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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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Southampton
- Southampton Guildhall
- West Marlands Rd
- Above Bar St
- London Road
- A33 The Avenue
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St Peter Port, Guernsey
- South Esplanade
- Castle Pier road
- Castle Cornet Access road
- Castle Pier road
- South Esplanade
- The Quay
- North Esplanade
- Le Pollet
- High Street
- Quay Street
- Victoria (Crown) Pier
- Jetty
- Albert Pier
- Celebration stage
- Albert Pier
- Jetty
- Victoria (Crown) Pier
- The Quay
- South Esplanade
- Le Val des Terres
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St Helier, Jersey
- Victoria Ave (A2)
- Victoria Ave Promenade
- Promenade
- Harbour Path
- Harbour Access Road
- La Rue de L'Etau
- Aquasplash Leisure Pool park
- La Route Du Port Elizabeth
- La Route de la Liberation (A1)
- Weybridge Place
- Esplanade
- La Route de la Liberation (A1)
- Esplanade
- Victoria Ave (A2)
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Fareham
- East St
- West St
- Hartlands Rd
- Portland St
- A32 Gosport Rd
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Bridgemary
- A32 Gosport Rd
- A32 Fareham Rd
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Gosport
- B3333 Privett Rd East
- B3333 Bury Rd
- Stoke Rd
- Walpole Rd
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- ferry terminal forecourt
- ferry entrance tunnel
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Portsmouth
- Gosport Ferry
- Historic Dockyard forecourt
- Historic Dockyard lane
- Historic Dockyard entrance
- Queen St
- Edinburgh Rd
- Commercial Rd
- Isambard Brunel Rd
- Guildhall Sq
- Live Site
- Guildhall Walk
- A3 Montgomery Way
- A288 Hampshire Terrace
- A288 Landport Terrace
- King's Terrace
- Duisburg Way
- Clarence Way
- Southsea Common
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Southsea Common, Portsmouth
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0558: Good morning and welcome to day 58 of the Olympic torch relay.
Today the torch is travelling from Southampton to Portsmouth - a short hop you may imagine of about 37 minutes? We'll be done by the morning tea break.
But no, it is going via Guernsey and Jersey, and will be in flight for much of the day.
0600: Your writers this morning are Sarah Holt and Claire Heald. Remember, you can contact us using the facebook, twitter and text details below.
0602: These are shots outside the Southampton Guildhall, and the first torchbearer has the torch. We're off.
0603: Let's hope carrying the Olympic flame a mere 300m is enough of an adventure for Mike Stroud. The 57-year-old has been nominated by fellow adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes for his accomplishments on worldwide expeditions and in medicine.
Together, Mike and Sir Ranulph have raised more than £4m for medical charities by embarking on adventures including walking across Antartica and running seven marathons, on seven continents in, you guessed it, seven days.
Mike also has a day job working as a consultant gastroenterologist in Southampton and he also works nationally to increase nutritional care in the community and hospital.
0605: The torch is going to have a quick morning run around Southampton for about the next half hour. Before going and getting on a plane to Guernsey.
In flight, the flame will be held in a miner's lamp, so it's not a naked flame on board.
And the relay will resume on the Channel Island at about 9am.
0608: Taking the Olympic flame now is Heather Lambert. She's a foster carer and tries to make staying with her family a happy experience by taking her children swimming, arranging birthday parties and even taking them to Disneyland.
0606: We can see some familiar faces among the torch security team out protecting the flame, runner and convoy today.
Their details are on their facebook page.
0611: It looks like we have PC Anna Neocleous, PC Kevin Tonkinson and lighting the runner's flames this morning - by turning on the gas supply in the cannister in their torch - is Sergeant Alex Baldwin.
0611: This Ian, also known as Gus, McKechnie. He's encouraged young people to take up indoor rowing and also volunteered at the junior world rowing championships.
