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- Day 1 Land's End to Plymouth May 19
- Day 2 Plymouth to Exeter May 20
- Day 3 Exeter to Taunton May 21
- Day 4 Taunton to Bristol May 22
- Day 5 Bristol to Cheltenham May 23
- Day 6 Gloucester to Worcester May 24
- Day 7 Worcester to Cardiff May 25
- Day 8 Cardiff to Swansea May 26
- Day 9 Swansea to Aberystwyth May 27
- Day 10 Aberystwyth to Bangor May 28
- Day 11 Beaumaris to Chester May 29
- Day 12 Chester to Stoke-on-Trent May 30
- Day 13 Stoke-on-Trent to Bolton May 31
- Day 14 Bolton to Liverpool June 1
- Day 15 Liverpool to Castletown June 2
- Day 16 Belfast to Portrush June 3
- Day 17 Carrick-a-Rede to Londonderry June 4
- Day 18 Londonderry to Newry June 5
- Day 19 Dublin to Belfast June 6
- Day 20 Newcastle to Moorfields June 7
- Day 21 Stranraer to Glasgow June 8
- Day 22 Glasgow to Inverness June 9
- Day 23 Kirkwall to Lerwick June 10
- Day 24 Stornoway to Aberdeen June 11
- Day 25 Aberdeen to Dundee June 12
- Day 26 St Andrews to Edinburgh June 13
- Day 27 Edinburgh to Alnwick June 14
- Day 28 Alnwick to Newcastle upon Tyne June 15
- Day 29 Gateshead to Durham June 16
- Day 30 Durham to Middlesbrough June 17
- Day 31 Middlesbrough to Hull June 18
- Day 32 Hull to York June 19
- Day 33 York to Carlisle June 20
- Day 34 Dumfries to Bowness-on-Windermere June 21
- Day 35 Kendal to Blackpool June 22
- Day 36 Lytham St Anne's to Manchester June 23
- Day 37 Salford to Leeds June 24
- Day 38 Leeds to Sheffield June 25
- Day 39 Sheffield to Cleethorpes June 26
- Day 40 Grimsby to Lincoln June 27
- Day 41 Lincoln to Nottingham June 28
- Day 42 Nottingham to Derby June 29
- Day 43 Derby to Birmingham June 30
- Day 44 Birmingham to Coventry July 1
- Day 45 Coventry to Leicester July 2
- Day 46 Leicester to Peterborough July 3
- Day 47 Peterborough to Norwich July 4
- Day 48 Norwich to Ipswich July 5
- Day 49 Ipswich to Chelmsford July 6
- Day 50 Chelmsford to Cambridge July 7
- Day 51 Cambridge to Luton July 8
- Day 52 Luton to Oxford July 9
- Day 53 Oxford to Reading July 10
- Day 54 Reading to Salisbury July 11
- Day 55 Salisbury to Weymouth July 12
- Day 56 Portland Bill to Bournemouth July 13
- Day 57 Bournemouth to Southampton July 14
- Day 58 Southampton to Portsmouth July 15
- Day 59 Portsmouth to Brighton July 16
- Day 60 Brighton to Hastings July 17
- Day 61 Hastings to Dover July 18
- Day 62 Deal to Maidstone July 19
- Day 63 Maidstone to Guildford July 20
- Day 64 Greenwich to Waltham Forest July 21
- Day 65 Redbridge to Bexley July 22
- Day 66 Lewisham to Wandsworth July 23
- Day 67 Kingston to Ealing July 24
- Day 68 Harrow to Haringey July 25
- Day 69 Camden to Westminster July 26
- Day 70 Hampton Court to Olympic Stadium July 27
70 days; 70 routes
- Day 1 Land's End to Plymouth
- Day 2 Plymouth to Exeter
- Day 3 Exeter to Taunton
- Day 4 Taunton to Bristol
- Day 5 Bristol to Cheltenham
- Day 6 Gloucester to Worcester
- Day 7 Worcester to Cardiff
- Day 8 Cardiff to Swansea
- Day 9 Swansea to Aberystwyth
- Day 10 Aberystwyth to Bangor
- Day 11 Beaumaris to Chester
- Day 12 Chester to Stoke-on-Trent
- Day 13 Stoke-on-Trent to Bolton
- Day 14 Bolton to Liverpool
- Day 15 Liverpool to Castletown
- Day 16 Belfast to Portrush
- Day 17 Carrick-a-Rede to Londonderry
- Day 18 Londonderry to Newry
- Day 19 Dublin to Belfast
- Day 20 Newcastle to Moorfields
- Day 21 Stranraer to Glasgow
- Day 22 Glasgow to Inverness
- Day 23 Kirkwall to Lerwick
- Day 24 Stornoway to Aberdeen
- Day 25 Aberdeen to Dundee
- Day 26 St Andrews to Edinburgh
- Day 27 Edinburgh to Alnwick
- Day 28 Alnwick to Newcastle upon Tyne
- Day 29 Gateshead to Durham
- Day 30 Durham to Middlesbrough
- Day 31 Middlesbrough to Hull
- Day 32 Hull to York
- Day 33 York to Carlisle
- Day 34 Dumfries to Bowness-on-Windermere
- Day 35 Kendal to Blackpool
- Day 36 Lytham St Anne's to Manchester
- Day 37 Salford to Leeds
- Day 38 Leeds to Sheffield
- Day 39 Sheffield to Cleethorpes
- Day 40 Grimsby to Lincoln
- Day 41 Lincoln to Nottingham
- Day 42 Nottingham to Derby
- Day 43 Derby to Birmingham
- Day 44 Birmingham to Coventry
- Day 45 Coventry to Leicester
- Day 46 Leicester to Peterborough
- Day 47 Peterborough to Norwich
- Day 48 Norwich to Ipswich
- Day 49 Ipswich to Chelmsford
- Day 50 Chelmsford to Cambridge
- Day 51 Cambridge to Luton
- Day 52 Luton to Oxford
- Day 53 Oxford to Reading
- Day 54 Reading to Salisbury
- Day 55 Salisbury to Weymouth
- Day 56 Portland Bill to Bournemouth
- Day 57 Bournemouth to Southampton
- Day 58 Southampton to Portsmouth
- Day 59 Portsmouth to Brighton
- Day 60 Brighton to Hastings
- Day 61 Hastings to Dover
- Day 62 Deal to Maidstone
- Day 63 Maidstone to Guildford
- Day 64 Greenwich to Waltham Forest
- Day 65 Redbridge to Bexley
- Day 66 Lewisham to Wandsworth
- Day 67 Kingston to Ealing
- Day 68 Harrow to Haringey
- Day 69 Camden to Westminster
- Day 70 Hampton Court to Olympic Stadium
Explore our map to find out where the torch is going each day or check the text version to see a list of locations.
