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The Olympic Torch in Maidenhead
posted 11 July 2012
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( Copyright Brilliant TV)
See the video here http://youtu.be/VFvldcGWkpQ
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| The Olympic torch had an eventful day on it's trip through Berkshire. A streaker greeted it in Henley, the Queen met the runners in the rain at Windsor, and in Maidenhead it was met by Union Jack wrapped Timmy Mallett! | ||||
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The Olympic Torch cavalcade
came through Maidenhead on Tuesday July 10th. Lots of Cookhamites
watched at the junction of Furze Platt Road and Switchback road where a
changeover happened and a local Bourne End runner took over. Furze Platt
school was out in force to cheer it on its way.
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The torch is preceded
by the cheerleading bus and sponsors Coca Cola handing out free
coke, and the Lloyds TSB bus which got a much less enthusiastic
welcome - bankers aren't popular these days....
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But the whole thing is
over before it's begun and people having waved their flags and
cheered looked around wanting something more.
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So some headed off to
other parts of the town to watch again - the Waitrose roundabout by
the Fire Station was a good point and then cycled along to the end
point at Maidenhead Bridge giving people something else to cheer!
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