He also says he is close to covering 20,000 miles on a stationary bike on the Isle of Wight ferry, which we'd like to know more about after the Olympic flame's journey on the ferry on Saturday.
0613: Here comes 12-year-old Kwesi James with the Olympic flame now. Not only is he a runner, footballer, table tennis and rugby player he also plays saxophone, guitar and the flute!
His dream is to beat Usain Bolt's 100m world record - and that means he has to go faster than 9.58 seconds.
0615: This is Chris Ogbourne carrying the Olympic flame. The 13-year-old had surgery at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital to reconstruct his ear in 2008 and has since gone on to successfully compete in athletics, cricket, rugby, football and golf. He has also raised money for Great Ormond Street so they can help others too.
0618: Someone shouts: "Hiya, give us a wave."
The crowd deserve one here, a lovely collection of home-made torches.
0619: There are plenty of athletes on the south coast, here's another one. It's Roger Sherliker, who coaches young athletes in the Southampton area.
0622: Our final Sunday morning runner with the Olympic flame in Southampton is Mike Godwin. He's a junior football coach and is also a fundraiser for the Sarisbury Sparks football team.
0627: Right, that's it Southampton. The torch was only caught by early birds today. Although it was in the centre of the city for last night's evening celebration, after Dame Ellen MacArthur carried the flame on Saturday.
The flame is being taken to the airport now, and is on a flight to Guernsey in about an hour's time.
0631: The Olympic torch relay will actually be closer to France than the UK when it heads to Guernsey.
The island has been linked to the English crown, as was, since Norman times but it is still self-governing, which means it offers a favourable tax climate.
Famous Guernsey residents include Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button, former Southampton football Matt Le Tissier and tennis player Heather Watson, who reached the third round of Wimbledon this year.
0634: The flame itself is off to Guernsey in the plane, but the torch relay convoy will not follow.
Simply, the lorries don't go on the plane.
0637: We will be able to bring you pictures of the torch on the Channel Islands, but they will not come from the usual torchcam truck, instead a camera on a local vehicle will be used.
0644: The flame is at the airport with the torch security team now.
It's due to fly at about 07:20 BST and to touch down in Guernsey airport just after 08:15 BST
0646: Well done Vickster Tilling for getting up bright and early to tweet us this photograph of Chris Ogbourne, who ran with the Olympic flame in Southampton.
And respect indeed for THEN heading to Southampton airport to take a snap of the Olympic flame being transport on its flight in a miner's lantern.
0649: We may next be able to bring you pictures as the torch transfers from the airport on Guernsey.
But we will be with the next torchbearer, just before 09:00 BST in St Peter Port.
0653: There will be a few gaps in the torch's progress today. As the torch flies from Southampton, to Guernsey, on to Jersey, and then back to Southampton.
0655: And a quick hello to Mark Evans, who has posted on our Facebook page to say of Southampton: "Unbelievable crowds out for 6am on a Sunday morning!" Agreed Mark, agreed!
Here's a quick look back at Southampton's relay leg. Here's Claire Mullins on Facebook, who says: "I was at London Road & was stunned by how many people were there... 6am on a Sunday morning too!!! Was expecting about 10 there! LOL Well done Southampton!!!"
And hello to Heather Butcher, who tweeted this evocative photo of the final changeover in Southampton.
0825: BBC Guernsey report that the plane has landed at the island's airport, slightly ahead of its 08:17 BST schedule this morning.
0837: And we're back in the room! Here we are on Guernsey.
0838: The pictures you can see are from the alternative torchcam vehicle for the flame's journey around the island - a flatbed truck.
0843: The flame is travelling to the island's capital, St Peter Port, where it will be be carried along the castle pier to Castle Cornet - the landmark that juts out at the end of the harbour.
0844: Lovely palm trees along the way there, waving about in the milder climes.
0855: Guernsey's tourist website says its favourable tax climate means banks, fund managers and insurance companies set up here.
