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Stoke-on-Trent - Our Moment to Shine Main image: The London 2012 Olympic Torch Top left image: Olympics past Traditional Staffordshire oatcakes and present Bottom left image: Emma Jackson - 800m Olympic hopeful at The City of Stoke-on-Trent Sports Personality of the Year Awards 2012 Middle right image: Imran Sherwani at the 1988 Seoul Olympics My family and I have always Hockey Final against West Germany Image courtesy of Staffordshire News & Media been warmly welcomed by the City of Stoke-on-Trent, Bottom right image: Councillor Mohammed Pervez and having run a business Leader - Stoke-on-Trent City Council selling the city's favourite newspaper at the heart of the community I would not recommend anywhere else in the world. “It is home to the friendliest and most welcoming people on earth and that comes from someone who has travelled the world. I also have been given the honour of carrying the Torch through my city. What an honour and what a city!" "Come on Stoke!" Imran Sherwani - a member of the gold medal winning Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul against West Germany. warm welcome to visitors joining us in Stoke-on-Trent to celebrate hosting the Olympic Torch Relay and Evening Celebration Event. I could have moved away to A a different area of the UK for Our city will swell with pride concert. For four years, the Moorcroft, Steelite International This brochure gives a flavour university, somewhere with as the eyes of the world follow Stoke-on-Trent stage of the and Dudson - to name but a few of the people, companies and more athletics facilities for the symbolic Flame through Tour of Britain event has drawn - attracting visitors and buyers organisations which make our example, but I chose to stay our historic streets..... passing over 30,000 spectators to see from around the world. The great city such an exciting place local to Stoke-on-Trent. just a few feet from the homes cyclists like world champion Potteries Museum & Art Gallery to be. of novelist Arnold Bennett and Mark Cavendish race through houses one of the world’s “It is my home and I rock superstar Robbie Williams, our streets. largest, and most breathtaking, Once you have sampled our am happy here. I have to name just two of our famous collections of ceramics. famous hospitality, the warmth everything I need and I have sons. And week-in, week-out, billions of our communities – and a fantastic support system of people around the world Our city is the home of the maybe even our delicious from my family, my coach and my friends. It really is We hope you enjoy this watch one of our local football world famous Staffordshire oatcakes – I am sure you will a city where the people get celebration. Our city has a teams, Stoke City FC, perform Hoard - the largest find of take the City of Stoke-on-Trent, behind their sportspeople reputation for staging first outstandingly well in the Anglo-Saxon treasure ever and its people, to your hearts. and genuinely want the best class international sporting Premier League. discovered. for them. People often wish and music events, like 2011 me good luck when I run Live and the celebration of Stoke-on-Trent is also the past them and it always puts Stoke-on-Trent’s Centenary, World Capital of Ceramics, with a smile on my face." which attracted top recording global brands like Waterford artists and tens of thousands Wedgwood Royal Doulton, Councillor Mohammed Pervez Emma Jackson – 800 metre runner of people to a dazzling free Emma Bridgewater, Portmeirion, Leader - Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Olympic hopeful for The Games, London 2012. It feels brilliant to be selected to represent Holden Lane Sports College in carrying the Olympic Torch. I enjoy watching the Main image: Children at Hillside Primary School celebrating being Olympics because it makes the first school in Stoke-on-Trent to be awarded Get me want to try out all the Set Network (Olympic Education Programme) status sports. All my friends are Bottom left image: keen on sport and will be Jack Pickin - Torchbearer watching the Olympics.” Bottom right image: Artist impression of the new Science and Technology Building at Staffordshire University currently under 12 year old Jack Pickin, on his construction selection to be a Torchbearer The University prides itself in creating the How our young people are involved Staffordshire Graduate, equipping students with employability, enterprise School Parade - Wednesday 30 May 2012 and entrepreneurship and so Hundreds of school children will Each school has been assigned Staffordshire University is on We are expecting nearly 1,000 school helping to enrich the city. take to the streets on the day an Olympic nation. Children are the route of the Torch Relay of the Torch Relay, Wednesday creating