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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
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Cambridge
- Trinity College Square
- Court pathway
- private access lane
- Court pathway
- The Avenue
- River Cam access pathway
- punting jetty point
- River Cam
- punting jetty point
- Magdelene St
- Magdalene St
- Castle St
- A1307 Huntingdon Rd
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St Ives
- Meadow Lane
- Cromwell Place
- Market Hill
- The Pavement
- The Broadway
- The Waits
- Ramsey Rd
- A1123 Houghton Rd
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Huntingdon
- B1514 Main St
- Desborough Rd
- Mayfield Rd
- Gynasium entrance lane
- Gymnasium entrance lane
- Mayfield Rd
- Desborough Rd
- B1514 Hertford Rd
- B1514 Riverside Rd
- High St
- George St
- B1514 Brampton Rd
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Bedford
- A428 Goldington Rd
- Barker's Lane
- Bedford Athletics Stadium
- Barker's Lane
- A5140 Newnham Avenue
- The Embankment
- A6 High Street
- A600 London Rd
- A600 Harrowden Rd
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Cotton End
- A600 High Rd
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Letchworth Garden City
- Norton Rd
- Norton Way North
- Norton Way South
- Station Rd
- Leys Ave
- Eastcheap
- Gernon Rd
- Norton Rd South
- Pixmore Way
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Stevenage
- North Road
- A602 High St
- High St
- Letchmore Rd
- Trinity Rd
- Sish Ln
- King George V playing fields entrance
- King George V playing fields
- Pathway
- Subway
- A1156 Fairlands Way
- St George's Way
- Six Hills Ln
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Welwyn Garden City
- Digswell Rd
- B195 The Campus
- B195 Bridge Rd
- Parkway
- A6129 Stanborough Rd
- A6129 Broadwater Rd
- A1000 Chequers
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Hatfield
- Hatfield House
- visitors car park on west side
- Georges Gate entrance west
- A1000 Great North Rd
- B197 French Horn Ln
- B6426 Queensway
- B6426 Cavendish Way
- A1057 St Albans Rd West
- Mosquito Way
- Hertfordshire University access lane
- forecourt
- pathway
- Sports hall
- Sports field
- Sports fields
- Albatross Way
- A1057 St Albans Rd West
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St Albans
- A1057 Hatfield Rd
- A4147 Catherine St
- A5183 Verulam Rd
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Hemel Hempstead
- A4147 Leverstock Green Rd
- A4147 St Albans Rd
- A414 St Albans Rd
- A4146 Magic RA
- A4146 Leighton Buzzard Rd
- Moor End Rd
- Moor End pedestrian path
- The Marlowes
- B487 Queensway
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Luton
- London Rd
- Castle St
- George Sreet
- George Street
- Manchester Street
- New Bedford Rd
- A6 New Bedford Rd
- Wardown Park pathway
- Old Bedford Rd
- Popes Meadow Park
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Wardown Park, Luton
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0630: Good mooooooooooorning bbctorchcam fans! Welcome to our live coverage of day 51 of the Olympic torch relay. Today sees the flame travelling from Cambridge to Luton.
0633: Your writers this morning are Claire Heald and Mike Hirst, and today's action is starting from the beautiful Trinity College in Cambridge, where the torch is re-enacting the Great Court race from Chariots of Fire. The flame is being carried in the hands of Alice Ellison.
0636: Alice, 18, is a young ambassador for the Cambridge School Sports Partnership, which champions sport in her local coummunity.
She's an all-action woman, starting the relay off today, as she plays Netball, runs and is a showjumping national champion.
0638: Trinity College may not have the beautiful gardens of its more bucolic counterpart in Oxford, but it's still a picturesque setting.
Sadly, though, its quads are pedestrianised, so the bbctorchcam horse box can't get onto Oxbridge's largest court to bring you footage of this run.
We'll bring you live pictures as soon as we're on the road.
0642: It's a grim morning in Cambridge, but the crowds are still out in force, with a sea of umbrellas along the riverside by Trinity College, where the Olympic flame is due to take a punt shortly in the hands of Tab student Edward Roberts.
No, #bbctorchcam can't go punting either. Sorry about that.
But here's a picture of the damp scenes, taken by BBC Cambridgeshire Reporter Dotty McLeod:
0645: Ed volunteers for a listening service, Linkline, working with the organisation. He is also a volunteer mediator and supports young carers.
0647: Trinity's grounds extend all the way to the so-called Backs of the river, so Ed has stepped on to the punt to shouts of "We love you Ed!" as he is punted slowly downstream towards Kitchen Bridge.
0650: Cambridge University tweets: "Did you know Cambridge has produced over 300 Olympians?"
That's a nice stat, even if it does make it sound like the university is a biological lab.
But thanks for the picture of Trinity College.
0658: If you know your Backs, Ed's just drifting under Magdelen Bridge, where the crowds have gathered to cheer him on before he docks and the flame gets back onto dry land...
0709: If you're wondering about the weather, it may be a bit gloomy now but we're expecting it to brighten up later. A bit. Hover your mouse over the dots on the map to the left to check the forecast throughout the day.
The punt has just docked up and Ed Roberts enjoyed the photocall of a lifetime before getting the running under way. Refresh your browser to be sure to get #bbctorchcam pictures.
0712: That's an impressive turnout for the torrential rain Cambridge is having!
Lucy Sedgwick tweets: "Being up at this time on a Sunday is a crime. Commitment to the #olympictorch #buzzing"
Too right. Who's with us? Give us a shout if you're awake and following #bbctorchcam. Tweet us @BBC2012
0714: Not in her natural element here, but Kim Manchett should make a worthy torchbearer nonetheless.
