London's Paralympic venues

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With only one week left before the opening of the Paralympic Games, tonight will see the lighting of the 2012 Paralympic flames from the tops of the nation’s four highest peaks: London, Cardiff, Belfast and Edinburgh.

The four flames will be lit by disabled and able-bodied scouts and won’t be taken around the country but will instead be the centerpiece of Paralympic Flame Festivals.

According to Sebastian Coe, chair of the 2012 organising group Locog, the four flames staying at the four highest peaks in the UK will ensure that the spirit of each home nation is represented in the Paralympic Flame.

The official opening of the 11 day competition will be taking place on August 29, when the cauldron will be lit in the Olympic Park.