The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) has today announced the streets that the Olympic Torch relay will travel along on its journey around the UK.
The London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay will come into Denbighshire on May 29from Kinmel Bay and will make its way through parts of Rhyl and into Rhuddlan before it makes its way out of Denbighshire.
The route will follow Wellington Road to the High Street, High Street to the Vale Road Bridge, A525 Vale Road Bridge to Rhuddlan Road. The relay will then leave Rhyl.
It will enter Rhuddlan from the A5151, through Rhyl Road and will finish at Marsh Road.
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 Denbighshire.
Residents living in and around Rhyl and Rhuddlan can find out when it will be travelling along their nearest high street, through their town square or past their local village shop.
The Torchbearers confirmed to carry the Flame through Rhyl and Rhuddlan today include those that were successful through the public nomination processes run by LOCOG and the Presenting Partners, Coca Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung. LOCOG has endeavoured to slot all community Torchbearers within an hour of their nomination address so family and friends can cheer them on. Each Torchbearer will wear a white and gold uniform which been designed by adidas.
Jamie Groves, Denbighshire’s Head of Leisure, Libraries and Community Development, said: “ The Relay will give residents and members of the surrounding communities in Denbighshire an ideal chance to see the Olympic Flame and witness the spectacle of the Olympic Torch Relay.
“Today’s announcement really brings the route to life and will encourage people to get involved by lining the streets. We are looking forward to welcoming the inspirational torchbearers to the communities and hope that the people of Denbighshire turn out on May 29 to show their support.”
Sebastian Coe, Chair of LOCOG added: ‘Today we bring the Olympic Torch Relay to life. The Flame symbolises the Olympic spirit and its journey around the UK will bring the excitement of the Games to our streets. Now the people know the route the Olympic Flame will be carried along and the Torchbearers for their community, they can start planning how they might celebrate and make it Denbighshire’s moment to shine.’
An average of 115 Torchbearers a day will carry the Olympic Flame during its 8,000 mile journey around the UK before it arrives at 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.
LOCOG has worked closely with representatives from a number of sectors in each Nation and Region of the UK to devise the route and is taking the Olympic Flame to within ten miles of over 95% of the population.
Schools across the UK can now access free learning resources linked to the Olympic Torch Relay through Get Set (london2012.com/getset), the official London 2012 education programme. The activities are designed to help schools and colleges make the most of the Relay by lining the route, and cheering on their local Torchbearers. Resources include ideas for making Flame hats and shakers to welcome the Flame, an assembly presentation to get the school behind a Torchbearer and a film showing one Get Set network school’s preparations for the Relay.