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Grimsby
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Louth
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Legbourne
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Withern
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Maltby Le Marsh
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Mablethorpe
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Trusthorpe
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Sutton-on-Sea
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Mumby
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Hogsthorpe
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Ingoldmells
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Winthorpe
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Skegness
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Wainfleet All Saints
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Wrangle
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Boston
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Sleaford
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Bracebridge Heath
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Lincoln
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Grimsby
- Dock Tower
- Woodyard
- Eastside Road
- King Edward Street
- Lower Spring Street
- Victoria Street North (A16)
- Freeport Wharf
- Fisherman's Wharf
- Fredrick Ward Way (A1136)
- Victoria Street West
- Old Market Place
- Bethlehem Street
- Deansgate (A1136)
- Bargate (A1243)
- Laceby Road (A46)
- Scartho Road (A1243)
- Louth Road
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Louth
- Grimsby Road (B1520)
- Bridge Street (B1520)
- Upgate (B1520)
- London Road (B1520)
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Legbourne
- Station Road (A157)
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Withern
- Witherton Way
- Vyner Row (A157)
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Maltby Le Marsh
- Beesby Road (A1104)
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Mablethorpe
- Alford Road (A1104)
- Victoria Road (A52)
- The Boulevarde
- Queen's Park Car Park
- The Boulevarde
- Victoria Road (A52)
- Seaholme Road (A52)
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Trusthorpe
- Sutton Road (A52)
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Sutton on Sea
- Sutton Road (A52)
- Station Road (A52)
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Mumby
- Station Road (A52)
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Hogsthorpe
- High Street (A52)
- South End (A52)
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Ingoldmells
- Chapel Road (A52)
- High Street (A52)
- Skegness Road (A52)
- Roman Bank (A52)
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Winthorpe
- Roman Bank (A52)
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Skegness
- Roman Bank (A52)
- Castleton Boulevard (B1451)
- North Parade
- Tower Esplanade
- Skegness Beach
- Tower Esplanade
- Lumley Road (B1451)
- Wainfleet Road (A52)
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Wainfleet All Saints
- Skegness Road
- High Street (B1195)
- Boston Road (B1195)
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Wrangle
- A52
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Boston
- Spilsby Road (A16)
- Wide Bargate
- Market Place
- Town Bridge
- High Street
- Bridge Street
- West Street
- Sleaford Road (A52)
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Sleaford
- Sleaford Town Football Club
- Boston Road
- South Gate (B1517)
- North Gate (B1518)
- Lincoln Road (B1518)
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Bracebridge Heath
- Sleaford Road (A15)
- Canwick Road (B1131)
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Lincoln
- South Park Avenue (A15)
- High Street (B1262)
- Dixon Street (B1360)
- Tritton Road (B1003)
- Brayford Way
- Brayford Wharf North
- Lucy Tower Street
- Newland (A57)
- Wigford Way (A57)
- High Street
- Saltergate
- Bank Street
- Silver Street
- Lindum Hill (A15)
- Pottergate
- Priory Gate
- Nettleham Road
- Northgate
- Church Lane
- Newport
- Yarborough Crescent (A1273)
- Burton Road (B1398)
- Breedon Drive
- Yarborough Leisure Centre
Evening Celebration
Yarborough Athletics Ground, Lincoln
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0600: Good morning and happy OMtG - for the uninitiated that's One Month to Go till games-time!
Day 40 of the torch relay will see the Olympic flame travel 76 miles from Grimsby to Lincoln.
Your early morning text commentators are Ian Westbrook and Michael Hirst. Thanks for joining us at this early hour.
It's a beautiful day at the BBC Olympic mothership in London and the forecast is pretty good for the Humber Estuary too - although it's looking a little overcast up there at the moment!
0607: Grimsby is one of the gateways to the North Sea. By the early 1900s it was one of the world's premier fishing ports.
And we're kicking off with something a little special today - an abseil down the iconic Dock Tower.
0608: The Royal Dock Tower is a symbol of the town's importance as a port.
The Royal Dock was opened by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert more than 150 years ago, and it has been a life-saving landmark.
Some quick facts for you:
0611: You should be seeing the building in the moody video on the left now - refresh your browser if you're not current getting the footage...
0613: Carrying the flame down the building will be Alan Ellinson, 55, of Stockport, who has helped charities raise more than £12m through abseiling and zip wire events - so he's no stranger to this type of escapade.
But Alan has probably never performed with this big an audience before - nor with an 80cm torch. Which is lit.
0618: Alan has always been passionate about rock climbing and adrenalin sports.
He and his partner and son also opened the Rope Race Climbing Centre in 1993 to allow anyone of any age or ability to take part in the activity - and he also coaches children to compete nationally in the British Youth Climbing Series competitions.
0623: Here's the tower in all its splendour - and here comes Alan! He's never abseiled with a naked flame before, but has practised with a bottle...
0625: Wow - follow that. Well 12-year-old all-round sportswoman Nesta Baxter will certainly try. She takes part in swimming, biathlon and kickboxing as well supporting charities with which her school is involved. In her nomination she is described as an "asset to her school".
0629: If you missed it, here's a shot of Alan starting his abseil from the top of the tower - with the Olympic torch shining brightly in the Grimsby gloom!
0634: Nesta jogs past what look like a school of white-clad fishworkers - is that the right collective noun?! - as she heads away from the Docks and passes the flame to charity fundraiser Joanne Heywood.
She has helped children with life-limiting conditions fulfil their dreams with the charity When You Wish Upon a Star which allows them to do things like meet their favourite footballer or pop star. There is also an annual trip to Lapland to meet Father Christmas.
0640: Rebecca Wright has the flame now, and is being followed away from the docks by a good crowd - with one girl enthusiastically flapping a union jack and two workers watching from a nearby cherry-picker.
After that dramatic opening, today's action will see the relay travel through Grimsby, Louth, Legbourne, Withern, Maltby Le Marsh, Mablethorpe, Trusthorpe and Sutton-on-Sea.
It will then go to Mumby, Hogsthorpe, Ingoldmells, Winthorpe, Skegness, Wainfleet All Saints, Wrangle, Boston, Sleaford and Bracebridge Heath before arriving in Lincoln.
The day's finale will include a flypast from the Red Arrows over Lincoln.
0641: Name that tune! There's a brass band in action playing the familiar tones of Chariots of Fire - how many times will we hear that before the end of London 2012?
0644: A big cheer for Rebecca at that torch kiss as she passes the flame to Ed Holt, who was a talented tennis player before having a below-knee amputation when he developed a rare form of bone cancer. But he did not let this end his passion for the sport and now plays wheelchair tennis.
0649: Ed's showing some real determination to complete his stint with the torch, pausing to take a breath as he nears the handover point and being cheered along by the crowd - many of whom are walking the route with him - all the while.
0652: And Ed casts aside his crutch to hop the final section - grimacing all the way to the handover point. Inspirational stuff! There's a big round of applause as he finishes and passes the flame to canoeing volunteer Paul Tuffin.
0654: A quick convoy split here at Fisherman's Wharf as the torch is taken into a pedestrianised area and bbctorchcam's horse-box heads round the block to head him off!
0656: Quick stat for you as we rejoin the relay action from the BBC's torch guru Imelda Flattery: there's 30 days to the Olympics, and there are 30 bridges in London's Olympic Park.
0657: If dance is your thing, then talk to our next torchbearer Clare Oldroyd. She has been helping out for eight years at a local community centre, which attracts 180 regulars students.
0704: Sport could be Lisa Foster's middle name. Our latest torchbearer has not only played for her husband's cricket team but also represents Hull Ladies Hockey Club and runs for Cleethorpes Athletics Club while she completed the London marathon, despite collapsing because of the heat after 24 miles.
It's not quite as hot on the streets of Grimsby this morning!
0706: Current torchbearer Katie Chester has brought her own fanclub! Thanks to the Axholme Academy in Crowle, who have tweeted this picture and say: "Waiting along bargate for Katie Chester to carry the torch in the #neltorchrelay #bbctorchrelay @bbc2012"
The 14-year-old plays for all the sports teams in her school, while outside school she plays in a youth string orchestra, learns four different types of dance and is also a scout. Don't know how she manages it! She's sporting a fetching tatoo on her face as well - although it's tough to make out from this range.
