Olympic Torch In Dorset
It's day 56 of the Torch Relay. The torch leg started in Portland Bill this morning and will go through Weymouth ending up in Poole later today.
It's day 56 of the Torch Relay. The torch leg started in Portland Bill this morning and will go through Weymouth ending up in Poole later today.
Members of the Royal Navy's Special Boat Service (SBS) check Weymouth beach ahead of Olympic torch celebrations. The torch arrived in the county earlier today. Although a parade to welcome it to the town this afternoon was cancelled, an evening of celebration is still expected to go ahead.
Crowds have gathered all across the South West today to see the torch make its way through our region.
Two people dressed in penguin suits were asked by police to climb down from an iconic rock at the start of the Olympic torch relay
The Olympic flame returned to the Westcountry today (Thursday 12th July) making its way through Dorset.