She is a world waterski racing champion, who has competed at that level since 1997. It was an inauspicious start - she fell, and broke her ankle. But by 2005 in Norfolk, she had won the championship.
0717: She passes the flame to another water-lover, volunteer lifeguard and long-time swimming coach Angela Taylor, 53.
She also teaches Spanish, cooks Spanish, and has taught young people on the the safer cycling scheme.
0720: Well, these torchbearers are going to be stoic, no matter how hard the rain falls. Lydia Backhaus, 18, is another swimming coach, judge and timekeeper, often helping out at local galas.
0724: The torrential rain does at least make for good brolly-spotting. There's some lovely umbrella decorations on display this morning, from kaleidoscopic palettes and Union Jacks to traditional mary Poppins-style noir. Very fetching.
0725: Francesca Jones helps to care for her older sister, who has a learning disability. She cares for people with learning disabilities at a residential home and she participates in a wide range of sports, from swimming and canoeing, to netball and horse-riding.
0727: There are good bikes on display too - beautiful wicker basket there!
This is Gary Johnson, who has raised more than £200,000 for charity but also set up his own charity, the Play Barn Project, inspired by his own daughter, who had leukaemia.
0730: We're into our first convoy section of the day, heading for the A14 on route to St Ives, where we should arrive in about 20 minutes.
Fingers crossed this rain will have cleared up by then.
0748: In Huntingdon, BBC Cambridgeshire's Jeremy Sallis says as many as 400 people have already gathered around the Huntingdon Gymnasium - where the torch is due at around 0830 - with a lot of children and bleary-eyed parents.
0751: As we arrive in St Ives, hi to Stuart Clements who has tweeted: "@BBC2012 St ives is waiting for you!! But we still have the rain too! All at surf and turf will be waving!!"
0752: No sign of any men with seven wives, but the first torchbearer in this St Ives is Charlie Allan.
0756: Will he pop it under one arm and run? Rugby coach David Cleaver. Kind, decent and with a sense of humour, his nomination tells us.
He is running in memory of 14-year-old rugby club player Joe Herrington who died in April 2011.
0759: So this is what we need at torchcam towers on such a rainy, early Sunday morning: Eleanor MacLeod "teaches music - helping people to recognise their musical talents so that they can use music to transmit their happiness far and wide.
She teaches 11-18-year-olds and you might catch her out on the streets as she busks to raise money for new instruments.
0802: Team GB hockey player Ben Hawes up next. His first international appearance came in 2002 and competed in Athens and Beijing, captaining the team in 2008.
0808: Stuart Mitchell has Prader Willi Syndrome, a genetic condition. He is a swimmer, who has won silver and bronze at the national disability swimming championships.
He has raised thousands of pounds for charity, whilst dealing with the symptoms the condition brings. Many people here may recognise him from his paper round.
0810: The Olympic flame is popped back into a davey lantern for a quick drive to Huntingdon. ETA five minutes.
0814: Mixed messages - but all very nationalistic - from Huntingdon, where Mark Owen tweets: "Standing in a damp Huntingdon waiting for the torch relay. Flask of tea fold up chairs sitting outside Poundland, how British."
Meanwhile, John Lindsay tweets: "There's a brass band playing the Dambusters theme tune. Huntingdon High St!! Very patriotic. #london2012torchrelay"
0818: A star spangled banner! That makes a change! We're up and running in Huntingdon with not just any policewoman, but life-saving policewoman Melanie Hare, who stepped in to save somebody who had been in a motorbike accident.
0821: Struggling to see the torch? One clever man in Huntingdon has brought a step ladder with him so he can peer above the crowds, we're told by the BBC's David Keller.
0824: A fine effort from one of the oldest torchbearers of the relay here: William Whittaker, 91, who was a special needs teacher and later headmaster.
His nomination tells us he was awarded the Bletchley Park Medal after being in the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II, a body that conducted espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in Europe.
He's come out of the shadows today with his bright white tracksuit, 80cm golden torch and police entourage...
0828: Taking on torch duties now, Catherine Potterton, a trustee of the Brittle Bone Society.
0832: With Catherine pulling a nifty wheelchair wheelie, here's a shot of Melanie Hare with the torch in Huntingdon, taken by BBC Cambridge's Emily Bull.
0834: Shades-wearing Jonathan Edwards - no, not that one - has been nominated for supporting his partner after she had a brain haemorrhage.
His nomination says: "Not one day has passed where his heart has not been filled with hope and encouragement
"Not one day has passed where he has not smiled about something, and mum smiles more often than not.
"He is the man who could have walked away, but has stayed and helped my mum work against the odds, and defy doctors expectations.
"Because of this man, My family is complete, stronger than ever, and one day he will become my stepdad, with the drive that my mum will walk down the aisle.
"This may not sound like much, but this is everything. And for this man I am grateful."
0837: We're just driving round the Huntingdon Gymnasium wherre the flame is stopping for a quick photo op...
0840: Hi to Steve Spaull who tweets to say: "Watching @bbc2012 torch cam as it goes past @huntsmeths - very exciting!"
Where are you watching from? Drop us a line @BBC2012.
0841: The Huntingdon Gymnasium is the training home of Olympic gymnasts including Team GB's medal hopeful Louis Smith.
0843: This is coach and PE teacher hopeful Bryn Percival. Many of his charges might be out today, as he's a local, from Huntingdon.
He says: "My dream is to be the best coach I can so I can match the determination and dedication of all my athletes.