0710: Katie passes her fanclub who give her a hug and a cheer before she hands over the flame to 18-year-old Sophie Bingham. She is studying for the Higher Sports Leadership Award in Community Sports Leadership after passing her Level 2 Award while she is also taking her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award.
She is also involved in a scheme encouraging adults who used to play netball when they were at school to take up the sport once again.
0715: As the clouds clear and the sun makes its first appearance of the day, here's a shot from the road in Grimsby as Katie Chester carried the torch. And there's the famous horse-box! If you look carefully you can see bbctorchcam...
0716: Our next torchbearer is Penny Garrett-Pughe. The married 27-year-old suffers from cerebral palsy and had three children, although sadly one of her sons died.
0719: As we near our first convoy stint of the day - a trip down the A16 to Louth - Cleethorpes MP Martin Vickers has praised today's proceedings, saying the torch relay had brought a "real community spirit" to the area.
He tells the BBC: "It's got people really fired up and got everyone involved."
0722: Big cheer here for Rois Lorenz, 53, who is a fireman at the local oil refinery in Cleethorpes who at weekends teaches teenagers to fly a glider with the Air Training Corps. He is also a trained first aider and is never slow to offer assistance if he sees anyone in trouble when he is out and about.
0725: A double-handed torch salute for the crowd from Amir Ameen, 18, who volunteers as a coach at Doncaster Rovers Disability Football Club. He has also captained various school sports teams and won the Community Sports Leaders Award.
0728: A distance of 300m should prove no problem to a man who has run in three marathons. So expect a good stint from John Mitchell, 56, who has also, for the last 12 years, run football sessions for people with disabilities after learning that his son was autistic.
0733: Big smiles and a rocketing pace from 22-year-old Lara Steward, who has been deaf for nearly 20 years. She has starred in a four-part drama on BBC One, passed her driving test first time and also scuba dives.
She was nominated by her younger sister, who says; "I remember how much of an inspiration she has been to me growing up. Not once did or does she now ever complain and she has never let anything hold her back."
0736: And finally in Grimsby it's Lauren Gates, a police officer who teaches local children about pride, courtesy and respect.
She has created dementia libraries for use in outlying towns and villages and has travelled to Europe to promote a community initiative which aims to persuade communities to value their young people and promote active citizenship.
0739: Uh-oh: The brollies are out! Hopefully things will clear up as we move away from Grimsby down the A16...
0743: We're into convoy mode and hopefully racing away from the rain! ETA in Louth shortly before 0800.
If you're thinking of heading out to see the Olympic flame in the next couple of days, hover over the green dots on the map to the left of this text box to see the forecast.
0748: Thanks for your tweets, photos and messages this morning. It's great to hear from you. Get in touch with us at any time by tweeting @BBC2012 or visiting our facebook page.
0750: BBC Radio Lincolnshire's reporter Lisa North is waiting for the arrival of the torch in Louth.
"People have come out of their homes," she says. "If I look up the street I can see a man who is sat on a chair, he's obviously brought it out of his house.
"There are lots of children, lots of families. Lots of children in their school uniforms ready to go to school after the torch has passed through.
"I think I've got a really good spot because right in front of me on Grimsby Road is a kissing point."
0753: As we approach, a little low-down on Louth for you: the historic capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds, it is a market town with Georgian streets, a theatre and an art deco cinema.
0757: BBC Radio Lincolnshire's managing editor Charlie Partridge is reporting in Louth, and is standing on the balcony of a delicatessen to get a view of the torch as it arrives.
"I've got the best view in the house and the best seat in the house," he says. "I'm looking out onto a sea of union flags and a sea of expectant faces. I see the mayor of Louth is over to my right dressed up as a sausage."
A sausage?! That sounds amazing - tweet us a pic if you've seen him.
0800: Our first torchbearer in Louth is Michelle Brown. The 41-year-old does a lot of work with children with special needs and also encourages children of all abilities to take part in sports at the school, where she is a classroom assistant.
0802: There are busier streets in Louth, despite the rain. Some are using Union Jacks as capes - both out of patriotism and as impromptu raincovers. Good thinking! And check out the home-made torch!
0804: Now we have former swimmer James Roark, who gave up the sport at the age of 17 so he could study for his A-levels and get to university. However, he keeps his skills fresh by coaching people of all ages, from young children to senior citizens.
0806: Lincolnshire Police have just tweeted to say they've got more than 400 staff on around the county, inviting torch relay spectators to approach them if you need any help.
0808: James gets down on one knee for the flame handover to Christine Suich, who's jogging along damp lanes with one enthusiastic streamer-bearing spectator running alongside!
0810: Coming under the shadow of St James' Church, now it is the turn of Alexander McLachlan, who was born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus and is a wheelchair user.
He won the Grimsby and Cleethorpes 1999 volunteer of the year award and is experienced at events like today's as he carried the Commonwealth Games baton in Manchester in 2002.
0815: Here we have RAF pilot Timothy Pearson. The 34-year-old seems to like all weathers as he is an instructor in both surfing and skiing, which allows hundreds of RAF personnel to experience both these sports.
And while we're on an aviation theme, the Red Arrows' involvement this evening over Yarborough Leisure Centre is special, as it's the only time they'll be doing a relay flyby outside London.
There's 100 local dancers and gymnasts taking part in the evening celebration as well, but sadly all the free tickets have gone...
0817: BBC Radio Lincolnshire have devoted their entire schedule today to covering the torch relay.
Right now they have the Breakfast Show with Rod Whiting, followed by Melvyn in the Morning from 0900 and The Afternoon Show from 1300. You can listen to the show's online by following the Listen Live link on this page.
0820: There's nothing like a good kiss - of the torch variety, that is! Here's James Roark passing the Olympic flame to Christine Suich. Thanks to Will Curtis for the pic.
We're back in convoy now for the short hop down the B1520 to Legbourne.
0822: The village of Legbourne describes itself on the Parish Council website as a "vibrant village situated on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds".
Attractions include the old pump monument, the old wind and water mill and a medieval Abbey.
0824: BBC Radio Lincolnshire reporter Laura Jones is waiting for the torch in the village and says the crowds are lining the streets.
"I'm with a group of very excited school children," she says. "It should be here in the next few moments and hopefully the rain will hold off." Fingers crossed...
0826: There are Union Jack vuvuzelas being blown as Amy Thurston takes up the flame - They may have been banned at euro 2012, but they're clearly de riguer in Legbourne!
Travelling 300m will be easy for Amy, who made a journey of 5,987 miles to Gansbaai in South Africa with the aim of bettering the life of at least one child.
0830: Now we have 24-year-old Ben Searby. He had to learn to walk, read and write again after suffering a brain injury in a motorbike accident which killed his father. Ben only has partial sight in one eye but has learnt to become a bricklayer.
0832: It's lovely to see schoolchildren out in uniform to greet the Olympic flame before they head off to school!
If you were not up quite as early as us this morning and missed the abseil down Grimsby Dock Tower to start today's leg of the relay don't panic - you can watch it here.
0835: Roger Bannister (no - not that one!) is assistant chief constable at Lincolnshire Police and has been telling BBC Radio Lincolshire about their preparations for the torch's visit to Lincoln later today.
"We've planned around the fact that there are going to be huge amounts of people and there has been a lot of work into putting barriers up," he says.
"All I would ask people to do is to observe what you are asked to do by stewards and police allow plenty of time to find a vantage place."
0838: It is one of the biggest operations the force has ever worked on and they have been planning for months, says Asst Chief Constable Bannister.
"Myself and a whole load of colleagues have been up since about four o'clock getting everything ready," he adds.
