the Hatton Gallery’. The Hatton gallery is open to all; it welcomes students, residents and visitors alike. As Friends we actively support the gallery and … Continue reading Friends’ Bulletin Winter 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
Dear Friends We are now experiencing a period of lovely sunshine at the moment, albeit we also need some rain to water the earth. The sunshine and warmth help raise our spirits. We held our annual Exhibition in early April which was a great success. Thank you to everyone who spent time producing such great … Continue reading Friends’ Bulletin Summer 2025
Dear Friends It seems a long time ago but a Happy New Year to you all. At a recent trustee meeting we discussed the forthcoming annual exhibition at the beginning of April. I hope you are all working on your own artwork to exhibit. We were joined by a new possible trustee from the University’s … Continue reading Friends’ Bulletin Spring 2025
Dear Friends We are well into November and the weather is still relatively warmer than normal for this time of the year. I’m sure you are now looking towards Christmas and all the preparation and enjoyment. Things are gradually progressing towards next year. We already have a date for our next exhibition from 31st March … Continue reading Friends’ Bulletin Winter 2024
Dear Friends At last, the weather has turned and we have some sunshine which helps life our hearts. Our normal summer exhibition hasn’t materialised this year regardless of all our efforts. We can only assume that all the exhibition space is already booked or for some reason, is not available. I’m sure, like us, those … Continue reading Friends’ Bulletin Autumn 2024
Dear Friends We have just had our Annual General Meeting (AGM) which was well attended. We began it with tea, coffee and biscuits and the opportunity to mix with one another. I thanked the Trustees who had served over the last 12 months and welcomed Baroness Joyce Quin who has agreed to serve as our … Continue reading Friends Bulletin Summer 2024
Dear Friends We recently had our first Trustees meeting of this year. We meet four times each year to deal with the management of the Friends of the Hatton’s business. It brings with it a New Year with fresh challenges and opportunities. It’s been a while since our last President retired and we have been … Continue reading Friends Bulletin Spring 2024
Dear Friends As I look out of my study window, I can see in front of me the countryside. The colours are magnificent, the trees are wonderful autumn colours, the sun is shining brightly and the sky is a deep blue. It’s one of those rare moments this autumn when we are without rain and … Continue reading Friends Bulletin Winter 2023
Dear Friends The weather continues to be gloomy and as I look out of my window it is pouring down. The forecast for this week is much the same and it must be difficult for parents whose children are having the summer break. On a more positive note, our summer exhibition went really well as … Continue reading Friends Bulletin Autumn 2023
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