Olympics 2012 torch relay
Harborough district set to welcome the London 2012 Olympic Torch
Communities throughout Harborough district will get to welcome the Olympic Torch as it travels through the district on Monday 2 July 2012 - at approximately 3.20pm - as part of the Olympic Torch Relay Route.
Everyone is invited to be part of this once in a lifetime event, supporting the torchbearers as they carry the flame on its way from Greece to London to start the 2012 Olympic Games
The torch will start the day in Coventry , then travel through Harborough district and make its way to Leicester for an overnight stop in the city. Schools, communities groups, and families will all be encouraged to make this a truly spectacular celebration.
Market Harborough, Lubenham, Foxton and Kibworth Harcourt are four of over 1,000 villages, towns and cities announced by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) through which the Olympic Flame will be carried by Torchbearers during the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.
The torch relay route in the Harborough district will be:
Start Torchbearer Mode (where the torch is carried through the streets) – Market Harborough
15:19 Rockingham Road
15:32 Adam & Eve Street
15:33 Church Square
15:35 Coventry Road
15:45 Lubenham Hill – Hill Top Close
Stop Torchbearer Mode
Start Torchbearer Mode – Lubenham
15:49 Lubenham Town Sign – Main Street
15:54 Turn Right onto Foxton Road
15:55 Foxton Road – National Speed limit sign
Stop Torchbearer Mode
Start Torchbearer Mode – Foxton
16:51 Main Street
17:00 Main Street - National Speed limit sign
Stop Torchbearer Mode
Start Torchbearer Mode – Kibworth Harcourt
17:05 Harborough Road A6 – 30mph sign
17:14 Leicester Road A6 – 40mph sign
Stop Torchbearer Mode
You can meet the local torchbearers here:
Following the Torch Relay the local community of Market Harborough are planning to continue the celebrations at our Torch Relay Community Village event being held at Symington’s Recreation Ground, Market Harborough.
The eyes of the world will be on our district and we want to showcase our town, the community and the true Olympic spirit which we know exists here.
The Torch Relay Community Village will act as a showcase for the numerous sports and related groups which Market Harborough and the surrounding villages has to offer to residents and children.
We are open to any assistance or offers of support however you feel you could help on the day to showcase your group.
If you would like your sports association or local group to feature at this event by perhaps performing or exhibiting on the day, please contact us by emailing wendy.savill@btinternet.com
The streets along the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay, which can be viewed in full at www.london2012.com/olympictorchrelay, gives street-by-street details and proposed start times for when the Olympic Flame will travel through Harborough. Residents living in and around Market Harborough, Lubenham, Foxton and Kibworth Harcourt can find out when it will be travelling along their nearest high street, through their town square or past their local village shop.
To receive updates of what is happening in each of these locations or to register your interest in becoming more involved, please email Jayne Wisely at Harborough District Council – j.wisely@harborough.gov.uk or telephone (01858) 828282.
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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.
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.
A group has been established in Market Harborough to plan for the day and if anyone would like to be involved they should email Wendy Savill wendysavill@btinternet.com
Guidelines for Businesses
To find out more about roads, traffic and parking restrictions, please visit: www.leics.gov.uk/olympictorchrelay or call 0116 305 0001.
