HUNDREDS of people from across the country and around the world overseas will have the chance to take part in creating a line of light along the length of Hadrian’s Wall.

Organisers are looking for 500 people to help create a the spectacular show from one side of Britain to the other on Saturday, March 13.

Each of the volunteer Illuminators will be part of a small team responsible for lighting one of the 500 individual points of light that will be placed at 250 metre intervals along the route of the 84-mile long Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail.

The first of the lights will be illuminated at Segedunum Roman Fort at Wallsend.

Each of the other lights will then be lit in sequence by the Illuminators, with the line of light reaching Bowness-on-Solway on the Cumbrian coast about an hour later.

Linda Tuttiett, the chief executive of Hadrian's Wall Heritage Ltd, says: "This is a fantastic opportunity for people to be part of this amazing event.

"We want to give people from all over the country, as well as local people, the chance to get involved.

"It really will be a once in a lifetime opportunity and something we think people will remember for a very long time.

"All the Illuminators will be supervised by the team that are producing this project as well as our own volunteers who help out along the route of the National Trail and volunteers from other local organisations like the Northumberland National Park Authority."

John Farquhar-Smith, who is producing the event, says: "This event will obviously be a massive logistical challenge involving a large team of experts and the highly experienced volunteers who work with Hadrian's Wall Heritage Ltd along the National Trail.

"The 500 volunteer Illuminators we want to recruit for this event will also play a crucial role in creating the line of light."

Anyone who would like to be one of the Illuminators will need to register on the website at www.illuminatinghadrianswall.com before February 22.