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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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Crowborough
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Pevensey Bay
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Hastings
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Brighton and Hove
- Pavilion Gardens
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- pedestrian area
- Castle Square
- A23 Old Steine
- A23 Marlborough Pl
- A23 Gloucester Pl
- A23 York Pl
- A23 London Rd
- A23 Preston Rd
- A23 London Rd
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Crawley
- A2219 Brighton Rd
- High St
- Broadwalk
- The Broadway
- The Boulevard
- A2004 Northgate Ave
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Copthorne
- Brookhill Rd
- Copthorne Bank
- Borers Arms Rd
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Felbridge
- A264 Copthorne Rd
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East Grinstead
- A22 London Rd
- London Rd
- High St
- B2110 College Ln
- B2110 Blackwell Hollow
- A264 Holtye Rd
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Royal Tunbridge Wells
- A264 Mount Ephrain Rd
- A26 Grosvenor Rd
- A26 Upper Grosvenor Rd
- A26 Meadow Rd
- A26 Goods Station Rd
- A26 Grosvenor Rd
- A26 Mount Pleasant Rd
- B2023 High St
- A26 London Rd
- A26 Eridge Rd
- The Pantilles Archway
- The Pantilles
- Linden Park Rd
- A26 Eridge Rd
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Crowborough
- B2157 Green Ln
- B2100 Crowborough Hill
- Beeches Rd
- East Beeches
- Beacon Community College car park
- Beacon Community College car park lane
- Beacon Community College astro turf ground
- Beacon Community College Access Road
- North Beeches Rd
- B2100 Crowborough Hill
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Lewes
- A26 Malling Down
- A26 Malling St
- A26 Phoenix Causeway
- A26 Eastgate St
- A277 High St
- A277 High Street
- A277 Western Rd
- A277 Brighton Rd
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Eastbourne
- A2021 Kings Dr
- A2021 Lewes Rd
- A2021 Bedfordwell Rd
- A2040 Upper Ave
- Upper Ave
- Cavendish Pl
- Ashford Rd
- A259 Susans Rd
- A259 Seaside Rd
- Cavendish Place
- B2106 Marine Parade
- B2106 Royal Parade
- Royal Parade
- Fishermans Club car park
- Royal Parade
- Princes Rd
- A259 Pevensey Bay Rd
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Pevensey Bay
- A259 Eastbourne Rd
- A259 Sea Road
- A259 Wallsend Rd
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Pevensey
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Bexhill on Sea
- Corden Sea Road
- Birk Dale
- Westcourt Drive
- Cooden Drive
- Richmond Road
- West Parade
- Marina
- Sea Road
- Magdalen Road
- Dorset Road
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St Leonards On Sea
- A259 Bexhill Rd
- A259 Marina
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Hastings
- A259 Marina
- A259 Eversfield Place
- A259 Grande Parade
- A259 White Rock Rd
- Robertson Street
- Harold Pl
- A259 Denmark Place
- A259 Breeds Place
- A259 Pellham Place
- A259 Marine Parade
- The Stade
- Celebration stage
Evening Celebration
The Stade, Hastings
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0710: Good morning and welcome to day 60 of the Olympic torch relay. What a beautiful day for it!
Today Olympic flame will visit the Seven Sisters chalk cliffs as it travels from Brighton and Hove to Hastings.
Keeping the commentary flame alight this morning are Ian Hughes and Mike Hirst. Thanks for joining us.
0714: Today the relay will make its way through communities including: Crawley, Copthorne, Felbridge, East Grinstead, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Crowborough, Lewes, Eastbourne, Pevensey Bay, Pevensey, Bexhill-on-Sea, St Leonards-on-Sea and Hastings.
Proceedings are due to kick off shortly at the Royal Pavilion, which was built for King George IV between 1787 and 1823.
0719: We're just bringing you live footage from the Pavilion Gardens, where Zachary Narvaez, 17, from Brighton and Hove will carry the flame as the first torchbearer of the day.
Zach was nominated by Brighton and Hove Council.
0724: After Zachary Narvaez lost his grandfather to cancer in 2006, he set up an unregistered charity to raise funds for cancer research and the Martlets Hospice.
Zach's former teacher at Dorothy Stringer School in Brighton descirbes him as "one of the kindest, most caring individuals I have ever met".
In the last three years Zach has been Chair of the School Council and Eco Committee and Deputy Head Boy of his school. He has also won three Eco awards.
0725: A poor 3G signal in the area means we're not able to bring you live pictures at the moment - bear with us as we try to get #bbctorchcam back on the road - so to speak!
Meanwhile, keen runner Mark Hill is due to be taking the flame. Mark has run 27 marathons, raising money for charities including Cancer Research and the Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Mark was a local police officer for many years before becoming a Collision Investigator.
0727: Neil Pringle for BBC Sussex reports Zachary Narvaez looked "absolutely terrified" as he set off with the torch to cheers from spectators.
There's lots of pressure being the first torchbearer of the day!
0731: Although we can't bring you the live footage, we can get you some colour from the scene from our very own Priya Patel who is in charge on M1 (AKA the horse box) today.
Priya tells us the current runner is number three -12-year-old Freddy Mouland, who plays rugby and football for his school.
Freddy's nomination says he demonstrates determination in all aspects of life and strives for success at all times.
0734: It's a busy morning in Brighton and - in a happy contrast to yesterday's showers - the weather has been gorgeous from the outset, perhaps encouraging more people to come out.
Quite a few of the crowd today are recording proceedings with camcorders, and there's also a lare number of cyclists in evidence, biking alongside the torchbearer, adds Priya. That's cheating!
0735: Freddy Mouland hands the flame over to Ximo Peris.
Ximo has run mentoring workshops at Morpeth Secondary School in Bethnal Green and helped to inspire hundreds of children ranging in age from 11 to 18.
His workshops aim to give young adults the confidence and skills they can use to pursue careers in media and the creative arts.
The BBC's Sally Nancarrow is on duty for us on the south coast this morning, and says there was a carnival atmosphere in Old Steine as crowds lined the route.
0738: The next torchbearer Isabelle Bailly is involved in sports clubs and associations, including one in a small village in Haute Saône, France, with 55 residents.
