Hexham Community Groups, Clubs & Classes | Full Directory

From choirs and craft groups to sports clubs, language tuition and volunteering, Hexham has an unusually rich community life for a market town of its size. Here's a comprehensive round-up, drawn from Hexham Town Council's community directory and other local sources.

Choirs and Bands

  • Charlie's Choir — open community choir. Wednesdays 10 am–12 pm, The Great Hall, Hexham Abbey. Contact: 07866 537527
  • Tynedale Community Choir — all singers 18+, no auditions. Contact: Richard DaCosta 07802 908978 or Janet Lennard 07854 982721
  • Hexham Orpheus Choir — non-auditioned choir. Wednesdays 7.30–9.3 (term time), Trinity Methodist Church
  • Hexham Abbey Choir — church choir with treble and adult voices, all ages. Rehearsals Wednesdays/Thursdays plus Sundays. Contact: 01434 602031
  • Hexham Male Voice Choir — men 18+. Thursdays 7–9pm, West End Methodist Church. Contact: 07971 687832
  • Hexham Brass — traditional, non-competing community brass band, all ages/abilities. Summer rehearsals in the Hexham bandstand
  • Hexham Samba — drumming group, 18+. Tuesdays 7–9pm, Hexham Community Centre
  • Hexham Village Band — community ceilidh band, 16+. Saturdays 10–11.30am, St Aidan's Church Hall
  • Hamlet Band — starter band for Hexham Village Band, 18+. Fridays 10–11.30 am (term time), Core Music, Hexham
  • Bluegrass in Hexham — two groups (evening and afternoon), 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, Core Music and Hexham Community Centre
  • Tynedale Orchestra — rehearsals Thursday evenings at 7.30 pm, Queen Elizabeth High School; two concerts a year
  • Hexham & District Music Society — six chamber music concerts a year at Queen's Hall Arts Centre and Hexham Abbey

Drama and Dance

  • Hexham Amateur Stage Society — musical theatre society founded 1931, over-16s welcome. Rehearsals Wednesdays
  • Queen's Hall Theatre Club — community drama group, 40+ years running, two productions a year at Queen's Hall
  • Queen's Hall Adult Drama Group — improvisation and devising workshops, particularly welcoming over-55s. Mondays 1.30–3.15pm, Queen's Hall Arts Centre
  • Stage Fright — drama workshops for adults 18+ with additional needs. Saturdays 10 am–3pm, 21 Battle Hill, NE46 1BA. Contact: Linda Ferris 07401 604521
  • Queen's Hall Youth Theatre — three groups for ages 8–18. Contact: 01434 652477
  • Hoodoo Blues — partner dancing to blues music, 18+. Wednesdays 12.3 and Thursdays 6pm
  • Dance City & Queen's Hall 55+ Dance Group — over-55s dance sessions. Tuesdays, Queen's Hall Arts Centre
  • New Wave Line Dancing — relaxed line dancing, no partner needed. Tuesdays, The Great Hall, Hexham Abbey. Contact: Hazel Anderson 07307 228886
  • Circle Dance — friendly group dancing to music from around the world; just bring comfortable shoes and enthusiasm. 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, 7–9pm, Torch Centre. Contact: joyce.storm@gmail.com
  • Jive Alive — Hexham's modern jive group, weekly Wednesdays 8–10pm, Torch Centre. No partner needed
  • Hadrian Clog — traditional clog and hard shoe dance group, Tyne Valley based
  • Hexham Morris and Hexhamshire Lasses — traditional English Morris dancing, mixed and women's sides

