Olympic Torch Relay: Day 27 Highlights
14 June 2012, 05:00 | Updated: 30 March 2016, 13:50
THURSDAY 14TH JUNE (EDINBURGH - ALNWICK)
· The Torch will travel a total of 140.20 miles today
· 130 torchbearers will carry the flame
· The Olympic Torch will arrive in Berwick at 4:30pm
· Brian Tinnion, a Torchbearer from Ponteland will carry the flame into Bamburgh Castle at 6:10pm. You can read more about Brian's story here
· The Torch is due to arrive in Alnwick at 6:59pm
· Suggested viewing points for the Torch when it reaches Alnwick:
- Bondgate Without
- Bondgate Within
- Fenkle street
- On stage at the Northumberland Torch Evening Celebration on The Pastures.
· At 7:20pm the final torchbearer of the day will carry the flame to light the cauldron at the Evening Celebration
· The Evening Celebration is taking place at Alnwick Pastures in the grounds of Alnwick Castle, starting at 5:30pm
· 12,000 people have been allocated tickets to the Alnwick Evening Celebration
· 136 miles of tarmac in Northumberland will be covered by the Torch during it's time here