"To be able to provide all the opportunities that are possible for them and help them reach all the goals that they set for themselves be it Olympic gold or just being able to race for my club."
0844: Huntingdon resident Jean, currently sitting with a blanket wrapped around her, tells BBC Cambridgeshire she has seen the Olympic torch more than once… in fact, she saw it in Wembley in 1948! Now that's dedication!
Have you seen the Olympic torch yet? Hopefully in drier circumstances than this...
0846: The current torchbearer, Matthew Dawson, 17, had both his legs amputated as a toddler, and was nominated by his paediatrician at Great Ormond Street Hospital for remaining positive despite the difficulties he encountered.
0848: We're not sure why flocks of people are crowded around the Malaysian multi-millionaire Tony Fernandes, the Queen's Park Rangers and Caterham F1 owner, who's running next.
He told BBC Cambridgeshire that the "response has been amazing" in Huntingdon.
0849: Tony owns most of the shares in QPR. He made his money setting up the first budget airline in Malaysia.
0853: Hi to Sarah Hewitt, who tweets: "Olympic torch relay passes close to where I live today. I wish this rain would stop :-/ @bbctorchcam @BBC2012"
Hello also to AL-shooting-stars, who tweet: "Watching from Madison, Alabama USA."
That's an early start!
0854: A familiar face here if you're into music television - Irish-born Laura Whitmore's a presenter for MTV Europe.
0902: Thanks to BBC Three Counties Radio for this picture of a junior relay team ready to go in Bedford, where #bbctorchcam should be putting in an appearance in about half an hour... Nice flames, team.
"Rain easing thankfully," we're told. Happy days!
0905: What a welcome! A brass band play as the next torchbearer takes up her flame.
If you have ever run the London Marathon, rode the Tour de France or Tour of Britain or competed in the triathlon spring series in London's Hyde Park, Catherine Eastham may have been on hand to help you out.
She is a volunteer at major sports events and a Belgrave Harriers runner.
0912: Convoy time! Now where did we put our map...
#bbctorchcam is heading for the A1 on the way to Bedford, where we're due to arrive in about half an hour. And the clouds look to be clearing - at last!
0917: Hats off to BBC Cambridgeshire's Jo Taylor, who's had a manic couple of days.
"What a weekend! Reporting from the torch horsebox from Newmarket to Cambridge, to be greeted by 40,000 people on Parkers Piece yesterday.... then back up this morning to see the torch off again at Trinity College in Cambridge.
"Being involved in historic moments like this makes all the stresses of the job worth it. Well done everyone at BBC Radio Cambridgeshire!"
Well done indeed! Here's a shot of Jo (second from left) and the team dripping beside a Trinity College's entrance.
0928: Lovely weather for... punts. Here's a picture of Cambridge student Ed Roberts taking to the Cam with the Olympic flame earlier.
The pic's courtesy of photographer Claire Borley. Lovely shot, Claire.
0941: First up in Bedford is Boccia champion Tasha Floyd, who had a brain tumour five years ago and lost her sight.
Expect big smiles here, as her nomination says: "Not only did she cope with the harsh treatment needed but she never stopped smiling and making those around her smile. Her attitude is amazing."
0945: Great guidance work by the Torch Security Team's PC Giles Dainty there.
Did you know the guys in grey have their own facebook page? Check it out for more details.
0950: Will she run, or will she walk? Suzanne Martin, 17, raises money with charity walks and is due to go to Botswana to help scouts with a building project.
But Suzanne's making a good fist of running this relay leg, even if she does look freezing cold on the streets of Bedford.
0953: How now Brown Owl. This is Susan Robinson, who has run a Brownie pack in Newport Pagnell for 27 years.
She helps the girls "grow in confidence while having fun".
0955: A spritely highland fling for a torchbearer kiss, a quick photo op and she's away. And how's this for a racing late entry? Iva Barr joined Bedford harriers in her 60s and ran the first ever London marathon in a pair of plimsolls.
At the age of 84 she is still competing and enjoying her running. Go Iva!
0958: The wet weather and an early start seems to be getting the better of youngster George in Bedford. He told BBC Three Counties: "I know it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but we shouldn't have got here at 7 o'clock to see it come past." Poor George.
1004: As the torch relay team take a break at Bedford Athletics Stadium, a chance to update you on the feeling in the torchbearing camp: QPR owner Tony Fernandes clearly loved his run. He tweets:
"Olympic torch run done. What an amazing feeling. Really enjoyed. Any longer may have struggled hahahaha"
And he's posted this picture too - check out the chopper!
1014: And we are off again, back onto the streets of Bedford, with Richard Ashton taking up the torch.
1017: This is Julie Rogers, 13, who has been nominated by her sibling. She is an amputee and plays sitting volleyball.
Her nomination says: "Julie represents the best of the future of England.
"She does not let the hindrance affect her daily life but rises above it all, remains positive and goes that extra mile to become the best that she possibly can."
1020: Katie Campling's story is the tonic for this cold and rainy British summer Sunday morning.
She's a journalist, who after working with a Leukaemia sufferer, took a campaign to Downing Street to build awareness among young people of blood, organd and stem cell donation.
Her Be a Lifesaver project has been taken over by the Anthony Nolan charity and she now works on the project.
1023: Mark Ackland-Snow has Crohns disease but was inspired to take up running and now uses races and triathlons to raise money for charity.
He's also a golf coach.
1025: Another first for the torch relay, as Mark pulls his shirt over his face a-la-premier league striker just having netted a 30-yard volley.
