Mobility and Access Access to the church presents no problems. We will do everything we can to make your visit easy and comfortable. There is reasonable car parking in Wooler within easy distance of St Mary's Church.

To travel to Wooler, you can either drive, take a bus, or take a train to a nearby station and then use a local taxi or bus to reach Wooler. By Train: The closest train station to Wooler is Berwick-upon-Tweed, on the East Coast mainline. Alnmouth station is another option, but it's further away. You can then take a local bus or taxi from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Wooler. By Car: Wooler is accessible by car, you should find sufficient parking throughout the town and only a relatively short walk from our concert venue, St Mary's Church. Google Map link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WQiS3NRemdpTBrR89

Helping to support Wooler Arts

Supporting Wooler Arts Making a donation Running a voluntary arts organisation is financially very challenging. Currently we receive no public funding, but have to rely on trusts, small grant applications, individual donations and box office income. Being a Registered Charity brings benefits such as Gift Aid, but it is the generosity of individuals that has been so helpful over the past five years, particularly with regard to the Summer Concerts, our most expensive activity. As we look to the future, we hope that support will be forthcoming in a number of different ways. If you would like to make an individual donation, you can do this by cheque made payable to Wooler Arts and sent to Wooler Arts PO Box 134 Wooler Northumberland NE66 9ES If you prefer to pay by bank transfer , please email us at info@woolerarts.org.uk and we will send you our bank details. Please make it clear which of the following you would like to support: Wooler Arts Summer Concerts Concerts and Recitals Glendale Community Ceilidh Band Poetry Café Visual Arts - Open Exhibition Highlights Thank you very much for considering to support us - it is very much appreciated.

Welcome to Wooler Arts

ARTS FOR EVERYONE

MUSIC, SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD, VISUAL ARTS, OTHER ART FORMS

COME ALONG - EXPERIENCE - ENJOY - TAKE PART

NEW OPPORTUNITIES

Wooler Arts is pleased to announce three exciting vacancies

We are looking for:

Chair of Trustees and a Treasurer on a voluntary basis

and a freelance part-time Administrator

Please email [email protected] for more information

SIR JAMES MACMILLAN

Honorary President of Wooler Arts

Wooler Arts is delighted that the composer Sir James MacMillan

has accepted the invitation to become our new Honorary President

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Music

Outstanding concerts, major artists, the glorious acoustic of St Mary’s Church. Classical music from 16^th to 21^st century, jazz, folk and more, including Glendale Community Ceilidh Band.

Seeking inspiration? Love the spoken word? Come along and join us, Listen and be heard!

Exhibitions and workshops – painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and craft reflecting the rich and unique landscapes of Glendale, Scottish Borders, Cheviot Hills and the Northumberland Coast.

NEW OPPORTUNITIES

Wooler Arts is pleased to announce three exciting vacancies We are looking for: Chair of Trustees and a Treasurer on a voluntary basis and a freelance part-time Administrator Please email [email protected] for more information

The Poetry Cafe Friday 10th April 2026

“The Poetry Café invites you to share our love of words. Come and read your own poem, a favourite poem by someone else or just listen and chat with us about poetry in all its forms. The atmosphere is warm, welcoming and non-judgmental with tea, coffee and homemade chocolate truffles as persuasion, or BYOB.”

Jenna Reid and Harris Playfair

SUMMER CONCERTS SERIES 2026
Sunday 3 May 2026, 3.00pm
St Mary’s Church, Wooler.
Jenna Reid and Harris Playfair are from Shetland and one of Scotland’s most exquisite duos…

Lullabies, Charms and Songs from the Musicals

SUMMER CONCERTS SERIES 2026
Saturday 13 June 2026, 7.30pm
St Mary’s Church, Wooler.
Song Cycles and Cabaret
Rozanna Madylus (mezzo-soprano) and Iain Farrington (piano)

Clare Hammond – Shards of Hope

SUMMER CONCERTS SERIES 2026
Sunday 14 June 2026, 3.00pm
St Mary’s Church, Wooler.
Clare Hammond (piano)
Programme to include Chopin, Bacewicz, Rachmaninov, Florence Price, Earl Wild’s Etudes after Gershwin, and Stravinsky (Firebird Suite).

Wooler Arts Summer Concerts 2023 Tim Kliphuis Trio

Tim Kliphuis Trio – Rhapsody in Blue

SUMMER CONCERTS SERIES 2026
Sunday 28 June 2026, 3.00pm
St Mary’s Church, Wooler.
Tim Kliphuis and his Trio celebrate 20 years of touring together by presenting a brand-new…

Glendale Ceilidh Band

Every Thursday evening
Glendale Hall, 7-9pm

The Poetry Cafe

Every 2nd Friday of the month
Wooler Warm Hub, 7-9pm

NEW OPPORTUNITIES

The Poetry Cafe Friday 10th April 2026

Wooler Arts 5th Anniversary Celebration

In June 2025, Wooler Arts celebrated its 5th Anniversary with an action packed programme of music, art, the written and spoken word…

Lisa Lundqvist

Autumn 2025: We are currently planning two full-day workshops to be run by Lisa Lundqvist who ran similar workshops in our Celebration Weekend…

Open Photographic Exhibition 2025

Our annual art exhibition in the [email protected] was devoted to the work of photographers from Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. The quality of work was impressive and the Selection Panel chose twelve photographs to be included in our Wooler Arts 2026 Calendar (still available from Brands Newsagent, Wooler High Street) A PEOPLE’S PRIZE was decided…

Word on the Street 2025

‘Word On The Street’ was created from words and sentences submitted by the wider Wooler Community in a 3 hour brainstorming session.

Composer’s Competition 2025

Congratulations! The winner of our first Composers’ Competition was Ryan Collis for his piece Crystalline Shadows…

Welcome to Wooler Arts

ARTS FOR EVERYONE

MUSIC, SPOKEN & WRITTEN WORD, VISUAL ARTS, OTHER ART FORMS

COME ALONG - EXPERIENCE - ENJOY - TAKE PART

NEW OPPORTUNITIES

Wooler Arts is pleased to announce three exciting vacancies

We are looking for:

Chair of Trustees and a Treasurer on a voluntary basis

and a freelance part-time Administrator

Please email [email protected] for more information

SIR JAMES MACMILLAN

Honorary President of Wooler Arts

Wooler Arts is delighted that the composer Sir James MacMillan

has accepted the invitation to become our new Honorary President

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