Route Announced For Swansea’s Olympic Flame Visit

March 19, 2012 - PRLog -- The Flame will arrive in Swansea in the late afternoon of Saturday 26 May.

Torchbearers will start carrying the Flame at Langdon Road at about 5.45pm before it travels over the iconic Sail Bridge and onto Princess Way and Castle Square for about 6pm.

The Flame will then travel up Princess Way then left along the Kingsway, St Helen’s Road and Mumbles Road before reaching Sketty Lane and finally Singleton Park.

An Evening Celebration Event will be held on a big stage at the park from 5pm to 7.30pm that will feature a selection of music, dance and sports activities. Tickets will be free and further details about where they will be made available and the event will soon be announced.

The Flame will restart its journey on Sunday 27 May from Bracelet Bay at about 6.55am before making its way through Mumbles and up Newton Road to Oystermouth Castle.

The Flame will return from the Castle then travel along Mumbles Road, Sketty Lane and Vivian Road on the way to Cockett Road before finally making its way to Carmarthenshire.

Torchbearers for the Swansea leg of the journey will shortly be announced. They will have been successful through the public nomination processes run by London Organisers of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and the Presenting Partners: Coca Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung. Each Torchbearer will wear a special uniform that’s been designed by Adidas.

The 70-day Olympic Torch Relay will start at Land's End in Cornwall on 19 May before travelling an estimated 8,000 miles around the UK.

This means LOCOG will realise the aspiration of taking the Olympic Flame to within an hour's journey time of 95% of the UK's population.

Cllr Graham Thomas, Swansea Council’s Cabinet Member for Culture, Recreation and Tourism, said: “The Olympic and Paralympic Games are the biggest sporting events in the world.

“The announcement of the route really brings the Torch Relay to life and this will give Swansea people the chance to line our streets and get involved in a magnificent and memorable occasion.

“We’re looking forward to welcoming the inspirational Torchbearers into our communities.”

Sebastian Coe, Chair of LOCOG, said: “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 they can start planning how they might celebrate and make it Swansea’s moment to shine.”

The Flame will end up at the Olympic Stadium in London on 27 July for the lighting of the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony.

Swansea Council has also launched a campaign called Be Part of It that’s encouraging people to make the most of the London Games by organising Olympic-themed events to celebrate sport and exercise.

Have a look at http://www.swansea.gov.uk/bepartofit for more information.

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