Rother raises Olympic flag

IN time with the Olympic flag being handed over to London 2012 dignitaries in Beijing, members of Rother District Council met on the Colonnade for their own flag raising ceremony.

By The Newsroom

Published 24th Aug 2008, 22:24 BST

Updated 7th Jun 2018, 19:39 BST

Local authorities across the UK were invited to hoist the official Olympic banner on Sunday to mark the country taking over as host nation.

Officials present at the ceremony included Rother District Council chairman Cllr Joanne Gadd and vice chairman Cllr Martin Mooney.

They were joined by representatives of Bexhill Rowing Club and former Olympic athlete Sean Baldock.

The area's main leisure provider, Freedom Leisure, was on hand to promote activities throughout the district.

The flag will move on to Battle and Rye for two other Olympic hand over celebrations.

Freedom Leisure