Central & East Route Card Sqn Ldr Andy Flynn Date Time Location Activity Transport Wing/Sqn Sun 7 Aug 16 1200 National Memorial Hand Over from W&W Region Staffs Wing to Travel by Staffs Wing Arboretum, Alrewas Warwicks & Birmingham Wing open top All Warwick & Birmingham Wing Sqn Banners bus to to be paraded next Regional Commandant C&E In attendance Location 1400 Victoria Square March from Cathedral to Recruiting Display Marching Birmingham Birmingham City Centre ACE Platform, Climbing Tower, Sponsored Abseil, Wing Band Sqns 1600 Birmingham Parade of Birmingham Squadrons Train to International Airport Bham Inti 1800 Coventry Airport Recruiting Display, use of vintage transport Flight Coventry Coventry City Centre Relay through city centre from War Memorial To Sqns to Cathedral Coventry 2200 Kenilworth Castle Last Post Photo opportunity 496 Sqn Lodged overnight at 496 Sqn HQ Mon 8 Aug 16 O600 Warwick Castle & Reveille, Recruiting, Photo opportunity Open top Stratford on Avon Bus 830 Wellesborne Airfield Photo opportunity with Vulcan Bomber, and open top Parade of Shire Squadrons Bus 1030 Bruntingthorpe Airfield Sponsored Aircraft Pull 1200 Bruntingthorpe Airfield Handover to S&E Midlands Wing Senior All sqn banners fr 1315 TBN 126 Sqn Continuity Display Team. Torch to join S&E Midlands display. 7.5 Hour sponsored drill display 126 Sqn 1415 Rollerworld Derby Lap on Skates/scooters 1515 Derby County ipro Photo opportunity. Possibility of Derby County Stadium donated signed shirts with ATC&% logo on back 1600 Nottingham Old Market Sponsored Climb using Region Climbing Wall Square Torch to climb wall. Sponsored 7.5 hrs/7500 mts
Central & East Route Card Sqn Ldr Andy Flynn Date Time Location Activity Transport Wing/Sqn Mon 8 Aug 16 1700 Nottingham Castle Selfie with Robin Hood & Albert Ball VC memorial 1745 Trent Bridge Relay across bridge with all 29 Sqn Banners Nottingham Nottingham Forest Photo opportunity Sqns Football ground 1830 Twinlakes Theme Park Rollercoaster Ride - If Twinlakes not available then alternative would be National Space Centre 2015 1(F) City of Leicester Sqn Overnight stop. Evening social & sleepover Tue 9 Aug 16 O700 Leicester Cathedral Photo opportunity with Richard III O800 Leicester Tigers RFC Tour of grounds Photo opportunity 1000 Corby Area Sponsored Swim Northants Sqn 1200 5(F) Northampton Sqn Handover to Herts & Bucks Wing SOV Herts & Bucks 1300 Milton Keynes Snow Dome Ski/Snowboard torch down slope SOV TBN Bletchley Park Photo opportunity in grounds SOV TBN Air Command Meet with Senior Officers SOV 1600 De Havilland Muesum Photo opportunity SOV 1700 Paradise Wildlife Park Photo in Meerkat enclosure SOV Wed 10 Aug 16 O900 Lee Valley White Water Centre Raft with torch 1115 Letchworth Gardens City Visit and photo at UK's first roundabout 1200 RAF Henlow Handover to Beds & Cambs Wing Beds & Cambs W 1245 RAF Henlow Torch departs on aircraft from RAF Henlow to Cambridge Airport. Route to overfly 4 former Pathfinder Stations, Gravely, Warbouys, Wyton & Oakington. Possibility of cadets on board 1345 Cambridge Airport A/C arrives Central & East Route Card Date Time Location Activity Transport Wing/Sqn
Wed 10 Aug 16 1400 Marshalls Cambridge Civic Reception Beds & Cambs Airport Various Sqn 1530 Cambridge JLs to run in relays carrying torch to centre of Various Sqns Cambridge via Wg HQ 1530 Cambridge JLs to run in relays carrying torch to centre of Various Sqns Cambridge via Wg HQ 1700 Cambridge Punting on the Camb with a flotila of Kyaks Various Sqns 1800 Cambridge Transport torch to RAF Wyton MT Vehicle 1900 RAF Wyton BBQ at HQ 2331 (St Ives Sqn) Various 2200 RAF Wyton Night Exercise Various Thurs 11 Aug 0200 RAF Wyton Night Exercise Ends 0900 RAF Wyton Photo Opportinity at C&E HQ 0945 RAF Wyton Transport Torch to HQ 2417 (Newmarket) Sqn MT Vehicle 1045 Newmarket Nijmegen Team to escort torch to Newmarket Racecourse, Wg Band to play in from entrance to racecourse to hand over point 2 x minibus & 1 x crewcab 2417 (Newmarket), Nijmegen Team & Wg Band Central & East Route Card Sqn Ldr Andy Flynn Thurs 11 Aug River Cam Torch to be marched from Marshalls to river March Cam by Wing Nijmegen Team Torch to travel along side river in a punt Kayaks escorted by a flotilla of Kayaks 1200 Newmarket Racecourse Handover to Norfolk & Suffolk Wing Local Sqns