The association organises inter-village competitions with villages located in the Vosges Mountains to support and maintain activities in rural communities.
0746: The torch is not due to arrive in Crawley until around 0900, but the crowds are already starting to arrive in Crawley, reports BBC Surrey's Nick Wallis.
And more good news: whereas torchbearers yesterday may as well have worn their bathing trunks, the only thing Crawley is bathing in is sunshine.
It's a lovely day for a bit of flame-chasing. Are you planning to head out and see the action, or keeping up with it from the comfort of your desk or home? Let us know what you are up to this fine morning: tweet us @BBC2012
The runner following Isabelle is Gaelle Guerchet, president of the Gomboro Burkina association, which has established several projects to improve the living conditions in a village located deep in the Burkina Faso Savannah.
The projects supported by the association include: a maternity centre, a health centre, a solar well, solar panels and eucalyptus plantations developed with the young villagers.
0748: Good morning #bbctorchcam! With the live-feed restored, running with a colourful side-kick there was Colin Bentley, who has been HIV+ for 18 years.
He works as a nursing assistant on an HIV ward and aims to study for a degree to become a fully qualified nurse.
Colin recently ran the Brighton Marathon in just over five hours and was keen to show others who have the same condition as himself that anything is possible.
0751: Now it's probably a bit early for fish and chips, which is a shame because Peter Avey is the man to serve you up some tasty fare from his shop on the Brighton seafront.
Peter, 74, was a lifeguard for 19 years and also worked as a volunteer for the life boats service for eight years.
Described as "a true Brightonian", Peter has lived in the area all his life and "loves Brighton with all his heart".
0759: "Go Natalie!" yell supporters in the 6-deep crowd as Natalie King takes up the torch.
She has raised over £6,00 through sponsored running and given it to children in the community. And there's a patriotic fan chasing her down the pavement with a Union Jack!
0801: There's a big whoop as Thomas Simpson takes the flame - and he's clearly popular with the ladies. There's a big red lipstick smudge on his cheek!
He had a motorcycle accident 10 years ago and used a wheelchair for almost two and half years while he learned to walk again without crutches.
As a disabled student, Thomas attended the Queen Elizabeth Training College for two years and eventually realised his dream to become a tourism representative.
0805: Has it passed eight o'clock already? Must be time for a world record holder to run with the flame. In 2010 Tom Heal became one half of the youngest pair to row across an ocean - in this case, the Atlantic. He and his crew-mate, Will, were 21-years-old.
Tom is also a trustee of the environmental charity RAW and planned two marathons on two consecutive weekends for two charities, St Dunstan's (blind ex-service people) and Muscular Dystrophy - they raised over £13,000.
0810: Here's our first convoy of the day - and it's a long one! The team are heading up the A23 to Crawley, where we should arrive in around an hour.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the beauty of the Sussex countryside. A cuppa for the first person who spots Ditchling Beacon!
0815: While the main relay team head for the hills - and Crawley - the Olympic flame is doing one of those special things that only an Olympic flame can do - known in torch relay lingo as "a spider".
It's when a lantern is lit from the mother flame aboard the Phoenix security vehicle and taken to visit an area of local significance - in this case, North Seven Sisters Cliffs, where the flame will be held aloft with the spectacular Beachy Head in the background.
Now that's a photo op!
0823: Councillor Lennie Walker from Crawley Borough Council says it is overwhelming to see so many people have turned out to see the torch.
The councillor, who is from the Caribbean, tells BBC Sussex the Olympic teams from the Caribbean staying in the town must have brought the sunshine with them!
0830: Time for a fast fact: Crawley's K2 leisure centre is the Olympic training base for Bahamas 4x100m relay team.
It's also hosting the Grenada and Paraguay swimming team and the Dominican Republic and Barbados teams.
The teams from Grenada and Paraguay are staying at the Aurora Hotel. The Bahamas team arrives today.
Manager Jan Lensen told BBC Sussex: "We are absolutely loving it. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity to get to meet some of these athletes in the flesh."
0835: In Torch Towers we're frowing at those clouds on the horizon. But they'll just be a temporary feature of the day, surely...
As we take a quick breather at the K2 Leisure Centre Park before taking on Crawley, there's time to tell you about another torch relay being held nearby...
Pupils from Uckfield Community Technology College (UCTC) and six of the primary schools in the town - which is not on the relay route - are carrying a torch through the town.
The torch, which is travelling a 2.9mile (4.7km) route, has been designed and made pupils at UCTC.
The alternative torch relay is part of the town's annual 10-day summer festival.
Read more about it here.
0845: Any fans of The Cure out there? The band, led by singer Robert Smith, were formed in Crawley in 1976.
0855: The torch relay's best friend? This dog looks well behaved, and dressed for the occasion, so it's unlikely to be the dog that ran out in front of a torch security and tripped him earlier today.
0858: Ah, the previous entry turns out to be a bit of a shaggy dog story. It turns out that the naughty pooch we mentioned actually misbehaved on a previous day. The one pictured below has no case to answer!
0902: The relay has arrived in Crawley and the first two torchbearers here are Josh and Sebastian Blount.
Josh, 21, is studying to be a creative music producer and also has a part-time job doing clerical work. He sets off at a steady pace, and is encouraged by whistles and cheers from the crowd.
0905: Sebastian takes the flame from Josh and off he trots.
He says that "like Lord Sebastian Coe, my family and friends call me Seb. Unlike Lord Coe, I'm not a good runner."
Seb was recently diagnosed with Crohn's Disease and wanted to run with the torch to "show myself and the whole world that it may be an incurable condition, but it doesn't have to stop you doing anything you'd really like to do".
0907: Great job from Seb. he hands over to Fabien Roehlinger, who hails from Berlin. The 37-year-old is working the crowd well, propelling his arm around and encouraging people to shout up.
0910: Setting off for her stint with the flame is Lisa Austin.
Lisa helps to raise funds for Merlin's Magic Wand, a worldwide charity for children, and has taken part in actitivites including 10k runs and the London to Brighton bike ride.