Nice one. Although it does make it rather hard to see where he's running, so he pulls it back down again.
1027: Great crowds out to see the next torchbearer have his moment to shine in the rain. Barry Funnell is CEO of charity Word for the World. Despite being paralysed from the chest down in an accident 29 years ago, he qualified as a dentist.
He promotes literacy in Malawi, plays golf, won the South Africa disabled open twice, open water races and does hand-cycling.
Phew. At torchcam towers, we are going for a lie down.
1030: BBC Three Counties Gail Sanderson on Bedford Embankment said that just in time for the torch to arrive, people's umbrellas were starting to come down and the sun was… almost… breaking through the clouds! Huzzah!
1032: Anne Godwin has MS but likes to power walk to raise money for charity.
She says: "As long as I can keep walking then I can keep giving others hope as well as encouraging other women to take part in these events thus reducing their own chances of developing breast cancer."
1036: Thanks for the messages we've been receiving via social media - hello to Andy Pike in North Walsham who asys: "@BBC2012 ive been watching the torch non stop via you live cam keep up the good work."
Good to have you with us, Andy.
Hello also to Helen Mackenzie who tweets: "Going through my birthplace right now!! Saw the torch with my niece Lauren carrying it at Balmoral Castle! Enjoy Bedford!"
Thanks Helen. It is delightful. And the bagpipers along the Embankment must have made you feel at home!
Are you heading out to ese the torch today? Let us know (@BBC2012) and keep up with all the latest info on the torch relay here.
1045: If you're enjoying the torch relay, there's top audio commentary from our colleagues up at BBC Radio Cambridgeshire - have a listen.
They've just played 80s classic Something about You by Level 42 - a fitting accompaniment to the torch relay!
1047: David Shepherd has been nominated by one of his parents for the way he carries out a tricky task.
He's a Badminton line juge, and has officiated at international level, despite being just 19.
He'll be there at London 2012, in Wembley Arena, which is hosting the sport.
1049: Christine Greaves sounds like a person who could have carried the torch on one of its more adventurous moments.
The 64-year-old has skydived for charity. And run a marathon.
She is a nurse at the Leonard Cheshire charity, helping physically disabled people.
And she follows in the footsteps of a younger torchbearer who was sporting a funky pair of pink trainers. You go, Barbie girl! We think that was Russian sprinter Kseniya Vdovina.
1052: Thanks again for the messages we've been receiving via twitter (@BBC2012).
Hi to Ian Pratt who tells us he's had an awesome time in Bedford.
Chris Haney tweets: "@BBC2012 waiting to see Christine Greaves! Superwoman! From Chris, Helen & bump!"
Here she is, Chris!
Hello from afar to Hannah Mozley who tweets: "Watching live down under @BBC2012 - just saw my mum and dad on the feed too #thetorch2012 Bedford is doing us proud!"
1055: Want to see the highlights from today so far? Check out our picture gallery, which will be updated with shots of the relay throughout the day.
1104: We're back into convoy mode now and heading for Cotton End.
Meanwhile, up ahead in Hatfield where the torch is visiting after lunch the flame will face-off with the annual Herts Youth Games, where 1,200 young people are competing in 11 different sports at the University of Hertfordshire's sports village.
Nick Brooking, director of sport, told BBC Three Counties the morning has been "organised pandemonium", but people are waiting with baited breath for the flame to pass by.
The indoor athletics will in fact pause for the torch relay - hopefully not mid-race, otherwise there will be some very disappointed youngsters…
1107: One of the youngest torchbearers on duty now: Frederick Wright, 12. He may well be a cricket or hockey star of the future, having represented Hertfordshire at cricket and tried out for the county at hockey.
1113: Up ahead in Letchworth City - where we're due in about 20 minutes after this convoy trip down the A600 and A507 - BBC reporter Serena Farrow says people have been enjoying the sounds of the choir and the crowds are at least 10-deep on some streets.
People of all ages have turned out too - some new borns in pushchairs and other hardy souls in their 90s.
1129: Hi to Joanne who's been in touch to tweet: "It's torch day today!!! Too bad the weather is rubbish so I'll be watching @bbc2012 coverage online instead."
Good alternative, Joanne!
Where are you joining us from? Tweet @BBC2012.
1137: First up in Letchworth Garden City is Charlotte Wharton, 16, who has been part of the BritishWater Ski Team for the past five years. She competes in all three disciplines - Tricks, Slalom and Jump - and currently holds the British under 12 Slalom, under 14 and under 17 Jump titles.
1140: After many years as a Scout leader James Benthall helped set up a youth club in the village where he lives which has proved to be a roaring success with more than 120 members.
1150: Lovely jig there as John Harris took the flame from Celia Watson - more wonderful crowds in Letchworth.
1154: Were you out watching the relay in Huntingdon today?
See if you can spot yourself on BBC Cambridgeshire's Facebook Page - where there are also lots more flame photos from this morning's torch relay.
1155: A great pace being set here by Philip Goodall, 27, who has overcome severe learning difficulties and acute dyspraxia, which affected his speech, to live life to the full. A keen athlete, he regularly takes part in Special Olympics and has won numerous medals.
1203: Now here's a narrative: Tony Tillbrooke has taken part in every single London Marathon since the event was first run on 29 March 1981.
This includes running with the addition of several steel screws in his leg following a skiing accident four months before the 1989 race.
The money he raises goes to the charity Whizzkids which provides wheelchairs and sports equipment to youngsters with disabilities.
It's great to see the size of the crowds that have turned out to cheer Tony and the other torchbearers on.
