The Olympics holds no more than a passing interest for me, and neither does the Olympic Torch Relay. However, as it was passing within 200 yards of my home it seemed churlish not to pay it a visit and see what all the fuss was about. It’s a half hour of my life I’ll never get back but it’s also a half hour I really didn’t mind losing. On a stretch of road about 200 yards long there must have been 2,000 people or so. The build up is good with support vehicles and music but the arrival of the Torch itself caught me unawares. It really was quite an emotional thing to see. And the girl with the torch looked ecstatic!
For half an hour I saw no-one arguing, no-one frowning or scowling. Complete strangers chatted away happily together and everyone smiled. Perhaps that says more about the Olympic Spirit than anything else?
Regards,
kev35
By: Arthur Pewtey - 1st July 2012 at 22:07
8000 torch bearers supporting and raising money and awareness for good causes, thousands, if not millions of members of the public out to support them in all weathers and enjoying themselves in the process. Utter tosh? Really?
By: EGTC - 1st July 2012 at 21:58
Nice photos there.
By: Bob - 1st July 2012 at 21:40
For half an hour I saw no-one frowning or scowling.
Good job I wasn’t there – load of utter tosh….
By: AlanR - 30th June 2012 at 23:38
Nice set of pictures. We get it down our way next Friday
By: Arthur Pewtey - 30th June 2012 at 19:58
We went to see it yesterday in Buxton. According to the news, 15000 people turned out to see it and it seems these scenes have been repeated across the UK.
It is nice to see the British come out in large numbers in support of something good.
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June 30, 2012 at 6:38 pm