:00:05. > :00:14.Welcome to a special edition of BBC South East Today from the Sussex
:00:14. > :00:19.County Cricket Ground. Can 1,000 people are here as they excitedly
:00:19. > :00:24.await the arrival of the Olympic flame -- 10,000. It has troubled 94
:00:24. > :00:31.miles from Portsmouth to get there, passing through the hands of 131
:00:31. > :00:33.torch-bearer, each with their own unique story to tell.
:00:34. > :00:37.Also in tonight's programme: Speeding charges against the
:00:37. > :00:39.comedian Steve Coogan are dropped as he's found not guilty at a court
:00:39. > :00:42.in Sussex. A woman is in hospital with serious
:00:42. > :00:45.head injuries - police appeal for witnesses to a hit and run.
:00:46. > :00:55.And parents' anger as a Kent school plans to close so that they can
:00:56. > :01:01.
:01:01. > :01:07.take their children to see the Welcome to a very special edition
:01:07. > :01:12.of BBC South East Today. Why are we here? We are at the County Ground
:01:12. > :01:16.in Hove with 10,000 people, who are at the moment enjoying Brighton's
:01:16. > :01:20.and Rizzle Kicks, doing their own unique brand of entertainment. But
:01:20. > :01:24.that is not why we are here, on the front of the stage is a large
:01:24. > :01:27.golden goblet and later on this evening, the Olympic flame itself
:01:27. > :01:31.will be arriving here to be kept burning through the night, whatever
:01:31. > :01:35.the weather. It hasn't been a lovely afternoon but people all
:01:35. > :01:40.along the route have been enjoying themselves. 8,000 miles from Greece
:01:40. > :01:47.to London. Today, the section started off in Portsmouth and a
:01:47. > :01:52.long the road, the flame will have travelled 94.7 miles, 131 people
:01:52. > :01:55.have earned be titled torchbearer, as it passed through different
:01:55. > :01:58.divinities and towns to make its way here. Some of the people
:01:58. > :02:05.carrying the claim, you will have heard of. From Brighton, Sally
:02:05. > :02:10.Gunnell, who won 400 metres gold in 1992. Robin Cousins, he won a gold
:02:10. > :02:13.medal at Lake placid in 1980. An awful lot of other people have
:02:13. > :02:18.carried it today and you will be hearing from them in a few moments
:02:18. > :02:22.time. It is day 59 of the actual journey of the Olympic torch today.
:02:22. > :02:27.The Games are less than a fortnight away. The convoy carrying the
:02:27. > :02:30.Olympic flame reached Shoreham about an hour ago, and it has
:02:31. > :02:36.travelled through West Blatchington, and from there carried on to Hove
:02:36. > :02:40.Park and then it will be coming through central place mark and it
:02:40. > :02:44.is -- central Hove and it is due to be here just before 7 o'clock and
:02:44. > :02:53.we are hoping to see the flame lit live here at Sussex County Cricket
:02:53. > :02:57.Club. But the point of the torch relay is not just about famous
:02:57. > :03:01.people under Lindens, it is about ordinary people who have done
:03:01. > :03:06.extraordinary things -- and Olympians. Chrissie Reidy has been
:03:06. > :03:09.meeting some of them. Torch fever has officially arrived
:03:09. > :03:15.in the south-east. Hundreds lined the streets to welcome the Olympic
:03:15. > :03:18.flame as it was driven in convoy from sure home in West Sussex.
:03:18. > :03:27.Kevin was one of the first to carry the torch. He has raised thousands
:03:27. > :03:34.of pounds for charity, he had been running a marathon on his stag do.
:03:34. > :03:37.Torchbearers ran alongside Olympic hurdler Sally Gunnell. Allen is the
:03:37. > :03:41.south-east's Unsung Sporting Hero. Since the 1970s, he has given up
:03:42. > :03:46.his evenings and weekends to help people play cricket. He admitted he
:03:46. > :03:49.couldn't wait to get into his Olympic tracksuit. I had to try it
:03:49. > :03:54.on straight away to make sure it fitted and slightly embarrassing, I
:03:54. > :03:57.thought it might be quite amusing for my wife if I got the feather
:03:57. > :04:02.duster out and all my slippers and pranced around the house in it,
:04:02. > :04:08.which she managed to catch on film and put onto Facebook at the
:04:08. > :04:11.amusement of all. They got my face. Amanda was nominated by her son.
