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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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Hastings
- Battle Abbey
- Funicular Railway
- Funicular Railway (up)
- Funicular Railway
- East Cliff
- path
- Funicular Railway entrance
- Funicular Railway (down)
- railway cabin
- entrance house
- Rock-A-Nore Rd
- fishing yard
- Rock-A-Nore Rd
- A259 Bourne Rd
- A259 Old London Rd
- A259 Rye Rd
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Rye
- A259 New Winchelsea Rd
- A268 Wish St
- Wish Ward
- The Mint
- High St
- A268 Cinque Ports St
- A268 Fishmarket Road
- A259 New Rd
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Hamstreet
- Hamstreet Rd
- The Street
- Ashford Rd
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Ashford
- Wotton Rd
- Kingsnorth Rd
- B2229 Beaver Rd
- Beaver Rd
- A2042 Beaver Rd
- A292 Elwick Rd
- Bank St
- High Street
- A292 Wellesley Rd
- A292 Mace Lane
- A292 Hythe Rd
- Essella Rd
- The North School
- Essella Rd
- A292 Hythe Rd
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Hythe
- A261 London Rd
- A261 Military Rd
- A259 Prospect Rd
- A259 East St
- A259 Seabrook Rd
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Sandgate
- A259 Sandgate Esplanade
- A259 Sandgate High St
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Folkestone
- A259 Sandgate Hill
- A259 Sandgate Rd
- A2033 Sandgate Rd
- Sandgate Rd
- Church St
- Rendevous St
- Bayle St
- Old High St
- A260 Tontine St
- A2033 Dover Rd
- A260 Dover Rd
- A260 Hill Rd
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Samphire Hoe
- Channel Tunnel Service Area
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Dover
- Western Docks jetty
- Rescue Boat,Tall Ship, Rescue Boat
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- Pier forecourt
- Port forecourt
- Union St
- Esplanade
- Snaregate Street
- A20 Snaregate Street
- A256 York Rd
- A256 High St
- Ladywell
- A256 Maison Dieu Rd
- A258 Castle Hill Rd
- Dover Castle lane
- Constable's Rd
- Gatehouse Lane
- West Norman Rd
- gangway
- outer Dover Castle forecourt
- Dover Castle
- outer Dover Castle forecourt
- gangway
- West Norman Rd
- Constable's Rd
- A258 Castle Hill Rd
- Castle St
- King St
- Live Site
- King St
- pedestrian tunnel underpass
- Cambridge Terrace pedestrian area
- pedestrian area
- Waterloo Crescent
- Celebration stage
Evening Celebration
Marine Parade, Dover
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0735: Summer, what summer? We wake up this morning to claims that summer is on its way - but no evidence of that yet as day 61 of the Olympic torch relay prepares to get under way.
0738: Welcome to our coverage of today's leg of the relay - travelling 57 miles from Hastings to Dover.
Lots of exciting adventures for the flame today - starting, after a photo opportunity at Battle Abbey, with a trip on a funicular railway in Hastings. A torch will also be held at the entrance to the Channel Tunnel while the day will end overlooking the White Cliffs of Dover.
Your early morning text commentators are Jenny Minard and Ian Westbrook.
0745: We are unable to bring you pictures at the moment of today's start at Battle Abbey, set on the site of the 1066 Battle of Hastings.
0747: Weather update for you - presenter Michael Fish said: "It will be mostly cloudy and breezy with a little rain along the torch relay route today."
If you want to find out exact conditions for the town or city you are visiting to watch the relay from, use the map on the left-hand side of this page and hover your mouse over your chosen destination for a weather snapshot - then click More Details for a fuller forecast.
0752: Apologies for the lack of pictures so far today - the relay should now have left Battle and be on the road to Hastings. However we have a picture of the scene outside Battle Abbey from BBC reporters who were there:
0758: BBC Sussex reporter Simon Jenkins in Hastings: "The sponsors' trucks are on their way into Hastings. There are lots of children waiting for the torch relay to start here at 08:30 BST. I've noticed every day that there is someone very official looking in a grey suit with a clipboard."
0804: With three cheers the Battle town crier got the torch off on its way:
0813: The relay today travels from Sussex into Kent and visits Hastings, Rye, Hamstreet, Ashford, where it stops for lunch, Hythe, Sandgate, Folkestone, the Channel Tunnel entrance, Samphire Hoe and finally Dover.
0818: Big day for some of our BBC London 2012 Facebook correspondents today.
Today's penultimate torchbearer Kim James says: "Yay it's my time to shine today in Dover."
Watch out for Kim at 19:14 BST.
And Lisa Edwards says: "I can't wait to watch my beautiful daughter in-law carry the torch through Dover tday, hope you have an amazing day darling we will all be there watching and very proud of you. xx"
0821: "I think it will be very good for Hastings, to remind people that we're here and it's good for tourism," one lady waiting for the torch to go up the funicular railway in Hastings told BBC Sussex.
