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Essex County Council confirms the streets the Olympic Flame will be carried along

Published: 19th May 2012 06:39

Essex County Council confirms the streets the Olympic Flame will be carried along.

On 6^th and 7^th July 2012 the Olympic Torch Relay will pass through 17 towns and villages in Essex on its way to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Today the street level route the Olympic Flame will take in each of these communities is revealed, together with a selection of inspirational Torchbearers, enabling residents and businesses to make preparations.

Residents are invited to line the route on these days to welcome the Olympic Flame and celebrate the achievements of the Torchbearers. Full details of the street level route in each of the 17 communities in Essex can be found at www.essexlegacy.org/torch

Essex County Councillor, Stephen Castle, Cabinet Member for the 2012 Games commented: "I am delighted the Torch Relay travels through so many communities in Essex. Now that the street level route has been announced, it gives our residents the chance to make plans to line the route and share in the excitement of the 2012 Games by welcoming the Torch and celebrating the achievements of the inspirational Torchbearers who have been selected."

Across the UK, the streets along the entire London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay route have been announced and can be viewed in full at www.london2012.com/olympictorchrelay. Residents living in and around Essex 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 Essex 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.

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 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.

When the Flame arrives in Chelmsford, Chelmsford Borough Council and Essex County Council are working in partnership with LOCOG and the three Presenting Partners of the Relay - Coca Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung - to host an evening celebration to celebrate the Olympic Flame. The event at Hylands Park will feature locally programmed content. Details of the run of show will be released over the next few months.

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. Details of Torchbearers in Essex and throughout the UK, can be viewed at http://www.london2012.com/games/olympic-torch-relay/torchbearers/search.php

Maldon Area

Route of the Olympic Flame confirmed - 6 July 2012

Maldon District Council is now able to announce the route that the Olympic Flame will be carried along in the Maldon District on Friday 6 July. The Torch relay vehicle convoy will arrive from Hatfield Peverel along the B1019 where it will meet the Torchbearers at 08:57

The Torchbearer runners will then make their way along Holloway Road, Heybridge to the Causeway up Market Hill, turning right at the top to pass the Moot Hall and down past the Upper Plume School in Fambridge Road towards Mayflower Drive at the bottom of Fambridge Road, where the Torch will leave Maldon via the vehicle convoy at 09:50.

Cllr John Archer, Leader of Maldon District Council said; "We are honoured that the District has been chosen to play a part in this once in a lifetime event to see the Olympic Flame and witness the spectacle of the Olympic Torch Relay. We hope that the District will come out in force and give a hearty welcome to the torchbearers and the Olympic Flame as it makes its way through our District".

It is a great opportunity for everyone to share in the excitement of the Olympic Torch Relay, showing their support to all those who have been chosen as Torchbearers. We would encourage everyone to come out and line the streets to watch this once in a lifetime spectacle of the Olympic Torch being carried through Heybridge and Maldon.

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 Heybridge and Maldon.

The Torchbearers confirmed to carry the Flame through the Maldon District 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 has been designed by adidas.

Among the Torchbearers who will carry the Flame during the Torch Relay is Chloe Bond of Braintree.

Chloe Bond is an amazingly thoughtful and giving person who always puts others before herself. She has taken part in charity projects in South America and Asia, each time helping the local communities to improve their way of life. Chloe has been a keen member of GirlGuiding UK for 9 years now and the Scout Association for 4 years both as participant and now a leader where she volunteers her time and efforts into helping the younger generation of Scouts and Guides get the most out of what they want to achieve. As well as this she finds the time to volunteer at the local youth centre and has aided in running events for children and students at her local church. Chloe is also entering her final year at University where she is studying Childhood, Youth and Community Studies and is hoping to use this along with her other past volunteer experience to start a career in Social Work.