Building Futures: Community-Led Heritage in the North East

About This Event

Join the Heritage Network for a dedicated North East networking day, bringing together not-for-profit organisations and community champions working with—or from—historic buildings across the region.

Hosted at the iconic Redhills Miners Hall in Durham, this interactive day offers a chance to connect with peers, gain fresh perspectives, and explore both leading and emerging heritage projects shaping the North East.

What to Expect

• Inspiring Talks: Hear from community leaders and heritage specialists revitalising historic buildings, sites, and spaces for public benefit.
• Practical Insights: Gather advice, tools, and real-world examples you can apply to your own work.
• Guided Tours: Discover the story of Redhills Miners Hall and learn from its restoration story and community use.
• A Practical Workshop with the National Lottery Heritage Fund: helping you to develop impactful, fundable, project plan.
• Meaningful Networking: Build new relationships, exchange ideas, and strengthen your connections across the sector.

Whether you’re managing a heritage site, driving forward a community project, or simply passionate about the region’s history, this is a valuable opportunity to learn, share, and collaborate.

Who Should Attend?

• Not-for-profit heritage organisations, community groups, and volunteers
• Local authorities and civic organisations
• Heritage professionals working in the community-led sector
• Anyone working on or advocating for historic buildings and community spaces in the North East

Places are limited so don’t delay booking your place. Details of our exciting line-up of speakers will be announced soon.

Tickets include all talks, tours, and workshops, as well as lunch and refreshments throughout the day.

Heritage Network Members get discounted tickets!

Network, Partner and Supporter members can book for £20. You should have received an email with a code to access the discounted tickets. Click the red 'Get tickets' button and enter your code in the box that says 'Promo Code'.

If you did not get the code please email [email protected].

Heritage Network

Heritage Network is the UK's umbrella organisation for not-for-profit organisations that are rescuing, restoring and managing historic buildings and places.

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