1204: Claire Yeo's mum became ill with a brain tumour and died in May 2009.
Claire's nomination says: "Throughout her mum's illness and after her death, Claire has been the rock of our family, supporting us practically and emotionally every step of the way."
1210: We're back into convoy mode for the short hop to Stevenage. Up ahead, more crowds are gathering for the last torchbearer section before the lunchbreak.
Hi to David Hoare who tweets: "@BBC2012 Big Shout out to Gobi Ranganathan disabled athlete carrying the torch in Stevenage shortly, you are an inspiration to us all."
1214: Thanks to Trevor Monk who compiled this poem, Olympic Dreams, in honour of the torch relay passing Cardington Sheds.
"A golden torch
passes hallowed turf
shadows of Giants cast down on runners path
Ghosts of ships sail by
as eyes watch the torch
they also watch the sheds
the Olympics are coming
the torch is touring
Bedford to cotton end
its light shall shine on girders
of giants standing
watching
observing
we will all celebrate
for the torch is coming
the Cathedrals of Cardington
proud old sheds of steel
cast their spell on the minds who see them
as the torch will also.
we will cheer and celebrate
who knows a ship may pass
and fly the torch to London
now that would be unsurpassed."
1220: Some early travel news, and an unfortunate side-effect of the torch relay... Neil Rossington tweets: "If you live in Stevenage AVOID THE OLD TOWN! If you're in a car it's horrendous!"
1223: Back into torchbearing mode and look at those locks on Luca Wells, Stevenage's first torchbearer. Great curls.
1225: Wheelchair badminton men's singles champion Gobi Ranganathan is taking the flame now. He's currently ranked number one in Britain and number eight in the world.
Gobi, 36, was originally a swimmer but after winning various medals at regional and national level he retired from swimming and took up badminton.
1230: Union Jack brolly on top of the pizza shop - great scenes!
The swelling crowd's meriting a full compliment of eight torch security runners around the torchbearer... and sadly the pressure on the 3G netowork is causing problems for bbctorchcam reception. Sorry about that.
1233: The last runner before the lunch break is two time Olympic gold medallist Sarah Gosling, who started sailing at the age of six and became a full-time sailor in 1997.
She competed under her maiden name of Webb, was one of Great Britain's "three blondes in a boat" along with Shirley Robertson and Sarah Ayton, who won gold in Athens.
Ayton and Webb were then joined by Pippa Wilson to repeat the success in Beijing.
1235: The Olympic flame has made its way into King George V playing fields where the relay team are going to have a well-earned lunch-break - probably standing in front of a radiator ringing out soaking clothes!
1245: Heading out to see the flame tomorow?
Olympian Gail Emms, who won a silver in badminton at Athens 2004, is running torch leg 29 tomorrow through central Milton Keynes, and tweets: "Saw the Olympic torch pass through the village of Cotton End where my dad lives! Great atmosphere and now even more excited for my turn!"
She adds: "Please come and support me as my family have just told me that it's too early for them to get over to MK!! :("
Go out and support our Team GB girl - we're rooting for you, Gail!
1300: As we're waiting for the after-lunch session to begin, here's a lovely crowd-shot of the crowds in Stevenage High Street with torchbearer Gobi Raganathan approaching.
1309: BBC Three Counties' Jenna Benson is getting set for an afternoon in esteemed company - with none other than #bbctorchcam!
Jenna tweets: "This is Media 1... AKA the horsebox! My home til we get the torch safely to Luton. What do you think?! #3crtorch"
Hi to Jenna and the rest of the team at BBC3CR who have done a sterling job covering the relay so far. Have a listen this afternoon.
1316: Handing the torch on here is John Mayor, who trains in the Decathlon and so far has World Bronze and European Bronze, and Silver to his name. He has been a member of his athletics club for 29 years.
Carol Lewis is taking the torch from him now, and is off and running.
1318: There's a little more post-lunch running here in Stevenage, and then the torch is off to Welwyn Garden City.
Shouts of "We love you Carol," for her as she nips along.
And she hands the torch on to Robert McVey.
1323: Waving and smiling and looking delighted here is Stefanie Daniels, who volunteered in South Africa where she provided care for children orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS.
She also helped her husband fundraise £10,000 for various charities through him running London Marathons.
1329: Stevenage, the torch is leaving you, and now it's off to Welwyn Garden City.
1331: Your morning writers Mike Hirst and Claire Heald are handing on now to the afternoon doubles partnership of Ian Westbrook and Louise Scrivens.
1335: Good afternoon everyone - I believe there is another big event happening today....
We hope that despite that you will stay with our live coverage of the torch relay while following the tennis at the same time.
With Andy Murray being a member of the Team GB squad for the Olympic, we feel it appropriate to keep you updated on his progress from time to time.
1341: We now enter one of England's first new towns Welwyn Garden City. The new town was developed in 1920 by Sir Ebenezer Howard and was once home to the first Shredded Wheat factory. The development of the town followed Ebenezer Howard's first Garden City, Letchworth, in 1903.
1345: Sports fan Emily Robinson, with the torch now, enjoys netball, swimming and running. The 16-year-old also organises lots of sporting outings for her local explorer scout unit and wants to become a PE teacher.
1347: Keen walker Tom Isaacs should have no problem with this leg of the relay after walking 4,500 miles around the coastline of Britain raising £350,000 for Parkinson's research. The 44-year-old was diagnosed with Parkinson's at the age of 27 and went on to set up The Cure Parkinson's Trust.
1350: A big hug from Tom for Elizabeth Jordon whose nomination says she has changed the lives of hundreds of children, teenagers and young adults and their families.
