Unveiling of the Olympic Flag in Cheltenham

Sunday, 24 August 2008, 1.30 - 4pm - Prince of Wales Stadium

On Sunday, Cheltenham will be joining more than four hundred venues across the UK as it unveils the commemorative flag to mark the Olympic Handover. Cheltenham Harriers Athletics Club organised an afternoon packed full of sporting events for local young athletes at the Prince of Wales Stadium, from 1.30 until 4pm to celebrate the moment when London becomes the next Summer Olympic Host City. Cheltenham received two commemorative flags. The other flag will be raised at the Municipal Offices.
The Olympic flag will be paraded around the track by a group of athletes from Cheltenham Harriers. The afternoon will also feature a formal speech by Cheltenham’s Mayor, Councillor Robin MacDonald and will finish off with a display and workshop of ‘Capoeira’, which is a Brazilian dance, supported by music, chanting and clapping , culminating in ‘’two minutes of noise’’, in which the whole of South West region will take part with all bells ringinging, horns hooting and whistles blowing, creating an unmissable welcome. Families are welcome to come along to the event and watch the celebrations.


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