Queens Hall Environmental Action Plan
In February 2024, the Board Members of Queen's Hall Arts approved an Environmental Responsibility Action Plan for the organisation in a significant step forward in embracing environmental responsibility.
The Environmental Action Plan outlines actions under four key areas:
- Organisational embedding and capacity development
- Educating, advocating and influencing
- Controlling and reducing environmental impacts
- Monitoring, reporting and evaluating
Through this work, the ambition is for environmental responsibility to become a part of the daily thinking of Queen's Hall Staff, Board Members and Collaborators.
Using the influence of Queen's Hall as a community and cultural leader, this commitment to environmental responsibility should extend to Queen's Hall customers and visitors where possible.
"As a trustee and member of the Environmental Responsibility Working Group, I am proud to support these vital improvements to our historic building. Investing in sustainable upgrades like a more efficient heating system helps us protect the Queen’s Hall for generations to come."
In 2025, Queen’s Hall Arts secured funding from the Community Foundation to deliver The Future is Now project—an environmental initiative focused on improving our sustainability both within the organisation and across the wider community.
So far, The Future is Now has included a weekend-long Future is Now Festival, building on the success of earlier Net Zero Fairs and working with local community organisation.
We’ve delivered Carbon Literacy Training for staff and board members, with sessions for local community groups coming soon. We’re also organising a Green Careers Lunch to support young people interested in exploring environmentally focused career paths.
We’re delighted to have recently upgraded our heating system, making it more energy-efficient and cost-effective. We’re also planning essential repairs to our roof and, in the future, hope to install solar panels to further reduce our environmental impact.
If you’d like to support the ongoing care of our building, please consider making a donation. As a charity, we’re grateful for every contribution — large or small.
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Staff and board members at Queen’s Hall have completed Carbon Literacy Training to deepen our understanding of the changes we can make—both at work and at home—to reduce our environmental impact. We’re also planning to run a future session for local community groups. If you're interested in taking part, please get in touch with our Environmental Responsibility Intern.
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Building on the Net Zero Fair, Queen's Hall worked with local community groups to run it's first Future is Now Festival.
Find out more about it how you can get involved in shaping future environmental events in Hexham.
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Queen’s Hall Arts is teaming up with local businesses and schools to host a Green Careers Lunch—an event designed to inspire teenagers who are curious about pursuing a green career. If you’re a local business owner working in the environmental or sustainability sector and would like to get involved, we’d love to hear from you.
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