The olympic Torch in Chippenham
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Thanks for that I know now that I didn't miss anything 8-)
Loads of Olympic Torches on fleabay.
Can't believe people would buy them let alone pay thousands for the privilege :-/
I wonder how much he will get for that one?? :)
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Then a vehicle promoting that well known kiddies health drink.
;D
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Thanks for sharing Del, the torch seems a lot of fuss for...... :-/ dunno really :-/
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:D wow!!! thing I found funny is that many of these torch bearers aren't actually from the towns/cities
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:D wow!!! thing I found funny is that many of these torch bearers aren't actually from the towns/cities
When they go thru Calne only one of them is listed as from Calne. Yet I know of a Calne person who is running a leg in another town.. :-/
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Hardly anyone is running in thier home town, seems a shame really.
We rambled up to Frome Rd from the office yesterday lunchtime to see it go through Trowbridge. Couldn't believe the amount of official vehicles & stuff going through ahead of the torch.
Lots of bike coppers from every force going between Devon & Cornwall through to the Met! :D
BB
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Hardly anyone is running in thier home town, seems a shame really.
Couldn't believe the amount of official vehicles & stuff going through ahead of the torch.
Lots of bike coppers from every force going between Devon & Cornwall through to the Met! :D
BB
Had a report of somat like a dozen motorbikes with some on pushbikes and then the 8 running with the torch plus 'route command vehicle' 'route somat else vehicle' then some plod cars...talk about over staffed :D....what do these plod normally do ?
Like the Lloyds TSB bus--we funding that too :P
Samsung :o
Still let's enjoy the whole thing as it is here ;D..
..anyone bought any of them extra tickets that have become available :-?
DEL!!! Your pic saying 'man on bicycle'----isn't that a laydeeeee maybe :D ;D ;D
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Hardly anyone is running in thier home town, seems a shame really.
We rambled up to Frome Rd from the office yesterday lunchtime to see it go through Trowbridge. Couldn't believe the amount of official vehicles & stuff going through ahead of the torch.
Lots of bike coppers from every force going between Devon & Cornwall through to the Met! :D
BB
I was speaking with a council official today and apparently, due to security reasons no one was allowed to run with the torch through their home town. And all council staff who were stewarding the events were required to produce their passports.
Is it just me? - I don't really get the logic behind these measures - perhaps someone can explain?
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Yes the cyclist in the picture is a girl. The one before was a chap. There are two advance cyclists - they are having a good advance look at the crowds just before the runners appeared - everyone has ear pieces, etc.- Both cyclists carry long bags over their shoulders - I took a good guess that they are armed police.
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'armed' :o :o it's a bloody torch
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someone in Swindon yesterday tried to nab it outside the college :o was very quickly bundled on by several security before they even got close!
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Thanks for that I know now that I didn't miss anything 8-)
Loads of Olympic Torches on fleabay.
Can't believe people would buy them let alone pay thousands for the privilege :-/
I wonder how much he will get for that one?? :)
He's not selling it! He had to pay £250 to keep it.
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[quote author=Blackbonnie link=1337776738/6#6 date=1337794651]Hardly anyone is running in thier home town, seems a shame really.
We rambled up to Frome Rd from the office yesterday lunchtime to see it go through Trowbridge. Couldn't believe the amount of official vehicles & stuff going through ahead of the torch.
Lots of bike coppers from every force going between Devon & Cornwall through to the Met! :D
BB
I was speaking with a council official today and apparently, due to security reasons no one was allowed to run with the torch through their home town. And all council staff who were stewarding the events were required to produce their passports.
Is it just me? - I don't really get the logic behind these measures - perhaps someone can explain?
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Tom running above lives in Chippenham and ran in Chippenham
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[quote author=monday21 link=1337776738/9#9 date=1337807852][quote author=Blackbonnie link=1337776738/6#6 date=1337794651]Hardly anyone is running in thier home town, seems a shame really.
We rambled up to Frome Rd from the office yesterday lunchtime to see it go through Trowbridge. Couldn't believe the amount of official vehicles & stuff going through ahead of the torch.
Lots of bike coppers from every force going between Devon & Cornwall through to the Met! :D
BB
I was speaking with a council official today and apparently, due to security reasons no one was allowed to run with the torch through their home town. And all council staff who were stewarding the events were required to produce their passports.
Is it just me? - I don't really get the logic behind these measures - perhaps someone can explain?
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Tom running above lives in Chippenham and ran in Chippenham[/quote]
Perhaps there are exceptions Sue, or the council official got it wrong, she did have to produce her passport though despite the fact she has worked for the LA for many years.
Whatever, security around these events does seem OTT.
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Two of the runners in Chippenham were from Chippenham and one from a village nearby
In Calne only one of them came from there.
Security may seem OTT but unfortunately they have to be ready for just about anything in are relative safe society of ours.
Everything from the local nut job or drunk running out to try and grab the torch which has happened right up to the threat of suicide bomber.
That may sound extreme but if the police did not plan for it and it happened and they had not tried to stop it the british media would soon start bleating "why were the police not ready"
I would hazard a gues the advance vehicles contain people who are having a jolly good look for "real" threats in the crowd before the torch arrives.
Not shown in my photos was a big white van that proceded the runner with two big satalite dishes on the top. It looked like a very expensive communications van. The single blue flashing light on the dash board gave it away. There is a lot of security we do not see.
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l109/superdel/004.jpg
I for one is a great supporter of the jubilee celebrations and all the olympic events. With all the economic gloom the country is suffering it just may kick start the country a bit.
All the constant "things are bad" rammed down our throats by our media is really pissing me off
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I suppose we are paying the price for adopting the role of self-appointed world policeman.
