Olympic Torch Relay news

Torch Relay
27 June 201207:00
Day 40: Olympic Flame journeys from Grimsby Docks to Lincoln
The Olympic Torch Relay will start Day 40 with an abseil down one of the Humber region’s most iconic landmarks.
Torch Relay
26 June 201207:11
Day 39: Olympic Flame visits Don Valley Stadium
The Olympic Flame visits the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield today as it travels through 16 communities to Cleethorpes.
Torch Relay
25 June 201207:00
Day 38: Olympic Flame continues its journey from Leeds to Sheffield
Today the Relay will travel 76.95 miles and will be carried by 142 Torchbearers, including young fundraiser Steven Tomlinson and Olympians Dorothy Hyman, Robert Geldard and Sebastian Coe.
Torch Relay
24 June 201207:00
Day 37: Sir Bobby Charlton carries the Torch as the Olympic Flame journeys from Manchester to Leeds
Sir Bobby Charlton carries the Flame up Sir Matt Busby Way to the front of Old Trafford. Bobby was a member of the England World Cup winning side in 1966 and was also won the Ballon d’Or for European Footballer of the Year in the same year.
Torch Relay
23 June 201207:00
Day 36: Sir Chris Hoy carries Flame on its journey from Lytham St Anne’s to Manchester
Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy will carry the Olympic Flame in Manchester on Day 36 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.
Torch Relay
22 June 201217:31
Four million people have seen the Olympic Flame at the halfway mark of the Torch Relay
The Olympic Flame has been carried by 3,529 Torchbearers over 35 days so far.
Torch Relay
22 June 201207:00
Day 35: Olympic Flame visits Kendal Castle and the Blackpool Tower Ballroom at the halfway point of the Torch Relay
The Flame is carried by 139 Torchbearers, including Strictly Come Dancing champions Harry Judd and Aliona Vilani, from Kendal to Blackpool.
Torch Relay
21 June 201208:48
Day 34: Olympic Flame visits the Robert Burns statue and travels by steam boat on Windermere
Today the Olympic Flame will cover 121.77 miles on a journey from Dumfries in Scotland to Bowness-on-Windermere in the Lake District.
Torch Relay
20 June 201208:08
Day 33: Olympic Flame travels on the Scots Guardsman and visits Aysgarth Falls
Today the Olympic Flame will travel 134.48 miles through 13 communities on its journey from York to Carlisle.
Torch Relay
19 June 201207:00
Day 32: Princess Beatrice greets Olympic Flame at Harewood House on its journey from Hull to York
Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice will welcome the Olympic Flame as it visits Harewood House shortly after midday today.
Torch Relay
18 June 201207:00
Day 31: Love burns brightly on the Olympic Torch Relay
As the Olympic Torch Relay travels from Middlesborough to Hull, cheered along its way by thousands of spectators, the day has been made even more special for one member of the crowd.

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