Back into convoy now for a short trip on the A157 to Withern, where we're due to arrive in about five minutes.
0845: Here we are in Withern. Up ahead in Maltby Le Marsh, meanwhile, BBC Radio Lincolnshire reporter Charlotte Gallagher is waiting with expectant crowds, and says she can't help getting excited herself.
"Everyone has got smiles on their faces. It's just a fantastic atmosphere," she says.
"The rain has gone away. Now the sun is shining. Everyone is out on the street waiting for the torch to come."
0847: The sun is out and so is a gaggle of girly fans who are running beside torchbearer Tom Paine!
0849: A torch kiss with a difference in the form of a chest-bump - That's another first for the Olympic torch relay!
Now we have Tom Ward, 14, who has coped with both his brother and mother suffering serious illnesses and as a result wants to pursue a career in medicine.
0851: As the crowd swells, big smiles from Zoe Ketteridge who has taken part in many fundraising activities after being saved by a mountain rescue team.
0856: Withern has certainly impressed its last torchbearer Stephen Nicholas, who tells BBC Radio Lincolnshire at the end of his run: "It's wonderful - just look at the weather."
0857: Back into convoy mode as we head for Maltby le Marsh - a village with just 200 buildings. Its old disused tower windmill is a Grade II listed building.
Anyone have any other interesting facts they can add?
0859: Welcome to torchcam fan Alex Brown, who says: "Just checked out @bbc2012's live feed. Really feels like I've been part of something huge. Proud to share this with my little girl."
0901: The sun's out and the clouds are clearing over Lincolnshire - a perfect day to get out there and see the flame for yourself if you're in the area.
To find out how close the torch will come to your front door during the last 30 days of the relay, enter either your postcode or name of your town or city in the search box below this live text commentary. Hitting the search button will bring up a list of days when the relay will be close by.
Don't worry if it's not near you today - you can keep up with every twist, turn and torchbearer right here via #bbctorchcam!
0904: Whether you're heading out to see the relay, or keeping up with the action from the comfort of your home or office (your secret's safe with us - we won't tell the boss!), give us a tweet @BBC2012 and let us know what you're up to.
We'll include your messages here as and when we can.
0905: Another first for Olympic torchbearers? Meet the first-ever young mayor of north-east Lincolnshire. She is Amy-Leigh Blackett, 17, and was elected to the role by her peers.
"There are so many people here - I wasn't expecting that many. It's great, it's just fantastic. It's starting to be realy now that I'm actually here," she told BBC Radio Lincolnshire as she waited for her turn, before adding: "I will do a short jog when I carry my torch."
0906: Amy's excited to be carrying the torch, telling the BBC: "It's all starting to be real now I'm actually here.
"There are so many people here as well and I wasn't expecting this many. It's great. It's just fantastic."
0910: A quick spin there at the torch kiss, and if the England cricket team are ever a player short, they could do worse than turn to 66-year-old David Glew.
He still plays the game while he also voluntarily coaches teenagers and adults in the village of Nocton. He has also been a primary school governor for 30 years.
0913: David passes a lovely home-made placards bearing messages "Go Dad!" and "Come on Dad!"as he jogs down the tree-lined street on this fine Lincolnshire morning.
0916: As we get back into convoy mode for a trip down the A1104 to Mablethorpe, here's a snap of young mayor Amy-Leigh...
0920: There's a warm welcome for the Olympic flame in Mablethorpe, a seaside holiday town which, among its other attractions, is home to a Seal Sanctuary.
0924: Now we have 16-year-old Daisy Southern. She has ADHD and Aspergers but fights to overcome these conditions and work hard at both academic subjects and PE at school.
0926: Thanks for all you tweets this morning.
Hi to Simon Nicholson who says: "I'm looking forward to seeing the torch later in Lincoln especially when the red arrows will do a flyby."
Stuart Ingram says: "nice to see the touch is coming to lincoln later on cant wait and i'm watching it live on da website at da moment."
And a little further afield, Linareed Shukla tweets: "what it means to me to watch the relay from here in California, I cannot express. Thank you so much."
Great to hear from you! Give us a shout if you're following the coverage as well - @BBC2012.
0927: Wow! That's the biggest cart-borne lobster we've ever seen...
0929: This is 82-year-old former headteacher Frank Barraclough, whose athletics career has lasted 65 years.
He is still coaching today after being involved in the openings of various local clubs, taking his AAA coaching certificate and working with top coaches Ron Pickering, John le Masurier, Dennis Watts and Fred Housden.
0933: And at the picturesque Queen's Park, the flame is going to head off for a quick cuppa - we'll be heading past the beach huts in 20 minutes!
0951: We're back on the road, and no pulling of the torch please from 56-year-old Rob Holland. He is now retired after 37 years in the Army, where he reached the rank of major and also coached many tug-of-war teams.
0952: A pat on the back as Rob passes the flame to 26-year-old Daniel Thickett. He has many charity-raising events under his belt including a sky dive to bring in money for the British Heart Foundation.
0954: We now have 76-year-old Sheelagh Weir. She could have been a candidate for the first stint of the day at Grimsby's Dock Tower (see 0618 entry) as she abseiled down a lighthouse at the age of 72.
Sheelagh has also given more than 60 years' service to the Girl Guides and is a volunteer gardener for two local community parks.
0957: Check out those gorgeous beach huts as Sheelagh takes in the sea air on her promenade with the Olympic flame.
0959: We're getting some top info from our reporter in Lincolnshire, Caroline Lowbridge, who is keeping across all of today's coverage in the area for us.
She tells us BBC Radio Lincolnshire's managing editor Charlie Partridge is now reporting from just outside Ingoldmells Parish Council - where the torch will arrive at around 1100 - and is enjoying taking in the mechanics of the torch relay.
"As I pulled into the car park there was a big liveried coach with '2012 Moment to Shine' on it," he says. "That's all the torchbearers. They assemble here and get moved on in a little minibus to their positions.
"So people are really beginning to get a feel that something very special is going to happen in Ingoldmells in about an hour's time."
1004: The nomination for our next torchbearer says: "Five good words to describe him would be: energetic, enthusiastic, crazy, adventurous and competitive." Sounds a fiery combination for a man with a flame!
The man they are talking about is 32-year-old Rees l'anson, who has raised more than £25,000 for charity from things like running two half marathons and climbing Ben Nevis twice.
1007: BBC Radio Lincolnshire reporter Laura Jones is now in Mumby, where she is surprised by how many people have come out to wait for the torch.
"I got here about 20 minutes ago and it was already full of people," she says.
"Since then five more coaches of school children have arrived so it's very busy. I have just spoken to a few people here and everyone says people are so excited that it's come to their village and they can feel part of it."
Not long to wait now - the convoy's due in Mumby in around half an hour.
1010: Meanwhile, BBC Radio Lincolnshire reporter Scott Dalton has been taking the temperature from torchbearers waiting in Skegness, where the relay will be arriving shortly after 1200.
Star Halley says she didn't get much sleep last night, and is "wobbling everywhere".
"I was tossing and turning," she says. "I went to bed at about 1030 and I went to sleep at about 0300.
"It's going to be manic. There's going to be everyone supporting me and shouting and then I've got to keep my balance to be walking and I just think it's going to be amazing. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity."
"I can't stop moving, I can't stand in one place," she adds.
1011: Look at all the schoolkids lining the streets to cheer on Chloe Osborne, who despite suffering from spinabifida and hydrocephalis, takes part in shot put, discus and table tennis to a high standard and hopes to represent Team GB at the 2016 Paralympics in Brazil.
1014: To big cheers, Chloe's got out of her wheelchair to walk the final section of her stint with the Olympic flame.
