British Red Hatters Convention is held every year at the beginning of October hosted by a Registered Chapter which volunteers to do so. Volunteers are called for early in the year and the announcement of the following year's host chapter is announced around May/June. If more than one chapter volunteers, it then goes to a vote. All members of officially registered chapters are welcome to attend.
The 2019 UK Convention will held in Torquay, 11th-14th October, and will be hosted by Queen Viv and the Red Hat Bees of Bardwell
ALL OUR YESTERDAYS
The very first UK National Convention was held in 2004 and was hosted by UK's very first chapter the Absolutely Fabulous Ladybirds of Thornbury. Subsequent hosts were:
2005 Vectis Belles, Sandown, Isle of Wight
2006 Blueberry Muffins, Worthing
2007 Boudicca Babes, Colchester
2008 Lardydars, Swindon
2009 Scarlet O'Haras, Portsmouth
2010 Red Hat Rebels, Bideford
2011 Brighton Belles, Brighton
2012 Bardwell Batty Bees, Center Parcs Elveden Forest
2013 Scintillating Sophisticats of Bromsgrove, Stratford-upon-Avon
2014 Liver Birds, Liverpool
2015 Fiery Fascinators, St Albans
2016 Mulberry Divas, Chichester
2017 Downham Divas and Minxy's Marvels, Blackpool
2018 Fiesty Phoenix Fillys, Portsmouth
2005 Vectis Belles, Sandown, Isle of Wight
2006 Blueberry Muffins, Worthing
2007 Boudicca Babes, Colchester
2008 Lardydars, Swindon
2009 Scarlet O'Haras, Portsmouth
2010 Red Hat Rebels, Bideford
2011 Brighton Belles, Brighton
2012 Bardwell Batty Bees, Center Parcs Elveden Forest
2013 Scintillating Sophisticats of Bromsgrove, Stratford-upon-Avon
2014 Liver Birds, Liverpool
2015 Fiery Fascinators, St Albans
2016 Mulberry Divas, Chichester
2017 Downham Divas and Minxy's Marvels, Blackpool
2018 Fiesty Phoenix Fillys, Portsmouth