18 May 2011
City of London to welcome Olympic Flame
The City of London will welcome the Olympic Flame next year in
the run up to the London 2012 Games.
The City of London Corporation is working closely with LOCOG on
planning details of the route which will be confirmed later in the
year. The Flame, which is also scheduled to visit the other 32
local authority areas in London, will be carried by Torchbearers
who can be nominated through LOCOG’s website
(www.london2012.com/olympictorchrelay).
Stuart Fraser, Policy Chairman at the City of London
Corporation, said:
"We are delighted to be welcoming the Olympic Flame to the
Square Mile, the financial and commercial heart of London and the
UK. I am sure the Olympic Torch Relay will be a prelude to a
terrific Games for all involved."
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Notes to editors
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Sanjay Odedra, Press Officer, City of London Corporation
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Email
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- About the City of London Corporation
The City of London Corporation is a uniquely diverse organisation.
It supports and promotes the City as the world leader in
international finance and business services and provides local
services and policing for those working in, living in and visiting
the Square Mile. It also provides valued services to London and the
nation. These include the Barbican Centre and the Guildhall School
of Music & Drama; the Guildhall Library and Art Gallery and
London Metropolitan Archive; a range of education provision
(including three City Academies); five Thames bridges (including
Tower Bridge and the Millennium Bridge); the Central Criminal Court
at Old Bailey; over 10,000 acres of open spaces (including
Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest), and three wholesale food
markets. It is also London’s Port Health Authority and runs the
Animal Reception Centre at Heathrow. It works in partnership with
neighbouring boroughs on the regeneration of surrounding areas and
the City Bridge Trust, which it oversees, donates more than £15m to
charity annually.