The more traditional industries include flowers, fish and farming.
Looks leafy, gorgeous, and most importantly, sunny, here today.
0859: Castle Cornet there in the background. It is Guernsey's ancient fortress. The name isn't an ice cream reference, but thought to relate to a family name on the island.
0859: First up with the Olympic flame in Guernsey is local hero Roger Allsopp. The retired breast cancer surgeon made national news when he became the oldest person to swim the English Channel at the age of 70 last August. He completed the 21-nautical mile swim in just under 18 hours.
Roger, who was named as Guernsey's ambassador of the year in February, is also known on the island as the founder of the HOPE for Guernsey charity, which raises funds for medical research.
0900: We should here lots more of the atmosphere with this different camera and sound set up today - as experienced in Shetland and Orkney, and the Isle of Man, earlier in the relay.
0902: From the old port of St Sampsons comes Michelle Kohlschein.
Michelle volunteers with Meals on Wheels but her nomination says she also provides a listening ear, hours of support and the "small things that make a difference".
0904: We're on the way up to Castle Cornet here, for the torch to have its photo taken.
0907: Next up is a man more used to getting on his bike for Guernsey. It's Rob Smart, who represented the island in the 2006 Commonwealth Games and is targeting the 2014 Games in Glasgow. The mountain biker has also set up the Go Ride Cycling Scheme which helps youngsters learn cycling skills.
"Goo-on Rob!" shouts a supporter.
0908: Castle Cornet used to be a tidal island, until it was connected to the island with the breakwater after the Napoleonic Wars.
0911: Looks very pleasant up at the yacht club today. The torch has gone off up to Castle Cornet right now, and it seems it's a place flatbed trucks cannot venture. So we wait here, on the jetty. Ice creams anyone?
0912: Due to be holding the flame now, is another cyclist Jamie Bichard. Jamie has won several medals for Britain at the Special Olympics in recent years, including gold.
0915:He hands it on to Hannah Pearce, a volunteer gymnastics instructor who teaches young children with physical and learning difficulties as head coach at the Guernsey Specials Gym Club.
The 30-year-old from Vale has also volunteered taking severely disabled children on an adventure holiday in Cornwall.
0916: A fair few changeovers here, so now it's Andrew Harrison from St Martins, who has won gold and silver medals for Team GB at the Special Olympics. He now works for Mencap.
0918: If you're after a man who knows a thing or two about the Olympics then Paul Radford, taking the torch now, is your man.
Paul has been nominated to carry the Olympic flame by London 2012 chairman Lord Coe because he's reported on 15 Olympic Games! He's in charge of a sixth Olympic Games for Reuters and has also helped plan arrangements for international journalists covering the London Games.
0924: BBC Guernsey's Robert Wallace says: "Thousands of people are lining the streets at St Peter Port and waiting along the sea wall for a glimpse of the torch."
They're watching Paul Diligent carry the torch here.
0929: Taking the torch from Paul to loud cheers is Manny Helmot, who represented Guernsey in cycling at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.
Manny was badly injured when he was hit head-on by a vehicle while on a training ride in Guernsey later that year.
0930: Manny Helmot's Mum is moved to tears as her son waits to take his role in the relay outside the town church in St Peter Port.
She says that he'll do his best to represent Headway Guernsey and to make the island proud and the Guernsey crowd is "amazing".
The crowds are waving their flags and following the convoy as the relay heads north towards the Weighbridge Roundabout.
0932: Brace yourself now for some fancy footwork from Guernsey FC's Ross Allen?
The 24-year-old has been the club's leading goalscorer for the last three years and helped Guernsey win the FA's National League Systems Cup for amateur sides in 2010.
0936: Huge crowds around the roundabout there - and the banking provides a good view for everyone.
Has the whole island turned out today for the torch?
0938: BBC Guernsey editor Robert Wallace says: "The flags are flying on the huge mast on the Weighbridge Roundabout in overcast conditions in St Peter Port.
