Ticket news for torch relay event

The torch will be winding its way through the streets of Wandsworth on the late afternoon of Monday, July 23 before heading to Tooting Common for a special party to celebrate the Olympics and the torch's arrival in the borough.

As well as the chance to see the iconic Olympic flame, the Tooting Common celebration will feature live music and entertainment, including appearances by chart-topping hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks and the urban dance stars of Britain's Got Talent - Twist & Pulse.

Also playing will be Wanted Down Under - winners of the 2011 Wandsworth Young Performer of the Year competition, plus a performance by the Graveney School choir.

There will be food, a bar and also a range of other attractions provided by Olympic sponsors Samsung, Lloyds TSB and Coca Cola.

Doors open at 4pm with the festivities beginning at 5pm and finishing at around 7.30pm.

Admission is strictly by ticket only. Tickets, which are free but limited in number, are being made available to Wandsworth residents only at the borough's five main town centre libraries between 7.30pm and 8.30pm only on Monday, July 16.

A maximum of four tickets will be allocated to each applicant on a first come, first served basis. They remain the property of Wandsworth Council and must not be sold on.

Applicants must be aged 16 or over and must bring proof that they are a resident of the borough, such as a library card, council tax bill or utility bill. Anyone who does not bring proof of address will not be given tickets.

The libraries where tickets will available during this one hour slot on July 16 are Tooting, Balham, Wandsworth Town, Putney and Battersea.

For more information visit www.wandsworth.gov.uk/olympics or email events@wandsworth.gov.uk.