0911: It's not Friday, but Helen Mackenzie is in love as she tweets a classic line from The Cure: "@BBC2012 I dont care if Mondays Blue, Tuesdays grey and Wednesday too! 1st band I saw in Edinburgh. Big hello to my pals in Seaford!"
0915: We've lost pictures temporarily but hopefully they'll be back soon.
0916: Visuals are back. Just in time to see James Bryce hand over to Jean Michel Vigne Lionel.
0918: Adrian Harms reports for BBC Sussex: "Crowds two to three deep as the torch passes the Crawley Borough Council offices."
Plenty of horns being blown, too, providing a great soundtrack for the runners who must be feeling like stars.
0928: Suzanne Makin comes to the end of her stint with the flame. The 54-year-old hands over to Heyer Patrick, from Bordeaux, who set up a swimming club, O, in 2000 for both able-bodied and disabled children and adults.
The 45-year-old is the club's president and teacher, teaching 70 people how to swim.
0930: You can tell the sun's shining when even the stewards are smiling! Thanks to BBC Sussex for this pic from Crawley.
0931: With perfect timing, the flame is put back into the lantern and on to the bus just as a colleague brings us all coffee in Torch Towers - an Americano, a skinny latte and a cappucino. We're going for a full house here!
0935: The convoy will stop in Copthorne next, where the locals are traditionally known as Yellowbellies.
0937: First up in Copthorne is Benedict Kober, who actually comes from Germany.
0939: Benedict hands over to Amy Ambrose Zillwood, who was nominated by her grandmother.
A kick-boxer who wants to study medicine at university, the 18-year-old has been living with her grandparents for the past couple of years and is described as helpful for grandfather John who had a cancerous tumour in his jaw in 2006 and heart surgery in 2009.
"When Sebastian Coe announced on Breakfast TV that you were looking for torch runners, her face lit up and she said I would love to do that," says Amy's grandmother, Betty Ambrose. "Amy is very special and a very deserving young lady."
0941: Bright sunshine in Copthorne. Whisper it quietly, but could this be the start of summer?
0943: Ben Marshall, 20, from Crawley, is next to run with the flame.
Ben has run a marathon to raise money for the Royal British Legion, spent several months in Kenya volunteering and then met a man in Italy who leant him a bike to take back to London - so he rode it home via Milan, Pisa, Mont Blanc, Dijon and Paris, camping by the roadside as he went. As you do!
He loves being out of his comfort zone - wonder how he's feeling with all those crowds. Don't drop the torch, Ben!
0945: Ben rips through his run and it's time for Peter Hayes, 46, from Horsham, to take on the flame.
Peter spent many years protecting his country with the British Army, most recently completing a seven-month tour in Afghanistan.
He is a keen runner and has run several charity events (half-marathons and 10Km runs), raising money for charity.
0946: Dappled sunshine hits the road as it comes through the overhanging trees. Glorious.
0948: Here's an Olympic medal winner! Derek Day, 84, played hockey for Great Britain in the 1952 Olympic Games, winning a bronze medal.
At that time there were only 11 medals given out and so both he and another member of the squad missed out on receiving a medal.
In partnership with the BOA, GB Hockey was able to put this right in 2010 and had a medal made from the original cast to present to Derek.
0950: He's a big old unit is Derek. He must have made for a fearsome opponent on the hockey field. He shows his gentle side as he wanders over to the crowd to say hello to a familiar face.
0953: The MP for Eastbourne Stephen Lloyd, who lobbied for the torch to visit the town after it was initially left off the route, told BBC Sussex he was "absolutely delighted" it will be there later today.
"I was politely unreasonable on behalf of Eastbourne," he said. "The main thing is it's coming, which I am absolutely delighted about. I'm hoping there will be thousands and thousands of people out in Eastbourne."
The relay is scheduled to hit Eastbourne at about 15:18 BST.
0956: Nice job from Dezza. And that's it from Copthorne. The flame is back on the van for a drive to Felbridge.
1004: We're back into torchbearing mode in sunny Fulbridge and isabelle Roux-Buisson has the Olympic flame in her grasp.
There's a chopper overhead, the guys in grey alongside, a security cavalcade behind, and as far as we can tell there are no officers are missing, so that's all good...
1009: If you need a lift - well, a fireman's lift, at least, this is your man.
Malcolm Styles, 63, is currently the oldest full-time serving uniformed firefighter in the uk, having given 34 years to the Surrey Fire and Rescue Service.
He represented the UK in the World Fire Fighter Games in New Zealand and won a gold medal.
As if that wasn't enough to book him a slot with the Olympic flame, he's also a keen fundraiser, generating £30,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Charity in 1997.
1010: Easy on the horns there, flame fans! That was a fire engine salute to Malcolm. Hats - or should that be helmets - off to him.
1012: Chris Denman, 52, doesn't do things by halves. He ran the marathon at 25 years of age and then again at the age of 50, raising £3,000 for charity.
He has fought off cancer - helped, he says, by a beautiful wife and three loving daughters - and continued to train for another marathon, wanting to be an inspiration for others toshow that if you are determined enough you can achieve anything.
1015: Currently wending its way through Sussex, the flame and its convoy will be in Hastings overnight, where some 3,000 people are expected to gather at the Stade to celebrate.
Tracy Hobden from Hastings Borough Council told BBC Sussex: "We've got Rizzle Kicks coming. We've got performances from local schools and Hastings Philharmonic Choir. We are really excited about this evening.
"There's all sorts going on tomorrow morning. We've got 5,000 schoolchildren lining the route as the torch leaves Hastings."
Olympic fever is building! Ten more days...
1018: Here's something a little different. Can you hear that chopper overhead? We're told that's the South East Air Support Unit helicopter. And check out its infrared imagery:
Thanks to Sussex police for the pic.
1020: Is there a doctor in the house?
Keen runner Dr Hwa-Lon Liu has run the Hong Kong marathon raising money for the local hospice, and did the March March Hare 10k Run for Breakthrough Breast Cancer, as well as other village runs.
He provides medical cover for Horsham Football Club as a volunteer outside his work as a GP with a special interest in the ear, nose & throat. Ear ear for the doctor!
