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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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Portsmouth
- Fratton Park Football Stadium
- car park entrance
- car park lane
- Fratton Way
- A2047 Goldsmith Ave
- A2047 Fratton Rd
- A2047 Kingston Rd
- Kingston Cr
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Petersfield
- B2070 The Causeway
- B2070 Dragon St
- B2070 Dragon Rd
- High Street
- High St
- Swan St
- Chapel St
- Station Rd
- B2070 Ramshill
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Rogate
- A272
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Midhurst
- A272 Petersfield Rd
- A272 Rumbolds Hill
- A272 North St
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Easebourne
- A272 North St
- A286 Dodsley Ln
- Wheelbarrow Castle
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Tillington
- A272
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Petworth
- A272 Midhurst Rd
- A272 Pound St
- Petworth House entrance lane
- pathway
- meadow pathway
- House meadow
- exit gate
- garden pathway
- forecourt
- Petworth House entrance lane
- A272 Park Rd
- A272 East St
- A272 New Street
- A272 Saddlers Rd
- A272 Pound St
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Duncton
- A285
- A285 High St
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Chichester
- A286 Lavant Rd
- A286 Broyle Rd
- Chichester Festival Theatre access
- car park area
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- A286 Northgate
- North St
- East St
- A285 St Pancras
- A285 Westhampnett Rd
- Sainsbury's car park
- Sainsbury's
- Sainsbury's car park entrance
- A285 Portfield Way
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North Bersted
- A259 Chichester Rd
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South Bersted
- A259 Chichester Rd
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Bognor Regis
- B2166 Longford Way
- B2166 Canada Grove
- Queensway
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- A259 Upper Bognor Rd
- A259 Hotham Way
- A29 Hotham Way
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- A29 Shripney Rd
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Woodgate
- A29 Lidsey Rd
- A29 Westergate St
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Westergate
- A29 Westergate St
- A29 Nyton Rd
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Arundel
- Maltravers St
- New Cut
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- Mill Rd
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- Arundel Castle
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- Arundel Castle appraoch lane
- Mill Rd
- Queen St
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Worthing
- A24 Broadwater St West
- A24 Broadwater Rd
- A24 Chapel Rd
- A259 Chapel Rd
- Chapel Rd
- South St
- Marine Parade
- The Steyne
- A259 Brighton Rd
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Lancing
- A259 Brighton Rd
- A2025 South St
- A2025 Grinstead Ln
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West Blatchington
- A2038 King George VI Ave
- A2023 Nevill Rd
- The Droveway
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Brighton and Hove
- Hove Park
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- A2070 Old Shoreham Rd
- B2185 The Drive
- B2185 Grand Ave
- A259 Kingsway
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0722: Good morning and welcome to day 59 of the torch relay.
The Olympics starts next week - how incredible does that sound!
0723: Today's journey starts inside Portsmouth Football Club's Fratton Park stadium and the relay later leaves the city for the 95-mile journey to Brighton.
Your early morning text commentators are Michael Hirst and Ian Westbrook.
0725: Portsmouth FC's future is still in some doubt after the Football League set them conditions for membership of League One next season. The club, who went into administration for the second time in three years in February, must pay all football creditors in full and strict and financial controls and will also have to start the season with a 10-point deduction.
All this is a far cry from four years ago when Pompey won the FA Cup by beating Cardiff 1-0 in the final at Wembley.
0727: Play up Pompey! You could call today's first torchbearer, John Jenkins, something of a Portsmouth FC fan - the 92-year-old went to his first Pompey match in 1928.
The only thing that kept him away from his beloved club - whether playing home or away - was during World War II where he was involved in the Normandy landings, as he was a part-time soldier in the Royal Hampshire Regiment for 22 years.
John has dedicated more than 50 years to working for the club in one form or another. So what did he do when he retired in 1984? Began volunteering at the ground, of course!
He is currently a much loved club steward who has looked after the boardroom and corporate guests for the last 18 years.
0733: Unfortunately we can't bring you pictures of John taking the torch round the pitch inside Fratton Park, where 1,000 local schoolchildren are inside watching.
0735: And we see a beaming John emerge from the stadium with his torch and into the view of torchcam.
0737: BBC Radio Solent's Julian Clegg caught up with John on the Fratton Park pitch before he started his stint:
0740: Good-sized crowds wrapped in anoraks and holding umbrellas braving some poor weather to see dancer April Hornsey jogging along with her torch.
The torch security team dressed in waterproof tops - which we have not seen them do on many days.
0741: John Ayton, 50, from Chichester, has been nominated by the British Olympic Association for his dedication to their fund-raising cause, generating hundreds of thousands of pounds to support the training and preparations of Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls.
Impressive example of early morning chores from Howard Pitfield: "Day off - watching all the action live whilst ironing."
Pleased you are enjoying the coverage but shouldn't you be having a lie-in and leaving the ironing until later....
Fiona Barkley wants waiter service while she watches the coverage: "@BBC 2012 get us a bacon butty!"
What are you doing while watching torchcam and reading this live text - tweet us at @BBC2012 or visit our BBC London 2012 Facebook page.
0746: BBC Radio Solent's Dom Blake reports: "It's another impressive turn-out from the people of Portsmouth. The pavement are crowded 3 or 4 deep - there is a carnival atmosphere ad an air of excitement."
Rev Bob White and his congregation at St Mary's Church have been handing out free tea and coffees in Fratton since 06:30 BST. "It's a great day of community spirit," he said.
Good morning to our first overseas visitor of the day KG: "Watching torch relay feed from Kenya. Hoping see my parents & @Haighleagh when it goes through Petersfield! About to rain here too!"
0748: Franck Aragnou, 39, from northern France, is committed to a greener way of life. He is passionate about using locally-grown food products and helped to set up an association for the maintenance of local agriculture in Lons.
He also increases people's awareness of sustainable development by giving classes on the use of energy and natural resources in the home.
He won a special prize in 2009 for a "sustainable development" challenge by proposing to install instant electric water-heaters in the industrial installations of the electricity network - both saving energy and avoiding the risk of legionella.
0752: BBC Radio Solent reports that there is a "wonderful turn-out as torch passes St Mary's Church in Portsmouth. Crowds five to six deep, some have been up since 05:00 BST.
"The people of Portsmouth have turned out in their thousands. Local schools not opening until 09:30 BST so children can enjoy the moment."
0753: Vicky Berrdige-Brown, 23, gives up her time every week to run the 5th Hangleton Brownie pack and, at 23, is one of the youngest pack leaders in the area, having started helping at the unit when she was 14.
