Press release announcing that "following the success of the 24 hour London Paralympic Torch Relay last Wednesday, one of the Torches was involved in a local Relay across Sainsbury's stores in South and East London yesterday. The relay helped promote the Paralympic Games, which began on Wednesday 29th August.
Colleagues from 17 stores took part including Upper Norwood, Woolwich, Sydenham, Streatham Common, Forest Hill, Lewisham, Lee Green, Greenwich and Dulwich. The one-day 12-hour Relay began at Streatham Common at 7.30am and ended at Sainsbury's Stratford last night at 8pm. The store is opposite Westfield and the Olympic Park, the home of the London 2012 Paralympic Games."
Press releases, 2012
"Sainsbury’s stores give South and East London residents the opportunity to see the Paralympic Torch in their own London 2012" press release
- Ref. No: SA/PR/2/1/47/137
- Format: Digital/Electronic only
- Date: 5 Sep 2012
- Level: Item
- Extent: 1 item
- Access: Open
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