Ross Allen is doing a double-leg running with the torch.
He scored a hat-trick in the pre-season friendly against Exeter City on Friday night.
0940: The relay has split from torchcam here, so we can't see Susan Boalch running, but we hear from the PA that she has devoted her life to education.
0941: Robert Wallace says: "The Relay heads up the narrow cobbled streets of St Peter Port. The crowds are smaller here, due to the limited space.
"Lots of cheers, lots of support. Some of the shops are open along the High Street, unusual in Guernsey where shops don't usually open on a Sunday.
0944: Due to be carrying the torch now is Jo Norman, who is described as a "leading light" of Guernsey Swimming Club.
The 67-year-old has helped Olympic and Commonwealth athletes down the years and is always on the look out for the island's next future swimming star.
We're told on the PA that she trained tennis player Heather Watson, before she switched from the pool to the court.
0947: Also due to carry the flame here is another of the island's Commonwealth athletes Thomas Hollingsworth.
The 24-year-old started swimming with the Beau Sejour Barracudas Swimming Club and has gone on to represent Guernsey at the last two Commonwealth Games.
0949: Stop the torch! - Robert Wallace tells us: "Torchbearer Sue Boalch has had her nails painted in the Olympic colours, which has generated quite a bit of interest from the crowds and held up the relay for a moment or two.
0950: We think carrying the torch across the harbour on the boat was Tom Hollingsworth.
0953: He lit the cauldron on the other side and the torch is having its Guernsey celebration now.
0956: BBC Guernsey editor Robert Wallace says: "The singing we could hear was the Guernsey Chansonelles Choir.
"Stuart Falla from the Guernsey Sports Commission describes today as a day which will live in the memories of local people for a long time."
0958: The party lasts until 10:20 BST, when there will be a couple more torchbearers here, before the flame heads to the airport, to fly on to Jersey.
Here's a man after our hearts here at torchcam towers today:
Good morning Nic Holc-Thompson, who has tweeted in to tell us how he's helping prepare for Cathy Holc-Thompson's stint with the Olympic flame through Fareham this afternoon when the convoy returns to the mainland.
Nic says: "@BBC2012 so glad the weather is good in Guernsey, just been ironing the creases out of Cathy's track suit for fareham, a girl must look smart."
1005: Robert Wallace says: "The names of Guernsey's three Olympic athletes are cheered by the crowds - Carl Hester, Heather Watson, and Lee Merrien.
"Tom Hollingsworth describes the atmosphere as "electric". He says words can't describe how he's feeling - it's a great day."
1015: Look at those blue skies overhead in Guernsey. Summer scenes.
We've just seen Guernsey rugby player Luke Jones finish his stint with the torch. He'll soon be leaving the island as he's been signed up by the Leicester Tigers academy! The 19-year-old has been a member of the Guernsey Rugby Club's academy since the age of seven.
1016: Safe hands for the torch now, and a tall vantage point, as Peter Beausire takes up the Olympic flame. The 30-year-old represented Guernsey in volleyball at the Island Games and also plays basketball and rows. Peter also coaches Guernsey's young basketballers and is involved in the Youth Island Games.
1017: Peter's brother Michael is in the crowd - his leg in plaster. He says he checked out of hospital early to support his brother, Robert Wallace reports.
1018: And the final Guernsey torchbearer is Ella Hartley.
Blue skies here as she runs - nice to see a shadow instead of raindrops on the relay.
1020: She's told by one of the security team to "hold it nice and high" before moving off again.
1023: A few more views of Guernsey here, and then the torch is off to the airport.
1028: The torch is due to island hop at about 11:15 BST. The flight between Guernsey and Jersey airport takes 20 minutes.
We will have pictures again in Jersey, where the flame is due to travel in convoy from noon and be taken up by the first runner at 12:07 BST.
1040: The torch is making the most of the special relay plane Firefly today, arriving here on the golden-yellow craft in Guernsey.
