Next year is a big year for Stoke Mandeville as the heritage flame for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will be lit at the historic home of the Paralympic movement.
Second only to the Olympic Games in size, the Paralympic Games is now a major world event watched by a global audience of billions.
To an audience of thousands in the Stoke Mandeville Stadium and millions across the globe one Paralympic athlete will ignite the heritage flame. Representing the proud heritage of the Paralympic movement this single flame will travel across the world to be merged with the five Brazilian regional flames. Together they will light the Paralympic flame in Rio on 5 September 2016 and start the two day torch relay that will arrive in the Olympic stadium for the start of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Heritage Flame event represents the prestige, pride and passion of the Paralympic Games and brings Buckinghamshire to the eyes of the world. With an associated community programme, superb VIP hospitality and networking, plus local, regional, national and international visibility, the lighting of the heritage flame is more than a single, spectacular event. It is an opportunity to be part of something much bigger.
A range of sponsorship packages are available for Buckinghamshire businesses. To find out more and to see how you can get involved contact Andy Inchley: [email protected] / 01296 585221.