"Come on Chloe!" scream her supporters.
1017: What a pace by Sam Rowlett, 13! Despite having Aspergers Syndrome, he's in the top set in Science and PE, and has been a great help with his mum after she miscarried last year.
1022: This is David Fortescue, nominated by the British Olympic Association as a keen swimmer who also coaches and officiates at events.
We're told David has a full-time career in website development but takes an active role within swimming club committees in Nottinghamshire, working on club websites and helping to recruit new volunteers to help out in the sport.
1024: The Alford Silver Band are warming up to greet the torch in Mumby, as seen in this picture tweeted by the BBC's Laura Jones.
1026: The Sutton-on-Sea crowds disperse and the Olympic flame is popped into a lantern for the convoy stint along the A52, where we'll be arriving in about 15 minutes. Tune up those tubas!
1028: As we leave Sutton-on-Sea, where a church was badly damaged by a lightning strike earlier this month, BBC Radio Lincolnshire's Lisa North says: "It's so nice to see the community here having something to celebrate.
"It was only a week and a half ago that the Methodist Church was hit by lightning and there was quite a lot of damage."
1035: Our next stop is Mumby, which had a population of 352 according to the 2001 census.
1037: First up in Mumby is keen footballer Danielle Johnson, 26, who runs the local girls' team and is involved in projects they support around domestic violence.
1045: Quick convoy journey to Hogsthorpe - five minutes no more according to our route plan for today.
1049: Could we one day see Leon Squire challenge Usain Bolt? The 16-year-old, who now has the torch in Hogsthorpe, once ran the 200 metres in only a time which was only three seconds slower than the Olympic champion. He also plays football for Lincoln City juniors and his school team but he now suffers from as super-ventricular tachycardia, the main symptoms of which are a rapid heartbeat and dizziness, which can affect him during matches.
1052: And this is 38-year-old Fiona Grigg, who once received an award from Princess Diana. The prize in question was the 1987 Barnardo's Champion Child Award which she won for triumph over adversity. Fiona, who works front of house in a restaurant, was born with a very severe facial disfigurement called a cavernous haemangioma and has had 69 major operations to rebuild her face and skull.
1056: The flame now passes to 38-year-old Richard Lomas-Brown, who gives more than 200 hours of his own time each year to coaching junior athletics and co-ordinating competitions at his local running club.
He links arms with Fiona and they have a quick dance around before he sets off.
1058: The relay is due in Skegness at around midday. The Bishop of Lincoln, Right Reverend Christopher Lowson, is in Skegness at the moment where he has been speaking to BBC Radio Lincolnshire presenter Melvyn Prior.
"It seems to me it is about the most important event in the world coming to this community today, coming to Skegness," says the Bishop. "Something all the world will be celebrating in a month's time."
He said he will be back in Lincoln when the torch stops there overnight, and will see it set off for Nottinghamshire on Thursday morning.
1100: We hear that the big screen in Skegness is showing our #bbctorchcam coverage - if you are reading this then please give us, and yourselves, a big cheer.
We are now leaving Hogsthorpe for the short hop to Ingoldmells.
1105: And here we are in the coastal village of Ingoldmells.
Today is not the first Olympic connection that our first torchbearer here, 61-year-old John Copsey, has had in his life. John was chairman of the City of Lincoln Pentaqua swimming club for 25 years - and in that time they put four swimmers on to the British Olympic team with one of them, Paul Palmer, winning a silver medal at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
He has now switched his attention to tennis and is secretry of the local Washingborough Club. Maybe one day he can produce a British Wimbledon singles winner for us.
1110: A local primary school have come out in force with the children in their blue sweatshirts and all waving Union Jack flags as the relay goes past.
With the flame now is 59-year-old Carol Jaggers, who has been a Brownie leader for more than 25 years. She and John join arms and dance around - and then off she goes.
1112: When cricket is played in Uppingham in future years - it will all be down to our next torchbearer, 48-year-old Neil Wedge. He helped to earn the £400,000 of funding to build a new ground two years ago and now hopes to raise an additional £50,000 to put in some practice nets.
1115: We suddenly see some torch security team members dash to the side of the road. They are caring for Neil's Dad who has fallen over while trying to watch his son. He bumped his head and is now with a doctor on one of the torch vehicles.
1118: Here is Evelyn 'Terry' Crow, whose life was turned upside down by a car accident in 2002 which left her with life-threatening injuries and confined to a wheelchair. At the time Terry was a midwife, captain in the Territorial Army and was about to start a PhD. She now continues to lecture in nursing practice and has also completed a sponsored swim to raise money for the Marie Curie Foundation.
1121: You will be pleased to see that after yesterday's technical problems we now have the enhanced video service back.
1129: Update on the condition of the father of Neil Wedge (see 1115). Neil got on to the shuttle bus to be with his Dad and an ambulance was called. However Mr Wedge senior has not got into the ambulance and is staying on the bus for now.
1130: Big crowds waiting in Skegness according to BBC Radio Lincolnshire presenter Melvyn Prior. They say the crowds are up to eight or nine deep in some places.
1131: Our last torchbearer in Ingoldmells, Kim Silvester, 56, is always helping others whether in her job as a nurse in a premature baby unit or in taking part in fund-raising activities for a variety of good causes. She has run marathons, half marathons and the Race for Life and arranged events like coffee mornings - all in the name of bringing in money for others.
1139: The crowds swell as the flame is taken on by Andy McPherson, 49, the first torchbearer in Winthorpe. He has been in the Forces for 33 years, during which time he has raised lots of money for Families' Activity Breaks, a charity that allows children who have lost a forces-serving parent to get a break.
He waves to tourists on an open-topped doubled decker bus!
1143: Not many lessons taking place in Lincolnshire today judging by the groups of schoolchildren out on the streets everywhere. BBC Radio Lincolnshire's Laura Jones took this photo of kids in Mumby, where five coaches-full turned up...
Time for another collective noun for a coach-load of schoolchildren - a cacophony? A chaos? A catastrophe?
1145: This is 15-year-old Jack Hodgson. He has represented East Midlands Nottingham County at judo while he is also a junior referee in the sport. All this is despite the fact he is losing his vision from an incurable genetic disease called Ushers Syndrome and is also profoundly deaf.
1150: Now with the flame is Holly Searson. The 23-year-old is a football coach and holds a Uefa B coaching licence as well as a Football Association Youth Award while she also runs her own coaching company.
1152: BBC Radio Lincolnshire reporter Scott Dalton is waiting with crowds in Skegness, where some people have really got dressed up...
"Everywhere you look it's such a mixture of colours," he says. "It seems like every few minutes a different school arrives."
He adds that everyone is already really excited.
"It's not even here - I don't know what they are going to be like when it makes it."
1158: BBC Radio Lincolnshire reporter Scott Dalton says the crowds are so big in parts of Skegness that people are spilling onto the road.
"Every time a policeman moves, or a vehicle moves or anybody moves in any direction there is a big cheer that goes up because everybody thinks it's the torch," he says.
1202: Big cheers for Arlene Moxon - she is a voluntary youth worker and treasurer for a local Youth club and a voluntary youth leader for the local RSPB Wildlife explorer group.
She is also an assistant instructor for a local kung fu class, and brings up two children alone. She's got a great big smile, too.
1207: Colourful and noisy scenes in Skegness - who booked the drummers? - as Leanne Stephen, 23, takes up the torch.
She uses a wheelchair as she has cerebral palsy, but has still played table tennis in the Commonwealth games and promotes disabled sport - and she is sporting flame-red hair today!
