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Stratford is located in East London, it's a fairly old city with a lot of history. I will be giving you some insight into that history in the coming pages and I hope it will be enlightening. Thank for visiting focloo.com and it's wonderful to see you, if this is your first time and welcome back to all our regulars. What took you so long?
As you know, Stratford is set to be the location for 2012 Olympics and because we live right in the heart of the city we thought it only right that we give you regular updates on news about the area.
It is proposed that Stratford will hold the Olympic Park and Olympic Village, including the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Hockey Centre, Velodome and a BMX track. |
Double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes and Sir Trevor McDonald will be among the 80 sports stars, actors, musicians and young people to carry the Beijing Olympic Torch through the streets of London.
Large crowds are expected to greet the Torch as it makes its way from Wembley Stadium to the Arena in North Greenwich on 6 April. The route includes Notting Hill, Trafalgar Square, the City and East London.
It was claimed that Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London said: 'Following the outstanding success of the Athens Olympic Torch Relay in London in 2004, it is a great honour for our city to participate in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay and once again carry the Olympic spirit of friendship and co-operation between nations across the world.
'Staging the Torch Relay is a great privilege for the capital and demonstrates our support for the Olympic Games movement. In the year that will see the handover from Beijing to London, it is a unique opportunity to generate interest and excitement across the capital as London itself prepares for the Games in 2012.'
The Torch will be lit at Olympia in Greece on 24 March and will visit 22 cities in five continents around the world before reaching Beijing in August for the official opening of the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games. |
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East London is a lively and ethnically varied sightseer destination that offers a distinctive array of places to visit and I will be touching on some of them here at focloo.com. I hope you take advantage of the information provided as a short guide and if you do decide to take a trip to our city, please enjoy. | |
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