HADRIAN'S Wall will celebrate its 1,900th anniversary next year with a year-long festival of events and activities - and organisers want your ideas. 

Hadrian’s Wall 1900 will mark the start of the building of Hadrian’s Wall, one of Northumberland's most famous landmarks which sprawls 73 miles from the North Sea to the Irish Sea.

The wall stretches from Wallsend, North Tyneside, to Bowness-on-Solway in Cumbria.

Building started on the iconic wall in 122 AD and took six years, meaning parts of it have stood for nearly 1,900 years. 

Organisers say there will be a packed programme of events and activities throughout 2022, including exhibitions, lectures and film screenings.

There will also be opportunities to take part in workshops, walks and creative projects; and experience the stunning landscape through creative installations and events.      

The year-long festival, being co-ordinated by Hadrian’s Wall Partnership in collaboration with local people and organisations, will bring communities and visitors closer to the people that have lived and worked along the Wall from pre-Roman times to the present day. 

Individuals, groups, venues and organisations along the length of the World Heritage UNESCO site are now being invited to plan their own celebration to be included in the Hadrian’s Wall 1900 programme. 

Organisers are want to hear from anyone that wishes to explore and demonstrate what Hadrian’s Wall means to them, but ideas do not need to be fully formed at this stage. 

Lady Jane Gibson, chair of Hadrian’s Wall Partnership, said: “We are thrilled to be announcing our year-long festival to commemorate Hadrian arriving in northern Britain to oversee the construction of his Wall. 

"2022 will be a year of anniversaries but no other festival will be celebrating 1900 years of continuous history of a place and its people. 

"The communities living around the Wall now have one of the world’s most famous landmarks in their fields, villages, towns and cities and we want everyone to be involved in celebrating not just the history under their feet but the international importance of World Heritage today.

"From Hadrian’s birthday on 24th January to Saturnalia on 23rd December, 2022 will be the year of Northern Britain.”   

Glen Sanderson, leader of Northumberland County Council, said: "This is an opportunity for residents and groups to come together and celebrate how the Wall has shaped our great county and we encourage all those communities to get involved. 

"As well as this event we also have the Lindisfarne Gospels returning to the region next year, so 2022 is a real opportunity for Northumberland to further raise its profile as a visitor destination of choice.”  

Anyone who would like to be involved should submit their interest at https://hadrianswallcountry.co.uk/hadrianswall1900/getinvolved