:04:11. > :04:14.She has spent her life trying to make a difference to the lives of
:04:15. > :04:19.young people. She says her inspiration was the boxing legend
:04:19. > :04:28.Muhammad Ali. I watched this young man and I thought, if you can do
:04:28. > :04:32.something so amazing, then anybody can do it. Through my life, he is
:04:32. > :04:36.one of my peers, but the fact that he was a fighter and he refused to
:04:36. > :04:41.fight, the fact that he stood up for what he believed in, his
:04:41. > :04:45.integrity, he has just been part of my faith the journey and he is an
:04:45. > :04:48.inspiring person. The Olympic flame will be transferred to the cauldron
:04:48. > :04:58.at Hove Cricket Ground, where it will spend the night before heading
:04:58. > :04:58.
:04:58. > :05:03.off from Brighton Pavilion early the rain is holding off, and we
:05:03. > :05:07.will be having a full weather report later on to let us know what
:05:07. > :05:11.we can expect for the rest of the torch relay, but Chrissie Reidy is
:05:11. > :05:15.now in the middle of that marvellous melee where Rizzle Kicks
:05:15. > :05:20.are performing and if she can hear us, let alone anyone else, we can
:05:20. > :05:25.hear what some of the excitement and the crowd is like. Chrissie?
:05:25. > :05:30.You can see Olympic fever has well and truly arrived in Brighton.
:05:30. > :05:34.Check out this sea of faces or having a good time. And over here,
:05:34. > :05:39.we have Rizzle Kicks, really getting the party going. Everyone
:05:39. > :05:46.has got their dancing shoes on. What you make up the atmosphere on?
:05:46. > :05:53.It is really good. What has been the best bit? Rizzle Kicks!
:05:53. > :06:01.about you, why was it important for you to be here? The like Rizzle
:06:01. > :06:08.Kicks? Yes! -- do like. Let me come to these two ladies, it is very
:06:08. > :06:14.important for you to be here, why is that? Absolutely once-in-a-
:06:14. > :06:19.lifetime, fantastic, really excited. What you make up the atmosphere?
:06:19. > :06:25.Lots of people undeterred by the wind and rain? Absolut do, they are
:06:25. > :06:29.all having a great time. -- absolutely. Let's come further down
:06:29. > :06:34.the line. I have been waiting all of my life for the Olympics to be
:06:34. > :06:40.in Britain. By you looking forward to the torch bearing? I have got
:06:40. > :06:44.tickets. A what have you enjoyed about today? Rizzle Kicks. We have
:06:44. > :06:50.all of these Rizzle Kicks fans, what is it about them? I just love
:06:50. > :06:56.them. What do you like about them? Everything. By you looking forward
:06:56. > :07:01.to the torch coming? Yes. The -- are you looking forward. I was a
:07:01. > :07:05.throwback to you, Rob. It is a fantastic atmosphere, with
:07:05. > :07:09.Rizzle Kicks going through their paces. I am sure the groundsman is
:07:10. > :07:13.happy that the rain is holding up, 10,000 people walking on the
:07:13. > :07:18.outfield. It is extraordinary feat of organisation to get this many
:07:18. > :07:28.people here and all along the route. We will speak to somebody from
:07:28. > :07:29.