She works with children who have been expelled from school.
1356: Now we are with Leanne Wellings who was involved in international athletics when younger and now she mentors a sports student.
1358: We don't want you to desert us for the tennis - so we suggest you follow Olympi Team GB member Andy Murray and the torch relay at the same time.
Tom Fordyce will guide you through the Wimbledon men's singles final but open his live text in a separate tab so you can keep up-to-date with the progress of the Olympic flame right here.
We do want to hear from you if you are following both events - how are you doing it? All through your PC and laptop, TV and PC/laptop, radio and PC/laptop or out watching the relay?
Do you have no interest at all in events in SW19?
Tweet us at @BBC2012 or visit our BBC London 2012 Facebook page.
1400: Next up is Emma Boon who helps run a Scout network group and is a beaver leader in Leeds. She has also helped build a scout centre in Ghana.
Obvious answer here to this question (see 1358) from Andrew Roberts: "Blimey what do I watch!!!!"
1408: Michael Seres has set up a charity bike ride to raise money to fund research into Chrons Disease. To date he has raised £140,000 but says the figure is ony "the tip of the iceberg." The 43-year-old has Chrons Disease and is waiting to have a bowel transplant.
He now passes the torch on to Mark Bicknell.
More reaction on Twitter to whether you should be following the torch relay, tennis or as we suggested at 1358, both:
Replying to Andrew Roberts, Patricia Scannell says: "Watch the relay live on the computer with the tennis on the tv in front of you."
While Conor reminds us: "There is also the Tour de France with Bradley Wiggins to follow."
Good morning to Dougal Murphy, who is all set up for his day: "I'm up shockingly early in Los Angeles and have got #bbctorchcam on a monitor, #Wimbledon on the telly, and #squareeyes developing!"
Kevin Price comments: "Torch on laptop, tennis on one TV, TDF on another, #crosseyed"
1416: Off to Hatfield now, which is roughly a 12-minute journey.
1424: We are now entering the grounds of Hatfield House, where a torchbearer will carry the flame through the north entrance of the House. Unfortunately we will not be able to see pictures of this.
Pleased Jak3 Carson enjoyed his time out on the streets of Welwyn watching the torch: "I was just in WGC and witnessed the exchanging of the torchbearers - a short but very sweet moment, thanks for the coverage, BBC!"
1430: On its website, Hatfield House describes itself as: "proud to be one of the Treasure Houses of England, ten of the most magnificent palaces, houses and castles in the country."
1435: More reaction, this time on our BBC London 2012 Facebook page, to the what are you watching debate (see 1358)
Melonie Pickering tells us: "Got F1 on tv...........waste of time really cos our lads are doing badly, got the relay on my laptop at the side of me...and about to swap channels on tv for the tennis....thats me sorted for the rest of the afternoon!"
While Lea Tomlinson says: "Not interested in Tennis @bbctorchcam, watching F1 on TV, and following the torch on laptop."
1438: In case you missed it earlier, watch the Olympic flame being taken for a punt along the River Cam in Cambridge.
1440: Just to remind you, the flame is currently in the grounds of Hatfield House, from where we are unable to bring you live pictures. It will be in the town of Hatfield just before 15:00 BST.
1446: Once the relay leaves Hatfield, it will travel to St Albans and Hemel Hempstead before entering Luton, where the cauldron lighting and evening celebration will take place.
1457: While waiting for the relay at Hatfield House, BBC 3CR's Jenna Benson had the chance to hold one of the torches and said: "A moment of pride... I've been wanting a pic of me holding this for so long! It is incredible close up #3crtorch":
1459: We see the torch again at last and it's a doubly special day for our next torchbearer - sailing coach Steve Ells - who celebrates his 52nd birthday today.
The birthday boy from Waltham Cross helped to secure a £2.9m lottery fund to help establish a watersports centre in the heart of Hackney. He is also a member of Sailability, an organisation which helps disabled people take part in sailing.
1508: As Steve Ellis leaves Hatfield House, news that Team GB Olympic tennis star Andy Murray has taken the first set of the Wimbledon final against Roger Federer.
1509: Alice Breheny is carrying the torch on behalf of her sister who died last year after being diagnosed with brain cancer three years ago. Alice said her sister was "so brave and such an inspiration." So far this year Alice has raised £35,000 for cancer research.
1513: BBC 3CR's Luke Ashmead says the University of Hertfordshire, which is set to welcome the torch in the next few minutes, is thriving with people and lots of bunting. The flame will come through the front entrance, past the law buildings, then a kissing point just before it heads into the sports hall.
1518: This is Jack Gatehouse, who is described in his nomination as having a 12 inch personality in a 4 inch bundle filled with mischievousness and determination. The 12-year-old from Hemel Hempstead has Down's Syndrome and epilepsy and can have up to 50 seizures a day.
Jack's father told BBC News after battling years of medical difficulties his family were pleased to have a happy event on which to focus.
Mr Gatehouse said "Since it all started we've also realised that we can use the torch afterwards in our fundraising efforts."
Jack's torch is set to be a big attraction at an event next week to raise money for equipment that will improve his quality of life.
Before Jack set off, previous torchbearer David Pope shook his hand and the torch security team member walking alongside him is getting the crowd to encourage and is clapping as she goes.
1526: A great family moment as Celeste Hartley hands the Olympic flame over to her mum Jane. The pair exchange a hug and Celeste wipes away a tear - hugely emotional moment for them both.