The torch relay convoy has arrived in the town now:
0829: The torch has arrived at the top of East Hill Lift in Hastings in its davy lamp.
0830: And we have pictures with Daisy Shepherd and the torch, which has just travelled up the funicular railway in Hastings.
0833: Hastings' East Cliff Railway is cut into the face of a cliff and opened in 1903. The original wooden cars could each hold 20 passengers but today's can only take 16.
Daisy poses for photographs before starting her official stint carrying the flame at 08:55 BST.
0835: The torch security team had to huddle around Daisy as her torch was lit to shield it from the wind. When the torch ignited they all suddenly had to step back.
BBC South East's Bryony MacKenzie is at the top of the East Hill Lift and reports: "The flame will transferred to the torch which is the start of the torch relay today on its way to Dover. It is very windy at the top here. The flame will then be taken down again in the lift."
0839: The convoy has moved on, with Alex Ward in the horsebox waiting to report from BBC Sussex and BBC Radio Kent.
"There's a real air of expectation" Simon Jenkins from BBC Sussex reports. "The lift is starting to come down with the flame in it."
0841: Here comes the flame, burning brightly as it is carried in the lift. And the relay begins...
0845: There are hundreds of people in Hastings. "It will bring more people down here, it's pretty good," one spectator told BBC Sussex.
Lots of schoolchildren are lining the route - they went to school early and were then let out to see the relay. They are all banging away on their blue drums, supplied by one of the sponsors. One of the police bike riders has an inflatable Olympic mascot tucked behind his windscreen.
0847: The flame and torchbearers are now visiting a fishing boat ... we hope to bring you a picture soon. What you can see are historic fishing huts.
0853: One girl from St Leonards Academy has made her own torch and told BBC Sussex Breakfast presenter Neil Pringle: "It's got all the colours of the Olympic rings, representing the Olympic values."
0854: Despite the early start, there are plenty of people up and about to see the flame.
0857: The BBC's Alex Ward reports: "There are very thick crowds in parts, with some patches of just a few people. It's the continuity which is binding all these communities together. It's not a passive thing, people feel they are part of it."
0900: Now with the flame is 12-year-old Danny Rowe, who has been diagnosed with ADHD. His nomination says: "Danny has a clear sense of fairness and right and wrong and it is a testament to his likeable character that he has made the progress that he has at school."
0902: BBC reporter Tanya Gupta is in Hamstreet, which is due to welcome the flame at around 10:30 BST, and reports: "People are already gathering here."
Andrew Macbean lives right on the torch route. He said Hamstreet had an active village life and this was a big day for the community. In the tiny village, John Parker told the BBC: "How busy this will get, I don't know."
0906: Next up is 17-year-old George Bundock who spends a lot of his time helping to care for his four autistic brothers and also works for charity. Two years ago he won the Sussex carer of the year award.
Pleased that Donna Beveridge is happy with her day's torch-watching: "The flame has been and gone... Waiting 2 hours for 1 min 30 sec was worth it!"
0910: Matt Short, who now has the flame, has survived two bouts of a rare form of cancer, during one of which he had to have one leg amputated below the knee. He has now set up a charity to research into the disease and also runs a football coaching scheme for local children.
0913: Our next torchbearer Tom Smith was nominated after his fundraising efforts for Kent Air Ambulance, who had rescued his father from an accident in which he had managed to set himself on fire.
0915: This is 18-year-old Rachel Hammond who has suffered with illness for most of her life but has still managed to keep up at school, do her Duke of Edinburgh awards, swim and do charity work.
We've only just started the relay today, but already Neil Monk is thinking about tonight's celebrations:
He tweets: "Can't wait to see you all in Dover. It's been a long wait but it's now "Dover's moment to shine".
0921: The flame is now being carried by Josh Sloane who has supported his two older brothers, who suffer from a genetic disease which has no known cure. He also coached the Larkfield Youth Disability Football Team for six years and was key in setting up the first under-12's disability league in the south of England.
0923: Our last torchbearer in Hastings is Peggy Hughes, 62, who was suddenly struck down by the disease Transverse Myelitis three years ago. She has slowly recovered and has now set up a support group for the condition in the south-east of England as well raising money for its charity.
0924: The BBC's Tanya Gupta reports from Hamstreet: "There are three 'kiss points' here and marshals on the route who are expecting large crowds to arrive in the village from across the Ashford area, Romney Marsh and beyond.
Rosemary Clark, shopkeeper in the village said today would put the village of Hamstreet on the global Olympics map.
