Live highlights: Lincoln Olympic Torch Relay
Follow the highlights of the Lincoln Olympic Torch Relay.
Don’t miss our entire Torch Relay coverage:
- Lincoln Olympic Torch Relay – Day 1 (Torchbearers)
- Lincoln Olympic Torch Relay – Day 2 (Torchbearers)
- Lincoln Olympic Torch Relay at Yarborough
- Lincoln Olympic Torch Relay at Brayford Pool
- Live highlights: Lincoln Olympic Torch Relay
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Here it is leaving the city!
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The convoy are leaving
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Crowds have been gathering quickly at the Grandstand:
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The relay from the Castle is now underway!
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Good morning! We are back to see the torch exit the city, where it goes on to Nottingham.
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Thank you all for following the live blog today. We’ve had a great time reporting today, hope you enjoyed it too.
Reporting for you today were: Elizabeth Fish, Daniel Ionescu, Ashley Partridge, James McArthur, Chris Brandrick and Joshua Potter. With thanks to Dan Chase.
Goodnight!
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Elliott Morris performing on the stage at the Festival of Light pre-fireworks:
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Amazing fireworks onthe Brayford tonight
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Getting ready for the fireworks:
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Torchbearer Paul shows us his pride and joy
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Sunset
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Are you at the Festival of Light?
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Have you been using the Twitter hashtag?
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A lovely panoramic view of the Brayford:
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View from the Hilton:
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Lighting the cauldron:
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An Adele tribute at the Festival of Light:
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Juggler amazes the kids:
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The poor policeman must be very hot today!
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A video from the Brayford, after the torchbearers passed a little earlier today:
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Get your Olympic merchandise here!
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The final torchbearer, Julia Hanks (46), explained how it felt to bear the torch on its way to Lincoln (sorry for the quality, it was very muggy backstage!)
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John Marshall of Lincs FM warming up crowds:
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The Lincoln Tour Bus is getting people down the hill:
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The view from the Festival of Light
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While crowds are gathering on the Brayford
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People leaving Yarborough now
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Gracy Gaga entertaining at the Brayford
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Meanwhile, the fun continues at Brayford Pool
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It’s here (Yarborough)
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Almost here
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Moving scene at Nick Hope’s Torch relay
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Nick Hope now takes over the relay on Burton Road
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Here’s a video of th Torch on the Brayford a bit earlier
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The Torch on Yarborough Crescent
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This couple sailed their barge alongside the Olympic Flame
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The torch passes @bglincoln. #Lincoln2012 twitter.com/thelincolnite/…
— The Lincolnite (@thelincolnite) June 27, 2012
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Loick Essien is now on stage at Yarborough
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Organisers taking a quick break before the Torch arrives at Yarborough
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Make your own beat pads at Yarborough
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Great atmosphere here at Yarborough.
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We’re near Newport Arch and Simran Samra’s torch is set alight. Lincoln humming, sun gleeming #onlyinlincoln twitter.com/lincolncouncil…
— Lincoln Council (@lincolncouncil) June 27, 2012
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The Torch is now on Newport
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Torch now at Cathedral (sorry for the brief technical hiccups earlier)
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Lloyds dancers at Yarborough
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Massive crowds for the Olympic Torch in Lincoln today
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https://twitter.com/lou_c/statuses/218018900510650368
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@thelincolnite anticipating the switch over twitter.com/reneeluka/stat…
— Renée Burke (@reneeluka) June 27, 2012
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One World are here:
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His name is Keith Hebblewhite from Lincoln and he is an amateur runner for more than 35 years
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The first torchbearer is now in position in Lincoln
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The torch relay convoy is now in Lincoln
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This will be where the Torch and One World will be passing through the 10,000 people:
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Torch going past on Grantham Road in Bracebridge Heath @thelincolnite twitter.com/meganjones52/s…
— megan jones (@meganjones52) June 27, 2012
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These two fierce cats have got Off The Bench to join in the Olympic fun at Brayford
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People waiting for the torch in Bracebridge Heath @thelincolnite twitter.com/meganjones52/s…
— megan jones (@meganjones52) June 27, 2012
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Crowds gathering at the South Common to watch the Lincoln Torch Relay
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City Council Leader Ric Matcalfe arrived at Yarborough
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The Boston Scuhplattler Gruppe salute the crowds at Brayford
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Looks like the weather was wrong (so far!)