The flame is being carried here by London 2012 organiser Locog's Deborah Hale, who is producing the torch relay.
1120: The plane should be in the air now, and off on the 20 minute journey to Jersey.
It's the biggest Channel Island and another offshore financial centre. It's also home to the Jersey cow, whose milk is prized as extra-creamy.
1137: Jersey Bailiff Sir Michael Birt has arrived at Jersey Airport, ready to welcome the Olympic flame for its tour of the Channel Island, the most southerly point of the torch relay.
1140: Almost there! The plane carrying the Olympic flame has been spotted coming in to land at Jersey, the most southerly point of this leg of the relay. And this is your new commentator for the rest of the day, Helen Bushby.
1159: The Olympic flame has landed and is being welcomed. There are between 3,000 and 4,000 people at Bel Royal for start of relay along the island's seafront, says BBC Jersey.
1206: And here is the moment when the flame arrived.
1208: For all you vintage TV fans, Jersey is also, of course, the home of BBC series Bergerac, which starred John Nettles as the eponymous detective sergent, running from 1981 until 1991 with nine series and six specials. The uncompromising Jim Bergerac was always kept on his toes by the surprisingly large number of crimes he had to solve on the island, including several involving the glamorous jewel thief Philippa Vale, played by Liza Goddard.
1216: The flame is now being driven through the sunny streets of Jersey to its next destination - St Helier.
1218: The first torchbearer in Jersey John Richard Collinson. The 69-year-old, who was a youth player at Hull City, has been a longstanding football coach at the island's Victoria College Preparatory School and has managed the Island Games swimming team. He is now retired after working as a sports journalist and presenter for the BBC in Jersey.
Hello to Isobel Waby, who has tweeted: "Looking forward to the ride around Jersey with @bbc2012..." The wait is over Isobel.
1239: This is St Helier's Hayley De Putron with the torch. She's involved in several infant charities and is a trustee of the Prince's Foundation, which promotes sustainable development, and the health charity The Ana Leaf Trust.
Torchcam has gone vintage for this island trip. BBC producer Katie Townsend tweets: "The media vehicle in Jersey is the best yet... Travelling in style!"
1228: "It's absolutely heaving with people.""Wonderful atmosphere," says Sarah Palmer of BBC Jersey as Olympic flame continues along seafront. #torchrelay
1228: This is Mitch Couriard, who's well known on Jersey as a volunteer extraordinaire. The 58-year-old's worked with the Jersey Youth Service and then the department for education, sport and culture. In 2002 he received an MBE for his services to the community, especially the Jersey Honorary Police and Young People in Jersey.
1230: Carrying the Olympic flame now is St Saviour's Jenny Browne, a running coach who trained Jenny Stafford, who is blind, to run the London Marathon, before running it herself this year.
1232: Will we get any fitness tips from personal trainer Paola Mitchell on her relay stint? The 43-year-old has also cycled in Vietnam, Ecuador and South Africa to raise funds for the Jersey Hospice and has represented Jersey at the Island Games in the volleyball competition.
1235:Next up with the torch is Andrew Le Seelleur, who has organised a charity football tournament, golf challenge and sailing event in Jersey as well as a four-day hike across four volcanoes in Guatemala. He raises both hands skywards and jogs off to cheers from the crowds on the promenade by the sea.
1238: Jogging along next is Alex Buesnel, who is a star member and coach of the Jersey Special Gymnastics Club. The 19-year-old has also been crowned the champion at the British Gymnastics Open Disabilities three times.
1243: This is St Helier fundrasier Jeni Knowland.
1243: She hands on to Judith Jones. The 58-year-old is described as an "unsung heroine" who volunteers to help cancer patients on the island.
1245: The half-hour stop-off at Jersey Weighbridge will be shortened to make up for a late start on the relay route, reports BBC Jersey. There will be a speech from Jersey Bailiff Sir Michael Birt.