1022: Here's 18-year-old Rebecca Murrell, a Guider in training with 1st Wigmore Guides, who has just completed an adult course in British Sign Language Stage 1 for the Deaf for her Gold D of E qualification.
She also sings for the chamber choir at school and Kent Youth Singers and has attended the heats for the Olympic Youth Choir.
1025: Taking over the flame now is student and Judo coach Toine Hodgkiss who teaches age groups which start age five and go up to age 19 and also trains himself with the senior session.
Toine is studying architecture at Brighton University.
1028: The Olympic flame is getting an impressive welcome in Sussex.
One spectator in Copthorne told BBC Sussex: "I think the fact that it gives a link to the Olympics and makes it feel as if it's part of the community has worked very well.
"The weather is fantastic this morning. Absolutely perfect. Not too hot, not too cold and it's dry."
1031: It's nice to see shorts on display in East Grinstead, says BBC Sussex reporter Adrian Harms. It makes a refreshing change from the waterproof ponchos and brollies on show yesterday.
If you want to see what the weather will be like later in the day, hover over the green dots on the maps to the left of this text box for a summary forecast.
1033: Riddle me this: What's dressed all in white, spends a large degree of time in a dinghy and is a yacht skipper working for charities such as the Ellen MacArthur Trust? It's the next torchbearer Georgi Ridler.
1036: Fitness Ambassador and full-time air hostess Tracy Wheeler is up now.
She has climbed Mount Fuji in Japan to raise funds to provide fresh water to a community in Nairobi and has run half marathons to support a charity called Free the Children, who help support communities in the developing world.
Tracey also visited a community in the Masai Mara twice to help build a school for the children, and last year she and 11 other fitness professionals each cycled for 24 hours in order to raise funds for a local hospice and Bowel Cancer Research UK.
1038: A jaunty highland fling there as Tracy hands over to Karl Wittmer. Looking good, people!
1045: Carrying the torch now is Penny Smith, who volunteers with numerous organisations and runs a rugby club for her school.
Penny, 18, is a young leader at Brownies, volunteers at the local SureStart centre, is a junior leader at the youth group, helps those who are physically and mentally disabled with drama, mentors Year 7 children at school and helps out with sports for young people with epilepsy.
1053: Wow - that's a lot of children! The crowds are really swelling with 10 days to go before the Games. A big wave from Jeduah Pearson as he takes his moment to shine.
1054: Burning up the road now with the Olympic flame is Swathi Rajagopal.
Swathi has worked with developmentally disabled students from NASH College, Croydon, for the last four years, engaging them in a variety of stimulating and fun activities.
She has also busked with friends to raise money for Children in Need and swum the equivalent of the English channel to raise money for Aspire, a charity assisting people with spinal cord injuries.
1056: The mother of East Grinstead torchbearer Geogi Ridler tells BBC Sussex her daughter was a bit vexed last night about what to say to the following torchbearer during their torch kiss.
"She decided she was going to say to her torchbearer either side, 'It is an honour to meet you', because what a fantastic situation." How very polite!
None of that as Swathi handed over to Richard Leman - they turned their torches into mock guitars and looked to be strumming away to something like Bon Jovi.
"Woah, we're 6/7 of the way there! Wo-oah, running with a flare!" Maybe.
1059: Torchbearer Todd Leckie is running the torch out of East Grinstead and into convoy. Next stop Tunbridge Wells in about 20 minutes.
And the sun's still shining. Can we press pause on the weather controller for the next three weeks?
Dame Kelly Holmes will bring an unlit torch through the gates of Tonbridge Castle before lighting it on a stage for 2,000 school children and members of the public.
1129: The relay has arrived in Tunbridge Wells, where one of Italy's finest sports writers starts his run with the flame.
Giovanni Merlo has been the president of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) since 2005 and worked for Italy's leading sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport for most of his career.
He has also written a number of sports books, the most recent of which was Dream Runner, a biography of South African Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius.
1131: People are out in force in Tunbridge Wells, and a child sits on top of someone's shoulders to take a snap of Giovanni.
1133: A barking dog with a wagging tail welcomes Giovanni as he nears the end of his leg of the relay.
1135: Giovanni hands over to another top sports journalist, Patrick Collins who has been Chief Sports Writer of the Mail on Sunday since the paper was launched in 1982.
Patrick has written several television documentaries with Olympic themes and is a former member of the Council of Sport England and ex-Chair of the British Athletics Writers Association.
1138: A high five between Patrick and the next torchbearer Elliot Safo as the flame is passed on once more. Elliot sets off to whoops and screams.
1139: Elliot is an athlete and member of Croydon Harriers.
1141: This could be a quick one. Russian former sprinter Olga Bogoslovskaya is next. She won Olympic silver in the 4x100m relay at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.
You never lose it, do you? People are always keen to see an athlete in action - it was only the other day I was told to "jog on".
1143: With the flame now is Samantha Wheelwright, who works with a group called Magpie dance helping to give the disabled the chance to learn to dance and to take part in classes.
1148: Big, big crowds in Tunbridge Wells, making plenty of noise. Wonderful scenes as David Adams holds his lit torch aloft to a chorus of approval.
1151: The next torchbearer, Alex Gerrity, is passionate about working with charities to try to help young people who are unemployed.
Alex says she wants to engage young people who may feel lost or abandoned and also to work with businesses and organisations to teach people how to recruit a diverse talent pool in new and engaging ways.
Alex also has a dream to be the first female Mayor of London. Budge over Boris!
1155: Alex passes the flame to 15-year-old Vanessa Burns has overcome a major disability and is pioneering better treatment for others.
She was born with one leg shorter than the other and just months ago she could not walk properly, unable to put both feet flat on the floor.
Vanessa underwent groundbreaking surgery in France to lengthen her left thigh bone by almost 9cm, straighten the bone and correct knee problems, and is now building up her muscles so she can dance, run and enjoy her new freedom.
1156: Great run from Vanessa, who had said she wanted to inspire other children with the same problem as herself and to let them know that anything is possible - job done!