The Women's Institute have made 2,500 cakes for the torch relay in the village:
0926: The day's first torchbearer was Daisy Shepherd, who also had the honour of taking the flame up the East Cliff Railway (see 0830):
0928: The flame is now being taken to Rye - which according to Visit Rye is: "The best preserved medieval town in the UK."
It is also home to Camber Sands - which is popular with kite buggying enthusiasts and hosts a range of watersports including kayaking, windsurfing and kite surfing.
0936: While we are in this 15-minute convoy journey, time for a quick round-up of some other 2012 content for you to peruse.
An alternative torch relay has been going on 24 hours during the official relay and their amateur runners may overtake the main relay today. You can also see highlights from their trip in pictures.
Great audio slideshow of the history of sponsorship and the Olympics while if the weather is still getting you down, we ask "Why won't the UK make the sun shine for the Olympics?"
Excitement building in Hamstreet ahead of the flame's scheduled 10:30 BST arrival as Tim Woodhouse says: "#Hamstreet ready to put on a show for #Olympic #torchrelay today - Zumba, netball, football & 5k run later."
0943: The first torchbearer in Rye is 12-year-old Lauren Gander, who ahead of her run told BBC Sussex: "I'm really feeling excited but a bit nervous. I've been fundraising since I was seven. When I was born I was with spina bifida, but I'm really lucky because I can still walk. I do it so others can have a better life. I don't expect anything in return."
0949: Now we have Jackie Venn who lost her son Andrew to leukaemia at the age of 24 in January this year. She has been raising money to fight the disease and has already brought in more thatn £10,000.
0952: Our last torchbearer Lauren Gander (see 0943) told BBC Sussex's Danny Pike she had made friends on Facebook with the people either side of her on the torch relay and added: "I've raised about £140,000 so far for charity."
0952: Barry 'Bazza' West suffered severe injuries in a car accident aged 19 but since then he has worked non-stop to help others with spinal injuries. He and a team reached the top of Ben Nevis earlier this year while he also works as a motivational speaker and raises money for charities.
0954: Torchcam unveiled! For those of you who have never seen the legendary torchcam which has been bringing you pictures for the past nine-and-a-half weeks - here it is in this picture with BBC reporter Alex Ward on the right-hand side:
1001: This is Shuna Body who has volunteered with the the British Disabled Fencing Association for 16 years.
There is a real carnival atmosphere will giant puppets and people dressed with torch hats.
1003: The torch relay vehicles have momentarily split off from the torchbearers and will rejoin them soon.
1007: Here we have Doug Evans who took up karate and kendo at 17 and who, his nomination says: "Takes wayward, aggressive individuals and help them channel their uncontrolled energy to give their lives balance, focussing on their family or martial art, improving our community by doing so."
He is stood at Rye Land Gate.
Crowds are already gathering at Ashford bandstand, where the flame is due to go at 10:49 BST, Ashford Council have tweeted.
1014: We're unable to bring you pictures at the moment, but hope to soon.
1016: The relay's next stop is Hamstreet from where the BBC's Tanya Gupta reports: "Homewood Dance Dept from Homewood primary school in Tenterden have sent their cheerleading team to cheer the torch on.
"The population of Hamstreet is set to more than double. The village has about 2,000 residents and at least 2,000 schoolchildren alone are arriving in coaches, Kent County Council wardens said."
The BBC's Jenny Barsby is also in Hamstreet and reports: "The crowds have gathered and the sun has come out. The whole day is spent having a massive party."
1016: We just had a short glimpse of Barry McDonald who suffers from cerebral palsy. He has completed a course enabling him to teach sport and also works as a volunteer with young disabled children.
1019: Hamish Reid from BBC Sussex says: "The torch has left Sussex and thousands turned out to see it.
"This was a special moment for one little boy."
1020: The BBC's Jenny Barsby says: "15 minutes until the Olympic torch arrives in Hamstreet! Everyone is in good spirits."
1022: The flame is now on its way to Hamstreet.
1035: Jenny Barsby from BBC Radio Kent says of Hamstreet, where the relay has just stopped: "Everyone is very excited. At 6am a young man who was off school was here to make sure he got the best view."
Nirav Patel is the first torchbearer.
1038: Hamstreet is affectionately known as 'the gateway to the marsh' as it is just six miles away from Ashford where Romney Marsh meets clay hills. The village was also known all over the UK in the 1990s when maps of the village featured on a set of postage stamps.
1041: Bet Ben Af Forselles is disappointed to have to wear the same uniform as everyone else as he carries his torch. He holds two official Guinness World records for running the fastest marathons in fancy dress - first as a Leprechaun and then as a Viking.
1042: Jenny Barsby, from BBC Radio Kent says: "People have been here for two or three hours for something which may last only a minute, but they are really enjoying themselves."
