Hexham Book Festival 2026 dates announced
Hexham Book Festival will return for 2026: clear space in your diary for 10 days of book fun! The 2026 dates are: Friday 24 April – Sunday 3 May at the Queen’s Hall in Hexham The programme will be announced in early March 2026. Sign up to our mailing list to be the first to […]
It’s Got Legs Outreach project
This summer we collaborated with Northumberland National Park and invited local school children to become nature detectives for the day. Pupils in Years 3 and 4 from Acomb First School, Haltwhistle Academy and St Mary’s First School in Hexham travelled to Walltown to pond dip and spot rare and wild plants alongside national park rangers. […]
On tour with Jack Meggitt-Phillips
Over the last two weeks we’ve visited schools across Northumberland as part of our Outreach programme. We were joined by Jack Meggitt-Phillips, author of The Beast and The Bethany series, and covered lots of ground and met hundreds of young readers. Starting in Berwick we visited Tweedmouth Middle School, Glendale Middle School, Dr Tomlinson Middle […]