:07:29. > :07:35.LOCOG, this is all your fault? this is my fault, I am absolutely
:07:35. > :07:38.willing to accepted! This is tremendous. -- accept it. We have
:07:38. > :07:43.had the torch in the region for just over four days and we have had
:07:44. > :07:48.one million people, out and see it, which is extraordinary. So I say,
:07:48. > :07:53.East Sussex, Kent and Surrey, it is going to be amazing. Give us a
:07:53. > :07:57.better the flavour of what we can expect over the next week. -- a bit
:07:57. > :08:03.of a flavour. It is here in Brighton for tonight and then
:08:03. > :08:10.tomorrow, it goes just down the road to Hastings, thank you very
:08:10. > :08:17.much. Hastings will be very good, it will be fantastic. Then it goes
:08:17. > :08:21.to Dover. We have all sorts of things happening, tall ships,
:08:22. > :08:26.fireworks. We have got a special programme on Wednesday, we are
:08:26. > :08:31.looking forward to that. In terms of organisation, how many people
:08:31. > :08:35.have you used to get all of this together? Over the country, it is
:08:35. > :08:38.hundreds of people organising this. It all happens right down to the
:08:38. > :08:43.second, when that the torch-bearer comes down the street and people
:08:43. > :08:49.turn and look at it and shout. we hope it will be here for the end
:08:49. > :08:54.of the programme, just before 7 o'clock. It will be here. Then you
:08:54. > :09:04.ever so much. We will be coming back here as the torch near the
:09:04. > :09:08.
:09:08. > :09:11.County Ground in Sussex. There over to poly.
:09:11. > :09:13.The comedian Steve Coogan has been cleared of speeding today, after a
:09:13. > :09:16.court hearing in Sussex. He told magistrates in Brighton that he
:09:16. > :09:20.often loaned his Range Rover to family and friends and that someone
:09:20. > :09:21.else was driving the vehicle when it broke the speed limit in Hove
:09:21. > :09:26.last October. Juliette Parkin has the details.
:09:26. > :09:32.Just to reassure you, the Queen is not dead. It is a humorous intro to
:09:32. > :09:36.a song... He is perhaps best known for his alter ego, the socially
:09:36. > :09:39.awkward Alan Partridge, whose catchphrases have made him
:09:39. > :09:45.virtually a household name. But today it was that after winning
:09:45. > :09:50.comedian in front of the cameras as himself, awaiting trial of the two
:09:50. > :09:55.driving offences. In October last year, Steve Coogan's Range Rover
:09:55. > :09:59.was caught speeding in Hove. He told the court he was not driving
:09:59. > :10:05.the car at the time but magistrates heard it Turkey in the Rand five
:10:05. > :10:09.months, rather than the required 28 days -- it to kick around five
:10:09. > :10:15.months, rather than the required 28 days, to reveal his friend had been
:10:15. > :10:17.driving. He said it was used as a poor car and the initial inquiries
:10:17. > :10:21.between friends and family had drawn a blank.
:10:21. > :10:25.When I asked him if it could have been dealt any quicker, he replied
:10:25. > :10:29.that if he had taken a more forensic approach, he may have
:10:29. > :10:33.established hit the driver was. It is possible he could have done but
:10:33. > :10:36.he was looking in the wrong place. In November last year, he appeared
:10:36. > :10:40.before the Leveson Inquiry to give evidence that the phone hacking
:10:40. > :10:43.scandal. The court heard he was busy preparing for this at the time
:10:43. > :10:47.of the offence as well as renovating his home. The
:10:48. > :10:52.magistrates accepted that he did everything he could to find out who
:10:52. > :10:56.was driving. A car enthusiast, the comedian is well love -- well known
:10:56. > :10:59.for his love of the faster versions, but he proved to the court that he
:10:59. > :11:05.was not driving that day. With both charges dropped, his relief was
:11:05. > :11:08.clear. A Mr Coogan what is your reaction?
:11:08. > :11:13.I am relieved, it is the right decision. Now the comedian and
:11:13. > :11:16.actor can get on with doing what he loves best.
:11:16. > :11:19.A woman who died after falling from a cliff near Beachy Head while
:11:19. > :11:23.walking her dog with her husband has been named as 49-year-old
:11:23. > :11:29.Laraine Goodwin, from Sundridge, near Sevenoaks. She fell 300 feet
:11:29. > :11:33.onto the beach at Birling Gap on Saturday afternoon. A post mortem
:11:33. > :11:36.examination will be held later this week.