1430 RAF Honington 1600 Oulton Broad 1930 Lowestoft, Ness Point( promenade) N & S Wg collect Torch via Horse & jockey Wing N & S at Newmarket Racecourse. Minibus Ride with RAF Regiment, Armoured Vehicle round Camp area with cadets on board Wg Minibus Local Sqns Baton Transferred to Broads Cruiser at Oulton Broad & sails down river to lowestoft Harbour. Cadets transfer Torch by hand to sunset ceremony. Sunset Ceremony at most Eastern point of UK. Wing Parade with Banners and Band Broads cruiser & Wg Minibus Local Sqns Fri 12 Aug 0630 River Wensum Norwich Travel by Boat from Football stadium to Pulls Ferry (Norwich Cathedral) 0730 NORWICH From Cathedral to Castle.Teams of cadets to walk Baton to the top of Norwich Castle through city centre. Bus tour of city before going on 1000 RAF Marham Photo Op at Main Gate Guardians. Sqns forming G of H at Main GATE WITH BANNERS ETC City Boats Hire boat Open Top bus Open Top Bus Local Sqns Local Sqns Local Sqns & SUMMER CAMP.42F Sqn to take baton to final stop 1200 Sutton Bridge A17 Handover to Trent Wing Trent Wing Wing Torch Project Officer with Cadets from Drive to RAF Digby in Open To 141 Boston Spa Costs & Subsistance approx 1 Central & East Route Card Sqn Ldr Andy Flynn Date Time Location Activity Transport Wing/Sqn Fri 12 Aug 16 1300 RAF Digby Ceremony to welcome the Torch to Trent Wing Open Trent Wing Station Commander RAF Digby, OC Wings Top Bus WHQ Staff, Cadets & Sqn Staff Guard of Honour from North of the Wing, Wing Banners 1430 RAF Waddington Welcome by Station Commander to the Torch into Bomber Country, Photo opportunity
1630 RAF Scampton Welcome by Station Commander to the Torch Photo opportunity with Red Arrows Flight? 1900 RAF Conningsby Welcome by Station Commander BBMF Photo opportunity with Lancaster & Typhoon or even the new Lightning 2 Sunset Ceremony & Civic Reception with BBMF Torch to be rested in pilot seat of the Lancaster overnight with CWO's taking turns to stand guard with the Corps Banner in front of the Aircraft. East Cadets to camp under canvas nearby Sat 13 Aug 16 O930 RAF Conningsby Torch taken from Lancaster under guard of honour by cadets and placed with the oldest surviving ex cadet in Trent (Mr Gerry Collins) into a Chipmunk and flown to RAF Cranwell Chipmunk Central & East Route Card Date Time Location Activity Transport Wing/Sqn Sat 13 Aug 16 1000 RAF Cranwell Arrival of Torch and escorted to location of Event launch under armed guard to be used for the review. Handed over to Parade RAF Cranwell Commander in charge of review Handover to London & South East Region During Music Extravaganza on the Orange Dacre Broach and Sword representatives of
C&E Region to handover the Torch to Dacre Broach & Sword representatives of LASER
16-Feb-16 Senior Wing & Regional Regional Commandant C&E Specific Shire Specific Shire Shire Sqns North Shire Sqns l from both wings rom both wings
16-Feb-16 Torch Bearers & Local Sqns Wing Pilot plus upto 4 cadets 16-Feb-16
Marshalls Aerospace, Mayor of Cambridge, Lord Lt, Cadets & Wg/Reg Staff 4 x QJLs 4 x QJLs OC Wg, Proj O Reg/Wg Staff and selection of staff from B&C Sqns. Cost TBD Organised by CWOs Cadets & Staff Reg Cdr & Staff, OC Wg, WExO, ProjO, Stn Cdr & Comd JFIG OC Wg, Proj O OC Wg, 10 staff and 30 cadets & Staff 16-Feb-16 Nijmegen Team Paddlesport Team OC Wgs
Local Sqns Banners, Press Station Cdr. RAF personnel & Sqns Cadets & Staff on cruiser Lowestoft Mayor,Waveny Council Leaders Bishop of Norwich Museum Staff Stn Cdr,Tornado Force Cdr op Bus. Fuel 1400 16-Feb-16 Lunch Reception Approx 250 Cost of Transport in Open Top Bus
Stn Cmdr, Cadets from South of Wing Lord Lt Nottingham Lincolnshire Echo Open Top Bus Cost BBMF staff & techs OC wings Cadets from East of the wing & bands BBC TV/Radio Civic Reception Cost of Marque BBQ for Cadets Approx 5k Wg Project Officer Stn Staff & Cadets from across Wing Cost of Minibuses to transport cadets 3K 16-Feb-16