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Grace & Ted – Rich Girl at Brayford
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Boston Schuhplattler Gruppe at Brayford
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Big queue at the Coca Cola stage to take free photos with the torch
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Yummy Italian market at Brayford
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People at Yarborough are now gathering towards the main stage
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You can get plenty of freebies at the Yarborough celebration, from coca cola, Samsung goody bags and Nature Valley bars:
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Thousands have now arrived at Yarborough and the weather is holding up
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Street Beat @ Brayford Lincoln Olympic Torch Relay
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Tommy Cooper tribute Steve Spencer @ Brayford Pool
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Residents are now being let into Yarborough Sports Ground.
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The classic VW campervan gets a Visit England twist on the Brayford
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Getting excited ready for the big event at Brayford
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Probably the tallest person at Yarborough right now
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Quite a queue of people at Yarborough already:
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Elliott Morris takes the stage on the Brayford
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The Brayford Pool Market opens to the public
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Local boat owners moored on the Brayford Marina will get the best
seats in the house to view the Olympic Torch Relay
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Lincolnshire Police spokesman Dick Holmes tells us everything is going according to plans so far today.
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Kids are loving the entertainment on the Brayford
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Stewards getting briefed:
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Here’s the sponsors’ area
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Olympic cupcakes at Yarborough
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And the media trucks are here too
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Of course, the all important stage:
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Coca Cola and Samsung stalls:
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Food stalls uphill are setting up. Visit our special Olympics page to see what’s on the menu:
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Quick video roundup from the organisers about what’s happening at Yarborough tonight
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Decorations are coming down at Yarborough ready for the Olympic Torch Relay
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Reminder of the traffic restrictions!
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We are here at the Yarborough Sports Ground. Police are lining the routes already.
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Did you know: 1,600 metres of bunting, 209 stewards and 1,500 cones will be involved in the city’s relay over the two days.
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There is also a special event happening at Bracebridge Heath, called the On The Way Festival.
From 7pm, people can either enjoy an event full of different food and activities, such as climbing, skating or the Mighty Creative Media tent, or you can enjoy the sound of The Brasshoppers Band.
Alternatively, a woodland walk between the War Memorial and the old St John’s cemetery will treat you to a number of art installations by the local community.
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RT @shop_addict74: Dakota fly past at Skegness for the #bbctorchrelay twitter.com/Shop_addict74/…
— Radio Lincolnshire (@BBCRadioLincs) June 27, 2012
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Don’t forget: it you do not want to take part in the Torch Relay or celebrations, you need to leave the city by 4pm, or you may be stuck in long traffic queues and waiting for roads to reopen.
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The Torch heads past Skegness Clock Tower. twitter.com/LincsFM/status…
— Lincs FM(@LincsFM) June 27, 2012
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Here’s a pic of yesterday’s Immingham Torchbearers, Lincoln Ladies’ Megan Harris, Phil Crow and Lee.
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There will be screens around the city, but if you want to watch a live feed of the torch relay from the comfort of your own home, visit the official London 2012 website:
http://www.london2012.com/torch-relay/video/live.html
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The Brayford Marina is getting ready for the Torch Relay too, with bunting
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There are a large number of Olympic partners, but the partners for London 2012 are: Adidas, BMW, BP, British Airways, BT, EDF and Lloyds TSB. Worldwide Olympic partners are Coca Cola, Acer, Atos, Dow, HGE, McDonald’s, Omega, Panasonic, P&G, Samsung and VISA.
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Stage is looking like an actual stage now…
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Lincoln is playing its role in the Olympics this summer — When athletes get injured during this summer’s London Olympics it could be a Lincoln radiographer who patches them up.
Myriam Jackson, an Advance Practitioner Reporting Radiographer at Lincoln County Hospital, will be among a team of medics who could be called into action to help stranded competitors.
Myriam said: “My role will include all forms of first responding including carrying out first aid, triage, basic life support and intermediate life support and support of any other medical emergency that occurs to spectators or athletes.”