1043: The BBC's Alex Ward says: "The crowds are growing and growing, lining the streets four or five deep.
"I think we can easily rival Hastings with the number of people here and their enthusiasm.
"People see the torch and they smile and clap and are engaged, and even those who didn't purposely come out to view the torch feel engaged."
"We've even seen someone bring their sofa onto their front lawn to watch the torch."
1045: Now we see Ieva Liepina with the flame. She had to spend five months in surgery and rehabilitation after being hit by a lorry while on her bicycle - but when fit again she immediately went out to buy a new bike and took up cycling once again.
1047: The flame is now being carried in a lantern and taken to Ashford.
1054: Hello to Louise Denton on Facebook who says: "We are off to see the torch today in Ashford! Finally it has reached us after many days of watching torchcam! I think it has been amazing, all those torchbearers deserve gold medals and maybe the TST too, for running around the whole of the UK.
Joanne Clegg says: "I have watched the torch on torchcam nearly everyday since it started. Great way to see around Great Britain, but lousy for keeping on top of the housework."
1056: This is Ashford.
1102: BBC South East's Fiona Irving says: "Local primary school children in Ashford are hugely excited waiting for the torch. Even cheering police."
1107: Basketball fanatic Kazimieras Budrys, 76, organised the unique Family Basketball Tournament, which has lasted for 35 years in his native Lithuania. He also won a championship medal there in 1962 and a silver medal in the 1995 World Basketball Championship of Veterans.
He passes the flame to Alison Bullock.
1108: What a great way to get ahead of the torchbearers - a man on in-line skates skoots ahead to take a photograph.
1110: Dan Buckles is loving this part of the relay. On Facebook he says: "I've moved to Sheppey from Ashford, but watching the relay on the BBC website is bringing me out in goosebumps!"
1113: This is 15-year-old Charlie Gambrill, who has suffered losing his grandmother to breast cancer when he was only seven, having his sister Chloe being diagnosed with leukaemia and then his mum,aged 36, being diagnosed with breast cancer. Despite this he won a place at a local grammer school and has become a successful competitive swimmer.
1115: Now we have Aivars Caklis who has taught PE at a Latvian school for the past 32 years. He also tries to ensure that children who he coaches can take part in international events.
He is a happy chappy, skipping along to the relay.
1118: He hugs Lynne Oliver who cannot stop supporting good causes - whether it is organising fancy dress miles or cycle challenges, all in the name of helping people to get active.
1120: The BBC's Alex Ward says: "It is absolutely electric here. Every school child in the area must be here. There are banners, flags and torches they have made. It's a phenomenal sight here in Ashford."
1123: BBC Radio Kent's Jo Burns is at the North School in Ashford. She said: "Around a thousand people are here where the torch will stay over lunch."
1126: We're sorry we can't bring you the pictures at the moment but hope to have them back shortly.
1128: This lady watched over the torchbearers in Ashford as tweeted by "Diggers".
1134: We're sorry about the lack of pictures but it's due to the 3G signal.
People who were due to carry the flame include:
Rebecca Flower who has organised fundraising for the local Hospice of St Francis.
Close to the lunch break now and we have 59-year-old swimmer Birute Statkeviciene who was Lithuania's national champoin 33 times. She competed at the Munich Olympics for the old Soviet Union in 1972 and nowadays works with Paralympic swimmers.
Firefighter Mike Pitney and the final torchbearer before the lunch break is Lynne Gray. If you play netball in the Ashford area of Kent, then you are almost certain to have come across Lynne, who has coached the sport for more than 20 years.
Three years ago she won the south-east coach of the year award and was also nominated to be the national coach of the year.
The convoy team are now off for a quick sandwich - we advise you to go and do the same.
1215: We expect to have pictures back shortly after 12:30 BST, when the torch will continue its journey to Dover via the Channel Tunnel entrance at Folkestone.
In the meantime, there is lots more to read and watch around the Olympics, including news that the BBC has secured the television, radio and digital broadcasting rights until 2020.
Britain's greatest female track cyclist is featured on a documentary on BBC One at 21:00 BST this evening, entitled Victoria Pendleton: Cycling's Golden Girl and you can see a sneak preview on the BBC Sport website, including her admission that she sometimes feels "trapped" by her success.
Four of Britain's men's road cycling team are in action in the Tour de France today, in a key stage that is likely to decide whether Bradley Wiggins can become the first Brit to win the venerable event. BBC Sport has live text commentary.
1227: And we are on the move once again, passing a group of people in the car park dressed in costumes from cartoon characters, while another person is dressed up as a castle.
1232: Our first runner of the afternoonKevin French could run the whole of today's 57-mile relay trip in a couple of days, having last year run the Marathon des Sables, crossing the Sahara and raising many thousands of pounds for the Help for Heroes charity. He is the catering manager at a local school.
