THE Olympic Flame will visit Warrington town centre next year in the run-up to the London Olympics.
Everyone in the wider Warrington area will be invited to go into the town centre to welcome the Flame, share in the excitement and celebrate the achievements of the torchbearers.
The torch will arrive in town on Thursday, May 31.
Warrington is one of more than 1,000 villages, towns and cities to be included in the Olympic Torch relay route.
The route, along which a team of 8,000 torchbearers will run in relays, has been devised by the London organising committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG).
To mark the occasion locally, children from St Ann’s CE Primary School will take part in a mini torch relay at Orford Park – the North West’s Olympic legacy project which was recently awarded the Inspire mark.
Cllr Terry O’Neill, leader of Warrington Borough Council, said: “What better way to celebrate the news than with our very own mini Olympic torch relay with children from Warrington in Orford Park.
“The Olympic Torch Relay will provide a wonderful opportunity for the whole town to share in the Olympic spirit and support members of the community who have been chosen to run with the Olympic Flame.”
The 70 day Olympic Torch Relay, will start at Land’s End, Cornwall on the morning of May and 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.
LOCOG has realised the aspiration of taking the Olympic Flame to within an hour’s journey time of 95 per cent of the population. In fact, over 95 per cent 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.
On the final day of the relay, the Olympic Flame will travel down the River Thames as it makes its way to the Olympic Stadium on July 27 for the lighting of the cauldron at the opening ceremony, signifying the official start of the games.
Olympic Flame to pass through town
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