0757: Silky skills here from former professional footballer Linvoy Primus, who cut his teeth at Charlton Athletic, Barnet and Reading before moving to Pompey in 2000, where he put in nearly 200 performances.
He joined Portsmouth Football Club in 2000 and the following year set up his own charity, Faith and Football, to identify and support disadvantaged youngsters from deprived areas of the city.
Linvoy runs sporting and educational programmes such as free evening youth football programmes, and has also been an ambassador for Portsmouth FC.
0759: Linvoy stops a couple of times to nip into the crowd to shake the hand of a well-wisher and he then gives a woman fan a hug. We hear a child shout "Wow I saw the flame" and there is a great atmosphere as the popular former Pompey player continues his run.
0801: As the relay moves towards Kingston Crescent, spectator Naomi said "I'm really excited - me and my Dad always watch the Olympics and it's great to be part of the city's celebrations."
The Lord Mayor of Portsmouth says the whole weekend has been extraordinary. He says he is very proud to be in his role in the Olympic year.
Pupils from Lord Nelson School spoke to BBC Radio Solent. Sian said: "It was amazing" while Helen added: "It was such a good opportunity to see the flame" and Oliver commented: "It's such a rarity and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the flame."
0805: Mark Jago, 51, from Brighton, runs two Boys' Brigade groups and supports his church each month helping the homeless.
0808: Time for the first convoy of the day - a 25-minute journey to Petersfield.
0815: Thanks to the responses to our question just after 0741 as to what you are doing while you watch torchcam and read this live text commentary.
Regular Facebook contributors Melonie Pickering and Brian MacElwee have been in touch.
Melonie says: "I am cross stitching a picture of a campervan for a charity quilt, about three inches by three inches on a seven by seven inch piece of material."
Brian, in Canada, says: "Watching on my laptop in my room as usual."
Meanwhile Andrew Pike is clearly having a relaxed start to his day as he says: "I'm sitting in bed watching the torch relay live with a mug of coffee."
0820: Our next stop Petersfield sits in the South Downs National Park and is built around two main squares.
If you are in the town to watch the torch it looks to also be worth paying a visit to the local museum which currently has an Olympics exhibition. A local resident won a 400m gold medal at the London Games in 1908 and various Olympians and Paralympians are from the region.
0824: The crowds came out early in Petersfield to see the torch - thanks to Jack Saunders for this picture:
0826: One of the day's most popular torchbearers so far was former Portsmouth FC player Linvoy Primus (see 0757/0759). Here he is in this photo taken by Pompey fan Dino:
0831: BBC Radio Solent's Jo Palmer sets the scene in Petersfield: "The music is playing, kids are dancing, the bunting is out and the cobbled high street is packed with people."
Bunting out, flags out, thousands of people are out in Petersfield to await the arrival of torch while students from Petersfield School are also out in force.
0832: Rob Brandford is our first torchbearer in Petersfield. He is a man with big friends...having set up the UK branch of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to inform the public about the threats faced by elephants and rhinos every day in Kenya.
0834: The torch will be going past the house of 71-year-old Petersfield resident David - he has lived in the same house in the town all his life.
""It'll be a wonderful memory which will live on. Thousands of people are out today, it's wonderful to put a bit of life into the town," he told BBC Radio Solent.
0836: The first torchbearer of the day John Jenkins, 92, (see 0727) has told BBC Radio Solent that carrying the torch was one of the proudest moments of his life.
His granddaughter says it was a wonderful moment and said: "Well done granddad. You are a wonderful man. We are very proud of you."
Now the family is going to treat him to breakfast!
0838: Patrick Seaman, 16, was born 70% deaf, has degenerative sight and suffered mild epilepsy when he was very young, which has developed into his suffering major seizures.
Despite his difficulties, we're told he's kept a positive outlook and remained committed to living as normal a life as possible, taking his GCSEs.
0841: Tim Hornby, 30, loves a challenge - whether it's walking 100km in 30 hours or trekking to the peak of Kilimanjaro - and all for charity. And now is his moment to shine.
0844: It's packed in Petersfield!
The centre of the town is full of people - probably around six or seven deep in places - as Adam Massey carries the flame.
The umbrellas are still up unfortunately - and if you want to know what the weather will be like for the rest of the day, hover your mouse over each destination on the map on the left-hand side of the page to find out. Click the More Details tab for a full five-day forecast.
0845: Here's one for Mum. Sally Sheward, 56, from Alton, was nominated by her children for her selfless work setting up two support groups for sufferers of Multiple Sclerosis, supplying physiotherapy and other support, as well as making home visits and helping with shopping and cleaning.
Good luck today to torchbearer David Sheppard, due to carry the flame at 14:20 BST in Bognor Regis: "The day has arrived! Just watched some great torchbearers @BBC2012 Hope I do half as good a job! Hear Sally Gunnell's on the Bognor leg too."
Sally is running under her married name of Bigg - around 20 minutes after you.
0851: Sally Sheward certainly made the most of her 'Moment to Shine'. She kept dancing in circles during her run and even went into the crowd at one point to greet a well-wisher. Then after passing the flame on to Catherine Trebilco, the pair linked arms and danced a jig of delight.
0853: Hope Rosie Trout is successful with her viewing of Petersfield via torchcam as she tells our BBC London 2012 Facebook page: "I am sitting in Drayton talking to my sister on skype in china looking for my daughter in peters field . Had a great time yesterday in Southsea."
And Howard Pitfield, see tweet just after 0741, has been back in touch via Facebook to explain his early morning ironing: " Howard again (the ironer). Reason i'm up early is to find out where first trip overseas will be as a newly recruited Queen's Meseenger with the FO...lol"
Good luck with that Howard!
0854: Catherine has a hug and poses for a photo with our next torchbearer Kerstin Sigle. She works with the "Making children strong" project, aiming to develop children's personalities through sport. Well, the local children are certainly appreciating her run with the Olympic flame!
0857: Former Portsmouth FC player Linvoy Primus carried the torch earlier (see 0757 & 0826).
He told BBC Radio Solent: "I was looking forward to it but it was far beyond what I could ever have imagined. To be in that position was truly amazing.
"At the moment that is definitely up there among the many things I have done. It is a privilege to say I have done it and that I've got an Olympic torch at home. I might light the barbecue with it!"
0858: Children from Portsmouth Music Service sang at Portsmouth's Fratton Park stadium at the start of the relay at 07:27 BST.