costumes, flags, hats on Wednesday 30 May. We are children, college and university "The Olympic Torch coming to 30 May, to be part of a once in and other accessories, with the working in partnership with Stoke-on-Trent enables us to a lifetime Olympic parade. The help of a professional artist, to the university to create a warm students to take part in the parade. present Stoke-on-Trent, the parade will start in Shelton and represent their adopted country. welcome for the Olympic Flame. Every school in the city is also University and our graduates finish at the celebration site in as dynamic, forward- Hanley Park. Every school in the The host nation, Team GB, has embracing the Olympic spirit by looking and having a real city has been invited to take been awarded to Belgrave impact upon communities part and join in the fun. St Bartholomew’s Academy, getting involved in National School locally, regionally and internationally.” in Longton, where Olympic Sport Week in June – and that means Also included in the parade will swimmer and gold medallist Professor Michael Gunn, be 100 dancers (100 moves), Duncan Goodhew MBE recently another 33,000 school children! Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive, and 100 percussionists (100 visited for a sports training and Staffordshire University sounds) to help create a carnival coaching session. atmosphere. This is the UK’s moment to shine and I want to encourage people across Stoke-on-Trent to start planning how they can be part of this once in a lifetime opportunity.” Sebastian Coe, Chair of LOCOG This page Main image: Cultural Olympiad dance artist Sohan Kailey, Aashiyana Arts Middle left image: Haywood Engineering College Community Games event Bottom right image: Cultural Olympiad dance class at the Victoria Hall This page Main image: Centre left image: Hoar Cross Hall Spa Resort Alton Towers Resort Top right image: Bottom right image: Drayton Manor Park & Hotel Stoke City FC reception Centre right image: Monkey Forest, Trentham Estate Community and business involvement Leisure or business - this is the place Our Torch Relay Route will take Over 45,000 people, of all ages, The Stoke-on-Trent and For fun-seekers we have the the Torch through the local race, and religious beliefs have Staffordshire Conference world-famous Alton Towers communities of Shelton (30 been directly involved through Bureau represents over 40 Resort, Drayton Manor Park & May), City Centre, Cobridge, dance, the Cultural Olympiad venues across the whole of the Hotel and the rather unique Burslem and Middleport and our school ‘Get Set’ region. Members include the ‘Trentham Monkey Forest’. (31 May). programme. 4-red star venue Swinfen Hall We can also offer first-class Hotel, the only AA Inspectors’ conferencing facilities such Residents and businesses have Over 200 businesses in Stoke- Choice venue in the county, as Stoke City FC's Britannia been encouraged to take part to on-Trent are registered on along with Hoar Cross Hall Stadium and the Genesis Centre mark this momentous occasion ‘Compete for London 2012’ Spa Resort – voted England’s along with exclusive hire to celebrate the Torch Relay business portal and 250 leading resort at the World venues such as Weston Park. and the achievements of the businesses attended 2012 Travel Awards for the last five Torchbearers. business related workshops. consecutive years. Within Stoke-on-Trent we have The council is hosting a series the 4 star Moat House Hotel at of community and business Etruria. events to get people involved in the Torch Relay. Olympic Torch Olympic Torch Arrival Route Departure Route 30 May 2012 6 31 May 2012 2 Key for both maps Torch Route Download a larger version 5 Railway station of this map at stoke.gov.uk/olympics2012 Parking 1 Railway line Canal / waterway 4 Bus station 3 WC Toilets Download a larger version of this map at stoke.gov.uk/olympics2012 5 6 Register for updates Olympic Torch Arrival - Olympic Torch Departure 30 May 2012 18:34 - 31 May 2012 07:00 Statue of Sir Stanley Matthews Angel of Victory - 07:32 The songs of pop star Robbie CBE - 07:03 Williams, often reference the Location: On top of the Old city and include his biggest Media Pens Media Pens Location: Parliament Row, Town Hall, Market Place, seller 'Angels', which is said to Hanley Burslem have been inspired by Burslem 1 3 Town Hall's crowning golden The gilded copper Angel angel statue. Departure point - 07:00 This is one of the Potteries' Arrival Point holding out a laurel wreath The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery most iconic statues created by artist Colin Melbourne unveiled sitting on top of the Old Town Location: Stoke Road A5006 at in 1987 by Sir Stan the ‘Wizard Hall was commissioned by junction with Station Road 4 of the Dribble’ himself.
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