The mission of the Hextol Foundation is: “ to improve the lives of people with disabilities and who may have other disadvantages by creating opportunities to work, providing education and training and developing such other charitable forms of support as required” We believe that working has many benefits, including creating a sense of purpose, building […]
The Hextol Foundation is a Charity based in Hexham which provides working opportunities to people with learning disabilities and mental health needs. We do this by operating a suite of businesses, including: the Hextol Tans vegetarian café; a pack and post operation; catering; warehousing; gardening in Hexham and Newcastle; a handyperson service; and internal admin […]
Our Newcastle gardening team have just finished a project at Highfield School in Prudhoe where they developed an outdoor learning area and wildlife habitat working to Wilderness Schooling’s plans over the last 6 months. The first stage was to prepare 5 willow arbours on a hillside so the pupils could sit on benches under them […]
At the beginning of April, Hextol signed up to become a Dementia Friendly organisation. The majority of employees, along with some volunteer supervisors, took part in a workshop which was led by Adele Kinsella, a local Dementia Champion from the Tynedale Dementia Action Alliance. It was a fantastic session and we not only learnt about […]
A recent survey* suggests that people with learning disabilities may die younger than the general population due in part to social isolation and bullying. We aim to be part of changing that. The Hextol Foundation is a well-established Charity based in Hexham which provides working opportunities to people with learning disabilities and mental health needs. […]
Something New! Our ProperyWorks team have been working on something very special over the last few months. We were commissioned by a lovely family to design and construct a treehouse train under and around a willow at the bottom of the garden, to replace an existing structure. They wanted something perfect for two little’uns who […]
Expansion for Hextol Gardeners! Two of our most popular service areas are the gardening operations in Hexham and Newcastle. In the past the Newcastle crew has worked exclusively with two schools in the west end of the city, doing amazing work at both Westgate Hill Primary School and Moorside Community Primary School. They not […]
Through rain or shine (or in this case snow!) Where has the time gone? Two years ago today was the opening day for The Hextol Tans coffee shop and vegetarian café here in Hexham. Over the last two years The Hextol Tans Cafe has gone from strength to strength, and we have supported […]
Happy to Help! A few things have changed in our Gilesgate office! Last year our catering assistant Alice launched her own bakery business, Alice’s Artisan Bakery, producing artisan bread and baked goods. She has now moved her bakery into our kitchen at Gilesgate. Alice trained at Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage Chef’s School and […]
