The Torch Relay

Daily News Update (July 5th 2012)

Torch Relay has been and gone.   Download your free torch relay memories by visiting our Flickr Photo Account  http://www.flickr.com/photos/charnwoodbc/sets .   

July 3, 2012 - Day 46 of the Torch’s Journey Through Charnwood  (Leicester-Rutland)

The Olympic Torch Relay came through Charnwood on the 3rd July as the excitement builds to the start of the London 2012 Games. Thousands of people have lined the streets as the torch has made its way around the UK and you did the same right here in Charnwood.

Click here to read more about the Torch Relay in Charnwood.

Torch Bearers

Click here to find out about some of those chosen to carry the flame through Charnwood.

Olympic Information

• Olympic Torch Relay Leaflet - Day 46 (Charnwood) (PDF Document, 3.58 Mb)

Press Releases

• Celebrate the arrival of the Olympic Torch in Charnwood
• Thousands Turn out to Cheer on Games Time
• Eyes of the Nation on Charnwood for Olympic Torch Relay Rehearsal
• Charnwood Hosts Weekend of fun to mark Olympic Countdown

Olympic Route

• Enters Charnwood at Birstall and travels on the Great Central Railway from Birstall to Quorn
• Olympic Torch Route - Quorn (PDF Document, 0.44 Mb)
• Olympic Torch Route - Loughborough (PDF Document, 1 Mb)
• Olympic Torch Route - Hoton and Wymeswold (PDF Document, 0.4 Mb)

Other Events & Information

• Other Significant Dates