1210: "This is like a Hollywood film where you see a president arriving in a place, that's what it looks like," says BBC Radio Lincolnshire's Scott Dalton in Skegness.
"There's actually people sat on rooftops to get a view of it.
"There are three people right on the top of the fish and chip shop roof waving flags. It looks a bit dangerous to me but they've decided to brave it."
1216: A bearer who lives up to her name here, and huge crowds are cheering on Starr Halley, 15, who we spoke to earlier.
She had an MRI scan in 2009 diagnosing her with Medulloblastoma, a malignant tumour.
She underwent major brain surgery but, as the tumour had spread to the front of her brain, it was not possible to remove it by surgery alone. She was unable to speak or walk and the right-hand side of her body was frozen. After intense chemotherapy and radiotherapy, she is back on her feet although she has to have a scan every six months to check the tumour hasn't returned
1229: A beautiful shot of the ferris wheel in Skegness as the torch team go on their lunch break. We're due back on the road from the Tower Esplanade at about 1315.
1300: A photo for the scrap book of Starr Halley carrying the torch on Skegness beach.
BBC Radio Lincolnshire reporter Amanda White says: "I don't think we can ever capture quite how spectacular a moment it was as Starr carried the torch towards the Clock Tower."
Presenter Melvyn Prior says: "You can't believe that this is the Olympic flame that's actually with us in Skegness today."
1309: Starr's been gracious about her moment to shine.
"For it to happen to me it's just been amazing," she tells the BBC. "Thanks to everyone that supported me."
1317: We are back from the break with John Oliver as a plane circles overhead. He carries the flame on a circuit around the Skegness Clock Tower.
1320: No misbehaving please as head teacher Alison King, 40, takes over. She is in charge of Great Steeping Primary School near Spilsby and her nomination says: "Her hard work and dedication is second to none and this is reflected in the quality of the pupils at the school."
1325: This is Glennis Rogerson, who practises Tai Chi to lessen the effects of her rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis while she also teaches a small group.
1329: The big question about our next torchbearer was going to be will he turn up in a red nose and big shoes? Because Jim Clark, 54, used to act as a children's entertaining clown. Nowadays he helps young adults with learning and behavioural difficulties to experience first hand working in a busy outdoor environment.
1332: After Skegness, the relay visits Wainfleet All Saints, Wrangle, Boston, Sleaford and Bracebridge Heath before reaching Lincoln where the evening celebration will be held.
As well as following the relay via this live text and our torchcam video, you can tune in online to BBC Radio Lincolnshire who are covering the relay in all their programming this afternoon and early evening.
1333: At the age of 82, our next torchbearer Eileen Daubney still works five days as a week as a volunteer. Mondays she serves lunch at Age Concern, Tuesdays she helps at a day centre, Wednesday and Thursday she's serving tea at the local hospital and Friday she line dances at the Age Concern pop-in centre, and does a bit of housework. Phew!
1336: BBC Radio Lincolnshire presenter Rob Underwood is already broadcasting from Yarborough Sports Ground, in Lincoln, where 10,000 people are expected to take part in the evening celebrations later.
"If the support shown here is anything to go by, when the main event comes it's going to be really something," says Rob.
Holly Parker, events officer for the City of Lincoln Council, says they are eagerly awaiting this evening's flypast from the Red Arrows, who are based in the county. "We are really excited to have them and it's great news for us," she told the BBC.
Rob and the team have arrived early to get set up as you can see from this picture:
1338: So we bid farewell to Skegness and start a short journey to Wainfleet All Saints.
1343: BBC Radio Lincolnshire reporter Lisa North is in Wainfleet where the torch is heading at the moment.
"There are hundreds and hundreds of schoolchildren," said Lisa. "We've just got a police car coming through. Everything that passes through here the school children are screaming very, very loudly."
She said the residents of Wainfleet Care Home have found themselves a good spot to watch, as you can see from this picture:
1346: Wainfleet is a market town located on the River Steeping with a local section called the 'Haven'. The brewery which sits on its banks supplied beer to towns all over the county.
1347: Next up with the flame is Steffi Wilkinson. The 12-year-old is a budding athlete and recently represented Lincolnshire in an under-13s cross-country competition.
1351: Will our next torchbearer be "kneading" any help with his leg? Probably not, because local baker Martin Jessop regularly takes part in sprint triathlons, runs marathons and 10k-runs to raise money for Cancer Research.
1357: We're back on the road and the next stop for the relay is the excellently-named village of Wrangle. Historically, the settlement is thought to date back to the iron age and the modern name of Wrangle is derived from the Scandinavian Vrangr, which means crooked, and is a reference to a stream that once flowed through the village.
1404: BBC Radio Lincolnshire reporter Laura Jones is among these crowds waiting for the torch in Boston Market Place.
Lincolnshire Police said numbers are building around the town so drivers need to plan for delays for the next couple of hours.
1409: Next up is former military police man Paul Timms. He now runs his own taekwondo club and teaches the martial arts to all ages as well as turning out as a referee in national competitions. Paul is also a foster carer and a fire fighter in his village.
1412: A very, very safe pair of hands for the Olympic torch next in the shape of Arsenal Ladies reserve goalkeeper Sophie Harris. The 17-year-old from Lincoln is also part of England's under-19 squad.
1414: The flame now goes to Adi Hamnett. He's been nominated by his wife, who he cares for full-time as well as their two children. "Even though I know he is struggling daily he never moans and he puts on a big smile and carries on whenever anyone asks for help," his wife said on his nomination.
1420: Good advertising there for Wrangle Show on 1 July.
And it looks like the schoolchildren are out with their steel drums, who knows they may be at the show as well.
1422: Starting off with a waltz with Noelle Supple is torchbearer Paul McCarthy. The 46-year-old is training to be a qualified athletics coach and he already teaches youngsters at a local sports club for the disabled as well as running marathons and half-marthons for charity.
A kiss for some people in the crowd, presumably his family.
1425: The flame is now headed for Boston where the forecast says it's 23C and cloudy. Want to know what the weather will be like on the torch route? Hover over the green dots on the map to see the forecast for up to three days before it reaches you.
1436: Not to be confused with its American cousin, Boston was once a major sea port at the heart of trade and fishing. The town's most notable landmark is St Botolph's Church, which is known as the Boston Stump and said to be the largest parish church in Englad. The church tower is 83m (272ft) tall and used to be a navigational aid not only for ships but also if you get disorientated on a night out in Boston.
1438: Howzat! England cricketer Arran Brindle has the flame now. She made her full England debut in 2000 and now has more than 60 caps. Arran is also captain of Louth Cricket Club and last year became the first woman in the world to score a century in the highest level of club cricket. As well as being an international cricketer, she also teaches at her local school.
1440: Not a bad turn out here and Arran seems a little out of breath as she hands over to Grantham's Tracey Lamb. The 16-year-old is a school sports ambassador, which is all about encouraging other pupils to get involved in sport!
1442: Carrying the flame is John Sharkey from Bourne who has been doing his best to get youngsters interested in sport. He set up a junior football team called Bourne Head Rangers which has now grown to 270 junior footballers and 15 teams.
1447: Stuart Davidson is up next. He served in the Royal Air Force for 22 years and after joining "civvy street" he runs half marathons for the Help for Heroes Charity.
1449: Running through her hometown now is Katie Walmsley. The 13-year-old helps at Sunday school and recently cycled 20 miles for Breast Cancer research as well as helping her mum organise charity car boot sales and open gardens.
1452: Jen tweeted this picture from earlier: "Dakota flypast at Skegness for the #bbctorchrelay."
