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Olympic torch relay route help wanted

For the vast majority the Olympics in London will be a TV spectacular but on 23 May the torch comes
to Swindon as part of its tour around the country.
The torchbearers have been selected and Swindon Council is looking • The flame will be carried through
for 100 volunteers to lend a hand to ensure the visit to the town goes as Chiseldon and Wroughton, then
smoothly as possible. Help is needed with stewarding along the route reappear at the bottom of Kings-
and at Wharf Green in the town centre - for crowd management support, hill to be carried to Old Town
to give information to the public, and litter picking afterwards. and will be at Wharf Green from
To assist on 23 May and at other Olympic-themed events planned for 12noon to 2pm. It will then visit Swindon College at North Star and Olympic
the summer, mail: [email protected] sponsor BMW in Stratton. See the route map at: www.swindon.gov.uk
Getting ready for the visit Carrying the Olympic flame against online bullying
inSwindon chief ex- Swindon’s former youth MP Carney Bon-
ecutive Simon Jackson, ner has been chosen to carry the Olympic
pictured centre, with flame because of his voluntary work to
Ben Fox from Westlea, highlight and combat cyber bullying.
left, who will carry the Former Greendown pupil and North
torch in Gloucester, and Swindon resident Carney will be running
Damien Davis from a mile through Chiseldon.
Cricklade, joint coordi- He is currently studying at Cirencester
nator of Team Wayne College and in February launched the
who have raised over Carney Charles Foundation to continue
£9,000 for Leukaemia campaigning against cyber bullying.
& Lymphoma Research
in memory of Wayne Giving the torch the Spirit of Swindon
Wilson. In late 2001 Norman Butler from Westlea completed an 82 day row
Ben plays for the across the Atlantic in a boat he called the Spirit of Swindon, having been
Great Britain under inspired by Steve Redgrave winning gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
23 wheelchair basket- Since then he has become a stalwart volunteer with the SMASH youth
ball team and coaches mentoring project, and has raised over
Swindon Rockets. The £20,000 for good causes.
New College BTEC Norman said: “I’m thrilled to be
sports student aims to selected to carry the flame on one of
compete at the 2016 the stages and also to be a torch relay
Rio Paralympic Games. He was Future Flames scheme. volunteer on 23 May.”
nominated to carry the flame by his Photo: Richard Wintle www.calyx- Norman and his boat before his Atlantic quest,
father Andy through the Coca-Cola pix.com pictured in the October 2000 Link

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