1252: If we get close enough to the water, Leigh Chator, who is next up with the torch, might jump in. She's a swimmer who got to the Moscow 1980 Olympic trials. Now she's a swimming coach and competes at masters level. If you turn up to aqua fitness classes in Jersey, she may well be your teacher.
1257: It's looking positively tropical in Jersey if you're looking at torchcam, but that wind is making it slightly more chilly, so it's 16 degrees there at the moment according to BBC Weather.
1300: Another swimmer - long distance - now has the torch. Sally Minty-Gravett was inducted into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 2005. She is the president of the Jersey Long Distance Swimming Club and has crossed the English Channel four times over the course of four decades.
1305: Islander Sam Caffrey told the BBC: "It's something we will never see again in our liftetime. The atmosphere is brilliant. Everyone is enjoying it and taking part."
1315: Apologies for the frozen image, the footage should hopefully return shortly.
1316: Anthony Lewis takes on torchbearing duties now. He's a former deputy editor of the local paper who has been learning to walk again since having a stroke after a football accident. He completed the Jersey marathon, raising £25,000 in the process.
1320: Anthony Burt is a former boxer and now boxing coach who has given four decades to the sport. He is jogging along the streets and gesturing to the crowds as he goes.
1325: Torchbearer Sally Minty-Gravett, 54, lit a cauldron at the Weighbridge in Jersey where hundreds of people greeted the torch. Struggling to hold back tears, she said: "I can't tell you how emotional it was and how proud I am."
1329: Apologies for the loss of image. The torch has been with Steve Kett works with the scouts, and his cubs will be taking part in an Olympic-themed camp this summer. They can expect his torch relay story while sitting round the camp fire. The relay is heading back along Victoria Avenue in Jersey where crowds will get a second chance to see it after a short stop at The Weighbridge.
1331: The torch is now with Charlotte Samson, 18, a lifesaver - literally. The youngest torchbearer, she is currently part of the UK Lifesaving Team selected by England to compete at the Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships.
1333: Charlotte Samson hands over to last Jersey Olympic torchbearer, Kevin Baudains. He represents boxing coach Dave Thompson who pulled out after getting seriously ill.
1340: The relay is now over for this leg of its journey. The flame has been put back into its lantern. It's gone back into the vehicle to the airport, to fly back to Southampton before travelling to Fareham.
Sara Palmer has tweeted this image from a bus she was travelling on with Jersey's torchbearers:
1405: Jersey's Bailiff Sir Michael Birt made a speech about the torch before it left the island. He said: "Jersey has a long sporting tradition and so it's most fitting today that there has been a wonderful cross section of the community carrying the torch.
"It's particularly fitting for Sally Minty-Gravett as one of our sporting heroes."
Sir Michael said of Anthony Lewis, 43, who was left partially paralysed after a football accident in 2007, that his "achievements in the face of adversity have been an inspriation to us all".
1546: The flame has landed back in Southampton from Jersey, and will soon be heading off to Fareham.
Your writers for this evening are Helen Bushby and Jenny Minard. Thanks for joining us.
1608: BBC Radio Solent tweets this picture and says: "Looks as if #fareham is ready!! Hear the continuation of the #torchrelay on BBC radio Solent. #solenttorch"
1612: Southsea is hosting the evening celebration and BBC Radio Solent has tweeted this picture of the crowds who have already gathered:
1613: BBC Radio Solent's Neil Sackley is in Fareham soaking up the atmosphere as they wait for the torch. "I have never seen so many people here in the town. They've even put a disco on and there's tens of thousands here," he said.
1623: Running through Fareham is Kim Hosier who runs the rape crisis centre in Portsmouth, where she started working more than 15 years ago ago as a volunteer. She works 12-hour days and weekends to ensure the charity has enough funding and has used sport to raise awareness of the charity - including running the Great South Run in a purple wig. She told BBC Radio Solent earlier: "I'm really excited, it's a bit of a cliche, but it's really a once in a life opportunity. I've been practising by walking up and down my lounge and I just hope I don't trip over."
