Mayor Ben Houchen is to offer Teesworks tours to the public to provide a final chance to see the historic former SSI Redcar site.

This comes after it was announced that the Redcar Blast Furnace and Coke Ovens would be demolished, creating 300 jobs.

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Mayor Houchen has announced today he is putting on tours of the site to give local people a final chance to explore the historic site before the demolition work begins. 

The Mayor has also asked how people want to preserve steelmaking heritage.

The guided bus tours will allow people to see the iconic structures such as the blast furnace and coke ovens, which have been part of the Redcar landscape for generations, up close safely and in line with current social distancing regulations.  

The tours, which will involve former steelworkers and explain the future vision for the site, will take place throughout October and those interested can book now by visiting www.teesworks.co.uk/tours. 

The Mayor also wants to hear ideas from former steelworkers and people living in Redcar and across the Tees Valley about how they want to celebrate and recognise the history and heritage of the steelworks following the demolition work.

He said: "I have been inundated with people interested in taking a tour around the site, so I am delighted to be able to make this happen and give people a chance to learn more about the history of the site and make some final memories to treasure long after the buildings have gone."