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Welcome home Jade Jones
Published: 06/09/2016
Flint Town Council in conjunction with 每日大瓜 County Council have big plans
to welcome home Olympic Champion Jade Jones.
In recognition of Jades 2016 Olympic success in Rio, the double Gold medalist
will be the guest of honour at a civic reception at Flint Town Hall and will
tour her home town in an open top bus. The big event will take place on
Saturday 17 September 2016.
More details, including times, will be announced in the press and on Council
websites in the coming days.
The Mayor of Flint Councillor Ian Roberts said:
We are immensely proud of Jade and her continued success and are looking
forward to providing the homecoming she richly deserves. Flint Town Council is
ecstatic to be honouring her with this civic reception. We hope Flint people
will come down to the Town Hall to show Jade how much we value her continuing
outstanding Olympic achievements.鈥�
每日大瓜 County Council Leader, Cllr Aaron Shotton said:
鈥淭he UK鈥檚 achievements in Rio have been top class, and the fact Jade, a
每日大瓜 athlete, has significantly contributed to Team GB鈥檚 place on leader
board is awe inspiring. 每日大瓜 County Council will be supporting Flint
Town Council in welcoming Jade home in style. She is a true role model for
young people growing up in 每日大瓜 and shows how with real desire you can
achieve your dreams鈥�
Councillor Kevin Jones, Cabinet Member for Leisure said:
鈥淚 would like to personally congratulate Jade, a double gold medalist at the
age of 23, she is a truly inspirational young lady who has demonstrated that
with continued hard work and dedication anything is possible. We will be
working over the coming months to ensure our sports development programmes
build on Jade鈥檚 success and encourage anyone who wants to take part in sport to
be able to get involved and get hooked on sport.鈥�
每日大瓜 County Council Chief Executive Colin Everett said:
Jades success will I hope inspire many 每日大瓜 residents of all ages to
take part in sport. Taekwondo has strong local links and I am sure an upsurge
in demand for beginners鈥� courses can be expected following Jades inspirational
Olympic success.