As he runs out of the school where the team have had some lunch, pupils stand on either side of the pavement waving flags from many different countries.
1235: Olivia Kempsey said of her last high-profile run: "My feet actually felt like balls of fire and my legs and brain had a fully blown metaphorical fist fight."
She ran the Brighton Marathon on 15 April in a time of three hours 55 minutes, raising almost £1,000 for Crohn's and Colitis UK, the charity that fights a condition which forced her to have major emergency surgery last year.
1237: As Olivia continues her double stint, we hear a band strike up along the side of the road and see lots of older school pupils watching on, presumably in their lunch breaks.
1241: Rachael Deans, 19, is our last torchbearer in Ashford. She has been nominated for her work as a young leader in the Ashford Girls Brigade. She is also a kayaking coach and plans to study nursing.
1243: Rachael continues her run past a colourful scene of a another group of young torchbearers fiercely waving flags - lots some small Union Jacks but others some big flags of other countries competing in the Olympics.
1245: Convoy time now for the 15-minute journey to Hythe, which is one of the five original "Cinque Ports" on this part of the Kent and Sussex coast (the others being New Romney, Hythe, Dover and Sandwich). It is home to the Royal Military canal, dug during the Napoleonic era as a defensive measure against possible French invasion.
1250: Robert Pitt has tweeted a photo of Olympic rings made out of a popular sweet (others are available):
1255: The convoy passes a group of excited schoolchildren. Doesn't look like this is a scheduled stop but a security team member gets off the bus with a davy lamp containing the flame and does lots of high-fiving. A colleague joins her to show off an unlit torch, then they're back on the road again.
Antony Thrower tweets: "A policeman on a motorbike just gave a few kids a high five whilst (slowly) driving past! #OlympicRelay #Hythe #StillWet"
1306: The first torchbearer in Hythe, Luke Quilter is Kent's young entrepreneur of the year. In 2010 his organisation Challenge SGM raised over £6,000 for charity.
There's a good crowd taking photos on London Road as he sets off at a jog.
Not everyone has been able to see the flame. Zaowiië tweets: "Can't believe I missed the Olympic torch because I was working."
1312: Thirteen-year-old Olivia Willard, the next flame-carrier, has raised money for charity by running, skipping and swimming. Since the age of eight - when she ran 5km non-stop in 31 minutes - she has been a regular participant in the Race for Life, for Cancer Research UK. She is a member of Swanley & District Athletic Club.
The security team have to negotiate their way past several Union Flag gas balloons. Looks like the town is out in force.
1311: Modestas Paulauskas is a former basketball player from Lithuania, who represented the Soviet Union at the Olympics Games of 1968, where they took bronze, and '72, where they won the tournament. Apparently he had tremendous dribbling ability, as part of teams that won two world and four European titles.
He has the flame.
1321: This is Brenda Cordingley, 77, a volunteer for St John Ambulance for many years who also helps out at her church youth group.
She looks absolutely delighted to be carrying the flame.
1323: Carrying the flame is Ed Warner. He strides off cheered on by spectators.
1325: The BBC's Alex Ward said there has been a range of ages watching the torch in Hythe.
"Little tots from schools have been coming out and whole nursing homes have been lined up with blankets over their knees," she said.
1328: Next up is Andrew Sunderland who is a basketball lover who took a job as a teaching assistant in a local school so he could set up a team there. He's been on the same shuttle bus as Modestas Paulaukas so let's hope the 'ballers had a chance to chat.
Hello to Dani Lawrence who tweets: "Watching Torchcam on delay as it goes past the office, to see if we can see ourselves in the window."
1333: Ooh look at that lady, it looks like she is trying to sneak in front to take a photograpah.
1334: Here comes Antanas Juozas Zabulis who is president of one of the largest telecommunication companies in the Baltics.
1335: If you're looking to go down to the evening celebrations tonight then this is for you. Dover District Council tweets: "Olympic torch park and ride sites are now open in Dover for tonights celebrations."
1336: Graham Cooper, is an enthusiastic volunteer at his church in New Romney and is now with the flame.
1340: World-famous chef Martinš Ritinš is one of four Latvians taking the torch today.
1343: The Latvian chef hands over to Estonian Renna Järvalt, who is described as "the soul of almost all of the major sports events in Tallinn", including the annual Tallinn Marathon.
She gives the torch her own kiss.
1346: This is Andrew Farmiloe, the head coach Lewes FC's under-7 team, who is responsible for training more than 40 children every Sunday in the local community. He also led a project that saw 4,000 children in his area taking part in National School Sport Week.
1348: Hi there to Clair'n Kevin Huntley who says on Facebook: "Feeling very proud for everyone carrying the torch, very excited about seeing the tall ship, carrying the flame, going past our offices here in Dover later this afternoon."