Art and Craft

  • The Art Studio — art workshops, particularly for over-50s. Weekday mornings 10am–1pm. Contact: Enrique Azocar 07587 148513
  • Hexham Art Club — community art club, 18+, all skill levels. Tuesdays 1–4pm, Hexham Community Centre
  • Hexham Arts Society — lectures on a wide range of the arts by nationally recognised speakers. Second Tuesday of the month, 1.45pm, Function Suite, Farmers' Mart, Hexham. Non-members welcome subject to a contribution. Contact: rosesinoakwood@gmail.com
  • Hexham Urban Sketchers — informal sketching group meeting at Hexham Library, all ages (under-16s accompanied)
  • Hexham Textile & Stitch — monthly stitching group, all levels. Second Saturday of the month, 1–4pm, The Torch Centre
  • Hexham & District Flower Club — over 60 years running. Second Monday of the month (not August), 2–4.30pm, Hexham Mart
  • Knit & Natter at Hexham Library — free, informal wool craft group, all ages and abilities, Beaumont Street
  • Tynedale Spinners and Weavers — spinning, weaving, dyeing and textile crafts guild. Third Saturday of the month, Stocksfield Baptist Church Hall
  • Arts Lab — bespoke drawing and painting workshops, ages 8+. Contact: 07951 819796
  • Hexham Life Drawing — contact Megan Charlton via Hexham Town Council's directory

Photography and Film

  • Hexham and District Photographic Society — all experience levels and abilities, using film, digital or mobile phone, with a varied programme of events and speakers. Tuesdays 7.30–9 pm (September–March), The Torch Centre. Contact: hexhamps@hexhamphotographic.org
  • Saturday Club Film and Screen — free classes for ages 13–16 in filmmaking and media. Saturdays 11am–2pm, Queen's Hall Arts Centre

Poetry and Spoken Word

  • Quillseekers Poetry and Spoken Word — monthly poetry night, 18+. Last Friday of the month, Forum Cinema bar
  • Words on the Wall — poetry and spoken word events, all ages (occasional adult content); currently on a break, expected to return in 2026

Sports Clubs

  • Hexham Football Club — teams for all age groups
  • Hexham Shire FC — grassroots football club
  • Women's Walking Football — friendly game of walking football for women. Based at Wentworth Leisure Centre. Contact: 07525 211485
  • Tynedale RFU — Hexham's rugby union club
  • Hexham Rowing Club — Tyne Green boathouse, near Hexham Bridge, NE46. Founded 1878; hosts the annual Hexham Regatta each June
  • Tynedale Hockey Club — including Back to Hockey sessions for returners: fun exercise for women aged 18–70, no experience necessary. Tuesdays 6.30–7.30pm, QEHS Hockey Pitch. Contact: Maggiecoombe@gmail.com
  • Tynedale Archery Club — recurve, barebow, longbow and more, ages 8+
  • Tynedale Volleyball Club
  • Tynedale Cricket Club — Priors Flat, Eilansgate, Hexham, NE46 3EW. Contact: 01434 602381. Teams in the North East Premier League, Northumberland Women's Cricket League and Northumberland Junior Cricket League, with an active junior section
  • Hexham Tennis Club — Prior's Flat, Eilansgate, Hexham, NE46 3EW (behind Tynedale Cricket Club, entrance on Eilansgate). Also offers community padel courts
  • Hexham Elvaston Bowling Club — Elvaston Road, Hexham, NE46 2HG. Open April–September; free coaching sessions on Saturdays in April and May, half-price membership in your first year
  • Hexham House Bowling Club — Cowgarth, Hexham, NE46 3LX
  • Wentworth Leisure Centre — gym, swimming pool, fitness classes and sports courts, run by Places Leisure
  • Golf — Slaley Hall's two championship courses are the best-known option near Hexham

Groups for Young People

  • Hexham Youth Initiative — clubs, Duke of Edinburgh award, LGBT+ and garden groups, organised by age
  • 1st Hexham Scouts — Beavers (6–8), Cubs (8–10), Scouts (10–14), Explorers (14–18)

