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| Paralympic flame arrives in Cardiff for festival and relay | Paralympic flame arrives in Cardiff for festival and relay |
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| The last Paralympic cauldron to be lit ahead of the 2012 games has been sparked by Paralympian cyclist Simon Richardson in Cardiff. | |
| A group of scouts kindled the flame at the summit of Snowdon last Wednesday. | A group of scouts kindled the flame at the summit of Snowdon last Wednesday. |
| About 100 people gathered at City Hall on Monday morning to watch the cauldron being lit. The day will end in Cardiff Bay with a torch relay and a festival. | |
| Flames from Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England will unite before a relay to Wednesday's opening ceremony. | Flames from Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England will unite before a relay to Wednesday's opening ceremony. |
| Cardiff is the last of four cities in the UK to hold a festival marking the arrival of the Paralympic flame. | Cardiff is the last of four cities in the UK to hold a festival marking the arrival of the Paralympic flame. |
| A cauldron was lit in London on Friday while Belfast held its event on Saturday and Edinburgh on Sunday. | A cauldron was lit in London on Friday while Belfast held its event on Saturday and Edinburgh on Sunday. |
| The Cardiff flame will visit locations in the city and disability sports demonstrations will be held during the day. | The Cardiff flame will visit locations in the city and disability sports demonstrations will be held during the day. |
| During the event, representatives from Swansea and Conwy will light a lantern from the cauldron to take the flame to their associated Flame Celebration events. | During the event, representatives from Swansea and Conwy will light a lantern from the cauldron to take the flame to their associated Flame Celebration events. |
| Lanterns | Lanterns |
| The day started outside City Hall when Simon Richardson lit a cauldron next to the Paralympic Agitos and members of the Cardiff Celts wheelchair basketball team will be present. | |
| Richardson, a paracyclist from Porthcawl, won two gold and a silver at the Beijing 2008 Paralympics, and was hoping to take part in London 2012 before he was knocked off his bike while training last summer by a driver who was over the drink-drive limit. | Richardson, a paracyclist from Porthcawl, won two gold and a silver at the Beijing 2008 Paralympics, and was hoping to take part in London 2012 before he was knocked off his bike while training last summer by a driver who was over the drink-drive limit. |
| The flame will be taken in a lantern to Rookwood Hospital in Llandaff, the House of Sport in Leckwith, and lastly the Hayes in the city centre, where disability sports demonstrations are taking place. | The flame will be taken in a lantern to Rookwood Hospital in Llandaff, the House of Sport in Leckwith, and lastly the Hayes in the city centre, where disability sports demonstrations are taking place. |
| People will be able to take part between 12:00 and 16:00 BST. | People will be able to take part between 12:00 and 16:00 BST. |
| The day culminates in the Flame Festival at Cardiff Bay from 19:00 BST where there will be a lantern procession of 200 people accompanying the torch bearers relay as it arrives in Roald Dahl Plass on its way to Stoke Mandeville - the spiritual home of the Paralympic movement. | The day culminates in the Flame Festival at Cardiff Bay from 19:00 BST where there will be a lantern procession of 200 people accompanying the torch bearers relay as it arrives in Roald Dahl Plass on its way to Stoke Mandeville - the spiritual home of the Paralympic movement. |
| Only Kids Aloud, who were in a video played during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, will perform, as will Only Men Aloud and Charlotte Church. | Only Kids Aloud, who were in a video played during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, will perform, as will Only Men Aloud and Charlotte Church. |
| Sebastian Coe, chair of Locog said: "The national flame in Wales will help to light the way to the Paralympic Games. | Sebastian Coe, chair of Locog said: "The national flame in Wales will help to light the way to the Paralympic Games. |
| "It will also give people in Wales the chance to celebrate the amazing achievements of the torchbearers who all embody the Paralympic values of courage, determination, inspiration and equality." | "It will also give people in Wales the chance to celebrate the amazing achievements of the torchbearers who all embody the Paralympic values of courage, determination, inspiration and equality." |
| Welsh government Sports Minister Huw Lewis said: "Following on from the spectacular, lighting ceremony on top of Snowdon, it's pleasing that so many more people will have the opportunity to witness the Paralympic Torch pass through another iconic part of Wales. | Welsh government Sports Minister Huw Lewis said: "Following on from the spectacular, lighting ceremony on top of Snowdon, it's pleasing that so many more people will have the opportunity to witness the Paralympic Torch pass through another iconic part of Wales. |
| "It is particularly poignant that the ceremonial cauldron will be lit by Simon Richardson, who perfectly embodies the courage and determination of the Paralympic spirit." | "It is particularly poignant that the ceremonial cauldron will be lit by Simon Richardson, who perfectly embodies the courage and determination of the Paralympic spirit." |
| Heather Joyce, leader of Cardiff council said: "We've seen the spirits of the nation lifted over recent weeks and as the Paralympic torch relay visits Cardiff, it brings with it another wave of excitement and elation. | Heather Joyce, leader of Cardiff council said: "We've seen the spirits of the nation lifted over recent weeks and as the Paralympic torch relay visits Cardiff, it brings with it another wave of excitement and elation. |
| "This summer has been so exciting for everyone in the UK with a fantastic Olympic Games and now just days away from the start of the Paralympics and in Cardiff we have been so proud to be involved in so many different ways." | "This summer has been so exciting for everyone in the UK with a fantastic Olympic Games and now just days away from the start of the Paralympics and in Cardiff we have been so proud to be involved in so many different ways." |
| From Cardiff the flame will be taken to Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, where it will be united with flames that were lit on the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. | From Cardiff the flame will be taken to Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, where it will be united with flames that were lit on the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. |
| A ceremony will be held on Tuesday and a single Paralympic flame will be created for the 24-hour torch relay that ends at the Paralympic Stadium on Wednesday. | A ceremony will be held on Tuesday and a single Paralympic flame will be created for the 24-hour torch relay that ends at the Paralympic Stadium on Wednesday. |