Their teacher told BBC Radio Solent: "They were amazing this morning. They sang really, really well. The music service has children from all across the city. The songs were from a songbook they wrote especially for the Olympics. It has been lovely for the children."
0901: And bang on time we leave Petersfield - in seven minutes time we are due into Rogate.
0903: Rogate is on the border of Hampshire and West Sussex and takes its name from 'roe deer gate'. The parish was founded in 1894 and is made up of a series of small village communities.
Steve Coombs tells our BBC London 2012 Facebook page: " Hoping my 98-year-old mother gets to see the torch as it passes through Rogate this morning."
0908: At Torch Towers we thought we knew our sports, but here's a new one for us: Tchoukball. No? Here's a primer.
Dominic Raeyen from Rogate has coached nearly 100 juniors in the sport and last year took 11 juniors to the World Youth Championships in Austria. He likes the fact that kids are allowed to compete alongside adults. Just like in the torch relay!
Speaking of sports and hobbies, are you involved in one that's a little different? Or that you think should be played as an Olympic sport? Let us know by Facebook or Twitter - @BBC2012.
0910: A superb array of homemade torches from a party of schoolchildren out to see Dominic - and in the village centre lots of Union Jack flags being waved.
Dominic ends his run by pretending to use his torch as a cricket bat before passing the flame over to Annette Sawyer.
She works for Save the Children as a regional manager looking after their charity shops all over the UK - performing the delicate task of turning charity shops into high street stores.
Like the #bbctorchcam editors, she's a dog-lover, having six of her own, and is a member of Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs - a voluntary self funding organisation whom assist the police looking for vulnerable missing people.
0913: Hang on a minute, what's going on here: Annette briefly grabs a passer-by, could be someone she knows, and runs along hand in hand with her for a short part of her torch run. Is that strictly allowed?? We will let her get away with it.
0914: Our final torchbearer in Rogate is Ross Harper 32, from Hove, who volunteers for three charities and in the last 12 months has led initiatives that have raised more than £15,000 for charity - as well as putting in 100 hours of voluntary work.
0917: Next stop Midhurst - in around eight minutes.
0924: Midhurst had a population of just under 5,000 in the 2001 census. The town has a castle and is home to the Cowdray Estate, which includes the Cowdray Ruins.
0925: Into Midhurst now where Gisela Stomberg is the first torchbearer.
0928: A dance between Gisela and Sue Hubbard, 63, who takes the "shining light" metaphor to a whole new level - a literal one.
She has played for her local tennis club in Alton for 21 years, captaining the ladies and mixed doubles teams, coaching the juniors and being on the committee for almost a decade, which has added four new floodlit courts and a brand new club house.
0929: We asked you earlier (just after 0741) what you were doing while watching torchcam and reading this live text - thanks for your latest responses.
On our BBC London Facebook 2012 page, Margery Mary Hawkins tells us: "I have done my early chores, recycling out & ready, now eating brekker (ham sani and coffee).
Liz Gibson tweets: "Watching the torch relay while knitting more #gamesmaker mascots like one in torch bus windscreen to raise money for charity."
And good evening to Andy Tuna who tells us on Twitter: ""atching from Melbourne, rushed home from work to see the torch go thru Petersfield. I grew up down the road & my parents are there."
Big moment for Aubrey Dawson: "Olympic torch coming through my home town of Midhurst this morning. mind-numbing blur of soggy union flags and excited children."
0932: Sue seems to know half the town - she keeps stopping to go and give a quick hug to various people in the crowd, who have turned out in good numbers despite the persistent rain which is still evident from the number of umbrellas which are up.
0935: There are street entertainers putting on a show for the crowds in North Street, Midhurst and we saw schoolchildren in macs because of the rain waving Union flags and squealing with delight as torch entered the town.
In the middle of Midhurst the crowds are getting deeper - two or three deep on the side of the road.
0936: Up next is speedwalker Ian Richards, from Worthing, who competed for Team GB in the 1980 Olympics 50km walk at the age of 32 - coming in 11th in 4hrs 22 minutes.
Over the last 30 years he has been a Cub Scout Leader, run a Duke of Edinburgh award programme, youth clubs and Sunday schools.
In 2009 he raced the Marathon des Sables, one of the world's toughest races of a marathon a day for a week across the Sahara desert.
He now competes in World Masters Athletic Championships, becoming a European Champion in 2010 and winning three bronze medals in the 2011 World Championships.
0938: Ian demonsrates the difference between race walking and running by performing his leg of the torch in his own familiar style. People on the pavement are struggling to keep up with him and it's a good example of how fast you can move without actually breaking into a run.
As a result his turn is over in just two minutes - and from a past Olympian we move on to a future Team GB hopeful here - 19-year-old Benjamin Board from Shoreham-by-Sea won last year's quad race at the Hampton regatta and is dedicated to rowing.
Benjamin is also the first torchbearer in Easebourne as we leave Midhurst.
0941: The late Brian Wright, the British cycling stalwart and founder and President of Hillingdon Slipstreamers who sadly passed away last year, had been nominated to carry the torch through Easebourne.
Brian's 15 year old granddaughter, Elizabeth Whiting, is taking his place here. In memoriam.
0943: This is Colin Godfrey, 65, who has been involved with Basingstoke Bluefin swimming club since 1987 when his daughter took part in the first Cystic Fibrosis sponsored swim. Since then he has taken on many roles and is currently the longstanding vice-chairman of the local voluntary sports council.
0953: BBC Sussex reports: "Plenty of people sheltering under umbrellas on a grassy bank outside Cowdray Park as Gail Whattingham walks past with the torch."
0956: Gail carries the flame into the car park at Cowdray Park, where the relay will have a 20-minute break - time to put the kettle on and rejoin us then.
That advice has already been taken by Craig Watkins, who tells us on our BBC London 2012 Facebook page: "Sitting in my van, brewing the tea, waiting for the torch to pass through Petworth. nice and dry away from the rain."
1014: Fed and watered and fully refreshed, the relay team are off once again.
Next we visit the village of Tillington, inhabited by only a few hundred people and hope to several grade II listed buildings.
1017: Lots of 2012 stories around today - not surprising really with the Olympics beginning on Friday week.
Thousands of athletes and officials have started arriving in London for the Games while the first of the Games Lanes has opened on the M4 motorway near the capital while all medallists at the Olympics are going to be drug-tested.
1022: Maths is difficult enough at the best of times but Mark Hughes, 32, our first torchbearer in Tillington, has continued teaching the subject despite suffering a traumatic brain injury.
