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The Olympic Flame arrives in United Kingdom from Greece on May 18 and kicks off an 8,000-mile (12,875-kilometre) relay across the country the following day.

The flame touches down at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose in Cornwall on board a chartered British Airways A319 aircraft at approximately 19.30 BST.

The Olympic Torch Relay begins at Land’s End, the westernmost tip of England, on the morning of Saturday 19 May to reach Plymouth in the evening.

The flame will also make stops in Ireland and involve 8,000 torchbearers.

The torchbearers are to include Britain's oldest full-time firefighter and a soldier who lost three limbs in Afghanistan.



To aid your coverage, AP Global Media Services is planning to offer a range of facilities from Cornwall, England, including:


• Live stand-up positions at the arrival of the Olympic Flame, at RNAS Culdrose on 18th May
• Live stand-up positions at the start of the relay at Land’s End on 19th May
• Multi-format tape playout facilities
• Correspondent on request in partnership with GRNLive
• International delivery via AP’s satellite and fibre networks


To book facilities at this event, please contact:

AP Bookings
Tel: +44 (0)20 7482 7580/7590

Email: bookings@ap.org
Website: www.aptn.com/gmsevents