London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay is coming to Petersfield!
London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay is coming to Petersfield!
East Hampshire District Council is excited and proud to announce that the Olympic Torch Relay is coming to Petersfield in 2012. Petersfield is one of the few towns which have been given the honour of hosting the Olympic Torch Relay in the run-up to the Olympic Games in 2012.
The Olympic Torch will pass through East Hampshire on Monday 16 July 2012 and we are planning to line the route with colour and excitement in celebration of this once in a lifetime occasion. Plans are under way to celebrate this global event and to encourage communities from East Hampshire and beyond to get involved.
Petersfield is one of over 1,000 villages, towns and cities announced by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), through which the Torchbearers will carry the Olympic Flame, presented by Coca-Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung. LOCOG will be working with representatives from a number of sectors in East Hampshire to finalise the route.
Portfolio Holder for Communities at EHDC, Councillor Andrew Joy says, "We are delighted to welcome the Olympic Torch Relay to East Hampshire and Petersfield in particular. It is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the Olympic Flame and to witness the spectacle of the Olympic Torch Relay on our own home turf. I think there will be a real buzz of excitement.
"Like many communities in East Hampshire, Petersfield is a vibrant town and this will provide a chance for us all to celebrate the Olympic spirit. Petersfield will welcome residents and people from surrounding communities to come to the town to honour and support the members of our community who have been chosen to carry the Olympic Flame.
"This is a fantastic way to mark the countdown to the start of the Games and we are really excited to be part of the world's celebrations of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games."
Sebastian Coe, Chair of LOCOG said: "We are thrilled to confirm that Petersfield will host the Olympic Flame, and extend an invitation to the people of East Hampshire to welcome the Olympic Torch Relay during its journey around the UK. This is the UK’s moment to shine and I want to encourage people across the district to start planning how they can be part of this once in a lifetime opportunity and show their support for the inspirational Torchbearers chosen to carry the Olympic Flame as we count down to the start of the Olympic Games."
To keep up-to-date with the East Hampshire's celebration plans visit out website www.easthants.gov.uk/2012
To find out more about how you can get involved with the London 2012 Olympics take a look at our 2102 pages.
For more information please contact Kirsty Cope, EHDC Community Project Worker (Sport & Play) on 01730 234396 or email kirsty.cope@easthants.gov.uk.
Pic: Cllr Andrew Joy, EHDC Portfolio Holder for Community and Kirsty Cope, EHDC Community Project Worker (Sport & Play), celebrate the news of the Olympic Torch Relay coming to Petersfield.
Information about the Torch Relay
The 70 day Olympic Torch Relay, will start at Land’s End, Cornwall on the morning of 19 May 2012. On leaving Land’s End, the Olympic Flame will travel an estimated 8,000 miles around the UK giving thousands of communities and individuals their moment to shine as the Olympic Flame comes to a place near them.
In announcing the villages, towns and cities LOCOG has realised the aspiration of taking the Olympic Flame to within an hour’s journey time of 95% of the population. In fact, over 95% of the population will be within just 10 miles of the Olympic Flame next summer. The street by street detail of the route will be confirmed next year.
People are invited to view the interactive map at www.london2012.com/olympictorchrelaymap to find their nearest community through which the Olympic Flame will be carried.
On the final day of the Olympic Torch Relay, it is LOCOG’s intention that the Olympic Flame will travel down the River Thames as it makes its way to the Olympic Stadium on 27 July 2012 for the lighting of the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony, signifying the official start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The Olympic Flame will be carried across the UK by 8,000 inspirational Torchbearers each of whom will have a story of personal achievement and/or contribution to the local community. In December this year, successful nominees will be contacted with a conditional offer and final Torchbearer places will start to be confirmed from February 2012 onwards.
Today LOCOG launches two new public participation programmes. The ‘Local Leaders’ initiative is an invitation to people to take the 2012 Games into their community and create their own celebrations next year, for the Olympic Torch Relay and other key moments during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. People are encouraged to sign up to the Local Leader programme at www.london2012.com/localleaders to receive further information on a range of themed celebration ideas focusing on the Opening Ceremony evening, gardening, quizzes and barbecues and be in the front row to receive free London 2012 event materials to support events.
Also launched today is the ‘Get Set for the Olympic Torch Relay’ education resource, available to all schools registered with Get Set, London 2012’s official education programme. The aim of the resource is to provide schools with cross-curricular resources aimed at teachers working with 3 to 16 year olds to aid learning around history of Olympic Torch Relays, the design of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay and the Torch itself. A further education resource will launch next year to encourage schools to plan a welcome for the Olympic Flame and show support for the Torchbearers. Lloyds TSB, official Education Partner of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay, have launched their Flame Followers schools programme which compliments the Get Set resources, and gives schools once-in-a-lifetime opportunities be right at the heart of the excitement and celebrations of the Relay.
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