1027: Blood donation shortages during the Olympic Games? Not if Gerald Gresham Cooke has anything to do with it! He's donated around 100 units of blood! The 70-year-old also administers a community care service, drives the needy for medical appointments and a minibus for aged shoppers.
1031: Convoy time - travelling to Petworth.
1033: BREAKING NEWS We are getting some more details about the torch relay when it arrives in London.
This Friday's leg of the relay finishes in Guildford - the flame will then be flown by helicopter into the city and will then abseil down into the Tower of London where it will be locked overnight in a vault with the medals.
In total, 982 torchbearers will carry the flame in London as it travels for 200 miles around the city. With an estimated nine million people having turned out to see the relay so far, rolling roadblocks will be in place in every London borough with Thursday 26 July expected to be one of the busiest days as the relay travels from Camden to a concert in Hyde Park. The advice from Transport for London is not to drive around the relay route that day.
On the day of the opening ceremony - Friday 27 July - the flame will sail down the Thames on the Queen's barge Gloriana and be taken into City Hall. It will disappear from public view around lunchtime and will not be seen again until that evening's ceremony.
1035: Our current stop Petworth, where Liene Emstone-Tava is the first torchbearer, is dominated by National Trust property Petworth House.
The original house and estate was built there in the 12th century, but most what can be seen today was built in the 1690s by the sixth Duke of Somerset - the so called "proud Duke".
BBC Sussex reports: "The rain has stopped. Little bit of sun as it goes round the one-way system in Petworth.
Trisha from Petworth was born in 1948, when the last Olympics were held in London. Her eight-year-old grandson Tom is with her - he knows someone who is running in the torch relay.
"Ted went to the London Olympics at White City in 1948. "I am very proud of that. Going to two events this time. Two track events," he said.
1036: Sara Tremlett's an Olympic devotee. At 63 she has travelled to both Sydney in 2000 and Athens in 2004 - and is now carrying the Olympic flame ahead of London 2012.
For the last 15 years Sara has been District Commisonner of the Lord Leconfield Pony Club.
1039: We lose sight of Sara for a few moments as she goes into Petworth House for a quick photo opportunity.
1040: BBC Sussex's Mike Buxton reports from Petworth House: "About 2,000 children from a dozen schools in West Sussex are here. It is so noisy with people cheering. Everyone is so excited."
1044: Back into sight now as Martin Vogt hands over to Sammie Roden, 37. She had a stroke six years ago and was diagnosed with Antiphospholipid Syndrome, which means she will be on blood-thinning medication for the rest of her life.
More recently she has been diagnosed with Lupus and Fibromyalgia which causes pain in her joints - a tough affliction to cope with, especially as her husband is in the Navy.
However, she has since set up her own card business, making special cards for Armed Forces families to give to soldiers, sailors and airmen when they are deployed overseas.
1048: This is Emma Johnston-Jones, 35, who gave birth to twins nine weeks prematurely, and has fought depression since the death of her son Morgan, volunteering for Bliss as a Campaigner.
She has lobbied MPs about the issue and completed a 40-mile trek raising £2,600 for local charity Action Medical Research.
1050: Emma runs down the sloping main street in Petworth - and guess what, there are huge crowds there to greet her with again many of them waving Union Jack flags.
1053: Local fireman come out to stand in front of their station as Juliet Starbuck carries the torch.
1056: That's it for Petworth - next stop Duncton.
1059: One of today's final torchbearers in Brighton will be 1980 Winter Olympics figure skating gold medallist Robin Cousins.
He told BBC Sussex: "I am very proud. I am very fortunate to be a part of Team GB working with the synchro swimmers. Brighton and Hove is adopted home town for me. I don't care what the weather is doing. The weather will be smiley and happy just because of all the support the torch relay is getting
"The torch is really getting the whole country behind the relay. It doesn't really matter what walk of life you are in if you get to a certain level you become a focus for people to watch.
"I never got to compete at this level in my own country. All of our athletes at the whole Games will feel an amazing warmth of support."
1102: First up in Duncton is Dirk Rombach.
1104: "Let's have a big cheer for Dave" a voice at the side of the road shouts out as David Toogood takes his turn.
1106: Usual good turn-out here and in our last venue Petworth:
1107: This is Ryan Hodd Jarvis, 15, who has been nominated for the work he does caring for his parents. Both suffer from ME and diabetes, while his father also has Crohn's disease & agoraphobia.
Ryan wants to become a police officer after going to university.
1109: Quick leg there from Ryan - now it's Paul Zetter, 89, has been nominated for his work setting up the Sports Aid Foundation, which has helped sportspeople like Sebastian Coe, Torvill and Dean and David Wilkie reach their Olympic dreams.
1112: BBC Olympics correspondent James Pearce is in Chichester where his mum Mary will carry the flame within the hour. He has tweeted this picture and said: "Privileged to be in Chichester inside inner sanctum of torch relay as this morning's bearers rehearse the 'kiss'."
1117: Running around 10 minutes late now the convoy is off on the 30-minute journey to Chichester. Sounds in the mike as though the side of the media vehicle is scraping against branches on overhanging trees.
Lots of chat on Twitter (@BBC2012) about the night the Olympic flame will spend locked in the Tower of London this Friday (see 1033).
Ben Van der Velde says: "Is the flame going to spend the next 25 years making friends with Morgan Freeman and tunnelling out with a spoon?" while a clearly concerned Mike Godleman comments: "Surely that's a fire hazard waiting to happen!"
Jessica Fostekew asks: "Flame to abseil down from helicopter into Tower of London on Friday night & be locked overnight in vault" BUT FOR WHAT CRIME?!?!" and Gareth Berliner ponders: "Is it going to make a fake flame double to leave asleep in the bed as a substitute when escaping?"
Keep them coming folks!
1130: The Olympics has come early to Chichester with a mini Games taking place in Oaklands Park in the town.
Millie has taken part in sprint and standing long-jump and told BBC Sussex: "I'm really enjoying the sport. I'm really excited seeing the torch."
Thanks to Chichester District Council for this picture of the event:
1134: The relay has made a brief stop along the way to Chichester at the Cass Sculpture Park. On its website, the Sculpture Foundation describes itself as "an independent commissioning body dedicated to commissioning new work from emerging and established artists".
1138: Richard Hunt has had a busy summer cultivating Olympic rings in his back garden:
1143: If you have not been with us since 07:25 BST, you can see what you have missed so far in today's leg of the relay in our picture gallery.
1145: We are now leaving the Cass Sculpture from where BBC Sussex's Adrian Harms reports: "The weather here is foul. It is absolutely lashing down with rain."
