Lions roared at relay  



Lions roared at relay

   


 

Volunteers from the Lions were only too pleased to help with the Olympic torch relay when it came to Dudley on Saturday 30 June.

Dudley Lions worked with Kingswinford and Stourbridge Lions in order to assist the council with marshalling the route on the day.

Thousands of members of the public turned out for the event, which saw the torch enter the borough from Wolverhampton at the Birmingham New Road next to Shaw Road at around 4.20pm.  



 

The relay passed Coseley School and Silver Jubilee Park and then turned into the Dudley Canal Trust before being taken by narrow boat into the Black Country Living Museum complex for a sold out ticket only event. It left the museum at Tipton Road at around 5.38pm before heading up to the Castle Gate Island and taking the Birmingham Road to reach Burnt Tree junction, leaving the borough and entering Sandwell at around 5.50pm.  



 

Police operated a rolling road closure on sections of the Birmingham New Road throughout the afternoon, meaning that sections of the road had to be closed as the torch relay procession approached. Traffic followed behind the procession at the speed of the convoy, travelling at approximately 4mph.  

Celebration events took place at Silver Jubilee Park, Coseley, and Coseley School where drivers were asked to proceed with care in the area, as pedestrians were walking to the events and to view the torch. Councillor Tracy Wood, cabinet member for environment and culture, said: “Dudley was highly honoured to welcome the Olympic torch to the Borough and we knew that our residents would turn out and join in the fun. ”We also wanted to make sure that everyone stayed safe and we were really grateful to the Lions for volunteering to do marshalling on the day.”