1159: Samuel Hayes comes to the end of his stint with the flame and hands over to Emily Barnes, an Olympic hopeful who was the Under-16 National Cyclocross Champion.
1204: The end of Emily's run brings an end to the relay's time in Tunbridge Wells. You've guessed it, it's convoy time. Next stop, Crowborough.
1209: While the convoy travels along the A26, why not have a look at some of the best pictures of today's relay.
1212: Packed. That's the word for it in Crowborough. The torch security team are asking the crowds to move back a bit to make way for the first torchbearer here, Daniel Crowley.
1213: A volunteer radio DJ, Daniel is more used to holding a microphone than the Olympic flame.
The 20-year-old recently won his local paper's Courageous Young Person of the Year Award after leaping to the rescue when a car crashed and rolled off a hillside road, leaving a mother unconscious with two children in the back.
He is described as highly motivated, sensible and someone with both a sense of humour and charisma - clearly a good person to have around in a crisis.
1215: Taking the flame next is Georgia Hill who was born with spina bifida, hydrocephalus, an extra finger on each hand instead of a thumb and a spine that was split in two.
Despite being in a wheelchair, the 14-year-old is a keen sportswoman who has reached the national finals of Boccia, a ball sport similar to bowls, as well as playing table-top cricket and racing.
1216: Huge cheers for Georgia as she waves to the spectators. "Look, it's the torch," says an excited youngster in the crowd.
1219: "We love you Georgia, we do, we love you Georgia, we do...," sings a group opf girls. Got to love the support, top stuff!
1221: The next torchbearer is 19-year-old Niresha Umaichelvam who volunteers for a charity for children with special needs and, when she was just 15, helped in a residential care home and a charity shop.
She has also rasied funds for a homeless charity by experiencing what it is like to sleeping rough.
1223: That was a spritely run from Niresha. She hands over to Sharon Woolford, who each year organises a Family Cycle Ride in Swindon to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation.
There was no time for David Adams to stop for coffee when he carried the flame through Tunbridge Wells.
1230: The flame is being carried by Hermann Hagedon, who is a bit of a mystery to us unfortunately. Looks like a thoroughly nice chap, though, as he smiles and waves.
1232: Hermann is the last torchbearer before the relay heads off for a 'spider' moment at the Seven Sisters cliffs. The relay 'proper' is scheduled to resume at 13:27 BST.
1234: BBC reporter Adrian Harms tells us the crowds are cheering the torch as it heads past the tennis courts at Beacon Community College, where the flame has arrived to boogie-woogie music.
1235: And we're also told that one family brought their sofa on to the street in Crowborough to watch the torch go past. Talk about making yourself at home!
1241: Lunch. The relay will resume in Crowborough in about an hour's time. Until then, tuck in.
1255: While the relay is at lunch, you might like to take a look at this picture gallery of some children in Nairobi who are going to be special guests tomorrow for the World Class Olympic and Paralympic Values live online debate, which focuses on inspiration.
Dame Kelly Holmes, who won Olympic gold in the 800m and 1500m at the Athens Games, carried the Olympic flame at Tonbridge Castle in a planned visit during the relay's lunch break.
1310: Ben Stevens will be the first torchbearer after lunch, carrying the flame at Beacon Community College where he used to be a pupil.
Ahead of his run he said: "It's so good it's at the place where I studied. I can't believe it. It's going to be amazing."
He added that he didn't know what he would do with the torch after the Olympics but joked he may "go for a jog with it every now and again".
Ben also said he'd had "a bit of sleepless night" ahead of the big event, but was well rested.
1315: BBC reporter Hannah Ratcliffe has told us that Dame Kelly Holmes made sure she carried the flame as close as she could to the crowds who came to see it at Tonbridge Castle.
Hannah said Tonbridge High Street was filled with between 3,000 and 4,000 torch fans.
Here is a picture of Daniel Crowley, just before he began his leg of the relay.
1324: And we're off again, with the 21-year-old Ben who has started a group teaching children to save lives - in the water and on land.
1330: Jo Rout was the youngest Britain to win two Paralympic swimming gold medals, when she competed in Seoul in 1998 at the age of 12.
We can think of a few other days when swimming skills would have been very useful in a torchbearer but the sun is out in Crowborough as Jo carries the torch, helped along by a member of the security team and shouted on by an enthusiastic crowd.
Now 36, Jo wants to inspire other disabled people, especially children, to learn to swim.
1332: The East Sussex market town of Crowborough seems to be a veritable hotbed of cultural and artistic talent.
The author Arthur Conan Doyle died here, to which a statue in the town centre attest. Apparently singer Gary Numan and actor Tom Baker live here too. We're told Only Fools and Horses star David Jason used to. Why would he want to move with such illustrious neighbours?
1338: Twelve-year-old Sam Rolph hands the torch to 71-year-old Elsena Marsden a retired midwife who recently walked 100 miles to raise money for her local gynaecological cancer charity.
Described as a "beautiful soul" she recovered from ovarian and peritoneal cancer only to be diagnosed with secondary cancer in her liver for which she underwent chemotherapy.
1343: Torchbearer Niresha Umaichelvam, who ran with the torch in Crowborough, said it was a moment she would treasure forever.
She said the time went by "so quickly". I completely forgot about the time. I forgot how long I ran for. I was just looking at all the little children. People jumped in front of me to take pictures. I could hear them saying 'that's incredible'."
Niresha will also be dancing in the opening ceremony of the Paralympics so was dashing off from today's torch relay straight to a rehearsal for her next big Olympics event.
1344: The next torchbearer Julia Rye works at her local primary school as a meal-time supervisor as well as being a single mother with three children of her own.
We want her on our side if a food fight breaks out.
Her youth work and charity fundraising are pretty impressive too.
1346: Having no lower limbs as a result of the drug thalidomide didn't stop Lorraine Mercer swimming three one-mile solo swimathons for charity.
And it's not stopping her carrying the torch through Crowborough either.
She's got a Blue Peter badge for her volunteer work too.
1351: And she's giving us a twirl in her chair. The crowds are packed tightly here and lots of people are walking alongside the torchbearer.
1359: Lewes is next on the torch trail as the flame is popped into the lantern for the journey by road.
