Olympic torch comes to Tower Hamlets in July 21

The route for the Olympic torch has been confirmed for the London 2012 Olympic games

The Olympic Torch Relay route has been planned so that the Flame will come within ten miles of 95 percent of people in the UK.

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 July 27, 2012 for the lighting of the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony, signifying the official start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The streets along which the Torchbearers will carry the Olympic Flame can be seen here www.london2012.com/olympictorchrelay. Plans for the last two days in London will be confirmed in April. The online mapgives street-by-street details and the approximate start times for how and when the Flame will travel through more than 1,000 villages, towns and cities in the UK.

Torchbearers will carry the Olympic Flame through 1,024 communities – cities, towns and villages. An evening celebration will take place at the end of almost every day of the Relay.

Sebastian Coe, Chairman of LOCOG said: 'Thousands of inspirational people from all over the UK have been confirmed as Torchbearers.

"We hope local communities come out and line the streets to cheer on the Torchbearers, and celebrate the Olympic Games coming to the UK."

The torch will be in the London area on the following dates:

Saturday 21 July

Greenwich

Newham

Tower Hamlets

Hackney

Waltham Forest (Evening celebration)

Sunday 22 July

Redbridge

Barking & Dagenham

Havering

Bexley(Evening celebration)

Monday 23 July

Lewisham

Bromley

Croydon

Sutton

Merton

Wandsworth(Evening celebration)

Tuesday 24 July

Kingston

Richmond

Hounslow

Hillingdon

Ealing(Evening celebration)

Wednesday 25 July

Harrow

Brent

Barnet

Enfield

Haringey(Evening celebration)

Thursday 26 July

Camden

Islington

City

Southwark

Lambeth

Kensington & Chelsea

Hammersmith & Fulham

Westminster(Evening celebration)

Friday 27 July

Olympic Stadium