Find out where the Olympic Flame will be going and use exciting new resources to learn more about the London 2012 Torch Relay.
Torriano Junior school are learning about the London 2012 Torch Relay why don't you?
7 Nov 2011
London 2012 reveals communities on Olympic Torch Relay route and invites the UK to welcome the Olympic Flame next summer
- Over 95% of the population will be within 10 miles of the Olympic Flame
- Over 1,000 communities will have Torchbearers carrying the Olympic Flame through their streets
- Every county in England and every Local Authority area in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to welcome the Olympic Flame
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today confirmed all the communities through which the Olympic Flame will be carried by Torchbearers during the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay which is presented by Coca-Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung.
People are invited to view the interactive map to find their nearest community through which the Olympic Flame will be carried.
Travelling by different methods of transport including horseback, bicycle, tram and steam-train, the Olympic Torch Relay will also include exciting moments with extreme heights, high speeds and breath-taking spectacles. Every county in England and every Local Authority area in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales will host the Olympic Flame, with welcomes reaching as far north as Lerwick in Scotland to St Helier in the south, Lowestoft in the east and Enniskillen in the west. Well known landmarks including Snowdon, Stormont, Loch Ness and Stonehenge will be visited by the Olympic Flame. Many thousands of people are expected to welcome the Olympic Flame along the route each day and celebrate the achievements of the Torchbearers in parks, squares and streets right around the UK.
Students from Torriano Junior School, a member of the Get Set network have already been learning about the London 2012 torch relay and you can too!
Check out exciting new resources about the history of the Olympic Torch Relay and the London 2012 Olympic Torch!
Schools using the resources are encouraged to join the Get Set network before the 16 December 2011 to receive exclusive reward and recognition from London 2012.
Check out LLoyds TSB Flame Followers and Bank of Scotland Flame Followers giving schools once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to be right at the heart of the excitement and celebrations of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.
