The Harehope Quarry Project offers environmental education, field studies, rural skills training, community development, and community arts based from a limestone quarry in the North Pennines.

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Trees for Harehope

15th Nov 2011

The Harehope Quarry Project has received a grant from Durham County Council for 80 trees. The trees will be planted during National Tree week - 26 November - 4 December 2011.

Next Events

Wild food banquet: 08th Jun 2013
10.00am - 3.30pm: Come along on a wild food foray at Harehope Quarry. Learn about the wild, edible food around us at this time of year and then join us for a three course wild food lunch in the Eco-classroom.
Explore printmaking - printmaking on fabric and textiles using wax-based techniques: 12th Jun 2013
10.00am - 4.00pm: Darligton-based Rosi Thornton (www.luckyfisharts.co.uk) works in textiles and is the creative mind behind Lucky Fish Arts. She has many years of experience working with the public in arts related workshops.
Explore printmaking - Pop-up book making with Steve Dales: 20th Jun 2013
10.00am - 5.00pm: Learn how po-up mechanisms workand explore putting together your own hand-made book. Steve (www.meoverthere.tumblr.com) is involved in animation and printmaking and currently has book works in international exhibitions.
Explore printmaking - Wildlife drawing and printmaking with Johnnie Foker of Bearpark Artists' Co-op: 06th Jul 2013
10.00am - 4.00pm: Johnnie (www.bearparkartists.co.uk)is a painter and printmaker with an original take on wildlife art. Paticipants will learn hand-made printmaking techniques.
Bush School - I’m not a celebrity get me out of here!: 13th Jul 2013
9.30am – 4.00pm: Your light airplane has crash landed in dense forest hundreds of miles from civilisation. You have no food or medicine or matches to light a fire. How will you survive? As a family you will solve problems and hopefully get to live!