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Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Glastonbury announces opening ceremonies and unveils full 2025 timings
Glastonbury has announced details of the opening ceremonies for 2025, as well as unveiling the timings for this year's festival. This year's festival takes place on the final weekend of June, with headline sets from The 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo. But before the music takes place, the festival has announced details of two very special opening ceremonies to kick things off. On Wednesday, the Green Fields' Sacred Space in the King's Meadow will play host to the Flame of Hope – which will see the presentation of 15 sacred flames to create a 'mantra for Peace' and culminating in the fireworks display at 10.45pm. That same evening, the Pyramid Stage arena will host a Theatre & Circus show for the first time since 1990. Titled Look To The Skies, organisers have promised a 'breath-taking aerial odyssey, with highwire walkers, acrobats and incredible circus performances'. It will be followed by the fireworks at 10.45pm. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Glastonbury Festival (@glastofest) It's set to be followed on Thursday when the Green Fields invites attendees to take part in 'the Biggest Mantra for Peace ever seen at Glastonbury Festival' in a show of solidarity with those living in conflict. Elsewhere, major slots at Glastonbury include Other Stage headline appearances for Charli XCX, Loyle Carner and The Prodigy. There is also a return to Glastonbury for RAYE, playing just before Neil Young, alongside a solo debut for JADE and a set from Wolf Alice. Also appearing will be Busta Rhymes, The Libertines, The Maccabees, Ezra Collective, Kae Tempest, Beabadoobee and Kneecap. See the full line-up for Glastonbury 2025 here, and read our piece on the biggest talking points of the line-up here.
Yahoo
15 hours ago
- General
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Police run torch for Special Olympics this week all across Vermont
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – Police, athletes, and members of the military will be running for a cause throughout Vermont for the next four days. The annual Law Enforcement Torch Run in Vermont will be held this week, from June 3 through 6. Members of the law enforcement community will be carrying the Flame of Hope, the Special Olympics' equivalent to the Olympic Torch, from the four corners of the state all the way to St. Michael's College in Winooski. It is the largest community fundraiser for the Special Olympics organization, which holds the Special Olympics World Games every two years. The torch run will be followed by the annual Special Olympics Vermont Summer Games on June 6 and 7. This year will feature two sports, bocce ball and basketball, with hundreds of athletes joining in. Special Olympics Vermont Penguin Plunge underway this Saturday The event will start in four places simultaneously: in Derby Line and Highgate Springs in northern Vermont, and in Brattleboro and Bennington in southern Vermont. Four torches will be carried separately Tuesday through Thursday, before joining together for two final legs on Friday from Essex Junction to St. Michael's College. Lake Champlain will also get to feature in the event, as one of the four torches will be carried by the Colchester Boating Unit and U.S. Coast Guard over the water from Bayside Beach in Colchester over to Burlington. How staying 'up-to-date' with water quality at Burlington beaches can keep you safe According to the Special Olympics Vermont website, the event brings together more than 91,000 law enforcement officers from 46 countries each year as 'part of a global movement that works year-round to foster inclusion and acceptance of people with intellectual disabilities by using the power of sport.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- General
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Kinston hosts Torch Run for Special Olympics May 28
KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) — Flame of Hope to take place in Kinston, helping raise awareness and support for Special Olympics North Carolina. The 2025 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics will be on Wednesday, May 28 starting at 12 p.m. at Fairfield Park. The finish line will be at Caswell Center. This annual tradition highlights law enforcement's commitment to inclusion and support for individuals with disabilities. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Sport
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GCSO takes and passes the torch
OXFORD — The Granville County Sheriff's Office participated in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics on Tuesday. The 2.4-mile run started at J.F. Webb High School and ended at the traffic circle on Main Street. The Creedmoor Police Department passed the torch to the Butner Police Department earlier. The last leg of the Granville County run placed the torch with the Granville County Sheriff's Office. At the traffic circle, the Granville County Sheriff's Office passed the torch to Vance County. Vance was scheduled to pass the torch on Wednesday morning, but the ceremony was cancelled due to heavy rains. Sheriff Fountain thanks all participants, including Mayor Nurse of Oxford, officers and staff from Butner and Creedmoor Police Departments, Murdoch, and GCSO staff. Immediately following the passing of the torch, the GCSO partnered with Little Caesar's Pizza for a community Pizza, Pizza Pun Night in the parking lot at Granville Corners. A percentage of all sales went to the Shop with the Sheriff. Started by the chief of the Witchita, Kansas Police Department in 1981, The Torch Run has become the largest year-round public awareness and grassroots fundraising campaign for Special Olympics. Known as Guardians of the Flame, law enforcement members and Special Olympics athletes carry the Flame of Hope into the opening ceremony of local competitions, and into Special Olympics state, national, regional and world Games. More than 110,000 law enforcement members around the country carry the Flame of Hope every year. In North Carolina, nearly 2,000 law enforcement personnel support the annual run. The torch run engages law enforcement worldwide, championing acceptance and inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities, starting first with their own communities. Since its inception, the run has raised approximately $1 billion worldwide with over $33 million raised for Special Olympics North Carolina.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Special Olympics Indiana Law Enforcement Torch Run to take place in Terre Haute
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Officers from across the Hoosier state are participating in the annual Special Olympics Indiana Law Enforcement Torch Run, one of which takes place in Terre Haute. On May 30, Indiana Law enforcement Officers will run alongside Special Olympics Indiana athletes carrying the Flame of Hope and signaling a start to the 2025 Summer Games. One of the two events will be taking place at the Bicentennial Unity Plaza in Indianapolis, while the other will take place at Indiana State University's Hulman Center in Terre Haute. The Terre Haute event will begin at noon and is a three-mile run that will take the participants through the city and campus. This run is done to help celebrate the power of acceptance, diversity, and inclusion. The torches used during the run will also be used to ignite the cauldron at the 2025 Summer Games Opening Ceremony that will be held on June 6 at ISU. Community leaders, residents, and businesses along the course are invited to come out and cheer on participants. These runs were first started in 1981 in Wichita, Kansas, and have grown into the largest international grassroots supporter for the Special Olympics. Funds raised by both Indiana events will go towards sports training and competition for people with intellectual disabilities at no cost to the participant. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