:11:36. > :11:41.The chairman of the Kent County Show says he's expecting losses of
:11:41. > :11:44.over �300,000 because of problems caused by the wet weather.
:11:44. > :11:47.Thousands of people travelling to the showground at Detling had to be
:11:48. > :11:53.turned away, after heavy rain made parking areas unsafe. 50,000 people
:11:53. > :11:56.attended this year's show, down from 67,000 last year.
:11:56. > :12:00.Detectives are hunting a hit-and- run driver who sped off after
:12:00. > :12:03.leaving a woman with life- threatening injuries. The 29-year-
:12:03. > :12:08.old has serious head and leg injuries after the collision on
:12:08. > :12:14.Brighton seafront yesterday. Our News Correspondent Paul Siegert
:12:14. > :12:19.joins us live from Brighton. Sussex Police are appealing for
:12:19. > :12:24.information, Paul? Yes, detectives say they need the
:12:24. > :12:27.public to help on this one because they have so little to go on. The
:12:27. > :12:31.condition of the 20 Nigel Forman from Hove is improving. The
:12:31. > :12:38.hospital says her injuries are still serious but no longer night
:12:38. > :12:43.threatening -- the condition of the 29-year-old woman is improving. She
:12:43. > :12:47.was transferred to a specialist unit in Haywards Heath. As for the
:12:47. > :12:52.accident itself, it happened at the junction of Kings Road and West
:12:53. > :12:56.Street. The 29-year-old was out for the group of friends when she was
:12:56. > :13:04.hit early in the morning. All detected know is that it was a dark
:13:04. > :13:08.car, they don't now it it was a man or woman -- all detectives know.
:13:08. > :13:12.He drowned attempting to save the life of a five-year-old girl in
:13:12. > :13:17.difficulty in the sea of West Sussex. Now the family of a
:13:17. > :13:27.Bulgarian and are working with the RNLI to make sure children are
:13:27. > :13:28.
:13:28. > :13:33.aware of the dangers of the seaside. For this lady, he was the perfect
:13:33. > :13:40.son. Always thinking of others before himself. He died, she says,
:13:41. > :13:46.just as he had lived. He was a very fine, a very loving, a very much a
:13:46. > :13:50.gentle man. He had moved to Sutton from Bulgaria 10 years ago. He had
:13:50. > :13:54.gone to West Wittering beach in West Sussex Fire dead with his
:13:54. > :13:58.girlfriend when he heard cries for help. A five-year-old girl playing
:13:58. > :14:03.on an inflatable ring was being swept out to sea. He reached her,
:14:03. > :14:08.but was himself trapped under by strong currents. His family, moved
:14:08. > :14:13.by the many messages of support by strangers, have set up a fund-
:14:13. > :14:17.raising campaign with the RNLI. This man is a hero and a credit to
:14:17. > :14:22.his family and both of our countries. The money raised will go
:14:22. > :14:26.towards projects like this. Teaching inner-city children lest
:14:26. > :14:30.familiar with the coast about the dangers -- less familiar, and what
:14:30. > :14:35.to do if you find yourself in trouble in the water. The water can
:14:35. > :14:44.be very dangerous and people must be very, very careful when they go
:14:44. > :14:48.there to enjoy themselves. We can see how it can happen in seconds.
:14:48. > :14:54.The man's bravery is also being recognised by the Bulgarian
:14:54. > :14:58.government, due to award him the honorary St George, at the highest
:14:58. > :15:04.civilian distinction. In my life, I have not heard of anyone doing this.
:15:04. > :15:07.The reaction was really both of grief and pride. And his mother is
:15:07. > :15:12.also proud of her son, but hopes the campaign will help prevent
:15:12. > :15:18.future tragedies. I know that he did whatever he did with a very
:15:18. > :15:28.good heart. She says he would simply have wanted, as always, to
:15:28. > :15:31.