1401: Up ahead Julia Moore, BBC reporter in Lewes, said torch fans were gathering among billowing flags in the historic market town. She said some people were reading newspapers and books, and others had got the beers in, but everybody had smiles.
1406: Ian Hughes and Mike Hirst have signed off the live text page for the day and you have Jane Mower and Chris Charles taking you through the rest of the day.
1407: Some schools in Lewes have given pupils the afternoon off to watch the torch relay, the BBC's Hamish Reid says. Pupils are out blowing whistles and waving flags in anticipation.
1415: The BBC's Julia Moore is next to St Anne's Church in Lewes. She said there is "a glorious atmosphere" with people standing, sitting, hanging over the walls of the church. "It's a bit of a carnival atmosphere," she said. People have had their faces painted. Residents are walking down the middle of the road.
1421: Looks like we've arrived in Lewes, just a few minutes behind time, and first up is 18-year-old James Kirby who has had two kidney transplants - one using a kidney donated by his mum.
Described as someone who just accepts the hand he's dealt and gets on with things, he brought back four medals from the World Transplant Games in Bangkok.
Oh, and he somehow managed to fit in achieving 13 GCSEs.
1430: The next torchbearer Nick Webborn - also known as Anthony - has been to seven Paralympic Games and will be chief medical officer for the British Paralympic team at the London Games.
Nick was paralysed playing rugby and, since then, has devoted most of his professional life to helping others achieve their goals in sport as well as playing wheelchair tennis internationally.
He high-fives the previous torchbearer and sets off to huge cheers from the crowd.
1433: The BBC's Julia Moore says crowds waiting to see Eddie Kidd are getting bigger and bigger at the place where he will take the flame.
1441: And the residents of Lewes are certainly doing themselves proud with this turn out. A drum beat encourages the current torchbearer on his way ahead of his handover to Gabriella Rogers.
With her dad often away she cares for a younger brother with autism.
1443: An old friend of Eddie Kidd told the BBC's Julia Moore it would be "an incredible feat" for him to carry the torch through Lewes.
Remembering Eddie's accident, he said it curtailed his career but his family took great care of him and his friends backed him in whatever he did. He said that had helped him survive mentally and carry on in life.
1444: The next torchbearer, Elisabeth Brack, has come all the way from Munich for the honour of carrying the Olympic flame.
1448: After a high-five and a jig off goes Benjamin Feist. We're left wondering it he will be keeping his torch, to go with the Olympic mascots, duvet and posters he apparently has in his bedroom.
The 20-year-old student nurse has volunteered and fundraised - more than £10,000 - for a whole host of organisations including a hospice for young people.
1450: The BBC's Paul Sawtell tells us one of the highlights in Lewes was the appearance of one of the town's bonfire societies dressed in their distinctive black and white uniforms with skulls and crossbones, banging their drums.
The town is famous for its yearly bonfire celebrations which attract tens of thousands of people to its narrow streets each November, when several bonfire societies stage parades and celebrations on the same night.
1451: Next up with the torch is Eddie Kidd, a former daredevil stuntman before a crash at a motorcycle rally left him semi-paralysed and brain damaged.
At the height of his career he jumped the Great Wall of China and beat Robbie Knievel, son of Evel Knievel, to the stunt bike world championship.
He has run the London Marathon three times and recently walked it, taking 50 days and raising over £99,000.
1452: Shouts of "Come on Eddie" ring out as the torch is attached to his wheelchair and he sets off on his stint filmed by a few TV crews.
1454: Julia Moore, BBC reporter, said Eddie Kidd looked "very proud" as he took the torch.
"He looks very proud if a little stunned with people clapping and cheering. I must admit I'm moved," she said. People were standing with tears in their eyes watching him, she added.
1459: After that rapturous welcome from Lewes the flame begins the journey by road to Eastbourne.
1513: Lovely blue skies up ahead, the weather forecast tells us in "sunny" Eastbourne it's a pleasant 20C with a little light cloud.
And for those desperate for a ray of sunshine after months of incessant rain in the UK, Eastbourne is the place to go. The East Sussex seaside resort was the sunniest place in Britain last year, according to leading meteorologist Philip Eden, with more than five hours per day.
Want to know more about weather on the torch relay route? Hover over the green dots on the map to see the forecast up to three days before it reaches you.
Helen MacKenzie tweets: "Big hello to my pal Jo and Sienna watching her teacher Kate Steer carrying torch in Eastbourne, she texted me to say good crowds!"
1523: More Eastbourne facts: Philosopher Karl Marx was a regular visitor to Eastbourne, which was also the home of World War II pilot Douglas Bader and pianist Russ Conway.
Comedian Eddie Izzard, who will later carry the flame in Bexhill on Sea, and Fawlty Towers actress Prunella Scales went to school in the town, while the band Toploader hails from the area.
1526: Looks like the warm weather has brought out the crowds to welcome our first torchbearer Sue Barber. Sue has been the Beaver leader for youngsters aged six to eight at the 1st Polegate Scout Group in East Sussex for nearly 20 years. Her nomination says: "She gives a lot for nothing in return."
1530: In Eastbourne the BBC's Paul Sawtell says: "People are standing on driveway posts and walls to get a better view and children in blue uniforms are "going berserk" with green streamers, cheering the flame on."
1531: Giving an almost regal wave is Robert Dryer. He organises an annual pram race in the village of Bolney which has been held every year since 1986, raising thousands of pounds for charity.
1534: We've lost the picture, probably as a result of the sheer numbers of people accessing the 3G network, so bear with us.
We were next due to see Susan O'Hara started the Tuesday O'Hara Fund charity with husband Frank some years ago to help young adults between 18-30 who are in financial difficulty or who have to spend long periods in hospital. Frank recently died but Sue, 55, has kept the charity going.
Ah ha, here she is.
1541: We've just missed Kate Steer, a teacher at Seaford Primary, but her pupils were running alongside her as she carried the flame. The children said she "always had a laugh", they loved her lessons and they loved being taught by her.
1552: The pictures are back but things are a little blurry. But we can see just how packed it is there.