1353: Schoolgirl Evie Howell is an explorer at her local scouts and helps out the youngsters in the beavers and cubs. The 16-year-old represented Medway Towns at the 2011 World Scout Jamboree in Sweden and recently went mountain trekking in Morocco, raising funds for charity.
1357: Simon Meeson has Cowden's Syndrome, a complex genetic condition that caused him to have speech problems as a child, together with associated dyslexia and dyspraxia, which meant he had to work harder than his peers when it came to schoolwork and sporting activities.
The syndrome also causes tumours and he needs crutches to walk, but this 20-year-old has refused to let his condition hold him back, studying for a degree at university, raising money for charity and doing voluntary work in a hospital.
1410: Teenager Rebeka Simon is more at home on the water than the roads of Folkestone, winning a silver medal in kayaking at last year's junior worlds. The 16-year-old has been paddling since she was a toddler, which is no surprise given that her father is a kayak coach.
1416: This is Jon Green who works with Kent Police. This 43-year-old "gentle giant" gives up his spare time to help out a variety of organisations, driven by the desire to "put something back".
1420: Here comes Tina Eke chairs Folkestone Running Club, volunteering her services three days a week in a bid to encourage others to take up exercise.
1422: The flame has just split off from the torchbearers while the flame is in the pedestrian area.
1424: It looks like the runner and motor convoy (which carries our camera) have split for a moment around a pedestrianised area.
The next runner Jaanus Kala is a construction worker who organises penathlon competitions in his native Estonia. The person who nominated him said: "The Olympic torch, as a symbol of peace, solidarity and willpower, is similar to Jaanus, who can be thanked by the Estonian people for having brought a little bit of the Olympic spirit into their lives."
1425: Jaanus hands over to Elizabeth Curtis, with a large crowd surrounding her on Folkstone seafront.
After losing her eight-month old daughter, Lily, to mitochondrial disease - an incurable condition which affects the body's cells - Elizabeth set up a charity called the Lily Foundation to provide support for other parents and hopefully one day find a cure.
1429: Ben James is a music teacher who says his dream is to perform on a West End stage. He's getting a chance to face the crowds today.
1432: Next man in is Brian Potter. Ben gives him a reassuring pat on the arm as they swap over.
1427: Muller Stephane is our new torchbearer, having a good wave as we leave the coast, heading towards the Channel Tunnel.
1439: This is Steve Briggs, 49, who recovered from bowel cancer to run the Brighton Marathon, raising £2,585 for a cancer charity. There is a long, uphill drag out of Folkstone but still plenty of people on the roadside.
1443: There is a wave from Heather Hale as her torch "kisses" Steve's. She is a volunteer with the Explorer Group, which takes young people overseas. She is a volunteer and kayak coach for Seapoint Centre where she teaches young people and adults with learning disabilities.
Heather is keen to high-five some supporters on the roadside but the security team are keen to keep her moving.
1446: Heather is now joining the convoy to the Channel Tunnel entrance, where she and the torch will have their photos taken. Two Eurotunnel services to the continent have been cancelled to allow the torch time to pose properly. The relay begins again just after 16:00 BST.
1451: As your commentators switch over - thanks to Jenny Minard and Ian Westbrook - Jane Mower and Chris Charles now at the helm, #bbctorchcam and the crew take their afternoon break in the security compound of the service tunnel entrance.
1504: The Channel Tunnel - or Le tunnel sous la Manche as they say across the water - stretches for more than 34 miles, linking Dover with Coquelles, an area near Calais in northern France. Tunneling work began in 1988 and six years later it opened for business.
It cost £4.65bn (£11bn in today's money) to construct after running 80% over budget and was jointly opened by the Queen and then-French president Francois Mitterand after they each took a train from their respective countries and met in the middle.
1510: That's the break over and the flame has been transferred into a lantern and secured in the cabin of an emergency response vehicle inside the tunnel. A torchbearer is travelling with the flame as it makes its journey to an access point at Samphire Hoe.
Samphire Hoe is a part of Kent that was created in the early 1990s from reclaimed land.
It was made from 4.9 million cubic metres of chalk marl dug to create the Channel Tunnel.
Meanwhile the torch convoy vehicles will leave soon to make their way to the same point by road.
1527: The convoy vehicles are now on the move - what a noise through that tunnel - while the flame continues its journey in a tunnel of a different kind.
1531: At the other end we are expecting to see the torchbearer emerge from the tunnel entrance before a couple of runners carry the flame to the Western Docks jetty where it will be transferred on to a RNLI rescue boat.
A 15-minute journey should see a Tall Ship come into sight then the tricky business of getting the flame on board while at sea will begin.
One lucky torchbearer then gets to bring the flame into Dover on the Tall Ship where no doubt large crowds will be waiting.