:15:31. > :15:35.A retired Church of England priest from East Sussex has appeared in
:15:35. > :15:39.court charged with 38 sexual offences against children. Canon
:15:39. > :15:45.Gordon Rideout from Polegate is accused of carrying at the abuse in
:15:45. > :15:50.the 1960s and 1970s. He will appear next at Lewes Crown Court on
:15:50. > :15:53.October 19th. The Independent Alnwick District
:15:53. > :15:57.Councillor Ian Treiber has launched his campaign to become Kent's
:15:57. > :16:00.police commissioner by calling for the legalisation of drugs. He says
:16:00. > :16:05.the war drugs has been a disaster and believes relaxing the law would
:16:05. > :16:09.free up resources to crackdown on other crimes like vandalism,
:16:09. > :16:12.domestic violence and sexual assault.
:16:12. > :16:15.Plans for a �20 million renewable power station at Shoreham Harbour
:16:15. > :16:19.had been handed to Adur District Council. It could be built in two
:16:19. > :16:23.years' time if approved. The company behind the scheme says it
:16:23. > :16:26.would convert vegetable oil and animal fat into enough electricity
:16:26. > :16:30.for 18,000 homes. There has been an angry reaction
:16:30. > :16:35.from some parents after a market primary-school abandoned its plans
:16:36. > :16:39.to take pupils to see the Olympic torch because of safety concerns. -
:16:39. > :16:42.- Margate. Drapers Mill Primary School will instead close before
:16:42. > :16:46.lunchtime and is asking parents to take the children to the really
:16:46. > :16:49.themselves. Terry is just one of hundreds of
:16:49. > :16:53.parents who has been told the school can no longer risk taking
:16:53. > :16:58.their children to them really. was quite last minute, the only
:16:58. > :17:04.told us on Friday. -- it was. We spoke to the head teacher and said
:17:04. > :17:10.it would close at two o'clock. But it is quite an inconvenience to
:17:10. > :17:17.most parents at Work. It does not seem to be much point in children,
:17:17. > :17:22.to school for two-and-a-half hours. Having six of them and taking them
:17:22. > :17:27.all down, it is a bit of a problem. The school says it only found out
:17:27. > :17:32.recently that the area it had been allocated to see the torch had also
:17:32. > :17:37.been given to another school, meaning there would be a total of
:17:37. > :17:42.800 pupils and staff from the two schools, safety, they felt, could
:17:42. > :17:46.be compromised. I appreciate there was only a week's notice, but we
:17:46. > :17:51.felt for the safety of the children it was paramount and we needed to
:17:51. > :17:56.keep them safe. There will be members of staff on site if the
:17:56. > :18:00.children cannot be collected through work pressure. Her the
:18:00. > :18:03.final briefings for the security teams and marshals. In terms of
:18:03. > :18:07.risk assessment, each school has to make their own choice. We are
:18:07. > :18:13.disappointed that some of the children will not be there. Can you
:18:13. > :18:17.guarantee safety? We are there to manage the crowd, not the safety of
:18:17. > :18:21.individual children. That is the school's responsibility. We can
:18:21. > :18:25.make sure the torch day itself is a safe as possible. The school says
:18:25. > :18:32.it is not the only one to decide not to go or mass and asked parents
:18:32. > :18:36.to take on responsibility. Safety, I would much prefer to take myself.
:18:36. > :18:40.I understand their reasons, 800 children in one place is a bit much.
:18:40. > :18:45.The Olympic torch is coming round Moorgate. Are you looking forward
:18:45. > :18:52.to it? Yes, if I can. The council says it hopes everyone gets the
:18:52. > :18:57.chance to celebrate. We are going to go back now to the
:18:57. > :19:01.County Ground in Hove, where Rob Smith and around 10,000 people are
:19:01. > :19:06.expecting the Olympic torch derive any minute.
:19:06. > :19:11.We absolutely are, the excitement has kicked up a halt couple of
:19:11. > :19:14.matches. In the corner of the ground, a few moments from a, we
:19:14. > :19:18.expect to see a to right. Another reason why there has been more
:19:18. > :19:26.excitement is that man other than a Olympian and ice dance specialist
:19:26. > :19:30.Robin Cousins is here. -- none other. And you are a torch-bearer.