1554: Lauren Smith, 16, has taken over the relay and this shuld be a breeze for the sporty teenager who helps to train and motivate youngsters at summer schools.
1556: Leaving Eastbourne Pier in the background she heads towards 22-year-old James Swabey who wants to use sport to spread his faith in Jesus and encourage young people to live better lives.
1559: Making his way along the Royal Parade at a swift pace he soon hands over to Helen William.
1602: Taking the flame now are Brighton hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks - Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sule.
The pair performed in Hove last night and will be on stage at the evening celebrations in Hastings tonight.
Running through a guard of honour formed out of rowing blades they complete the final stint in the town outside Eastbourne Rowing Club.
1608: Torchcam and the crew are now taking a 20 minute break. We'll be right back with you as soon as things get going again.
1615: Simon Jenkins, BBC reporter in Pevensey Bay, next stop for the flame, said there was a "stiff sea breeze" blowing in from the coast but he actually needed his sunglasses. He said the main street was lined with people practising their "oles and cheers".
1616: So it seems the break was shortened to allow the relay to catch up on a bit of time and the first runner is on his way.
1623: Next due up is Marcel Tully who was a member of the German national rowing team although lightweight rowing wasn't an official Olympic sport until after he'd finished his rowing career.
Now's his chance to make that Olympic connection then.
1625: Marcel hands the torch over to David Bradford. Once a journalist and keen motorcyclist, David is losing his sight and can no longer drive. Undeterred, he has swapped his driving gloves for running shoes - finishing the London Marathon in an impressive 2h 38m. Take it slowly, David, or we won't be able to keep up.
1627: Vaitheeswaran Sreeram is up next. He says when he lived in Kerala, India, cricket was a way of life in a place where resources weren't always available. Although struggling to save money for his family he provided the funds to re-open his local club.
1630: Emma Pearson is all smiles as she has the torch attached to her wheelchair. Emma, who has cerebral palsy is being pushed by mum Sue.
1636: Emma hands the torch to Wilem Fields-jewell - one of many young people nominated to carry the torch because of their engaging personalities and readiness to volunteer their time to help others. The 18-year-old is greeted by chants of "Go Wil!" by the enthusiastic crowd as he completes the Eastbourne leg, with the torch now making a journey by road to Pevensey Bay.
1636: Sports Minister Hugh Robertson is due to be at Hastings Town Hall meeting the 16 torchbearers who will carry the flame through the historic town later.
Among the group is Martyn Compton, a soldier who suffered horrific injuries after being blown up in Afghanistan and was nominated by Mr Robertson for his "exceptional courage and bravery".
1644: Tristan Stephens runs the first leg in Pevensey and decides to break into a sprint, startling the torch security team who have to step on the gas to catch him up.
1648: Twenty-one-year-old Vicki Lamberton picks up the torch from keen marathon runner Derek Mepham. Vicki likes to use her fashion talents to raise money for charity and volunteers in a local Oxfam. We're thinking we need her help with some thrifty-but-chic clothing purchases after she's finished carrying the torch.
1653: Peter Towner gives a peace sign to the crowds as he picks up the torch from Sara Baaken. After slowing down from a fast pace to a walk, he indulges in some Six Million Dollar Man-style slow motion running before stopping for a bit of dad-dancing. Bit of a legend is our Peter.
1657: Follow that, Jill Doddington. Jill is, inevitably, sent on her way with a peck on the lips from cheeky Peter. This lady has her own personal fan club, with friends and family running close by holding banners reading 'Go Jill!' and 'Run, Mum, Run!'. At least they were running alongside her, but now appear to have given up the ghost as the pace hots up.
1703: The flame is back on the bus as we make the short journey from Pevensey to Bexhill on Sea, once home to John Logie Baird, without whom we wouldn't be able to watch this televised torch relay - or indeed the Olympics - and that would be a crying shame.
1709: Canoe club coach Peter Mansell picks up the torch in Bexhill - let's hope he doesn't go into auto-pilot and try to paddle with it. Peter, who is quite literally head and shoulders about the torch security team, has worked with young people who have multiple disabilities to help them try an activity they might not have thought possible. Peter also helps out with the Scout Association at local and county level.
1712: Peters hands the torch to Rupert Mitchell. The 35-year-old has Down's syndrome and gets about his home town on a three wheeler tricycle - though he isn't using it for his torchbearing stint as he jogs along and waves to the crowd. Rupert was nominated for an award for the weekly free paper round he's done for the past 22 years and is clearly a firm favourite with the watching masses.
1718: Rupert delivers the torch to Tony Curd. Following the death of his grandson from bone cancer, Tony helped set up a trust to raise funds helping families in a similar situation.
1722: Michael Fisher is next up - we were considering whether to insert a pun at this stage but were firmly put in our plaice.
1725: Sarah Hart cannot control her delight as she collects the torch, letting out two giant roars, complete with excited waving, jumping up and down in the air (perhaps not the best thing to do when holding a flaming object) and fist-pumps that would put Tim Henman to shame.
1734: We're being told the pavements were "crammed" in Bexhill with the crowds six or seven-deep.
Eddie Izzard, who will be carrying the flame soon, "was just a good guy", according to the the local rowing club where the rowers have turned out to support the comedian.
The club is also getting ready to stage a guard of honour for Eddie.
1736: At just 16 torchbearer Luke Lancaster is already the founder and Chief Executive Officer of a charity to help young people build skills and confidence.
Luke himself was almost excluded from school as a result of bullying.
1737: Taking the flame now is judo coach Paul Everest who runs a club that has coaches who were themselves were coached there as children.
Paul is keen on inclusivity - 35% of the club's members have disabilities.
His achievements are too numerous to list and he still finds time to be a full time ambulance paramedic and father to one child with haemophilia and one with diplegia cerebral palsy.
Lidia Pinkham tweets: "I wonder if #eddieizzard will run the torch in track shoes or heels. Love watching everyone from here in the US. Go Torch!"
1743: And now Dawn Ellacott hands over to comedian and actor Eddie Izzard who has been - in recent years - quite used to running with crowds of adoring fans surrounding him.
For someone capable of churning out a marathon-a-day, today's 300m or so must feel rather sedate.
