Olympic Torch to go past Goldstone retail park

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I had visions of Fat Boy Slim passing it on to Gus then to Mike Yardy, Chris Eubank, Steve Ovett, Sally Gunnell, interspersed with 62 year old Peter Witcomb from Brighton and 12 year old Freddy Mouland from Peacehaven etc..

Get this man on the organising committee

Although you need to add Mushy and get Kuipers involved when it goes to Crawley.

 

[JOLovegrove]

Is it televised?

 

[bomber130]

Why don't we all get down there and see if we can blow it out.

 

[catfish]

Why don't we all get down there and see if we can blow it out.

Or torch the retail park as a symbolic gesture.

 

[Return of the Rev]

Me too! Hosepipe ban may get broken me thinks!

local friend

 

[bomber130]

Or torch the retail park as a symbolic gesture.

Nice Idea, perhaps we could trip up the olympic torch runner, he drops the flame and in a freak accident the whole f***ing retail park goes up.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

I assumed the torch bearers would be a mix of sports people/celbrities and nominated people from the local area, but in Brighton and Hove there are people from Northampton, Preston, France and Germany!!

I had visions of Fat Boy Slim passing it on to Gus then to Mike Yardy, Chris Eubank, Steve Ovett, Sally Gunnell, interspersed with 62 year old Peter Witcomb from Brighton and 12 year old Freddy Mouland from Peacehaven etc..

Not Guerchet Gaelle from Malville, Isabelle Bailly from Argenteuil or Steffen Trautmann from Erfurt

I think they've probably paid to get a glimpse of Mendoza - three chances apparently.

 

[Pinkie Brown]

I assumed the torch bearers would be a mix of sports people/celbrities and nominated people from the local area, but in Brighton and Hove there are people from Northampton, Preston, France and Germany!!

I had visions of Fat Boy Slim passing it on to Gus then to Mike Yardy, Chris Eubank, Steve Ovett, Sally Gunnell, interspersed with 62 year old Peter Witcomb from Brighton and 12 year old Freddy Mouland from Peacehaven etc..

Is there any truth, Westwood will be carrying the torch from the start at Fratton Park?

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Seafront celebration when it arrives in Brighton then. Cant wait!

 

[Storer 68]

Already held it. Its as light as a feather

 

[Westdene Wonder]

I heard on the radio that all this hype regarding the Torch is to draw attention to the fact that the Olympics are being held in England.
I wonder how many of those who supported our bid are still of the same opinion considering
1. The cost which is well above the original quote.
2. The security aspect which however much we spend, cannot protect us from those who are prepared to give up their lives.
3. The majority of top events going to the corporate business
4. T he country cant afford it.
5, It can be seen on TV

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I heard on the radio that all this hype regarding the Torch is to draw attention to the fact that the Olympics are being held in England.
I wonder how many of those who supported our bid are still of the same opinion considering
1. The cost which is well above the original quote.
2. The security aspect which however much we spend, cannot protect us from those who are prepared to give up their lives.
3. The majority of top events going to the corporate business
4. T he country cant afford it.
5, It can be seen on TV

Already been to the veledrome and the site is amazing and the area around it been developed really well. Security was the same as an airport and not bad. Most the country will be hooked once its starts, I am working in North London at present and can see the orbit from miles away, it will look amazing when the flame is light.

We spend loads on wars for example and this will benefit the country and local Londoners for years. I agree LOCOG will make a foutune and the corporate side will be painfull to bear, but we will go to all the free stuff and hope and pray to bag a ticket for anything to be able to experience one of the biggeset sporting events on our door step, in our lifetimes.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I can't believe they're taking it past Fratton Park.

Let's hope it's chained securely to the runner, or the locals might try and sell it.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

West Blatchington ? An area you seldom hear of nowadays. West Blatchington actually runs from Hangleton Road twitten to the top of Snakey Hill and is above the boundary that is Hangleton Road.

There is a hedge within the playing fields of West Blatchington Junior School, that divides Blatch from the medieval village of Hangleton.

 

[Gazwag]

I heard on the radio that all this hype regarding the Torch is to draw attention to the fact that the Olympics are being held in England.
I wonder how many of those who supported our bid are still of the same opinion considering
1. The cost which is well above the original quote.
2. The security aspect which however much we spend, cannot protect us from those who are prepared to give up their lives.
3. The majority of top events going to the corporate business
4. T he country cant afford it.
5, It can be seen on TV

Well you're a ray of sunshine

 

[TheJasperCo]

Is there any truth, Westwood will be carrying the torch from the start at Fratton Park?

Apparently he was simulating a cock up his arse at the Amex the other week. Well if he's that keen on trying it, why not give him the torch to practice on? If he is as thick as he looks, he'll probably forget to blow out the flame beforehand...

 

[kevo]

So all the "convoy to ......" bits are presumably when its in cars/lorries/whatever, if that's true, how crap is that going to be

That's rubbish, isn't it - why do they need to do that? I see there's a 'convoy' from Crowborough to Lewes, which means Uckfield misses out. What's the point of that?