:19:30. > :19:35.I am an Olympic torch bearer and a very programme. Which it did you
:19:35. > :19:39.do? I came down the drive, and you are just part of a very long but
:19:39. > :19:44.exciting journey the flame is taking. It is about to come into
:19:44. > :19:49.Hove cricket ground. Sally Gunnell is on stage, she ran earlier. This
:19:49. > :19:53.is something we never did when I was competing as an athlete. A
:19:53. > :19:56.winter two Olympic Games as a competitive. One of them I got the
:19:56. > :20:02.gold medal. This was part of the Olympic that was never part of a
:20:02. > :20:06.lives as athletes. Were you aware of it at all? Very little. You are
:20:06. > :20:11.so focused on building up to what you need to do on that date in your
:20:11. > :20:16.chosen sport, to represent your country. The fact it is here on
:20:16. > :20:19.home soil is amazing. I have done quite a few winter games, as a
:20:19. > :20:24.competitor or a commentator. This is my first involvement in the
:20:24. > :20:28.summer games and I could not be proud of. These explain the
:20:28. > :20:31.presence of these two beautiful young ladies. This should have been
:20:31. > :20:35.my opening night in Chicago in London. Of course, this had to take
:20:35. > :20:40.precedence. The two ladies here will make sure I get back to London
:20:40. > :20:44.as soon as we have finished talking. Fantastic. There is a big crowd
:20:44. > :20:48.here, some 10,000 people. The weather has not been as kind as it
:20:48. > :20:52.could have done. What was the atmosphere like on the road?
:20:52. > :20:56.Amazing, people were screaming and cheering. I think the sun has shone
:20:56. > :21:00.through the people supporting distort run over the past few weeks,
:21:00. > :21:04.no matter what comes from up there. I was fortunate to run in dry
:21:04. > :21:08.weather this afternoon. But it would never have dampened any one's
:21:08. > :21:12.spirits. To show you are a proper Olympian, you have a special torch,
:21:12. > :21:16.because this has not been decommissioned. I have literally
:21:16. > :21:20.come straight from the relay run. It will be taken out of my hands,
:21:20. > :21:25.the innards will be taken out. What a great way to light the barbecue
:21:25. > :21:30.on a Sunday afternoon! But sadly, no, it will take pride of place at
:21:30. > :21:38.the Garrick Theatre in London. Then it will take pride of place next to
:21:38. > :21:43.my Olympic medal. Can I have ago? Yes, you can. It is not very heavy,
:21:43. > :21:48.it is very easy to carry. 8,000 holes in this to represent the
:21:48. > :21:56.8,000 people that are running. And it is a triangle, the third
:21:56. > :22:00.Olympics the Great Britain. And the three Olympic creeds. I am just
:22:01. > :22:05.hearing in my year, I think we should be seeing that the torch is
:22:05. > :22:10.going to be coming into the ground and a few moments. It is being
:22:10. > :22:18.carried on its last legs by lady called Karen West, from work in.
:22:18. > :22:22.She is a cancer nurse at Goring Hall Hospital. -- from working. It
:22:22. > :22:27.is starting to come into the ground. There are rows of people who are
:22:27. > :22:35.lining up along the edge of the walkway. Local schoolchildren, or
:22:35. > :22:43.in a variety of different teacher colours. Flame coloured T-shirts to
:22:43. > :22:48.represent the Olympic flame. Now, why is Karen West the person who is
:22:48. > :22:52.carrying the torch? I can tell you, she was actually nominated for her
:22:52. > :22:57.work, for her outstanding work as a nursing sister at Goring Hall
:22:57. > :23:02.Hospital. They described her as a patient's Guardian. She is helping
:23:02. > :23:08.people get to the last days with cancer. Some of the Commons of the
:23:08. > :23:11.people who actually nominated her for carrying the torch -- comments,
:23:11. > :23:15.beset their journey would be far harder without that phone number
:23:15. > :23:20.they can always ring, she is a true inspiration to all her patients.