Community Service and Social Clubs

  • Rotary Club of Hexham — meets Mondays at 12.30pm for lunch at 12.45pm, The County Hotel, Priestpopple, Hexham, NE46 1PS. Contact: 01434 608444
  • Tynedale Lions Club — local branch of Lions Clubs International
  • Hexham Round Table
  • Hexham Probus Club — social club for retired/semi-retired professionals
  • Beacon Club — weekly club for retired gentlemen, with a different guest speaker each week on entertaining, educational and local-interest subjects. Most Wednesdays 10.30am–12pm, Trinity Church. Contact: plholmes4@gmail.com
  • Tynedale u3a (University of the Third Age) — classes, talks and social groups for the retired and semi-retired
  • Hexham Town WI — meets 3rd Monday of the month, 7 pm, Hexham Community Centre. Contact: 07790 108273
  • Hexhamshire WI — meets 1st Wednesday of the month, 7.30 pm, Village Hall, Whitley Chapel, NE47 0JJ. Contact: Northumberland Federation 0191 217 0808
  • Hexham Civic Society and Hexham Local History Society — heritage and local history interest groups
  • Family History Society (Tynedale branch) — friendly genealogy group. Second Thursday afternoon of each month, Hexham Golf Club. Contact: ndfhs.tynedale@btinternet.com · ndfhs.org.uk

Charitable and Support Organisations

  • Tanga Family Network — support for families with children with SEND, ages 0–18
  • Adapt North East — charity supporting people with sensory, physical and learning disabilities
  • Gateway into the Community — social, leisure and learning opportunities for people with learning disabilities
  • The Hextol Foundation — supported work placements for people with learning difficulties or mental health problems
  • Natural Ability — supporting individuals to learn skills and build community connections
  • Transition Tynedale — volunteer-run group addressing climate change and biodiversity locally
  • Minerva Centre — volunteering opportunities working with adults with learning difficulties
  • Hexham Abbey — volunteering as a steward, in the gift shop, or supporting educational visits

Language Tutors and Adult Classes

Hexham doesn't have a large dedicated language school, but there are a couple of established local options alongside freelance tutors found via national platforms:

  • The Spanish Room — run by Xochitl Hernández, a native Spanish speaker and Hexham resident. Offers personalised 1-to-1 and small group Spanish tuition for adults and children (6+), covering everything from GCSE and DELE exam prep to conversational and business Spanish. thespanishroom.co.uk
  • Tutoring platforms serving Hexham — Tutorful, First Tutors, Superprof and Tutor Hunt all list private language tutors covering Hexham and nearby villages (French, German, Italian and more), for both in-person and online lessons. Typical rates run around £25–£35 per hour. Profiles include qualifications and reviews, and most require you to register with the platform to make contact.
  • Core Music — 14 Gilesgate, Hexham, NE46 3NJ — a community music hub offering individual and group tuition across a wide range of instruments for all ages
  • Northumberland Music Service — the county's instrumental and vocal tuition service, working in schools and at home across Northumberland, including Hexham
  • For structured adult evening classes (languages, crafts, wellbeing and more), check Northumberland Adult Learning Service and the Workers' Educational Association (WEA), both of which run courses at venues across the county, including Hexham

Hexham Community Centre

Gilesgate, Hexham, NE46 3NP. A long-running hub (founded 1937) hosting a wide range of clubs and sessions, including:

  • The Luncheon Club — for over-60s, Wednesdays 12–1.30 pm, term time only
  • The Lantern Club — Fridays 7–9 pm
  • Carpet Bowls Club
  • An Ofsted-inspected pre-school playgroup for ages 2.5 to school nursery age

The centre also hosts several of the groups listed above, including Hexham Art Club, Hexham Samba, and Hexham Town WI.

Finding More or Getting Involved

For the fullest and most current list, Hexham Town Council maintains an official directory of community groups and voluntary organisations, updated as clubs report changes to their details. Hexham Community Partnership also lists a range of local organisations working together across the town.

This list draws on multiple local sources, including Hexham Town Council's official directory. While we've tried to keep it accurate, contact details, meeting times and venues for volunteer-run groups can change quickly. If you spot an error, an outdated detail, or a group we've missed, let us know, and we'll update it.