1626: Andrew Macklin takes the torch from Kim. He is "dedicated" to the Wheatcheaf Trust, a local charity where he teaches young offenders and helps them by passing on the skills he learnt working in the construction industry.
1636: Andrew Rogers, who co-founded a running club in the 1980s which now has more than 400 members, is making light work of the torch. He set up a track and field section and started a cross-country league.
1637: Andrew has passed the torch to Catherine Holc-Thompson. She had three accidents in 1993 and was admitted to hospital where she suffered a pulmonary embolism and technically died but was resuscitated. She uses a wheelchair and has established her own charity, Inspirability. She earlier told BBC Radio Solent some of her techniques for getting used to the torch's weight.
"To practice, we thought about using baked bean tins, but I've been using a large can of hairspray now," she said. "I'm not sure how long I'll be able to hold it for or how far I'll get, but I'm going to give it a damn good try."
1643: BBC Radio Solent's Neil Sackley seems very excited.
"This is phenomenal," he says: "I'm not getting bored of seeing this handover.
"It's just a flame going down a street, but it's so much more than that."
1655: This is Henry Port, 14, who has been swimming since he was six months old and now competes all over the South East on most weekends for our local Swimming Club. He also plays football and is a volunteer football coach.
1657: BBC Radio Solent's Talia Slack says: "The crowds really are as far as the eye can see here. It's a tremendous turnout from people in Southsea."
1706: Now with the flame is Paul Curtis who has spent the past 25 years teaching, coaching and instructing sport and exercise to many sections of the local communities over the South Coast. This includes karate to juniors, self defence, boxercise and circuit training to schools.
1710: Oooooh look at that little doggy going to say hello to Paul.
1713: Paralympian Alexandra Rickham broke her vertebrae in 1995 in a diving accident and was left paralysed. She slowly found some movement in her hands and her neck. After a stint in rehab she tried every sport she could - tennis, wheelchair rugby and even skiing.
She has since represented Great Britain in the Beijing Olympics and is now carrying the flame.
1714: Organisers have told BBC Radio Solent there are 12,000 people in the crowd on Southsea Common awaiting the torch's arrival.
They expect those crowds to double in the next hour or so as more people leave the route and join the party.
1717: The BBC's Katie Townsend says: "There's been a fantastic atmosphere all through Fareham and Bridgemary.
"The smell of barbeques all along the route has been noticeable and that's because the sun has decided to come out for the first time in several days."
1721: The flame is now being transported in the lantern and will go to Gosport.
1727: That was a short hop... the flame is now in Gosport.
1727: This is Susan Groves who has been involved with the Girl Guide Association for over 20 years. She says: "I hope to continue providing an exciting and challenging programme of activities for my Brownie pack over the coming years."
1732: BBC Radio Solent's Matt Graveling is soaking up the atmosphere: "For many people, today is their chance to get involved in the games and everyone's really excited about the flame's arrival."
1739: Don't forget the flame is heading to Portsmouth where David Banks tweets this picture. He says they are all set.
1740: Here comes Paralympian Aaron Phipps. He works supporting young people in the New Forest area. He had meningitis when he was 15 years old and is now a bilateral below the knee amputee and he lost the tips of his fingers.
He uses a wheelchair and he also drives an adapted car. He plays wheelchair rugby for Great Britain and has been selected to compete in the 2012 Games.
1745: According to Ayesha McLelland's nomination the athlete was 1st in the Southern Region Championship for Junior women.
This run should be a breeze for her then.
1747: Portsmouth Council say that there are 35,000 people on Southsea Common, where there will be an evening celebration.
1750: BBC Radio Solent's Dominic Blake is there with the crowds in Portsmouth city centre.
