Olympics roadshow announced

Olympics chiefs are to embark on a summer roadshow across the UK to extol the benefits of the 2012 Games in London.

London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe and Olympics minister Tessa Jowell will be among the personalities visiting towns and cities from Bristol to Belfast.

It will start on July 6, the anniversary of London’s win, and run until July 27, exactly six years before the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium. The roadshow bus will travel around 3,000 miles.

As part of the roadshow, Jowell will also host an economic benefits conference in Leeds on July 19.

She said: “2012 is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and we’ve got to make sure everyone can see the benefits and feel part of this extraordinary event.

“This is UK 2012, not just London 2012, and we simply won’t let the rest of the country miss the bus.”