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After the relay, the final torchbearer will light the Cauldron at the Olympic stadium, marking the start of the Games. The flame is not put out until the Closing Ceremony, and signifies the end of the games.
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The Olympic Torch Relay started this morning in Lincolnshire from Louth, moving on to Legbourne, Withern, Mablethorpe, Sutton On Sea, Mumby, Ingoldmells, and is currently in Skegness.
The view the torch bearers will get when they run through Skegness #bbctorchrelay twitter.com/scottydalton/s…
— Scott Dalton (@scottydalton) June 27, 2012
It’s moving on then to Wainfleet All Saints, Boston after 2.30pm, Sleaford just before 4pm, then comes to Bracebridge Heath at 4.45pm and enters Lincoln at 5pm.
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The Olympic Flame stands for peace, unity and friendship. It will be carried by 8,000 truly inspirational Torchbearers, and the route has been configured so the torch will be no further than an hour away from homes for 95% of people in the UK, the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey.
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After being lit in Greece, Olympic Flame in the UK on 18 May 2012. The day after, it began its relay across the UK.
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Did you know? The torch is officially lit at the Temple of Hera in Olympia by the sun’s rays, a traditional ceremony in the Ancient Games. Here’s an image of actors lighting the torch this year.
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#bbctorchrelay If you don’t want to join the #lincoln2012 party you need to leave #Lincoln by 4pm or you could be stuck till around 8pm
— Lincolnshire Police (@lincspolice) June 27, 2012
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Lincoln High Street is all dressed up to welcome the #OlympicFlame #lincoln2012 twitter.com/lincolncouncil…
— Lincoln Council (@lincolncouncil) June 27, 2012
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It might be warm today, but there’s a chance of light showers later this afternoon at the relay.
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From Lincolnshire Police: Do not to call the non-emergency 101 number for Olympic Torch route and timing details.
The non-emergency number is experiencing a large number of calls on this issue and this is potentially increasing the time it takes to answer calls relating to important day-to-day policing matters.
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Today I’ll be signing The Other Olympics theotherolympics.co.uk at #Lincoln2012 Festival of Light. Come and get one
— Matt Roebuck (@Matt_ofopinion) June 27, 2012
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Heading out to see the Olympic Torch pass through Lincoln today? Drop into the Festival of Light too: lncn.eu/bpx5 #Lincoln2012
— Uni. of Lincoln (@unilincoln) June 27, 2012
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Here’s some of the kit we’ll be using today to cover the relay across the city
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Seen plenty of these dropping people off ready for the big day!
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This flag pole (and a number of others) is only a temporary addition to the High Street, displaying a very large London 2012 and Olympic themed logos (obviously!):
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The Olympic Torch arrives in Lincoln in just under 6 hours!
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Lincoln High Street is also getting ready for the Torch to run through later this afternoon.
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The Festival of Light preparations are underway. Here’s a preview of the stage:
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Lincolnshire schools at the opening ceremony for the school sports day event taking place at Yarborough twitter.com/spidoux84/stat…
— Samantha Pidoux (@spidoux84) June 27, 2012
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The Metropolitan Police are already on standby in Lincoln, but you can see what Lincolnshire Police are doing in the run up too. Here’s a video of their Major Incident Room at Police HQ, keeping an eye out along the Torch Relay routes.
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To see the #Lincoln2012 torch you need to plan ahead and be there by 4pm – these are the best Lincoln locations lincs.police.uk/News-Centre/Ne…
— Lincolnshire Police (@lincspolice) June 27, 2012
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Speaking of ready, look at all these toilets waiting to be used at the two big city events today:
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Do you have your Yarborough Sports Ground tickets for tonight ready? We do! Remember you need to be there between 4pm and 5pm before the event.
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RT @spidoux84: Lincolnshire schools getting ready the schools games at Yarborough leisure Center. Opening ceremony starts in 10 mins htt …
— Siren FM (@sirenfm) June 27, 2012
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Hello! Welcome to our Olympic Torch Relay live blog. It’s Lincoln’s big Olympic day and we’ll be bringing you coverage throughout the day.