Big smiles and cheers all round, and even a dog barks its appreciation, as he sets off at a steady pace. Looks like he's stopped for some photos, but the security team soon moves him on.... and under the guard of honour we were told would be waiting for him.
1747: Adrian Harms, BBC reporter, said Eddie Izzard paused outside the De La Warr Pavilion in his home town. He said Eddie was much-loved in Bexhill because he had done so much for the town.
Adrian said huge cheers greeted the comedian, who seemed out of breath, and Eddie was "broadly grinning" because of the sculpture on top of the arts centre recreating a scene from The Italian Job - with a bus on the roof
1749: Here we have Jeannette Yeoell who once ran into a burning building to rescue a 75-year-old woman. She arrived first and had to kick the door down.
As her nominator says: "Not bad for a granny."
Speaking about Eddie Izzard, Mary Wallace tweets: "He ran it in his track shoes! He was Tres awesome! Nice coverage, BBC!"
1757: Joshua Noon ends the run in Bexhill and we're back on the road, this time to St Leonards on Sea.
1802: In just a matter of minutes we're here and Lana-Emily Foyle takes up the baton. She's a very sporty 14-year-old who has turned her hand - and feet - to gymnastics, triathlon, pole vaulting, javelin and netball.
She had major heart surgery after discovering she had had a hole in her heart since birth and has since raised money for the organisation responsible for her treatment.
1805: Lana gives the next torchbearer, Katie Smith with pigtails, a kiss and a hug before she gets on her way.
1809: John Wilton hands the flame to Holly Tadman who has competed in the Special Olympics in Athens and teaches judo to other children with special needs.
She also helps run a Brownie pack - is there a badge for Olympic torch carrying?
1812: Sarah Gorrell, BBC reporter in Hastings, said excitement among waiting torch fans there was "reaching fever pitch" and here's a picture of the crowds.
1815: Unable to contain her excitment at finally getting her hands on the torch is Annamarie Gould. The 14-year-old volunteers for a local group which works with young children and helps organise school sporting events for other students to enjoy. Her mum, who nominated her, said: "She is a credit to us all."
1817: Taking over now is Lawrence Page - a local celebrity in his home town of Hastings. The 46-year-old developed learning difficulties after being starved of oxygen at birth but that has not stopped him becoming a prolific fundraiser.
His efforts in 22 Hastings half-marathons, full marathons in London, New York, Oslo and Berlin, and two parachute jumps have raised £188,000 for his chosen charities The Gateway Club, Monkey World and The Firefighters Charity.
1825: We've lost the picture again but pensioner Eric Hardwick, 69, was due up next. He has organised the Hastings Half Marathon for the past 28 years, with the annual event raising more than £3m for charity in that time. He was made a MBE in 2007.
1829: Simon Jenkins, BBC reporter in Warrior Square, Hastings, says the crowd is 20-deep in places.
1832: The BBC's Paul Sawtell says the torch has passed Warrior Square, Hastings, where the crowds were "completely surrounding the convoy", as the torch was approaching the seafront.
He said RAF and Army cadets lined the route on the outskirts of the town and saluted the flame as it carried on its journey towards the town centre.
1836: We're being told it is very busy in Hastings so it may be that we don't get any pictures back before the relay ends as there's only another 10 minutes left.
1837: Currently running is 70-year-old Paul Cabban who is the president of Hastings Runners and still runs himself despite having had the blood cancer myeloma for the past 13 years.
1842: The pictures are back and here is Martyn Compton.
As a soldier with the Household Cavalry he suffered horrific injuries in Afghanistan six years ago when the armoured vehicle he was travelling in was blown up by the Taliban, killing his three colleagues. The 28-year-old was in a coma for three months after suffering 70% burns and needed several operations to rebuild his face.
But Martyn, who was nominated by Sports Minister Hugh Robertson for his "exceptional courage and bravery", has since rebuilt his life, fathering a son and becoming a proactive fundraiser for servicemen and women injured on operations.
1844: While the torchbearer temporarily splits from #bbctorchcam here are some Hastings facts for you:
The town of Hastings is synonymous with the battle of the same name where King Harold II of England was defeated by William during the Norman Conquest.
The battle actually took place eight miles north of the fishing port, at Senlac Hill, but the ruins of Hastings Castle are a major tourist attraction.
TV fans may like to know that Foyle's War is filmed here, while music fans (or not, depending on your taste) will be thrilled to learn Keane make reference to "Rides on East Parade" in their song Sovereign Light Café.
1847: The torch security team on bicycles are back on the main route, closely followed by Pete Prescott. Pete has been running 'Beatles Day' in Hastings for the past 13 years. The charity event, in aid of McMillan, involves around 60 local bands, each playing a 15-minute set of Beatles songs. The person who nominated the 55-year-old said: "Despite the fact I dislike The Beatles intently, somehow Pete manages to inspire us all to come back year after year and perform for him!"
1850: According to Hastings council leader Jeremy Birch there is an estimated 50,000 people out and about on the streets of the town to welcome the flame.
1853: The excitment being generated in Hastings is obviously just too much for the 3G network to cope with and the picture has gone again. With any luck we may just get a glimpse of the final torchbearer of the day.
1854: And here he is. Keith Leech has the honour of taking the torch on the final leg of day 60. The 57-year-old is an internationally-recognised promoter of traditional English customs, from morris dancing to folk music.
He will take the flame into The Stade Open Space in Hastings Old Town where he will use his torch to light a ceremonial cauldron. The evening's entertainment is being provided by today's torchbearers Rizzle Kicks and the Hastings Philharmonic Choir.
1856: Keith lit the cauldron with a Morris Dance - appropriately he founded the town's Jack in the Green Festival - saying he saved enough energy to complete his final dance steps as he lit the cauldron.
There ends another day of torch chasing with #bbctorchcam. Hope you've enjoyed seeing the torch glinting in the sunshine - a rare sight of late.
Join us again tomorrow when the Olympic flame will be welcomed in communities from Hastings to Dover.
During the journey it will travel on a funicular railway, visit the Channel Tunnel and sail on a tall ship into Dover.
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