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The four flames will be brought together to create the Paralympic Flame at special ceremony at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, birthplace of the Paralympic Movement, on Tuesday 28 August 2012.
Stoke Mandeville Stadium to host London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay
September 15, 2011
Celebratory flames from across Great Britain & Northern Ireland will combine at Stoke Mandeville Stadium as part of Paralympic Flame Festival before beginning a 24 hour Paralympic Flame journey to the Stratford and the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
- New concept for the Paralympic Flame is launched – four separate flames to be lit using the energy of human endeavour in London, Greater Belfast , Edinburgh and Cardiff
- Four flames will be combined at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, birthplace of the Paralympic movement at a special ceremony to bring the flames together to create the Paralympic Flame
- 24 hour overnight Torch Relay from Stoke Mandeville to Stratford for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games
Quotations:
Martin McElhatton, Chief Executive of WheelPower, owners of Stoke Mandeville Stadium, said:
We are delighted to be welcoming home the Paralympic Movement for the Paralympic Torch Relay. The London 2012 Games provide us with the wonderful opportunity to celebrate Britain’s proud heritage as the birthplace of Paralympic Sport and use the power of the Games and the uniting of the Flame as a symbol to inspire disabled people throughout the world to transform their lives through sport.Richard Millman, CEO of Leisure Connection, which manages Stoke Mandeville Stadium in partnership with WheelPower:
2012 is going to be a great year for the nation and we at Leisure Connection are honoured and privileged to welcome home the Paralympic Torch Relay to Stoke Mandeville. We will be working with Wheelpower and all our local partners to ensure this event can touch everyone in the community and ignite their passion for sport and physical activity as well as celebrating the Paralympic Games and the legacy. It’s great to see Stoke Mandeville Stadium recognised in such a way.