1529: Now we have Talya Jacobson who has raised more than £60,000 for various charities through charity cycles and fun runs. The 17-year-old from Borehamwood who has cerebral palsy, severe visual impairment, learning difficulties and epilepsy, is due to take part in another fundraising triathalon in October.
1531: A brief visit to Hertfordshire University, where there will be another photo opportunity.
Don't think things are going to work out for Karly Wilding: "Olympic torch coming through #stalbans today at 4pm. Family hoping Murray despatches Fed quickly so we can do the double..."
1538: Joanna Hancock is the torchbearer taking the flame in the University, out of our sight I'm afraid. She has walked 100k in 30 hours to raise funds for charity. The 33-year-old also completed a charity walk along the Great Wall of China.
Here she is before her time with the torch with BBC 3CR's Luke Ashmead:
1540: The team are taking a quick break - so time to put the kettle on, or maybe sneak a quick look at the tennis but make sure you come back here sharpish please.
1558: Tea drunk and sandwiches eaten and it's back with the torch now and Keith Butten carrying it. He helped to establish The Richard Langhorn Trust which takes disabled children on rugby, sailing, basketball and skiing trips.
1603: Samantha McCann brings the torch's time in Hatfield to an end.
The relay is now moving on to St Albans, which was named Verulamium by the Romans - a museum bearing the same name is still in the town today.
St Albans also has the remains of a Roman Wall and a Cathedral.
It is nearly Monday now for Phil Bangs, who says: "Watching the relay from Perth Australia, one eye on tennis though!"
1607: We enter St Albans to the sight of two inflatable giraffes in the crowd.
Our first torchbearer here is rifleman Michael Swain from 3rd Battalion,The Rifles, who lost both of his legs in an IED explosion in Helmand Province in 2009. The 21-year-old has completed a number of fundraising bike rides. He plans to cycle 470 miles from Edinburgh to London later this year.
1613: While the torch relay goes on whatever the weather, rain, wind, snow (maybe not snow), the tennis has just been forced off by rain with the match poised at one set all. All the more reason to stay with us!
1620: Wheelchair basketball paralympian Clare Strange is about to compete in her fourth Games this year.
1622: BBC 3CR's Emma Burrows says there's an "Olympic Torch miracle" in St Albans - blue skies!
Children are on shoulders, everyone is holding flags and she's pretty sure there's someone hanging on to a traffic light.
There's a real carnival atmosphere and a sense of excitement with Zumba music and even a mermaid riding a seahorse. Any movement along the route gets everyone raising on tiptoes and craning their necks to see.
1623: We have just received this picture taken by Craig Coverman earlier of torchbearer Michael Seres (see 1408) carrying the flame:
We are honoured by Dougal Murphy's tweet: "OK #BBCTorchCam, you now have my undivided attention for the duration of the #Wimbledon rain delay. Don't you feel special!"
1631: Jonathan Vernon-Smith and Tara Dolby of BBC 3CR are ensconced in their temporary studio in Luton, ready for the torch's arrival later today:
1634: Here is Bowls player John Eastwell who has been a North Herts Bowls club member for over 17 years and has taken on the voluntary roles of captain, chairman and grounds keeper. The 81-year-old from Letchworth Garden City devotes around 20 hours a week cutting grass, digging and weeding to ensure the green is ready for play.
1638: The police outriders tooting their horns are delighting the children in St Albans as John has a jig with our next torchbearer Rebecca Andrews before handing over the flame.
She has been nominated for being a good big sister. As well as helping to look after her younger sister who has a rare medical condition, the 14-year-old from Luton has also raised £2,000 for her sister's ward at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
1642: Super slimmer Scott Marsh, 24, set up his own personal training company after he lost 100lbs at the age of 17.
1643: BBC 3CR's Emma Burrows is drowned out by the screams of the crowds in St Albans as the torch passes.
Emma has lived in St Albans for 20 years and said she has never seen anything like this. A man has just gone by on a motorbike, doing the splits!
1651: Foster mum and youth worker Kate Thomas is responsible for a talkline for teenagers in St Albans called City Care.
Before running she told BBC 3CR's Emma Burrows in Catherine Street that everyone has a great feeling of loyalty in St Albans, her hometown.
People are sitting and standing on walls and hanging out of the windows. Cameras and phones are being raised in the air.
"Children are getting high-fived by policemen - you don't see that every day," says Emma.
1653: Samaritan and company director Riessen Hill is up next. The 42-year-old from Hertford decided to join the good cause on his 40th birthday and now devotes most of his spare time to helping others.
1657: Our last torchbearer in St Albans is Sarah Toll who completed the Midnight Walk for charity despite being diagnosed with cancer. Her nomination said "her sense of humour and can do attitude have been a saviour in many difficult discussions and activities."
Before she sets off, Sarah goes down on one knee and Riessen pretends to knight her with his torch.
1701: Next stop Hemel Hempstead!
1708: Into Hemel now with broadcast professional John Barton, who has reported on Olympic, Asian and Commonwealth Games since 1984.
1713: Wheelchair basketball and tennis player Ella Beaumont is up next. Ella is part of Team GB for both sports and has competed in the World Championships at wheelchair basketball. The 17-year-old from Berkhamsted has set herself the goal of representing Great Britain at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
1716: Tremendous crowds out in Hemel right now - as usual many stepping out in front of the torchbearer to take photos. We see a Union Jack flag draped over someone's balcony and people watching from every possible vantage point.
1718: A team from one of the sponsors is up next.
Richard Brasher, Sharon De Silva, Gareth Baker, Jeffrey Searle, Lesley Birchall, Mark James, Mandy Jinkerson, Patrick Killian, Catherine Woolfrey and Amanda Thurland are taking the torch as a team of dedicated fundraisers.
