The Olympic Torch
The Olympic Torch is touring the UK on a 70 day relay. It is being carried through villages, towns and cities across the Midlands travelling by boat, train, tram, and cable car, and even across ice.
Olympic Torch - Day 45, Coventry to Leicester
The torch starts day 45 at Coventry Transport Museum, heads to Coventry Cathedral and then out of the city to Binley. It will also visit the City of Coventry Stadium. There are then torch relays in Rugby, including a visit to Rugby School, and Dunchurch.
It makes a private stop at Princess Diana’s family home and resting place Althorp House, before relays in Northampton, Wellingborough, Isham, Kettering, Geddington, Corby, Dingley, Market Harborough, Lubenham, Foxton via the Foxton Locks, and Kibworth Harcourt.
The Leicester leg sees the torch carried from Oadby into the city centre, finishing with an evening celebration at Abbey Park.
DAY 45 – MONDAY JULY 2nd:
COVENTRY (TRANSPORT MUSEUM)
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL
BINLEY
CITY OF COVENTRY STADIUM
RUGBY
RUGBY SCHOOL
DUNCHURCH
ALTHORP HOUSE
NORTHAMPTON
WELLINGBOROUGH
ISHAM
KETTERING
GEDDINGTON
CORBY
DINGLEY
MARKET HARBOROUGH
LUBENHAM
FOXTON
FOXTON LOCKS
KIBWORTH HARCOURT
OADBY
LEICESTER (ABBEY PARK)
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