THE tenth anniversary of the closure of the Ebbw Vale steelworks will be marked with a 'Ghost Parade' next month.

The parade, with music by Ebbw Valley Brass, takes place at dusk on July 1 and will retrace the route steelworkers marched ten years ago when the works closed.

The event will also mark the arrival of the Adain Avion in Ebbw Vale - a transformed DC09 aeroplane which will be towed along the route of the parade from Ebbw Vale leisure centre to the General Offices at The Works.

This aims to celebrate a decade of changes in Ebbw Vale with The Works now a site of regeneration.

The parade will also show footage of the demolition of The Pickler in 2004 on a large outdoor screen.

This was an iconic part of the steelworks which stood around 500 metres from the General Offices.

The Adain Avion, which comes from the wreck of an abandoned aeroplane in Spain, is one of 12 public art commissions created for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad which aims to get everyone involved in the Olympics.

It has been created by Welsh artist Marc Rees who won the £230,000 commission for Wales which is being funded by organisations including the Welsh Government and Blaenau Gwent council.

As well as visiting Ebbw Vale, the wingless plane will also stop at Swansea and Llandudno.

An archive containing material from all the events will then be kept in Adain Avion's black box at the National History Museum in Cardiff.

Any volunteers wanting to take part in the Ghost Parade or who have footage of The Pickler, should email ghost@stefhancaddick.co.uk Organisers are particularly keen to hear from former steelworkers.

Adain Avion is in Ebbw Vale from July 1 to 7. Other free events include: * SMS: Steel Men Stories - Abergavenny author Owen Sheers collaborates with filmmaker Christopher Morris to produce stories based on interviews with people from Ebbw Vale Rugby Club.

* Cold Rolling - Dancers from Ballet Cymru perform a piece based on the steel making process and to music sung by Ebbw Vale Male Voice Choir.

For tickets, call 01495 355800.