Olympic torch relay
On the morning of Wednesday 23rd May 2012 the Olympic torch relay came to Nailsea in North Somerset.
The UK phase of the relay had started four days earlier at Land's End and would finish on Friday 27th July at the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium. In that time the flame covered approximately 8,000 miles and was carried by about 8,000 torch bearers on a route that criss-crossed the nation, and even took in Dublin, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, all of which lie outside the UK.
For me, London 2012 was a source of immense pride in what a country could achieve when it put its collective mind to staging the world's most important celebration of sport. I remember enjoying a powerful sense of well-being at this time and felt optimistic about the future. What a difference a decade can make.
© Ten Years After archive series 2022
Olympic torch relay
On the morning of Wednesday 23rd May 2012 the Olympic torch relay came to Nailsea in North Somerset.
The UK phase of the relay had started four days earlier at Land's End and would finish on Friday 27th July at the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium. In that time the flame covered approximately 8,000 miles and was carried by about 8,000 torch bearers on a route that criss-crossed the nation, and even took in Dublin, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, all of which lie outside the UK.
For me, London 2012 was a source of immense pride in what a country could achieve when it put its collective mind to staging the world's most important celebration of sport. I remember enjoying a powerful sense of well-being at this time and felt optimistic about the future. What a difference a decade can make.
© Ten Years After archive series 2022