Over the August bank holiday, Flames from our four nations’ capitals will travel to Stoke Mandeville, where the Paralympic Games were born. On 28 August, they’ll join to create the Paralympic Flame. This Flame will then travel through the night from Stoke Mandeville to the Paralympic Opening Ceremony in London.

London 2012 are encouraging communities and sports clubs to show their support for some of the most amazing athletes on earth by making their own lanterns and attending Flame events. 15,000 people are sign up so far, and they are planning Light a Lantern-themed celebrations across the country. For more information on Light a Lantern you can visit the London 2012 Local Leaders website, Here you can download posters to promote your event, get lantern-making ideas and other activities to bring people together.

If you want to join in with the Light a Lantern celebrations, get started by:

1. 1.    Signing up to receive the London 2012 Local Leader newsletter
2. 2.    Start planning your event with the Light a Lantern posters and other tools
3. 3.    TellTom@London2012.com you plans so he can feature you in our website and photo galleries.

Visit www.london2012.com/lightalantern to get involved now. By taking part, you can also add your Light a Lantern event to the London 2012 What’s On event listings. It will show with all the other London 2012 events happening around the country.