George Westgarth was a founder member of Hetton & District Art Club. The club was started in 1967 by a small group of local artists. George sadly died a few years ago so his daughter Anne Thompson, donated a trophy to the club. This has been presented for the last few years to the best artist of the year, this is usually chosen at one of our exhibitions by the manager of the venue.
The 2024 Winner of the George Westgarth Trophy is Sandra Ellis, second is Enid Kerton and third place is Tom Pattison.
These winners were chosen by the staff of Ushaw House.

The 2023 Winner of the George Westgarth Trophy is Karen Thompson, second was Alison Davis and third place is Sheila Gamble.

Here are a few of George's Pictures.