Bury can now confirm which streets the Olympic Flame will travel down when it comes to the borough on Saturday 23 June.

Several local people will be among the Torchbearers carrying the precious torch, and the whole community is invited to share in the excitement, welcome the flame and celebrate the achievement of the torchbearers as they pas through Bury, Whitefield and Prestwich.

The streets along the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay, which can be viewed in full at www.london2012.com/olympictorchrelay gives street bystreet details and proposed start times for when the Olympic Flame will travel through Bury. Residents living in and around Bury can find out when it will be travelling along their nearest high street, through their town square or past their local village shop.

The Torchbearers confirmed to carry the Flame in Bury today include those that were successful through the public nomination processes run by LOCOG and the Presenting Partners, Coca Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung. LOCOG has endeavoured to slot all community Torchbearers within an hour of their nomination address so that family and friends can cheer them on. Each Torchbearer will wear a white and gold uniform which has been designed by adidas.

Councillor Jane Lewis, executive member for leisure, tourism and culture, said: 'This is a fantastic, once in a lifetime chance for residents of Bury to see the Olympic Flame and witness the spectacle of the Olympic Torch Relay. There will be many thousands of Bury people lining the route and we are really looking forward to welcoming the inspirational torchbearers to our community.'

Sebastian Coe, chair of LOCOG, added: 'Today we bring the Olympic Torch Relay to life. The Flame symbolises the Olympic spirit and its journey around the UK will bring the excitement of the Games to our streets. Now the people know the route the Olympic Flame will be carried along and the Torchbearers for their community, they can start planning how they might celebrate and make it Bury's moment to shine.'

An average of 115 Torchbearers a day will carry the Olympic Flame during its 8,000 mile journey around the UK before it arrives at the Olympic Stadium on 27 July 2012 for the lighting of the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony, signifying the official start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

LOCOG has worked closely with representatives from a number of sectors in ach Nation and Region of the UK to devise the route and is taking the Olympic Flame to within ten miles of over 95 per cent of the population.

Schools across the UK can now access free learning resources linked to the Olympic Torch Relay though Get Set (london2012.com/getset) the official London 2012 education programme. The activities are designed to help schools and colleges make the most of the Relay by lining the route and cheering on their local Torchbearers. Resources include ides of making Flame hats and shakers to welcome the Flame, an assembly presentation to get the school behind a Torchbearers and a film showing on Get Set net work school's preparations for the Relay.