On Saturday 7 July, the Olympic Flame will travel 145 miles through 14 communities on its journey from Chelmsford to Cambridge.
20-year-old Zachary Franklin, from Nottingham will carry the Flame at Lee Valley White Water Centre, the venue for Canoe Slalom. Zachery was nominated for his commitment and dedication to the sport of canoeing and inspiring his peers. Zachary is also currently completing his coaching qualification to help train others.
Jeremy Stopher, 49, from Braintree, will carry the torch in Chelmsford. He has run 10 marathons, raising ten of thousands of pounds for a number of good causes.
Jamie Oliver will carry the Flame in Newport, Essex. He was nominated for inspiring people to spend more time enjoying being in the kitchen – and even start growing their own food.
Olympian Iwan Thomas, the current 400m record holder, will be the last Torchbearer of the day. He will light the cauldron on the stage at the Evening Celebration which takes place at Parker’s Piece, Cambridge as part of the Big Weekend festivities.
On Day 50, the Flame will be carried through the following communities: Chelmsford, Harlow, Waltham Abbey, Waltham Cross, Hertford, Ware, Bishop’s Stortford, Stansted Mountfichet, Newport, Saffron Walden, Haverhill, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket and Cambridge.
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