External Events

BairnsTrust have been asked to promote the following events

London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay
Presented by Bank of Scotland

What is the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay presented by Bank of Scotland?

• The Olympic Torch Relay will be a 70-day celebration that will travel hundreds of miles to bring the London 2012 Games to almost every community across the UK
• The Olympic Flame will be lit in Olympia, Greece, before arriving in the UK on 18 May 2012 and embarking on a relay carrying the Flame through towns and cities, past famous sites and landmarks, before arriving at the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games on 27 July 2012
• In all, 8,000 Torchbearers will get the chance of a lifetime, each carrying the Flame and, with it, a message of peace, hope, respect and friendship
• The route has been designed to come within a one-hour journey for 95% of the population of the UK
• Bank of Scotland is the only Scottish Presenting Partner of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay which visits Scotland between 8 and 13 June 2012
• Bank of Scotland Ambassadors for London 2012 Sir Chris Hoy and Katherine Grainger have shared their nominations to encourage the public to make their own nominations.

What is the Bank of Scotland Olympic Torch Tour?

• The Bank of Scotland Olympic Torch Tour will be a 16-day interactive experience from 20 August – 04 September 2011.
• The Tour is a nationwide road-show inviting the public to:
• See the London 2012 Olympic Torch and have their photo taken with it
• See Torches from past Relays and learn about the history of the Relay
• Find out how to nominate someone to be an Olympic Torchbearer
• Make a nomination video in our bespoke Bank of Scotland cab
• It will be supported by PR, advertising and customer communications
• The Tour will visit the following locations between 10am – 4pm on the dates stated:

DATE	COMMUNITY	LOCATION
Sat-20-Aug	ABERDEEN	Castle Gate / King Street
Sun-21-Aug	BLAIR ATHOLL	Blair Atholl, Perthshire
Mon-22-Aug	INVERNESS	Falcon Square
Wed-24-Aug	KIRKWALL - ORKNEY	Kirkwall Cathedral Green
Fri-26-Aug	PERTH	St. John's Place
Sat-27-Aug	DUNDEE	City Square, Overgate Shopping Area
Sun-28-Aug	EDINBURGH	Festival Square
Mon-29-Aug	EDINBURGH	Castle St '1 year to Paralympic Games'
Tue-30-Aug	FALKIRK	Upper Newmarket Street
Wed-31-Aug	STIRLING	Port Street
Thu-01-Sep	AYR	Burns Statue Square
Fri-02-Sep	DUMFRIES	High Street / Fountain
Sat-03-Sep	GLASGOW	Buchanan Galleries, City Centre
Sun-04-Sep	GLASGOW	Great Scottish Run, Glasgow Green

 Who can be nominated and how?

• Bank of Scotland is providing everyone with the opportunity to nominate somebody who has made a difference to their local community and who inspires others. 
• For example, the neighbour who’s always helping others in the community; the coach for their dedication to helping young athletes; the mum who ran a marathon to raise money for charity; the teacher who runs the after school clubs... and many more.
• The public nomination campaign runs until 12 September 2011
• Nominations can be made online via www.bankofscotland.co.uk/carrytheflame
• People will be asked to tell us, in less than 150 words, about the difference the person they are nominating has made in their community
• Nominations will be posted on the Bank of Scotland website where they can be viewed by the public and shared via Facebook, Twitter or email to inspire others to nominate
• Video nominations can also be made via the taxi video booth on the Bank of Scotland Olympic Torch Tour

How will winners be selected?

• Nominations will be reviewed, a shortlist created and Torchbearers will be selected at random from that shortlist.

Supporting Information:

Bank of Scotland Ambassadors for London 2012 Sir Chris Hoy and Katherine Grainger nominate inspirational people to carry the Flame

To inspire the public to nominate, four-time Olympic Gold Medallist Sir Chris Hoy has made public his own Torchbearer nominations. The first is for an unsung hero from British Cycling, Geoff Cooke, whose competitive career spans six decades and who was the National coach for ten years. The second is for 94 year-old Andy Coogan, a World War II veteran and former champion middle distance runner from Carnoustie who missed the chance to fulfil his athletics potential because of the war, but who still supports and coaches runners today.  Both represent people who have made a difference in their local communities and whose story will inspire others. 

Sir Chris said: “It’s great that Bank of Scotland is bringing the Games closer to local communities and inviting the public to nominate someone to carry the Olympic Flame. I urge everyone to nominate and recognise the people who’ve made a difference to their local community.”

Triple Olympic Silver Medallist Katherine Grainger has chosen to nominate Ken Davis, her art teacher at school.

Katherine said: “My journey towards becoming a three-time Olympic silver medallist didn’t start with a boat or paddles. Strangely it started at Bearsden Academy where I was taught karate by Ken, or Mr Davis as he was then.

He was such an inspirational teacher and the things I learnt in karate with him helped me develop hugely as a person – from him having a huge amount of faith in me at a stage when I didn't yet have that in myself, to teaching me about dedication, focus and achieving my goal while still having fun.

He does such a lot for the local community, all in his own time, that it would be great for him to carry the Torch next year when it makes its journey around the UK.”

Make your nomination at www.bankofscotland.co.uk/carrytheflame

 

Media enquiries

Scott Macfarlane – 0141 204 7970 – scott@materialmc.co.uk
Alasdair Wallace – 0141 204 7970 – alasdair@materialmc.co.uk
Andrew McIntyre – 0131 243 7110 - andrew.mcintyre@lloydsbanking.com

 

 

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