Watch out for more plane action later on today's route.
1453: Katie is running through Boston Market Place now. The crowds flank here on either side and there looks like a festive atmosphere with white awnings up over stalls along the side of the square and a brief glimpse of the Stump too.
1453: Emma Gibbs has the flame now. The 12-year-old from Boston has represented her schools in football, where the team qualified for the county semi-finals, and in cross country.
1456: Emma makes light work of her stint before handing over to our next runner. Question is: Will Graham Colam have the wind beneath his wings today? The 47-year-old is a windsurfing coach and can be found imparting his knowledge at the Rutland Water Sailing Club. He also works with the Royal Yachting Association Team 15 clubs across the south and south-east which are just for those under 15.
1500: Wearing today's number 100 is Susan Oakley who gives a double thumbs up before performing two cartwheels. Susan, from Peterborough, began running hockey sessions on a Saturday morning and now over 60 children turn out every week with some going on to become England juniors.
She is loving her moment in the spotlight, high-fiving people in the crowd and leaping around as she goes.
1502: Susan encourages the next torchbearer, Steve, to do the Hokey Cokey with her as she hands him the flame.
After leaving the Royal Marines Steve Dawson decided to row across the Atlantic Ocean for charity. He rowed 2,500 miles west to east and then set a new world record as part of a four-man crew which rowed from Canada to Britain in 39 days.
1504: Boston's Billy Ryan Osborne has the torch now. The 21-year-old volunteers in his local community and his nomination adds; "he is an influential mentor to young teams from his estate."
1507: Russell Winfield has his wife to thank for his turn with the Olympic flame now. She nominated Russell because he has been a table tennis coach for the last 30 years, often giving up his weekends to travel to tournaments with the youngsters he coaches. And after his leg with the Olympic flame, Russell has something else to look forward to as he has tickets to see the table tennis at the London Olympics.
1512: BBC Radio Lincolnshire's Scott Dalton says the torch has been receiving a "roaring" welcome as it passes through his home town of Boston.
He says people have been on tiptoes and children have been held aloft by their parents to try to get a better view.
1514: Russell ends the Boston leg of the relay and Sleaford is next on the torch trail, but not before a stop at Sleaford Football Club where the crew will take a well-earned break.
1517: BBC Radio Lincolnshire's Charlotte Gallagher is waiting for the flame to arrive in Sleaford along with Freya and Lucy and their homemade torches.
"Everywhere I've gone today people have been so excited about this torch," says Charlotte.
"I doubt most of us will ever get to see this again."
1522: The world famous Red Arrows have apparently been spotted, and heard, practising over the skies of Lincolnshire ready for their flypast later.
The team is due to perform as the flame arrives at Yarborough Sports Ground for the lighting of the cauldron at the evening celebration.
Lincoln is the only place, apart from London, where they are taking part in Olympic celebrations.
1533: How about some Sleaford facts to keep us going while the flame is taking a break? Well, Sleaford is 17 miles south east of today's final destination, Lincoln. The town's historic buildings include the ruins of a 12th Century castle where King John stayed in 1216 after crossing the Fens, where he famously lost some of his crown jewels. The local economy was historically based on agriculture and that's still an important employer in the surrounding flat, fenland countryside.
1541: James Newall from Lincolnshire Police is warning drivers to leave the city if they do not want to take part in the celebrations.
"We want as many people out on the streets as possible enjoying it and having a great time, but we do need to be sensible as well," he told the BBC.
"From 4pm to 8pm there's going to be significant congestion and people are going to struggle to get out of the city."
1542: Waiting in Boston Road, Sleaford, is BBC Radio Lincolnshire's reporter Charlotte Gallagher who says: "There are hundreds of children in fantastic costumes from the local schools.
"There's hundreds, if not thousands, of people on Boston Road, everyone spilling out onto the grass verges and the road now and it's just really, really exciting."
1602: Looks like we're on the move again, Sleaford here we come.
1607: Here we are then in Sleaford and getting things under way is Sleaford local Neil Woodmansey. During 26 years of service as a fire officer in Lincolnshire, he's also been to Pakistan and Haiti in search-and-rescue missions following earthquakes that devasted the regions.
Neil's nomination also describes him as "fun to be around, compassionate, hardworking." No wonder Neil was awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours List last year as well as being named as one of the top-100 happy people in the UK!
1610: Neil is waving to the crowd lined up on the verges of Boston Road. An occasional burst of cheers, or wave of a homemade torch or Union Jack salute Neil in return.
Towards the end of his leg, Neil collects a black labrador. It's probably his dog Holly, who helps him on search-and-rescue missions.
1612: A smacker on the cheek from Neil and it's over to local Mum Suzanne Bolton next. The crowd has thickened on this stretch, there are children in fancy dress, cheers - and the obligatory burst of Chariots of Fire - fill the air.
While bringing up three children alone, Suzanne volunteered at the Citizens' Advice Bureau, in turn this led her to taking an Open University degree in IT. Now, she's an IT project manager for the NHS and doing a part-time masters in software engineering. Her nomination says: "a life which seemed condemned to benefit reliance became one full of satisfaction because of her resilience."
1615: The Olympic flame goes to Kathleen Wood now, and there's a shout-out from a young member of the crowd, "Go torch!" The crowds are buzzing as the relay moves along the thoroughfare of South Gate and North Gate.
1620: If Sleaford is going to get an improved village hall then Deborah Chessum might have something to do with it. The Sleaford local is raising funds for the hall and voluntarily started a club to get more people into health and fitness. She also runs marathons, hosts race nights and runs coffee mornings to raise funds for charities.
Deborah is doing a good job here, swapping the torch between hands so she can wave to the crowd on each side.
1624: We've just gone past the grammar school and then there's another burst of music from a suited and booted brass band. Deborah has a bit of a stretch to pass the flame on to the next tall torchbearer.
1626: Robert Mohan has the flame now, although he is someone more used to flinging things great distances rather than carrying them... Rob is a Great Britain junior shot putter and holds the Lincolnshire county record with a throw of 17.70m. The 21-year-old is also coached by former shot putter and world's strongest man Geoff Capes, who's also from Lincolnshire.
Rob's having a good chat with the members of the torch security team during his stint, and it looks like a bit of a giggle too.
1634: Rob finishes his leg and happily he doesn't shot put the torch away at the end, he carefully transfers the flame back to the lantern. The relay route is now on its way to Bracebridge Heath, which used to be home to an RAF airbase.
1637: Meanwhile, here's some news in from BBC Radio Lincolnshire presenter William Wright, who's at the torch relay's final destination, Yarborough Leisure Centre.
"People are just streaming through the gates at the moment," he says. "The gates here opened at four o'clock. People were queuing for an hour at least before that."
There has been a huge demand for tickets for the event, and the City of Lincoln Council has asked people to hand their tickets back if they no longer plan to come.
If you're planning on going to the celebration tonight or are waiting in Lincoln to see the torch or wave on a friend or family member, do please tweet us @bbc2012.
1642: Here at the urban Torch Relay HQ, we're enjoying the scenes from #bbctorchcam right now. Pancake-flat, open countryside topped by wide, open blue skies. Lovely, summery stuff.
Paul Jackson has tweeted to say: "I am watching the @bbc2012 #bbctorchcam at work in central Lincoln ready to go out and see it for myself when I finish at 5:30. Timing!"
1649: Over on another social media channel, Cheryl Collins-King says on Facebook: "Loved every second of the relay going through our small village of Wrangle, the whole village and schools all turned out and we had a huge party today!"