:23:20. > :23:24.They say she is more than a nurse and she is always on the end of the
:23:24. > :23:29.phone, if they need a shoulder to cry on. She is coming into the
:23:29. > :23:33.stadium. We can just see it as it comes through into the edge of the
:23:33. > :23:40.ground. It is likely hidden behind the trees at the moment. You can
:23:40. > :23:44.see everybody in the ground. They have been watching me and Robin.
:23:44. > :23:47.have just spent a couple of hours on the torch relay past with these
:23:47. > :23:51.wonderful volunteers, and these people who have been nominated. I
:23:51. > :23:55.am here as an Olympian, these people who have been nominated it
:23:55. > :23:59.changed people's lives and affected people in such a way that they are
:23:59. > :24:02.one of the 1,000 that have been nominated to be here. It is an
:24:02. > :24:05.incredible honour and I felt very honoured to be sitting next to some
:24:05. > :24:09.of them. Their stories are so matter-of-fact to them, but they
:24:10. > :24:18.have such passion for what they do, it is a great moment for them.
:24:18. > :24:21.the handover of the torch itself, the... The Kiss. The torture is
:24:21. > :24:26.meat and someone makes sure that you are turned off as the other one
:24:27. > :24:31.is lit. They make sure the torches kissed. That is a thrilling moment.
:24:31. > :24:37.It is like shaking someone's hand that you always wanted to make.
:24:37. > :24:42.reality of the flame is that it was actually let using the power up the
:24:42. > :24:46.sun, on Mount Olympus in Greece. It is the same flame. And it keeps
:24:46. > :24:49.going, the flame in those days was meant as something that no matter
:24:50. > :24:53.what was going on in the world, this was the flame of peace and it
:24:53. > :24:57.brought everyone together. It is the one symbol of the games that
:24:57. > :25:02.still exists, very much today. you were at the Winter Games, the
:25:02. > :25:07.flame was there as well. When you are competing as an athlete, you
:25:07. > :25:09.looked up for the first time at that, what did that mean to you?
:25:09. > :25:15.stand there in your gear at the Stadium as the thing was brought in
:25:15. > :25:19.at the cauldron was lit, you are in your country's colours,
:25:19. > :25:23.representing your squad. Ways and her lawyers representing your
:25:23. > :25:28.country. To be an Olympian as part of a giant squad representing your
:25:28. > :25:32.country, there is something unique about being after you -- Olympic
:25:32. > :25:37.event and representing in that way. It does not matter how many events
:25:37. > :25:43.you do, the Olympic family is what you want to be a part of, with your
:25:43. > :25:48.chosen sport. I can tell you that the flame tomorrow as it continues
:25:48. > :25:58.on its route going around, it is going to be travelling from
:25:58. > :26:02.Brighton to Hastings,. On Wednesday, travelling round from Hastings
:26:02. > :26:05.through to Dover, Dover Castle is one of the places it will be
:26:06. > :26:13.pitching up at. It will be travelling on a tall ship as well.
:26:13. > :26:19.The flame is getting closer and closer to last. On Thursday, going
:26:19. > :26:29.from deal to Leeds Castle. Tracey airmen will be opening their. At
:26:29. > :26:30.
:26:30. > :26:34.Maidstone to Guildford. The flame is now here in the stadium. If we
:26:34. > :26:41.looked across to the other side of the cricket pitch, the plane is now
:26:42. > :26:45.making its way along the outskirts. -- the flame. We can see it quite
:26:45. > :26:51.brightly through the gloom of the evening. As it makes its way on the
:26:51. > :26:58.final few yards to the stage to be lit. I will lead you to soak up the
:26:58. > :27:04.atmosphere for a moment. The Olympic flame, brought by Karen
:27:04. > :27:14.West, comes up onto the stage, delight the Crucible here. -- to
:27:14. > :27:39.
:27:39. > :27:49.Karen, if you would like to wave. If you would like to join us here.
:27:49. > :28:23.
:28:23. > :28:29.Well done, Karen. Join us in the centre of the stage. Please welcome
:28:29. > :28:32.Chrissie Reidy. The Olympic flame has been lit here. At the Sussex
:28:32. > :28:37.County Cricket Ground in Hove. It looks beautiful. It has been a