1150: Not good weather in our next stop Chichester - but it hasn't stopped torch fans turning out to welcome the flame, and of course torchcam:
1155: Taking the flame first in Chichester is George Middleton, who has completed many events for charity including swimming the English Channel.
1156: As we reported earlier (see 1033) the Olympic flame will abseil out of a helicopter and into the Tower of London this Friday - more details here.
1158: Hopefully Fi in Fiji saw the banner just held up in her honour which appeared on the left-hand side of your picture in the last couple of minutes.
This is Tracy King who has led a brownie pack of more than 24 children for more than three years.
1200: Stefanie Ransley, who now has the flame, volunteers regularly at the local St Barnabas Hospice and also at charity events.
In her nomination it is revealed that on Christmas Day a patient asked her why she wasn't with her family, Steph simply replied: "Because I'm here with you" and he simply smiled.
1203: Fans trot alongside Stefanie on the pavement - two holding a "We love (in a heart shape) Stef" in a white homemade banner.
And now the flame passes to Gideon Meade, who founded BLAGSS - Brighton Lesbian and Gay Sports Society, which now has more than 500 members.
1206: Described as "our very own super-hero" in his nomination, Ant Stewart is a tireless worker for PACSO (The Parents and Carers Support Organisation) which helps disabled children and their siblings.
1208: Last torchbearer before the lunch break is Mary Pearce, the mother of the BBC's Sports News and Olympics correspondent James Pearce.
He nominated Mary and said: "I couldn't have completed my personal Olympic journey over the past ten years without her support."
Apart from backing her son, Mary gives a lot of her time to good causes - things like running a church sale, delivering meals on wheels or visiting patients in hospital.
1210: BBC Sussex's Adrian Harms reports: "Thousands of people are lining the route as the torch enters Chichester. People are more than ten deep on the pavement. Hundreds and hundreds of people as the torch arrives at Chichester Festival Theatre."
1212: And that's the lunch break at the Festival Theatre.
This afternoon it will continue to pass through Chichester before visiting North Bersted, South Bertsted, Bognor Regis, Woodgate, Westergate, Arundel, Worthing, Lancing, West Blatchington and finally Brighton and Hove.
1220: The crowds in Chichester have been huge as you can see in this picture from BBC Sussex:
1251: The relay is due to restart very shortly from a shortened lunch break to make up time lost during the morning session.
1258: First up after the lunch break is Sarah 'Mo' Robinson, a British Olympic Association nominee. She has backed the fundraising campaign Team 2012 over the past four years because, her nomination says: "She is motivated by a belief in elite British athletes and the desire to make an entire nation proud in 2012."
1300: This is Steph Blondell, who at the age of 17 is using her different skills to inspire other young people. She is teaching youngsters in dinghy sailing and dance while she has also taken part in a charity walk, worked in Thailand helping local children and set up a school sports council with a friend.
1302: The rain is lashing down in the middle of Chichester, where we see a very colourful array of umbrellas.
Now it's the turn of Katie Mindo, who had her life turned round by the Nightstop charity. Three years later she has used the experience to achieve a string of honours, including the Prime Minister's award for national civic service. She has also passed all three levels of the Duke of Edinburgh awards.
1304: The flame now passes to Royal Navy officer and nurse Vicky Scott, who now serves as member of the Queen Alexandras Royal Naval Nursing Service. She has served on three tours of duty in Afghanistan (Camp Bastion) in the operating theatres and her nomination describes her as: "A true Florence Nightingale in all her freinds and families eyes."
1309: Ryan Smith, who now has the flame, had had to endure more than 20 operations during his life after being born prematurely and with cleft lip and palate. Despite that he won trophies for riding, scouting and football as a child and also earned a BA Honours degree in business and marketing.
1310: BBC Sussex reporter Jane Vickers said the atmosphere through Chichester was "unbelievable". Waiters and customers popped out of restaurants to see it pass. People waved torches out of gold wrapping paper. And even though police lined up the side, people leaned in trying to get a glimpse of the flame.
1312: BBC Sussex reports that torchbearer Vicky Scott (see 1304) told her successor with the flame Ryan Smith: "It's absolutely brilliant, you're going to love it", as she handed him the flame.
1315: Now it's youth worker Ben Stoggles who as well as working to builkd communities in the UK and Africa has also started teaching yoga.
1319: There will now be a brief pause for a sponsor stop.
1335: The relay team is now in convoy mode and heading for North Bersted...
1342: Now in North Bersted, the flame is being carried by Fredrick Barr. He takes a steady pace, walking along with his torch and making light of the weather.
The 79-year-old has been a boxing coach for more than 60 years and helped Bobby Wells win an Olympic super heavyweight bronze medal at the Los Angeles Games in 1984.
1346: Fredrick hands over to Mike Scott who took time off work unpaid to raise money to help a local girl called sophie raise money for an operation that could only be performed in USA, including cycling from John O'Groats to Land's End.
Mike succeeded and all the money he raised went directly to Sophie, who has since had the operation and is now walking and learning how to dance.
1349: Olympic gold medal-winning skater Robin Cousins will run with the flame in Hove this evening and his enthusiasm is in no way dampened by the weather.
He told BBC Radio Sussex: "I don't care what the weather is going to be like. The weather will be smiley and happy just because of the support the torch has had throughout the country."
1353: A friend of our next torchbearer Sue Blunden told BBC Sussex that Sue practised for the big day by running with her arm in the air - pretending she had a torch.
It looks like all that hard work has paid off for the physiotherapy technical instructor, who has volunteered at her local branch of the Parkinson's Society for more than 15 years.
1356: And while the flame passes from Sue to Susanne Bradford, we should also tell you that the live text baton has been passed from Michael Hirst and Ian Westbrook to Ian Hughes, who will take you through to the end of play.
1404: Rustem Kobakov comes to the end of his leg of the relay and pases the flame to Dean Chant.
Dean receives a huge cheer as he begins his jog with his torch. Spectators are still out in force despite the driving rain.
1406: Next up is former policeman Chris Lynch, who spent 30 years in the force.
He now works for the Sussex Resilience Forum, helping to make Sussex a safer place. He also runs a mobile youth club in the form of a converted old London Bus.
1412: Running with the flame now is Gabriella Broadhurst, who lost her 19-year-old son, David, last december. He died from Adult Sudden Death Syndrome.
Since then Gabriella has dedicated her time and efforts to fundraising and raising awareness for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young).
1414: Laurence Harvey waves to the crowd as he takes up the flame.