1541: The convoy vehicles have parked up at Samphire Hoe so now we wait for the flame to reappear - whilst bagpipes play the Sky Boat song in the background.
Charlie Elphicke, MP for Dover and Deal, tweets: "Crowds already arriving for the #london2012 #torch arrival at #Dover."
1554: Whilst the flame is completing its journey through the tunnel we are unable to bring you any pictures but rest assured, as soon as there is any movement we'll bring you the latest pictures.
1615: We have the pictures back and we could just see Alison Ward having her picture taken with Linda Klavina on the seafront.
Alison runs the Sunshine Club for children with special needs and raises a large amount of money for charity.
1617: Linda has taken the flame and I can hear the Dambusters March playing.
Linda is a hugely talented 13-year-old girl who lives with foster parents in Latvia's SOS Children's Village. She is one of the leading athletes in her age group, specialising in long and middle-distance running, and dreams of one day becoming a full-time athlete.Linda Klavina
1621: After a quick photo with the band, Linda's torch is extinguished and the flame is back in the lantern for the next adventure.
We're headed for he Western Docks jetty and the RNLI rescue boat, through another tunnel.
1635: Dover City Council has taken to Twitter to say that entrance gate one for this evening's celebration is very busy. They are asking spectators to use gate two at the clock tower end of the harbour, by the old hoverport.
1648: The flame is due to be loaded onto an RNLI rescue boat now for a 15-minute journey out to a tall ship.
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Charlie Elphicke, MP for Dover and Deal, has tweeted this photo of the tall ship that will carry the torch.
1710: The 1948 Olympic flame arrived in the country by boat at Dover so there is real historical significance to this evening's events.
The 97th torchbearer of the day, Graeme Faber, who was present at the 1948 Olympic opening ceremony in London as a small boy, will light the cauldron at the evening celebration in the harbour.
Speaking to BBC Radio Kent, the general manager of Dover Castle Neil McCollum, said: "When you look back to the 1948 Olympics this is where the flame came into the UK so it's very important it's coming here again."
1717: Javelin star Steve Backley, who has won three Olympic medals between 1992 and 2000, will be carrying the torch tomorrow, during the 65-mile journey through Kent from Deal to Maidstone.
Speaking to the BBC's Dominic King, he says: "There's a few people nervous I'm going to throw the torch, but I promise you I won't even be tempted."
This pic of the stage for the evening celebration at Dover harbour comes from @chazzy_bbz on Twitter, who says "Getting busy. Rain's coming in."
1735: While the torch has fun out at sea, several of you are clearly watching the video feed still on dry land, near the harbour wall, where members of the torch security team are having a kickabout with a rugby ball.
Maggie McClymont says on our Facebook page: "Are the TST trying out a new Olympic sport with that rugby ball?"
And Peter Wynne adds: "You're supposed to catch it. That's why it's peanut shaped!"
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1744: BBC South East tweets: "We can now see the tall ship carrying the Olympic flame - it's almost here."
1754: Local MP Charlie Elphicke has tweeted another photo, of the torch being transferred back from the tall ship to the lifeboat for landing at Dover.
"The seasick are looking relieved," he says.
1758: The torch convoy vehicles are now patiently waiting for the arrival of the tall ship at the Prince of Wales Pier where a bell is ringing out.
1801: A ship sounds its horn as we wait for the RNLI rescue boat with its precious cargo to come into view.
1805: Those pesky gremlins seem to have got their hands on our picture again. Bear with us, we're wrestling with them to get it back for you.
Nick Ewbank tweets that the torch has arrived at Dover Harbour and he reckons it was carried ashore by non other than double Olympian Dame Kelly Holmes. Will have to wait for confirmation of that tit bit.
1814: A torchbearer appears and holds the torch aloft for the crowds who have been doing their best to keep warm down there in the stiff breeze.
1817: Impressively the relay is running almost to time and Steve Kitcher takes up the baton. Single-handedly he persuaded Maidstone Council to make tennis accessible for all by using his savings to pay for the resurfacing of two public courts and floodlight installation for a further four. In return, the council resurfaced all their remaining courts and Steve now runs a professional non-exclusive coaching academy.
1819: Taking over now is teenager Kierun Baker who became withdrawn after falling behind his classmates as a result of learning difficulties. The 16-year-old switched to the specialist Harbour School in Dover where he has flourished, to the extent where he now volunteers at a local primary special school helping others with their learning.
1820: According to the BBC's Alex Ward the crowds have been waiting in the cold and drizzle - the worst weather we've seen all day - but they're lining the streets four-deep.
1822: Keen to get his hands on the flame is schoolboy Robbie Herbert. He feared his sporting career was over when he was diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome, a life-threatening genetic defect but the 15-year-old has bounced back in determined style, qualifying for darts' youth world championships last year. Robbie also regularly plays football for Castle Community College and Dover Rangers.