1721: Thousands of blooms have been planted in Hemel Hempstead in the past few weeks, just for today. People are quaffing Pimms and cheering loudly.
1727: If you are thinking of going along at the last minute to tonight's evening celebration at Pope's Meadow in Luton - then don't as all 12,000 free tickets have been distributed.
Council leader Hazel Simmons told the Luton Borough Council website: "The Olympic torch relay represents the traditional start of celebrations for every Olympic Games and we are very excited now that its arrival in Luton is fast approaching.
"This is in all probability our once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to welcome the Olympic torch to Luton and support its inspirational torchbearers. I am delighted that Luton is seizing its moment to shine and the chance to celebrate in style."
1736: Tamsin Addison passes the flame to Kerensa Kennard as the rain falls in Hemel and an array of multi-coloured umbrellas go up in the crowd.
1740: This is Aidan Pimm who is head of cricket at Boxmoor Cricket Club in Hertfordshire and also manages the under nine and under 12 teams.
1743: Running in the rain now is Katherine Deal who is a former member of the UK Athletics GB Squad despite having a severe visual impairment. The 20-year-old had to pull out of the team because of illness but went on to gain a place at University College London to study philopsopy.
1750: A happy-looking Fiona Devine, from Windsor, now sets off with the flame and is described as a "key figure" behind the Alexander Devine Children's Hospice, a charity which provides nursing care and a hospice for children in Berkshire who do not have long to live. The charity has raised more than £1.2m.
We lose sight of her briefly as she runs into a place which torchcam cannot access.
1755: Out of our sight it appears that Fiona has handed over the flame to Dave Butler, 67. He is a triple amputee and a motorsport driver who sits on the Motor Sport Association Medical Panel where he represents all motorsport drivers who have a disability.
1800: Dave moves through the pedestrianised shopping area of Hemel where huge crowds have gathered. Some have taken up a spot in the multi-storey car park from where they have an excellent view.
He now passes the flame on to Peter Statham who voluntarily runs a junior badminton club giving up his Sunday mornings to coach the Dragons Juniors.
1804: Apologies for the loss of pictures in Hemel - the 3G signal is having problems.
1811: Pictures back in time to see Ruth Bendle pass the flame to James Hull.
Ruth, 26, helps raise funds for Cancer Research after she and her sister were diagnosed with the same cancer at 20 years old. Her nomination said she was always there for people through good times and bad. "Her ability to face up to the most terrible challenges life has thrown at her never ceases to amaze me."
James had 60 per cent burns after the engine of a light aircraft he was piloting caught fire and he was forced to jump 15 feet to safety whilst on a training course in Florida in 2007. He required 50 operations and spent two years in hopsital. The 37-year-old from Bedfordshire has since completed the London Marathon raising more than £3,000 for charity.
1815: Good-bye to rainy Hemel - next stop Luton.
And as the flame continues to burn in its lantern - have to tell you that Andy Murray has just been beaten in the Wimbledon final in four sets by Roger Federer.
Next stop for Murray - it's Wimbledon again when he represents Team GB in the Olympic tennis in three weeks' time.
1821: There was an incident near the end of the relay in Hemel where a man emerged from the crowd and approached the torchbearer. He was moved away by a policeman and the relay continued uninterrupted.
1827: The BBC's Kathryn Hearn watched the relay in St Albans and spotted the Nicholas Breakspear band in action entertaining the crowds:
1833: The sun has come out to welcome us to Luton, where we arrive 20 minutes late.
The first torchbearer here is Marcus Burnett who was nominated by his mum for helping his family after his younger brother was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in 2007. Marcus, 13, was only eight years old at the time and helped to put a smile on his little brother's face throughout his treatment. Since then the Bedford teen has helped to raise more then £35,000 for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. His mum described his as a "hero".
1838: This is Richard Walsh , 22, who has been raising money for charity starting with fun runs at 12 years old and moving on to marathons.
1845: Next up is aircraft engineer Justin Joseph-Beeston, 40, who was in hospital for 18 months after being serously injured in a road accident in 1994. His wife nominated him for his 'never say die' attitude.
1850: Football referee and former police volunteer Babatunde Ajisola, 32, who now has the flame, helps to mentor youths through the Green House Mentoring group in Stopsley.
1853: Up next we have a knight of the realm running with the torch. Sir Roy Gardner has been a supporter of the British Olympic Association since 2008, and chairs the Beijing Appeal, helping to raise over £2.5m.
The 66-year-old from Welwyn is an Ambassador on the Team 2012 Fundraising Appeal which has raised more than £15m since 2009.
1855: Emman Ngwena has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro as part of a fundraising World Challenge Tour to Tanzania. He is carrying the flame further up the New Bedford Road.
1858: This is Simon Stothard, 29, who has climbed Ben Nevis twice and run many marathons to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis, with which he was diagnosed as a 13 year old.
1901: We lose pictures shortly before the last 'torch kiss' of the day between Simon and retired teacher David Cole. The 71-year-old volunteers at his local hospice, regularly visits elderly neighbours to check they are safe and well, runs the local musical society and is a Sunday League football referee and will light the cauldron to end day 51 of the relay.
1909: That's it for today - thanks for joining Ian Westbrook and Louise Scrivens instead of Andy Murray and Roger Federer this afternoon.
Early start on Monday - at just after 6.30am when a certain Lewis Hamilton will carry the flame. Join Christine Jeavans and Martin Gough then.
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