WIMBLEDON - 2012

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Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and is considered by many to be the most prestigious.  It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877.  The tournament takes place over two weeks in late June and early July, ending with the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Singles Final, being scheduled to finish on the second Saturday and Sunday.

The has always been a very strict dress code for the competitors.  Also, it has a tradition at Wimbledon for the Royals and Spectators to enjoy the strawberries and cream.

Dark green and purple are the traditional Wimbledon colours,  But all tennis players in the tournament are required to wear all white clothing, this is a long-time tradition at Wimbledon.  Green clothing used to be worn by the chair umpire, linesmen, ball boys and ball girls, but since 2006 officials, ball boys and ball girls now wear nay blue and cream uniforms.

This is very traditional event, with thousands of people camping out in line to get tickets for Wimbledon.  They will be showing their support with Union-Jack-Flags on show. Are you there enjoying the atmosphere, having picnics, and have you managed to get hold of any, let us know.  At Party Tracker, we have a wide selection of Flags, Mozaik turquoise blue plastic plates, (ideal for camping out) and accessories for this wonderful sporting event.

London Olympics 27TH JULY - 12TH AUGUST 2012

2012    OLYMPICS

27TH    JULY    -    12TH AUGUST

LONDON

The Olympic Games is a major international sporting event which is held every four years in the summer and thousands of athletes participate in a variety of different sporting events. The Olympic games have come to be regarded as the world's foremost sporting competition where more than 200 nations participate.

Originally the Olympic Games were held in Olympia and during the 20th and 21st centuries there has been several changes to the Olympic Games. Some of these changes included introducing the Winter Games and the Paralympics.

The Olympic symbol, better known as the Olympic rings consists of five interwinded rings and represents the unity of the inhabited continents ( America, Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe). The coloured version of the rings, blue, yellow, black, green and red which covers a white field, forms the Olympic flag. These colours were chosen because every nation has at least one of these colours on its national flag.

Months before the Olympic Games start, The Olympic Flame is lit in a ceremony that reflects ancient Greek rituals. The torch is lit and then given to the first relay bearer, then it is carried to the Olympic city in the country that the Olympics are being hosted. This year it is London, England and this has historically played a very important role in the opening ceremony.

The Olympic mascot, which was first introduced in 1968, is an animal or human figure representing the country where the Olympics is being held. The mascots for the 2012 London Olympics are Wenlock and mandeville. They have a metallic finish, a single large eye made out of a camera lens, a London taxi light on their heads and the Olympic rings as friendship bracelets on their wrists.

The pair are based on a short story by famous children's author Michael Morpurgo and tells how they were designed from droplets of the steel used to build the Olympic Stadium.

Wenlock is named after the Shropshire town of Much Wenlock and Mandeville, from the Buckinghamshire town of Stoke Mandeillve, and where the famous Stoke Mandeillve Hospital is located, and this is where the Paralympics was founded.





This is a major event for London, England, being the first time since 1948 that England have hosted the Olympics,but it is the third time the Olympic Games have been held in the UK.

At Party Tracker, in view of this historic event, we have many products to celebrate the Olympics from gold medals on a ribbon, which is ideal for party game prizes, along with Union Jack waving flags and Great Britain umbrella hats, which are ideal for any Olympic event.

Olympic Flame Torch Journey

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The Olympic Flame is a symbol of the Olympic Games. It commemorates the theft of fire from the Greek God Zeus by Prometheus, it originates from ancient Greece, where a fire is kept burning throughout the celebration of the games and it has been part of the Olympic Games ever since.

The Olympic Torch today is ignited several months before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games at the site of the Olympics in Olympia, Greece and eleven women who represent the Vestal Virgins perform a ceremony in which the torch is kindled by the light of the Sun.

After a short replay around Greece, the Flame is handed over to the new Host City at another ceremony in the Panathenaiko Stadium in Athens.

The Flame is then delivered to the Host Country, where it is transferred from one Torchbearer to another spreading the message of peace, unity and friendship. It then ends its journey as the last Torchbearer lights the cauldron at the Olympic Games Ceremony in the Olympic Stadium, marking the official start of the Games.

The Olympic Torch is relayed across the UK by 8,000 inspirational people,and they will carry the Olympic Flame on its journey across the UK, supported by crowds of people waving their Union Jack waving flags.

The Flame is extinguished on the final day of the Games, at the Closing Ceremony. 

Summer is on the way visit our Party Tracker site today, for all your party needs, from red,white and blue patriotic tablecovers and Mozaik tableware for all your Olympic Celebrations to our excellent Karaoke Hire for your parties.