Olympic Torch To Arrive In The Uk One Month Before ER Visit

The Olympic Torch will arrive in the South of England today, ready to begin its 70-day trek around the United Kingdom ending at the Olympic Stadium in London for the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games on Friday, 27 July.

More than 8,000 inspirational torchbearers will carry the Olympic Flame around the UK and the route will be animated by the official London 2012 presenting partners, Coca Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung, however local schools, community groups and residents are encouraged to line the streets with flags and banners to welcome the flame to our area.

Councillor Stephen Parnaby OBE, leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “It’s hard to believe that we are only a month away from welcoming the Olympic Torch to the East Riding, in what I am sure will be two days of celebrations as this once-in-a-lifetime event unfolds.

“The Olympic Torch Relay will provide a global platform for our area to shine and I would urge residents and visitors alike to line the streets and cheer on the torchbearers as they carry the flame through the East Riding to its eventual stop in London and the 2012 Olympic Games.”

The relay will reach the East Riding by mid-afternoon on Monday, 18 June, with the first torchbearer receiving the flame in Bridlington at 3pm on (A1038) Scarborough Road and reverting to convoy mode at around 3.22pm.

The flame will arrive in Beverley, at around 4.16pm, on Norwood (A1035), with the first torchbearer, passing by Beverley High School, into Saturday Market and past the Minister before reverting to convoy mode at around 4.47pm.

On Tuesday, 19 June, the torch will leave its overnight stop in Hull and head out to Brough, where it will enter torchbearer mode at around 7.37am on Welton Road and revert back to convoy mode at around 8.02am.

The relay’s final viewing point in the East Riding will be in Goole, where it will go into torchbearer mode at around 8.29am on Boothferry Road, pass through the town centre and revert back to convoy mode at around 8.51am on (A164) Rawcliffe Road.