EMSWORTH will play its part in a nationwide Olympic handover ceremony with young athletes parading the 1936 Berlin Olympic torch through the streets of the town.As well as the torch parade, 1992 tennis Olympian Chris Wilkinson will raise a special Olympic handover flag outside the museum in North Street.

Sunday’s (August 24) ceremony marks the end of the Beijing Olympics and means London will be the offic ial host city for the 2012 games.The afternoon will begin with four youngsters from the Havant Athletics Club running with the flag from the museum into the High Street, through The Square and down to the Quay. The route then takes them along Bridgefoot Path and returns to The Square via West Street  and back to the museum. Accompanying them will be a fifth club member carrying the torch. Residents are urged to line the streets to cheer on the athletes. The team will leave the museum at around 3.45pm and arrive back at 4.15pm for the flag to be raised at  4.15pm for the flag to be raised at 4.30pm.

4.30pm. [1] Chichester Observer 21-08-08