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Hadrian’s Wall 1900 Festival celebrates the 1900th anniversary of the beginning of the construction of Hadrian’s Wall.  It commemorates 1900 years of recognised locally, nationally, and internationally, as a cultural and historical asset of Outstanding Universal Value to humanity.

Throughout 2022, a programme of events and activities which celebrate 1900 years of Hadrian’s Wall is being presented by local societies, interest groups, community and arts organisations, creatives, local authorities, visitor attractions, venues, and individuals. It takes place across the length of the Hadrian’s Wall Frontiers of the Roman Empire UNESCO World Heritage Site, from Wallsend to Ravenglass.  Hadrian’s Wall 1900 Festival has been awarded funding from National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver a Community Grants programme to support the creation and delivery of events and activity for the Hadrian’s Wall 1900 Festival.

James Oates is an award-winning performance poet with a reputation in the North of England for quality performances on the poetry circuit over 25 years including representing the Northeast in the 2009 Radio 4 Poetry Slam Semi-finals.  His publications include Ripples in the Dreampool (Hybrid, 1995), Wideyback (Red Squirrel Press), Metropacity (Talking Pen, 2009), Sediment & Sentiment a Poetry/Art collaboration with artist Barrie West (Talking Pen, 2010).  He works in collaboration with artists and has had exhibitions around the Northeast and Cornwall as well as exhibiting in South Korea, Brussels and Gerlingen.  He has run many poetry workshops and is sought as a mentor for upcoming poets helping many on their way to success.