About Us
Hatt Events was created out of demand from our customers, people who had been on our courses or adventure holidays were asking if we could run a course for their work place or business. We ran a number of bespoke events in this way and then in 2007 decided to actively pursue this type of event by creating a number of exciting packages to give our clients some ideas as to the sort of event we could run for them.
2008 sees us launching our new website and a number of new activities such as our Staff Incentive scheme where managers can reward their employees with vouchers that can be redeemed against Hatt Adventures existing courses. We have also turned our extremely popular Survival Courses into a one day Survival Experience.
We hope you like our new website and will bring your team on one of our events!
Tom Hatt - Managing Director
Tom is a highly skilled and qualified outdoor pursuits instructor. He has been teaching outdoor pursuits since 2000 and has worked for a number of outdoor and adventure centres, trained with the Royal Marine Commandos and worked as a Beach Lifeguard in Brighton and Hove. Most recently he has instructed in the sports department of St. Dunstan's, a charity for blind ex-servicemen and women. In addition to this, Tom has experience working and communicating with a variety of people including children, sportsmen and those with mental and physical disabilities. From his experience at St. Dunstan's he is also proficient in deaf-blind sign language.
Tom also volunteers with two UK based youth charities:
Forest School Camps which looks to involve young people under the age of 18 in outdoors and social activities, including: camping, kayaking, cycling and caving.
Ocean Youth Trust who provide sail training and personal development for young people between the ages of 12-25, sailing around the coast of the UK to Europe.
Qualifications
- Climbing & Mountaineering
- MLTB - Single Pitch Award (SPA)
- MLTB - Mountain Leader (Trained)
- Kayaking
- BCU - Level 3 Surf Kayak Coach
- BCU - White Water Safety and Rescue
- BCU - 4* Inland (White Water)
- Bushcraft and Survival
- NCFE - Advanced Bushcraft Instructor
- Royal Marines Commando - Assistant Combat Survival Instructor
- Royal Marines Commando - Basic Survival Course
- Royal Navy - Personal Survival Course and Underwater
- Helicopter Escape
- Fitness Training
- YMCA - Gym Instructor
- YMCA - Client Lifestyle & Fitness Assessment
- First Aid
- RLSS - Beach Lifeguard
- RLSS - Pool Lifeguard
- HSE - First Aid at Work
- Remote Response
- Scuba Diving
- PADI - Rescue Diver
- Power Boats
- RYA - ICC International Certificate
- Competence (Power Craft up to 10m)
- RYA - Level 2 Power Boat
- RYA - Basic Sea Survival
- RYA - VHF Short Range Radio Licence
- (GMDSS)
- Yacht Sailing
- RYA - Competent Crew
Tom Goldsmith - Events Manager
Tom's working life began predominantly in a customer service, retail environment. After a short period behind a desk as a civil servant, he moved into retail management, from this he progressed into retail sales and customer service training on individuals and groups. After an enjoyable and challenging time in India, Tom has returned to customer service based work and now spends his time mainly in management and training. Tom's had a passon for the outdoors since he could stand, and as a child spent many a holiday walking in the lake district, he is currently walking the GR7 with his father, the next leg to be in March 08. Tom is also a keen mountain biker and took a beautiful trip from Brighton to Paris in spring '07. Tom regularly climbs and has a passion for many sports (mainly outdoor).
Qualifications
- Climbing, Abseiling/Repelling Instructor
- Abseiling Instructor
- SSSA - Southern Sandstone Award (Trained)
- Kayaking Instructor
- BCU - 2 star
- First Aid
- HSE - First Aid at Work
- Scuba Diving
- PADI - Open Water Diver
