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Olympic torch route: the Guardian relay

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  • sarah-phillips-olympic-opening-ceremony

    London 2012: my big day at the Olympic opening ceremony

    After months of rehearsals I am among the 10,000 volunteers performing in Danny Boyle's Isles of Wonder
  • Amber Charles carries the torch

    Olympic torch sails to its destination

    The torch has spent 70 days travelling the country and – despite moments when the procession felt like a corporate jolly – there have been enough high points to make it a beacon of hope
  • Waiting for Team GB: a Union flag is at less than half mast

    An Olympic-sized thank-you: we've reached the end of the road

    With your help, our unique project has captured words and pictures from across the UK on every day of the torch relay
  • olympics-children

    Olympic torch route, day 70: a child's view from Stratford

    As the flame arrives at the Olympic stadium and we end the 10-week Guardian writers' relay, children who live near the Olympic Park tell us what they really think of the London Games
  • Halswelle Victory

    Olympic torch route, day 69: memories of glory and upsets at White City

    Passing through Shepherd's Bush, the torch salutes a plaque to the winners of the 1908 Games
  • Brixton Village Market

    Olympic torch route, day 69: the taming of Brixton

    Author Tibor Fischer, a long-time resident, on the newly gentrified Brixton that the torch will be passing through
  • simon-paisley-day-samantha-spiro-taming-of-shrew

    Olympic torch relay, day 69: Shakespeare's Globe

    Samantha Spiro, who is playing Katherina in The Taming of the Shrew, plans a dawn appearance at the theatre to welcome the torch

  • Daley Thompson putting the shot during the decathlon at the 1984 Los Angeles Games

    Olympic torch route, day 68: Daley Thompson gets the buzz in Haringey

    Too few coaches forced athletics club to turn away youngsters after decathlete and Seb Coe won gold medals in 1984
  • Richmond upon Thames

    Olympic torch route, day 67: Richmond, it's authorly nice

    The torch passes through Richmond upon Thames, the kempt, litter-free manor once home to kings and queens, but now host to authors and actors, rockers and writers
  • Jack Binstead

    Olympic torch route, day 67: wheelchair athlete misses out – and wonders why

    Twenty of the 24 Kingston torchbearers will be from outside the borough, claim writers looking at corporate involvement
  • Doreen Lawrence passes the torch on to Kieran Lang, the Young Mayor of Lewisham

    Doreen Lawrence bears Olympic torch in south-east London

    Carried aloft by stars of sport and screen, flame heads for live cameo appearance lighting up EastEnders
  • The UK Cold Water Swimmimg Championships at Tooting Bec lido

    Olympic torch route, day 66: breaking the ice at Tooting Bec lido

    The torch avoids Camberwell, Brixton, Streatham, and the riot scars of Croydon, on its way through south London today
  • Valentines Park in Ilford has been spruced up but there are few other attractions for visitors

    Olympic torch route, day 65: Ilford comes in from the cold. Maybe

  • London skyline

    Olympic torch route, day 65: park life, pies, and legendary ice cream sodas

  • Clissold Park

    Olympic torch route, day 64: there's something for everyone in Clissold Park

  • Eric Liddell

    Olympic torch route, day 64: puffing in the footsteps of Eric Liddell

  • 1948 Olympic torch relay in Westerham

    Olympic torch route, day 63: Wrotham gets the flame back, 64 years on

    In 1948 Ruby Malzigus saw men lighting their cigarettes from the torch during the handover. This time the 93-year-old expects security to be a little tighter
  • Tony Savage, Dominic Savage's Dad

    The changing face of Margate - in pictures

  • margate-lido-1950s

    Olympic torch route, day 62: old traditions and a new era in Margate

  • Rye

    Olympic torch route, day 61: girl with spina bifida becomes charity celebrity

    As the torch reaches Rye, Lauren Gander's 300-metre walk with the flame will highlight her dedication to fundraising

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