What's on?
Check out Community Connections–funded events inspired by our free-to-enter sites and shaped by local communities.
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'Ten Times Table' Audio Play at King Arthur's Round Table
Sat 14 Mar 2026 King Arthur's Round Table -
Art Exhibition at Blue Jam Art, Penrith
Sun 22 Mar 2026 Blue Jam Arts, Mostyn Hall, 13 Friargate, Penrith, CA11 7XR
About the grants
Community Connections is a grant programme funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
We've funded wellbeing, heritage skills and nature projects that will help people connect with the free-to-enter sites in our care. The programme is focused on sites in Tyne and Wear, north Cumbria, and north Northumberland.
Projects were required to meet the Community Connections criteria and the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s investment principles.
Eligible Sites
There was one round of funding for each region in the programme. Here's a list of the funding rounds and eligible English Heritage sites in each region.
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Round 1 - Tyne and Wear
• Benwell Roman Temple, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Benwell Vellum Crossing, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Bessie Surtees House, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Denton Hall Turret, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Denton Hall Turret, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Derwentcote Steel Furnace, Hamsterly
• Heddon-on-the-Wall, Heddon
• Hylton Castle, Sunderland
• Prudhoe Castle, Prudhoe
• St Paul's Monastery, Jarrow
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Round 2 - North Cumbria and Hadrian's Wall
• Banks East Turret, Brampton
• Countess Pillar, Brougham
• Harrows Scar Milecastle and Wall, Brampton
• Hare Hill, Brampton
• King Arthur's Round Table, Eamont Bridge
• Leahill Turret, Brampton
• Maybugh Henge, Eamont Bridge
• Penrith Castle, Penrith
• Pike Hill signal Tower, Brampton
• Piper Sike Turret, Brampton
• Poltross Burn Milecastle, Gilsland
• Willowford Roman Bridge, Gilsland
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Round 3 - North Northumberland
• Berwick-upon-Tweed Castle, Berwick-upon-Tweed
• Berwick-upon-Tweed Ramparts, Berwick-upon-Tweed
• Berwick Bell Tower, Berwick-upon-Tweed
• Lord's Mount, Berwick-upon-Tweed
• Magazine, Berwick-upon-Tweed
• Norham Castle, Berwick-upon-Tweed
• Etal Castle, Etal
The projects
Check out the list of funded projects across our three areas, made possible with funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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With thanks
The Community Connections Grant scheme was made possible with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.