Laurence volunteers with Sussex Crimestoppers and Leo House. He helped Sussex Crimestoppers in creating a film for volunteers to show during presentations in schools, village halls and day centres.
1418: Kirsty Whiley is next up and she is, wisely, wearing the kind of see-through poncho that is the clothing of choice for so many UK festival goers.
Kirsty has Velo-cardio-facial syndrome, which results in learning difficulties and speech difficulties. She volunteers three afternoons a week for the Martlets warehouse, a charity for the local cancer hospice in Brighton & Hove.
1419: Apparently, Adur and Worthing councils have urged people to "ignore the rain, get out and see the flame!" Well maybe if there were some freebie ponchos to help against the elements...
1421: No poncho for David Sheppard, just a soggy torchbearer's uniform.
David supports community improvement projects around education and disadvantaged group. He has run several marathons raising over £3,000 for Macmillian Cancer Support.
1422: BBC Sussex reporter Lucy Ambache said lots of children were starting to line the streets in Bognor, where the town had been preparing for weeks for the flame's arrival. Parents were given written permission to bring their youngsters out to see the flame.
James Herry, who has a caravan at the holiday park and has stayed in Bognor every summer for 15 years, said he had never seen anything like it. Despite the rain, he said: "It's always sunny in Bognor."
1425: An interesting little fact for you: When King George V was ill, he went to Bognor to take the air and recuperate. After his visit the town was named Bognor Regis.
1427: Loud whistles for Sophie Hind as she splashes through the rain-sodden roads of Bognor. She then plasses the flame to Sarah Tomsett. And the rain just keeps on coming.
1430: There are huge cheers for Matthew Cooper as he begins his stint with the flame.
The 12-year-old has a physical disability and gets extremely tired but apparently never makes excuses and continues to do what he needs to do through sheer determination.
Matthew is being pushed along in his wheelchair while waving at the crowd and sporting a wonderful smile.
1439: Now with the flame is Michael Bevis-Lacey, who was adopted when he was seven. He is a passionate athlete and belongs to Southampton Athletics club. His heroes are Kris Akabussi and his grandad Dave.
1441: Here's a familiar face: that of former 400m hurdles champion Sally Gunnell, now known by her married name Sally Bigg.
She stormed to victory in the 400m hurdles at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games and became the only woman, and is still to date, to concurrently hold all four major championship medals - Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European.
Since retiring from athletics she has used her experience to inspire upcoming athletes.
1442: Earlier Sally had tweeted a plea for the rain to stop, but she doesn't seem to care now as she waves enthusiastically and smiles as she runs.
1444: Sally eases down and that completes her leg of the relay. She hands over to Dirk Schafer, who jogs on through the puddles.
1452: And that's the end of the torch relay's visit to Bognor Regis. The flame is back on the bus and heading to Woodgate.
A good point well made by Mands on Twitter: "@BBC2012 Well done to the security people alongside the torchbearers - still smiling despite the rain."
1458: The flame has arrived in Woodgate where Kevin Byrne is the second torchbearer, taking over from Harapl Grewal.
He ran 100 miles over 10 days to raise money for surgery for a child with cerebal palsy. He also works with the Lighthouse Foundation raising money and contributing to three orphanages in Nepal housing rescued children from the sex trade.
Here's the moment when Sally Bigg (fomerly Gunnell) took the flame.
Sally said afterwards that she loved being a torchbearer and it made her feel quite emotional. She also admitted she'd like to be competing this year #london2012
1504: Kevin ends his section of the relay by handing over to Jens Boecking, who is greeted by loud screams - the kind of reception noramlly reserved for the likes of Justin Bieber. Go Jens!
1506: In Arundel, the BBC's John Lees said hundreds and hundreds of people had gathered in Arundel High Street, where the torch will be taken into the castle later.
But for now, the flame is being carried by Gerlinde Didea in Westergate.
1510: Gerlinde hands over to Samuel Kirwan, who gives his time and his money to take both terminally ill and young people with life-limiting diseases on pilgrimage to Lourdes.
1512: Next up is Michael Scholes who is being assisted by his guide, having lost his sight three years ago.
According to his nomination: "He achieved five British Hot Air Balloon records and is one of only nine British Pilots to fly a hot air balloon above 31,000ft."
He has skied with Blind Veterans UK and ran the London Marathon.
1514: The relay is getting a superb reception in Westergate. BBC reporter Jane Vickers said there have been "whoops of joy" from small children outside schools.
1516: It's not Hammer time but Convoy time, as the flame hops back on the bus. Wonder how the torchbearers would have looked if the uniforms had been based on MC Hammer's flared pants. Pretty silly, I'd imagine.
1524: Do you feel the need, the need for speed? If so you can tune in to BBC One today at 22:35 BST to see an in intimate portrait of Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world.
1527: And quick as a flash, we're in Arundel. Taking up the torch first is Ivy Robin, a pupil at the well-known girls' independent school Roedean.
Her teachers say: "Ivy is an inspiration to younger girls, giving what little time she has in her busy school day to help coach the younger teams."
1529: Another young torchbearer in Arundel here, Max Harffey, 18, has overcome heart disease and a major operation to participate in the sports he is allowed to play - tennis, badminton, cricket and golf, but not football and rugby.
He hopes to study sports science at university and is a football referee.
His nomination says: "Other parents and friends have commented on Max's inspirational and uncomplaining attitude, where he has got on and done well in other sports with enthusiasm and a smile.
"He is also testament to the doctors and staff of the Eastbourne and Evelina Hospitals who saved his life. Wouldn't it be marvellous to let them see their handiwork when he carries the Olympic Torch!"
1530: We are catching a glimpse of the beautiful Arundel Castle, perched on it's hill here. It's been here since the 11th Century and, history fans, the original construction was a motte and double bailey - a raised mound and its enclosed fortifications.
The castle is home to the Norfolk family.
1532: In Arundel, the BBC's John Lees said the rain has actually stopped.
1533: Meanwhile, torchbearers Maxwell and Jason Saw, who runs a charity called MINDFUL, are circled round and round so the spectators can take photos from every angle.
Once that's over, Jason sets off - with no sign of giddiness, thankfully.
1536: People were leaning out to greet the torch with sparkling wine or champagne in Arundel. The BBC's Jane Vickers said there were huge amounts of people.
The town had a marquee, crowds with balloons, people waving, the whole town "completely celebratory and everybody happy".
1538: The relay is taking a short break at the moment.
1543: While we're on a break, here's some more chat on Usain Bolt from BBC Sport's chief sports writer Tom Fordcye.