He said: "It's going to be capacity here, 4,000 people in total. People are lining the square and watching from the balconies on the buildings around it.
"There's a lovely atmosphere building."
1750: Gillian Skeen is: "An under-appreciated self-less woman who has dedicated her live to helping children with disabilities and learning difficulties."
She has cared for her profoundly disabled daughter for 29 years and has volunteered with Romsey Opportunity Group for children with disabilities and learning difficulties.
1755: The flame is now being taken via ferry to Portsmouth. The torch vehicles are not travelling with it so are going via the roads.
Here is a picture of the flame on the ferry.
1827: The torch is on the move again, it's being carried by Christopher Brown, who was born profoundly deaf but is keen on running. He is hoping to to run the London marathon and has recently had voluntary jobs at an Oxfam shop and the Deaf Association. His father earlier told BBC Radio Solent: "Christopher's very interested in sport in general and has already run the London marathon.
"Ever since he's been very young, he's always been very determined to do things. The amount of effort he puts in always amazes me. Even though he won't be able to hear the crowds, I'm sure he's going to be overwhelmed by the atmosphere."
1833: Next up is Benjamin Godbold, an ambassador for sport and cricket, dedicating his spare time volunteering to coach cricket within Gosport and assisting Hampshire Visually Impaired.
1832: BBC Radio Solent's Dominic Blake says: "We're getting goosebumps here as the flame gets closer and the big screen shows us images of the historic dockyard and the Spinnaker Tower."
1835: Una Muirhead from organisers London 2012 is in Southsea tonight ahead of the celebration and has been overwhelmed by the huge numbers present.
She told BBC Radio Solent: "They'll be a huge legacy from this and people will be enthused by what's to come in the next few weeks."
1838: The relay vehicles have split from the torchbearers but will rejoin them soon.
BBC Radio Solent's Dominic Blake describes the torch kiss at Portsmouth's Guildhall Square: "A big roar from the crown as Simon Coutard makes his way up the Guildhall steps.
"The crowd wave and cheer as the torches are put together and Simon passes the flame on to Margaret Hyde.
"She makes her way back down the steps and there's absolutely no room to move through the crowd."
1841: Margaret Hyde now has the flame. She volunteered in sailing for over 30 years running sessions at her local sailing club, Hill Head. She spends every weekend in the water, regardless of temperature, launching boats, encouraging and inspiring those who have never been in a boat before.
1849: We seem to have lost the pictures here. It could be due the thousands of people clambering to see the flame and using the 3G signal.
BBC Radio Solent's Neil Sackley says: "I'm standing on top of the broadcast bus here and there's not a single blade of grass to be seen.
"Lots of people are still pouring their way in after watching the flame in the city centre."
1855:While we can't bring you the pictures, we know that Jonathon Bamber has the flame. He is a have-a-go hero after he witnessed an act of crime and ran after the offenders to catch them and stop them from running away.
He also helps strangers when they need him. His nomination says: "He saw a man lying in a bus lay-by and his mobility scooter had fallen over. The man had got to close to the curb and fallen over.
"Jon was driving past and saw the man helpless on the floor, he was missing a leg and couldn't use the other leg. After checking the man was ok he picked up the scooter and then the man back into it."
1857: BBC Radio Solent's Neil Sackley says: "They all cheer as they see the flame on the big screen. Jonathon waves to everyone as he makes it on stage. There's a countdown and there it goes. As the cauldron is lit, the flame burns brightly on Southsea Common.
"35,000 people are jumping and waving here on Southsea Common."
1859: As he lit the cauldron, Jonathon said: "My heart skipped a beat for a moment there. I couldn't quite believe it and now I'm really looking forward to the 2012 Olympics."
1903: That's it from Helen and Jenny here on the BBC live page for today. You can check out a selection of pictures from the day to relive the moments.
Or come back tomorrow where the flame will be travelling from Portsmouth to Brighton, starting at 07:29 BST. Thanks for joining us!
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