Community Online 65 Report post Posted November 7, 2011 On Day 12, 30th May, the Olympic Torch will pass through Oswestry as is does the route from Chester to Stoke on Trent. More information on the BBC website here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13391986 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maggie 65 Report post Posted November 7, 2011 Its going across Pontcysyllte Aqueduct too, so coming through here, what are we going to do to celebrate? How about some LJC grant money for an event of some sort? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leebarnfield 30 Report post Posted November 7, 2011 Do you know the exact route? When you say "here", does that mean Chirk Bank? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maggie 65 Report post Posted November 7, 2011 No further info other than that the list states Trevor followed by Oswestry, presumably torch bearers would come through Chirk on way to Oswestry? or possibly through Weston Rhyn, and past the Hillfort? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Harling 4 Report post Posted November 8, 2011 Hi Guys, I have found a map on one of pages showing the route of all the UK so zoomed in to our area and took a screen shot. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=232318570164642&set=a.179543952108771.46957.168316099898223&type=1&theater Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leebarnfield 30 Report post Posted November 8, 2011 hmmmm route looks a bit straight, but could well be coming through Chirk Bank and Weston Rhyn looking at that map. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maggie 65 Report post Posted November 9, 2011 Read something in Advertizer tonight that the torch will come into Os along the Gobowen Rd, meaning either coming from A5 or from Gobowen? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maggie 65 Report post Posted February 7, 2012 LJC meeting in Gobowen on Feb 14th includes a session about the Olympic Torch in Oswestry. (see calendar for details) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leebarnfield 30 Report post Posted February 7, 2012 Valentines day..... how romantic. :wub: Maybe because its a old flame? 1 Maggie reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maggie 65 Report post Posted February 7, 2012 Suggest they should have a backrow for the meeting so people can take their other halves and hold hands... I, on the other hand, shall take my knitting (as Stitch and Bitch grant will be decided) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maggie 65 Report post Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) Joy Durrant spoke about Olympic Torch stuff at LJC last night. There is a lot of fine tuning still to be announced but the Torch will be running through Oswestry on Wednesday 30th May in the morning. All organisation,facilitation, security etc is being run centrally by something called LOCOG and details are posted on the London 2012 site as they are confirmed. It was confirmed that runners will carry the torch through the designated venues where children will be encouraged to come out and wave flags and do what children do (!) and Olympic goody stuff will be chucked at them. Between venues the torches (and all the LOCOG staff) will be carried in a convoy of sponsors wagons which will process across the country at '10 miles below the speed limit'. This convoy will be what we will see in the area as it follows the old A5 from Pontcysyllte on its way to Oswestry. On March 19th there will be a big announcement about places, times and named torch bearers. So if you want to see runners and torches, go to Pontcysyllte or Oswestry, if you want to see a convoy of wagons painted with sponsors logos stand along the A5. (Sounds awfully like a medieval king processing out through the countryside from castle to castle and throwing largesse at the peasants). Edited February 15, 2012 by Maggie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maggie 65 Report post Posted March 19, 2012 The detailed itinary is out this morning on BBC website, Here is relevant page for Trevor Basin and Oswestry. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/19_03_12_day12_chester_stokeontrent.pdf : Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
