Eurotunnel: Olympic Torch Relay at the Channel Tunnel
March 19 2012 - 3:45AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Eurotunnel (Paris:GET) (LSE:GETS):
On July 18 2012, just a few days before the start of the London
2012 Olympic Games, the Olympic Torch Relay will arrive at the
Channel Tunnel Terminal in Folkestone and will travel through the 9
km section of the Tunnel between Folkestone and Samphire Hoe at the
foot of Shakespeare Cliff.
As part of the Olympic Torch Relay, which will cross the length
and breadth of the United Kingdom, visiting the country’s most
iconic and prestigious locations, the Olympic Torch will travel
underground from Eurotunnel’s Folkestone Terminal to the 30 hectare
nature reserve, constructed from the spoil extracted from below the
Channel during construction, and which is now a haven of
biodiversity, at Samphire Hoe.
At Samphire Hoe, which hosts 110,000 visitors every year, there
will be community events organized1 throughout the day to provide
an opportunity for the public to come and share the excitement and
see the Torch as it is carried on the nature trails around the Hoe
by the torchbearers.
Jacques Gounon, Chairman and Chief Executive of Eurotunnel,
stated: "I am delighted that the organisers of the Olympic
Torch Relay have chosen the Channel Tunnel as one of the emblematic
sites that the Torch will visit. The Channel Tunnel was recognised
as a vital link between people and nominated as the Engineering
feat of the last century and one of the seven wonders of the modern
world. To see the Olympic Torch here is a great honour and we look
forward to an exciting event."
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 that 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 their moment to shine."
Notes to editors
www.london2012.com/olympictorchrelay, gives street-by-street
details and proposed start times for when the Olympic Flame will
travel through Folkestone and on towards Dover. Residents living in
and around the area 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 at the Channel
Tunnel 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.
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.
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.
About your organisation
Eurotunnel holds the concession to operate the Channel Tunnel
until 2086. Alongside the operation of Passenger and Freight
Shuttles, Eurotunnel also gives passage to high speed passenger
trains and rail freight trains run by other operators.
Eurotunnel has a rail freight subsidiary, Europorte which
provides a full range of rail services to the logistics industry as
Europorte (in France) and GB Railfreight (in the UK).
As the longest standing Presenting Partner of the Olympic Torch
Relay, Coca-Cola will be using its heritage and experience
to spread excitement across the UK ahead of London 2012.
Coca-Cola's national nomination campaign - Future Flames – has
focused on finding inspirational young people from across the
country to have the once in a lifetime opportunity to carry the
Olympic Flame. This summer Coca-Cola will celebrate these Future
Flames: young people who use their passions in areas like sport and
physical activity, music and dance, and community and the
environment; to spread happiness in their local communities. Find
out more at: www.coca-cola.co.uk/olympic-games
As the only National Presenting Partner of the London 2012
Olympic Torch Relay, Lloyds TSB will be taking the spirit
and inspiration of the Olympic Flame right to the heart of
communities across the UK. As part of Lloyds Banking Group, Bank of
Scotland will be the National Presenting Partner in Scotland.
Schools can be right at the heart of the celebrations through our
Flame Followers programme, giving them access to free resources to
get their pupils inspired and excited about the Olympic Torch Relay
(schools can register at www.lloydstsb.com/flamefollowers).
Customers can be the first to hear how they can follow the Olympic
Flame, through our customer-exclusive programme Trackside. Find out
more at www.lloydstsb.com/london2012
As a Presenting Partner of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay,
Samsung aims to encourage everyone to be part of the London
2012 Torch Relay to make London 2012 ‘Everyone’s Olympic Games.’ We
aspire to offer new and memorable experiences for everyone around
the world. Samsung is providing 1,360 Torchbearers, who have “gone
the extra mile” by contributing to the local communities, through
its worldwide public nomination campaign. Samsung will support
towns and cities to celebrate the exciting moment of the Torch
Relay and help showcase Great Britain’s cultural landmarks to
provide a more enjoyable experience to everyone. The evening
celebrations that will be staged in 66 towns and cities throughout
the Olympic Flame’s journey across the UK, will allow Samsung to
entertain the community they are visiting. The Samsung caravan,
complete with LED screen on the side showcasing runners and
goodwill messages, will travel with Torchbearers around the UK
cheering up everyone to celebrate the Torch Relay with music and
interaction with local communities. It is Samsung’s ambition that
London 2012 will be an event that reaches and involves more people
than on any other Olympic Games occasion. To learn more about
Samsung’s London 2012 Olympic programme, please visit
www.samsung.com/london2012.
1 More information about the events will be published nearer the
time.
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