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GALLERY+VIDEO: Hertfordshire Welcomes The Olympic Torch Relay

Saturday, July 7th 2012 13:28

ABOVE: A nervous-looking Olympic Torchbearer negotiates the rapids at Lee Valley White Water Centre (COURTESY: London 2012)

Hertfordshire has welcome the Olympic Torch, as part of a 2 day relay covering almost 150 miles...

JACK fm Listeners and our followers on Twitter and Facebook have been sending in their photos of the Olympic Torch Relay through Hertfordshire.

Here are just some of them...

Day 1 - Lee Valley White Water Centre in Waltham Cross...

More than 2,500 people gathered at Hertfordshire's Olympic venue as the Torch was taken around the white water course - and despite concerns, the rapids didn't extinguish the flames!



(BELOW: Negotiating the rapids on the Olympic canoe slalom course)

 
(BELOW: Waltham Cross - courtesy of Penny Phillpot)
 


Day 1 - Crowds gather in Hertford for the Olympic Torch relay...



(BELOW: One of Hertford's proud Olympic Torch bearers is cheered on by the crowd)



(BELOW: Keen for a good view of the Olympic torch relay!)



(BELOW: The Torch continues it's journey through Hertford)



Day 1 - Ware...



Day 1 - Bishop's Stortford...



Day 2 - Crowds brave the rain as the Olympic Torch Relay arrives in Letchworth...

(BELOW: Letchworth's Torchbearers)


(BELOW: John Harris from Baldock carries the Olympic Torch in Letchworth)



(BELOW: Letchworth Torchbearer Tony Tillbrooke hands over to
a happy Claire Yeo)


(BELOW: Letchworth Torchbearer Celia Watson)



Day 2 - Sunshine and showers for the Stevenage leg of the relay! (Courtesy: Stevenage Borough Council)



(BELOW: Stevenage's Torchbearers in their relay kit)



(VIDEO: The Olympic Torch in Stevenage - courtesy of Scott Hatley)

(BELOW: Gobi Ranganthan with the Olympic Torch in Stevenage - thanks to Liam Daly)



(BELOW: Lining the multi-storey in Stevenage for the relay - thanks to Louise Turner!)



(BELOW: The Torch passes Stevenage Fire Station - thanks to Tony Robinson)



(BELOW: 12 year-old Luca Well takes the Olympic Torch)



(BELOW: The Academy Dance Studio gather around the Olympic Torch)



(BELOW: Torchbearer Thomas Isaacs who raised £350,000 pounds for Parkinson's research, carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City)



Day 2 - JACK fm and The Folk keep the crowds entertained in Welwyn Garden City



(VIDEO: The JACK fm stage in Welwyn Garden City)





Day 2 - Hatfield Town Centre



(BELOW: Olympic Mascot Wenlock keeps an eye on JACK's Girls)



(BELOW: Torchbearer Talya at the University of Hertfordshire)






(BELOW: The Olympic Torch comes to the University of Hertfordshire)



(BELOW: Torchbearer Alice Breheny carries the Olympic Flame through Hatfield House - Courtesy of London 2012)



(BELOW: Torchbearer Alice Breheny carries the Olympic Flame through Hatfield House on the Torch Relay leg through Hatfield - Courtesy of London 2012)



(BELOW: Torchbearer Claire Weston kisses her Olympic Flame torch on the Torch Relay leg between Hatfield and St Albans - Courtesy of London 2012)



(BELOW: An unusual hand-over as Torchbearer 100 Riessen Hill passes the Olympic Flame to Torchbearer 101 Sarah Toll on the Torch Relay leg between Hatfield and St Albans)



Day 2 - St Albans

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