who got the buildings onto the BBC2 programme Restoration. They narrowly missed winning the final but received assistance from the Heritage Lottery Fund to begin the long process of raising money to restore both buildings. After a development grant was awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund in summer 2009, Cadw and Caerphilly County Borough Council are actively supporting the scheme and the Big Lottery awarded £500,000 in December 2009. In July 2010 it was announced that the Heritage Lottery would grant the project £2.9 million to restore the buildings. Education Newbridge Secondary School (formerly known as Newbridge Comprehensive School and Newbridge Grammar School before that) is located in the town, catering for some 978 pupils aged 11 to 16. Tynewydd Primary School in Greenfield, Pantside Primary School, and Pentwynmawr Primary School cater for 4- to 11-year-olds. Notable people See also :Category:People from Newbridge, Caerphilly Notable people to have grown up in Newbridge include, world-champion boxer Joe Calzaghe CBE; Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown; Steve Strange, frontman of New Romantic band Visage; and Sir Terry Matthews OBE, high-tech entrepreneur and owner of the Celtic Manor Resort. British Lions and Welsh rugby union captain and coach John Dawes OBE is from Chapel-Of-Ease, near Newbridge. Elliot Dee who plays rugby for Wales was born and raised in Newbridge. The Town also hosts a world famous Brass Band Newbridge Celynen Band that over its time has been an award winning brass band and winning many competitions. References External links Welsh Coal Mines - all the local pit histories Geograph.co.uk Towns in Caerphilly County Borough