Tom says that Bolt, "the fastest man in the world, perhaps the biggest single star of the entire Games, is no longer even the fastest man in his own training group".
You can read the full article here.
1600: This wet weather has got me thinking: If rain drops can fall at speeds of about 22 miles per hour and Usain Bolt can run at 23.35 miles per hour, can the great Jamaican avoid getting wet?
This is not a question/joke that will be included in the BBC One programme later tonight!
1609: And we're back on the road. Stephen McGrillen, the penultimate torchbearer in Arundel, hands over to Murat Yakin.
The streets are packed and the torch secruity officers are clearing a route for Murat.
Schoolchildren, teenagers, mums and dads, uncles and aunts, grannies and grandads are all out in Arundel and waving at the torch as it leaves the town and heads to Worthing, says the BBC's Jane Vickers.
1612: After Murat's run the relay will travel by convoy to Worthing where the BBC's Simon Jenkins tells us crowds are already six-deep. "The number of people here is in thousands," he says.
1613: It's bye bye to Arundel and soon it will be hello Worthing. Drive time is an estimated 13 minutes. British athlete Mo Farah can run 5,000m in that time.
He was the first Briton to break the 13-minute barrier for the distance when he ran 12 minutes 57.94 seconds back in 2010. His personal best for the distance now stands at 12:53.11, which he set in Monaco last year.
1618: Mo, who is the current 5,000m world champion, is one of Britain's brightest medal hopes for the Games. He will compete in the 5,000m and 10,000m at the Olympics.
1627: Are we nearly there yet?
1629: The answer is yes, the relay has arrived in Worthing.
1630: The first torchbearer here is Konstantinos Filis.
He is a director at the International Olympic Truce Centre, which promotes the Olympic Ideal and a culture of peace, mobilising leaders, athletes and young people of the world behind the cause of sport and peace.
1632: Crowds are up to 12-deep in Worthing, BBC reporter Simon Jenkins tells us.
"This crowd is the biggest by far that I've seen," he said. "If it shows how popular the Olympics are in this country, then it's going to be absolutely huge. It really is a triumphant entrance to Worthing. Everybody bar none with big smiles on their faces."
1633: Woohoo! Sokme good news regarding the weather.
The Met Office tweets: "The rain should lessen as the #Olympictorch arrives in #Brighton for the evening celebration tonight. Full forecast at http://bit.ly/OJlUPz."
1637: Walking along with the flame now is Jill Keig-Shevlin, who has been nominated for the care she gave to her husband over 20 years before he passed away, now she helps others in her community.
1638: Sally Ricketts, taking the flame now, has cancer, and also has cared for her mother who fought the disease.
Her nomination says: "I have never met such a happy go lucky woman who has challenged everything that has been thrown at her and refuses to give up."
1640: You can't argue with Dougal Murphy's assessment in his tweet: "@BBC2012 Blimey, #Worthing is absolutely thronged! The Greyshirts can barely part the crowds to let #OlympicTorch through. #bbctorchcam"
1642: This is Nigel Wrapson, who has overcome breaking his neck in a freak accident and now raises money for spinal injury and motor neurone disease charities through marathon running.
1646: Nigel hands over to Anton Kalafus, who cycled from the Hook of Holland to Spitzingsee in Bavaria, Germany to raise money for the Alzheimers Society.
And he fundraises for the charity which cares for his late wife, Helen.
1647: Amazing shot of a multi-storey car park filled with people on foot hanging over the balconies to watch the relay pass by. Superb vantage point.
1648: Now it's the turn of Cyril Moré, a former Paralympic athlete who competed in skiing and fencing - winning two golds in Sydney 2000 in the latter.
He wants to promote the diversity of disabled and able-bodied people and bring the Olympic and Paralympic Games together. He has his own motto for the torch relay: "One World, One Flame!"
Cyril pulls off a neat trick when he spins around in his wheelchair before travelling along backwards for a few metres.
1651: Worthing has some serious pull, as Lidia Pinkham reveals in her tweet: "@bbc2012. Watching the relay from the US. Go #worthing. I hope to retire there someday."
1653: Nice one Cyril. He hands over to Lebon Patrick, a football referee and is a member of Electricians Without Borders, which has dug wells in the Congo.
1658: Lebon links arms with the next torchbearer Leyla Nemati and her chaperone, Josef Riefert, who will assist her during her leg of the relay.
Leyla, who is almost blind, waves to the crowd, as one man in a Union Jack wig leans out of a window to take a photo.
1700: Chaperone Josef has come equipped with a clown's nose which he is wearing some of the time as he assists Leyla through her stint.
1703: Massive support for the relay here in Worthing. Never mind the wind and rain, the people are lining the streets in their thousands.
1705: All eyes are now on Maria Magno as she starts her leg of the relay.
She has raised more than £200,000 for cancer services while suffering from breast cancer. And she has been honoured by the league of mercy for volunteering.
1712: Some high window and traffic light vantage points here on the relay. Maria is making steady progress here, as the crowds squeeze in on both sides of Brighton Road.
1714: Look lively! Kirsty Bastin, 12, is one of the youngest torchbearers on the relay and is a dancer and Samba drummer.
She's a keen netball, basketball, gymnastics and football player and her nomination says she has 100% attendance at school. Go Kirsty!
1717: If the Olympics are about heroes, then for Dan Robinson, his late grandfather - who attended the 1948 London Games - was his.
He is a mentor at school, just like his Grandad was and volunteers at a local judo club.
He has overcome problems from painful SHOX deficiency.
"He is an amazing person and son with so much to offer and I know he would truly appreciate this opportunity," his nomination says.
1718: We could see the sea there, but have lost pictures for the moment.
1726: As pictures drop in and out here, Tony Smith, who fundraises for the charity Caravan, and started its annual London to Paris bike ride, runs with the torch along the seafront.
It sounds typically windy on the coast here, lovely shots of the pebbly beach though. And everyone must be getting a good dose of fresh sea air.
1727: Running now, Tom Kimber, or Mr Kimber to his primary school pupils, encourages them to be involved in sport and has spent a year teaching in the Gambia.
In colder moments, he got his class to build an igloo in the snow. He's described as "amazing and inspiring".
1732: Ben Wilkes passes the torch on to Stephen Brooks, nominated by his wife, who writes one of the most loving nominations we have read here at torchcam towers.
She says he was on kidney dialysis when they first met, but still managed to run pub quizzes and do stand up comedy. He has also had a rare form of eye cancer and despite losing his sight, has lost none of his sense of humour.