1825: The crowds are definitely building as a grinning Paul Golding takes over in Ladywell. Paul co-ordinates a volunteer scheme for adults who are isolated or excluded from society, helping with a variety of tasks, despite having a learning disability himself.
1828: Seeing his torch lit, Simon Henderson gives the crowd a huge smile and holds it aloft. Simon donated his stem cells after coming up as a match for a blood cancer patient in 2010. A year later, despite not being a runner and only having two months training, the 38-year-old from Gillingham completed the London Marathon, raising £1,000 for the Anthony Nolan blood cancer charity.
1831: Off she goes. Natalie Norman volunteers for the Marlborough Brandt Group which raises funds for the Gunjur Village in Gambia. Natalie, 28, helped to construct a milling machine building in the village which means young people can now go to school rather than staying at home to mill the corn.
1834: When he was a child our next torchbearer, Matt Blandford, had problems competing in sport because of his size - at 12 he was over 6ft tall with size 12 feet. But the 16-year-old has since excelled at rugby, where he is a member of the Wasps academy and has had trials for England. Matt has also been the Kent champion at discus, javelin and shot and was the UK under-15 discus champion.
1836: An excited looking Katherine Trotter takes over the relay. She won a silver medal at last year's World Junior Canoeing Championships, partnering Rebeka Simon, who carried the torch earlier this afternoon. The teenager is hoping to represent Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games.
1839: As the torchbearer splits from the convoy vehicles we're shown a shot of Dover Castle where the BBC's Alex Ward says some "enviably fit people" have been running up the hill to it.
1840: They may be out of sight but that doesn't mean the torchbearers are slacking off. Katherine has an uphill stretch to greet Graham Hutchison, 52, who has the honour of taking the torch into Dover Castle.
Castle fact: Built for Henry II in the 12th Century, it is one of the largest castles in England and was preceded by an iron age fort. It still houses a Roman lighthouse, which is one of the finest existing examples of its kind.
Graham will carry the flame up the steps to the very top of the castle where he'll be posing for a photo. Hope he's not too red-faced and out of breath.
Let's hope they can see him through the sea mist that we're told has enveloped Dover Castle.
1858: Up at the castle Graham was due to hand it to Sophie Waller - one of the country's top young swimmers and the reigning national 200m butterfly champion. The 13-year-old says: "The closest I can get to the Olympics in 2012 is to carry the torch. Hopefully in 2016 I will be competing."
1859: Now bringing out of the castle is Paul Placitelli who has raised several thousand pounds for children with learning difficulties, helping to buy specialist equipment for the school his 12-year-old son attends.
1900: This next stint shoudld be a breeze for running enthusiast Cathy Graham, 35, who has raised thousands of pounds for local hospitals and donated one of her kidneys to her husband after it was discovered she was a match.
1901: Let's hope we haven't lost the picture for the last three runners of the day. Come on, we're almost there.
1905: We caught a glimpse there of Wilfried Lemke, 65, who is the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Sport for Development and Peace.
He says: "One of my main tasks is to strengthen the use of sport with all its positive values and impact as a tool to achieve development and peace. The Olympic torch is a symbol of human understanding and collaboration and it is my honour to carry this symbol as a torchbearer for the 2012 Torch Relay."
1909: Dover Castle looms large over the town's streets that are packed with rain-soaked spectators eager to see the torch. Must be why the 3G network is struggling a bit to bring us the picture.
1910: Here is Kim James, a 20-year-old volunteer for the Electric Eels swimming club, set up to teach children with Down's syndrome. In 2010 she received an Aquaforce Volunteer Award for outstanding contribution by an 18 to 25 year old.
1913: Graeme Faber was due to carry the torch on the final leg of the day but it looks as if we are out of luck with the pictures.
As a young boy the 76-year-old attended the opening ceremony of the 1948 London Olympics and has since raised thousands of pounds for Water Aid and MacMillan Cancer by climbing mountains, cycling hundreds of miles in Morocco, trekking in Nepal and competing in numerous marathons and triathlons.
Graham has successfully won his own battle with bowel and kidney cancer and continues to run every day.
At this point we'll leave the Dover crowds to enjoy their evening celebration and fireworks on the seafront and wind up our live text page. Thanks for your company.
Tomorrow, triple Olympic medallist Steve Backley and artist Tracy Emin will be making an appearance among the torchbearers taking the flame on a 65-mile journey through Kent from Deal to Maidstone.
Backley, a javelin star at four Games from 1992 to 2004, will carry the flame at Ramsgate harbour.
Emin will take the torch at the Turner Gallery in Margate, before it moves on to visit Canterbury Cathedral.
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