MP Welcomes Success of Tamworth’s Olympic Torch Bid
Christopher Pincher, Member of Parliament for Tamworth, has welcomed the news that the Olympic Torch will travel through Tamworth in the build up to the 2012 Games. Mr. Pincher has been active in lobbying ministers and Games organisers for the torch to be carried through the town. On the 30th June the Olympic Torch will pass from Lichfield and Hopwas and then to Tamworth. The torch will then head on to Great Wyrley.
He commented:
“As I said in May, Tamworth is a fantastic town and thoroughly deserves the honour of having the Olympic Torch visit us. Having written to Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson and Games organiser Sebastian Coe, I am very pleased that the Olympic Committee agrees with me and has decided to put Tamworth on the map for the torch relay. It is also excellent news – and thoroughly deserved – that the village of Hopwas is also included on the route. We should also be very grateful for all the work done by Tamworth Borough Council and the County Council to make the case for our town.”
He added:
“I will continue to work with the Olympic team to try to win rewards for Tamworth and Staffordshire. I would also like to encourage everybody in the town to take advantage of this opportunity on our doorsteps. I look forward to seeing Tamworth residents as official Torch Bearers.”