She says: "He is a great dad and a loving husband. He works full time, keepst fit, goes to the gym, plays guitar, and entertains his numerous friends with his wonderful sense of humour, playfulness and fun.
"He genuinely lives life to the full
"He is on a cocktail of drugs to maintain adequate physical health, yet still finds time to cook amazing meals for his family and get down on the floor to play at cars and trucks with his two-year-old son.
"I love him so much and I would love the world to know what an amazing person he is."
1733: The torch has passed from Worthing into neighbouring Lancing now, on the run in to Brighton and Hove.
It's not really been the weather for it, but it looks like plenty of people are enjoying their seaside day.
1734: On to Charles White, whose story seems to sum up a lot about the purpose of the torch relay and why people seem to have been chosen.
He was in and out of hospital as a baby and later had a bone marrow transplant. He has had chemotherapy and radiotherapy as a teenager, but likes to do lots of sport.
"He has done so well and being interested in sport has given him the encouragement to try harder and to push yourself into doing a bit more. I would love to nominate him because he would be an inspiration to lots of young people to try more sport," his nomination says.
1735: Good selection of homemade torches here, Sussex.
And if we thought the torchbearers often displayed bravery, we've just seen someone bold enough to go for a swim in this weather - in a wetsuit of course.
1737: Running now is Laura Thwaites.
1738: Next up is Alex Fraser, an Olympic hopeful who was third in the Under-19 National Modern Pentathlon.
That's five events people, count them - pistol shooting, fencing, freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a cross-country run.
He's an all-rounder then.
1742: This is Julia Zeen, a graphic designer, running now.
1746: Our last torchbearer here is Clare Forbes who contracted meningitis when she was 17 years old and lost both legs, some fingers, and suffered a brain injury to the cerebellum which has left her with a condition called downbeat nystagmus which covers balance and speech.
In 2005, she completed the London marathon in 19 hours and 10 minutes and in November 2005 she completed the New York Marathon in 12 hours and 19 minutes.
She has also completed the Great South Run and many 5k and 10k runs, all for charity, raising many thousands of pounds.
Clare was able to do this with the aid of her stepfather as her eyes and for balance.
1753: That was a marvellous section of the relay through Lancing, but all good things must come to an end and the relay now heads - by convoy - to West Blatchington.
1806: The first torchbearer in West Blatchington is Kevin Betts, who has a bit of form when comes to running.
Last year he ran 52 marathons for charity, including one on his stag do, one on his wedding day and one on his honeymoon as well.
He raised money for two charities, Passing it On, a charity which helps build schools in Africa, and Rethink, a charity which helps the families of suicide victims.
1807: Kevin stops for a cheeky kiss with someone in the crowd.
1812: Now we have Gemma Sharp who has been a care worker with Bernardo's since 2002, looking after many young children with serve Autism through to their 18th birthdays.
Over the last 13 year Gemma has given her time to participate in many fund raising events. She has completed the Race for Life twice, raising funds for Breast Cancer and run the London Marathon four times, raising thousands of pounds for charities such as RNLI, Downs Syndrome Association, Make a Wish and Pulmonary Hypertension.
Gemma is being loudly cheered by large crowds as the relay approaches the county cricket ground where thousands of people have gathered.
1814: Simon Jenkins, BBC reporter in Hove, where the torch is due to arrive later, talked to Rizzle Kicks, before they went on stage.
The band said the Olympics is "an epic event and the biggest thing in the world". They said to be involved in any way was "amazing".
They called for people to spread the love around the country and pass on the Olympic spirit.
1819: We've lost the pictures at the moment but hopefully they will be back very soon.
1824: The pictures are back!
Carrying the flame now is 12-year-old Robbie Heward.
Robbie has severe learning and physical difficulties that he works hard to overcome on a daily basis. He takes part in a daily physiotherapy programme and regular PE sessions.
His nomination says although Robbie has limited communication he exudes warmth and friendship his peers like to get close to him he is a friend that they respect and trust.
1825: Warm aplause for Robbie as he completes his leg of the relay. And now we're with Alan Wildig.
1829: This should be a graceful stint from Robin Cousins, the 1980 Olympic figure skating champion.
Oh no, the lights have gone out on Robin. Come on 3G, we need those pictures back.
1831: But I'm reliably informed by the BBC's Jane Vickers, who's on the scene, that Robin Cousins did a star jump for all those who came out to see him. Once a star, always a star jumper, eh? Nice one.
1832: The BBC's Jane Vickers has also told us that people had started running behind the convoy to catch up. Now on The Drive, in Brighton, Robin Cousins waved to the crowds.
People were leaning into the road trying to get pictures, with security guards gently pushing them back.
1833: BBC Sussex said all traffic had come to a standstill around The Drive, Brighton. The prolific Jane Vickers says the scenes were "unbelievable" in the city, with people jumping up and down with Union flags, waving vigorously.
1835: Sylvia Baker was set to run shortly after Robin.
Sylvia, who does a lot of work for charity for the Women's Institute, has always been a keen sportswoman and took her first gliding lesson when she was 80 years old!
Now 87, Sylvia says "people call me crazy as I do so much but life is for living - let me dream the dream!"
1837: Although we cannot see him, let's have three cheers now please for Benjamin Le Huray, who was due to run after Sylvia.
Benjamin is involved in Ripped Club London, a free, social and fun-based fitness club which brings friends together to exercise.
1840: While the relay travels along Brighton seafront we are unable to bring you pictures.
But I can tell you that the penultimate torchbearer of the day was Lesley Anne Di Marco - she has worked in the youth service all her life, has retired, but is still working with young people.
She said she was "deeply moved" when her son nominated her, adding "It would give me the greatest joy to pay tribute to all those young people by carrying the Olympic flame in recognition of their achievements and their hope for the future."
1841: Meanwhile, Simon Jenkins, BBC reporter at Sussex County Cricket Ground, said Rizzle Kicks were going down a storm, but the weather wasn't stormy, more grey and overcast.
1847: The last stint of the day was carried out by Karen West, who took the flame into the evening celebration at Sussex County Cricket ground.
Karen, a cancer nurse, is described as "the patients' guardian angel through their fight" and said to show a level of care rarely seen today.
1855: And that wraps up another fabulous day on the torch relay. Thanks for your company today, and an especially big thanks to everyone who braved the weather to cheer on the torchbearers.
Tomorrow the relay travels from Brighton and Hove to Hastings. It's another early start - 07:20 BST - but there's no better breakfast viewing than #bbctorchcam, surely? See you there!
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