Welcoming Home Our Golden Girl

Jade Jones, the twice Olympic Gold Medal winner, will make a balcony appearance at the Town Hall Flint on Saturday 17 September to mark the start of an evening of celebrations in recognition of her fantastic achievement in Rio. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The celebrations will begin with an open top bus tour of the town and finish in spectacular style with fireworks at the lifeboat station car park. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The timings for the event will be: ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

7.00pm Balcony appearance
7.10pm Start of open top bus tour
7.55pm Arrive at lifeboat station car park
8.30pm Fireworks at the Castle ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

A plan of the bus route can be viewed http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/PDFFiles/Flint-Parade-Route.pdf. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Flint Town Council and Flintshire County Council would like to encourage the people of Flint and beyond to get out their flags and do Jade proud again with a welcome home she truly deserves. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​