1655: We're back on the move. First up with the torch in Bracebridge Heath is Charlotte Peach, which almost rhymes. Charlotte is a keen sportsperson and competes for Newark Athletics Club as well as at county level. The 15-year-old hopes to represent Great Britain on the track at the 2016 or 2020 Olympic Games.
1656: Wow! That was some enthusiastic support from the crowd there, who are chanting "Go Charlotte, we love you."
1700: We've just had another flypast, intentional or otherwise. This time it was an early warning aircraft used by the military.
It made a bit of a noisy start to Rebecca Dunning's leg. She's a dedicated athlete and trains daily in swimming, shooting, running, fencing and horse riding disciplines. In 2009 she was injured by her horse - she broke her pelvis in five places, ruptured her bladder and had a collapsed lung. She was hospitalised for almost three months and had to have a fixator pinned into her pelvis for around four months. She has fought her way back to full strength - now regularly competing in pentathlons and being selected for the British Pool Talent Squad.
1705: Running now is Karen Mayor - both trustee and treasurer for the Lincoln community larder, an organisation which provides food and essentials to people in the local community in times of extreme hardship.
1709: Paramedic Laura Scott has taken over with the flame. She has volunteered in Kenya for a month working in the rehabilitation project, the Wema Clinic, and raised £5,000 for the clinic to improve the lives of about 1,500 people who cannot afford to go to hospital.
She's doing some kind of lunges as she makes her way down the road, waving to the crowds.
1712: "Go on Dan, don't let it go out" is the shout of encouragement from the crowd for Daniel Dring. And with a heel click, off he goes.
1713: BBC Radio Lincolnshire reporter Jess Quayle is waiting for the torch at the top of Lincoln Cathedral, where she said the view is breathtaking.
"I've just climbed the 338 steps right to the top of the central tower of the cathedral," she says.
"At the moment there aren't many people gathering but I imagine that's going to change over the course of the next hour or so."
1716: Apparently people have been streaming in through the gates at Yarborough Leisure Centre ready to get their place to see the lighting of the cauldron later.
1719: The flame is popped back in the lantern for the last road journey of the day. Next stop Lincoln, where the crowds await.
BBC Radio Lincolnshire reporter Leigh Milner has been watching dancers as they practise for the event by the Brayford in Lincoln.
She said: "It's all kicking off down here in Lincoln - can't wait for the torch to finally get here."
1723: Keith Hebblewhite gets things moving in Lincoln. The sun is shining and the torch is definitely proving a draw here.
1729: Church bells are ringing out as Jade Etherington - a partially sighted alpine skier - takes over the relay. She has won a gold and three silver medals in the Paralympic World Cup and is also a student of geography and education at Bishop Grosseteste University College in Lincoln.
Jade sets off at a steady walking pace and then decides to take a little jog with the flame.
Wishing her best friend luck is Lucy Jayne who tweets: "Only 35 minutes til my best mate carries the Olympic torch! #COMEONTIM!"
1732: And here he is. Timothy Isterling gives someone in the crowd a big kiss as he goes.
1735: Handing over to Henry Gregory, it looks as if they have been rehearsing this move... maybe they're friends.
And another good luck message. This one from Marc who tweets: "Wishing the best of Luck to @TheFlyingMidget Louise Nelson who will be running with the torch very soon."
1739: And apparently the woman Tim gave a big kiss was his mum, aaaah.
Hello to Lyn Gierlichs on Facebook who says: "I was born in Grimsby (more years ago than I care to count) and am watching this on the BBC UK page on my computer since I now live in Alabama, USA.
"Growing up Grimsby was usually only mentioned by comedians and in a derogatory way, thank you for showing what a wonderful town it really is. Thank you also for allowing me, via the computer, to be a part of the celebrations for the 2012 Olympics."
1744: Holding the torch aloft and shaking hands with the previous bearer is Stuart Parker who has been a retained firefighter for eight years. A keen sportsman you can see him running and cycling around the countryside. He has completed many marathons and ultra runs so this should be a walk in the park for him.
1748: Up next is Britain's greatest weightlifter of all time. It's four-time world champion weightlifter and double Olympian Louis Martin. Louis won bronze for Great Britain in the 1960 Olympics before upgrading to a silver medal at the Tokyo Games in 1964.
1754: We have lost the picture as we're fighting with the crowds for the 3G signal. Will try and get it back for you asap.
1756: There's not much longer to go until the relay reaches its destination and the last torchbearer of the day, Jules Hanks, 46, from Sleaford, gets to light the cauldron at the evening celebration.
We're also expecting a flypast by the Red Arrows who were practising earlier for their big torch moment.
1802: The pictures are back and it's a colourful scene in the centre of Lincoln.
1806: Next up is Leanne Creek who had meningitis at the age of three and luckily did not have any after effects. She went on to compete at gymnastics and won many gold medals, the first at the age of six, and she now coaches youngsters in the sport.
She's being watched by a man sporting a strange red outfit.
1810: With both arms in the air as he takes on the flame is David Hereward. David is a judo coach who helped relocate his local club a couple of years ago and while doing so incorporated a gymnastics club and kickboxing club on the site for the community.
1815: Simran Samra has the Olympic flame. The 26-year-old works to raise awareness about child abduction and helps spread the world through the Parents and Children Together and Reunited charities.
1817: Simran kicks off her relay leg with a demonstration of the chicken dance to the last torchbearer David, who happily doesn't seem too disgruntled by this.
1823: Word has reached us that the throngs of people in Lincoln are reaching the BBC. The BBC's Caroline Lowbridge reports: "We can hear lots of cheering outside the BBC Lincolnshire offices."
1824: Describing the scene in High Street, Lincoln, BBC Lincolnshire's Sharon Edwards says: "The scene is full of flags, balloons, streamers, cameras being held aloft and of course the sounds of horns.
"People are absolutely loving this."
1827: Another elaborate handover, this time to James Rees. James is one third of Extreme Cello who have walked the 192 mile Coast to Coast route - carrying and playing their cellos - to raise money for charity.
1831: Walking with a crutch is swimmer, dragon boat racer, abseiler and rafter Sue Holland-Leavens. Sue has arthritis in her spine and a hip defect but that hasn't stopped her getting active to raise funds for charity and taking her son William to compete in swimming events in the UK.
1837: Local man Nick Hope is involved in is a project known as Stand Up Speak Up which uses sport to bring young people of different nationalities together outside of school. He also supports a number of voluntary projects within his neighbourhood and regularly does leaflet drops to promote them.
He gets a special "Well done dad, we're very proud of you" message and a cuddle, presumably from his son, at the end of his stint.
1846: There is a slight delay as the last torchbearer of the day, Jules Hanks, 46, waits to take over. Julie, a dental nurse from Sleaford, raised £4,000 for the dental charity Bridge 2 Aid-a by organising a barbecue and a ball with a Take That tribute band.
Maybe we are waiting for the Red Arrows, they're due here about now.
1849: Jules gets a cheer as her torch is finally lit.
1852: She's heading into Yarborough sports ground where, after the exertions of the relay, comes the party. This time there is an evening of family fun to be had, including a hog roast or for the vegetarians portobello mushrooms. Singer Loick Essien will also entertain the expected crowd of 10,000 people alongside dance act Twist and Pulse.
1854: Stay with us as we're hoping to bring you the Red Arrows flypast, bear with us.
There they go. Brilliant as always.
1858: That's it for today's live text commentary of the torch relay. Hope you've enjoyed the ride.
Tomorrow the torch starts at the impressive Lincoln Cathedral and makes its way to Nottingham via the home of Robin Hood, Sherwood Forest.
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