On your Wokingham marks, get set, go!
To mark the Paralympic handover ceremony and the start of the build-up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) will be ‘quick out of the blocks’ as they run through the streets of the Wokingham Borough to deliver the handover flag to their barracks in Arborfield.
The six-strong relay team of soldiers will leave Wokingham Borough Council’s civic offices on Wednesday September 17 at 2.45pm.
Along the Wokingham route the flag will be handed over like a baton in a relay race before arriving at Arborfield Garrison where representatives from the borough council will join the soldiers of the REME in raising a handover flag to celebrate London being the host city for the next Olympic and Paralympic Games. The flag will be hoisted jointly by Brigadier Brian McCall and borough council chief executive Susan Law. This historic occasion will also be marked with a gun salute and bugle call.
Cllr Malcolm Bryant, deputy executive member for community development, said: “With the handover of the games from Beijing to London these are extremely exciting times for sport and culture in the Wokingham Borough, and a great opportunity to inspire our residents to get involved with leisure activities. This is just the beginning of the Olympic and Paralympic journey for London, and for many of our sports people who hope to compete in the games in 2012. After the success of Team GB in this summer’s games, I hope it will encourage more residents, whether young or old, and those with disabilities, to take part in sport and culture.
“One of the council’s priorities is for better health for all and support for vulnerable people and we want to ensure that all our residents have better access to leisure opportunities. The council continues to invest in sports facilities and promotes healthier living to ensure the legacy of the Olympic Games will be long-lasting in the Wokingham Borough.”
Colonel David Cowan, the garrison commander at Arborfield, said: “The British Army has a long and proud association with the Olympic Games and is set to play significant role in 2012. It participates in every sport, often at national level, and is likely to contribute a number of athletes in 2012. Taking part in the relay will be three soldiers competing at the highest level: Rebecca Hoare of the GB Junior Orienteering Team along with Craftsmen Bret Sharpe and John Davies, both Army boxing champions. The Army, and Arborfield Garrison in particular, greatly appreciates the support it draws from the local community and is honoured to be a part of this great sporting celebration.”
The six-strong relay team of soldiers will leave Wokingham Borough Council’s civic offices on Wednesday September 17 at 2.45pm.
Along the Wokingham route the flag will be handed over like a baton in a relay race before arriving at Arborfield Garrison where representatives from the borough council will join the soldiers of the REME in raising a handover flag to celebrate London being the host city for the next Olympic and Paralympic Games. The flag will be hoisted jointly by Brigadier Brian McCall and borough council chief executive Susan Law. This historic occasion will also be marked with a gun salute and bugle call.
Cllr Malcolm Bryant, deputy executive member for community development, said: “With the handover of the games from Beijing to London these are extremely exciting times for sport and culture in the Wokingham Borough, and a great opportunity to inspire our residents to get involved with leisure activities. This is just the beginning of the Olympic and Paralympic journey for London, and for many of our sports people who hope to compete in the games in 2012. After the success of Team GB in this summer’s games, I hope it will encourage more residents, whether young or old, and those with disabilities, to take part in sport and culture.
“One of the council’s priorities is for better health for all and support for vulnerable people and we want to ensure that all our residents have better access to leisure opportunities. The council continues to invest in sports facilities and promotes healthier living to ensure the legacy of the Olympic Games will be long-lasting in the Wokingham Borough.”
Colonel David Cowan, the garrison commander at Arborfield, said: “The British Army has a long and proud association with the Olympic Games and is set to play significant role in 2012. It participates in every sport, often at national level, and is likely to contribute a number of athletes in 2012. Taking part in the relay will be three soldiers competing at the highest level: Rebecca Hoare of the GB Junior Orienteering Team along with Craftsmen Bret Sharpe and John Davies, both Army boxing champions. The Army, and Arborfield Garrison in particular, greatly appreciates the support it draws from the local community and is honoured to be a part of this great sporting celebration.”
Wokingham Borough Council
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