The Torch

Car parks were filling up. Crowds were building up on the pavement. There was a rumour in a blip journal that The Gem Den was having a half-price sale! The pavement outside The Gem Den had been pre-booked! I couln't believe it!

I had expected to wrap up The Mother in her travel rug and put her wheelchair at the curb just outside the shop where she would have a good position to see the Olympic torch passing through the town while I got on with work until the event was under way.

No chance! I had to take her out down the street to an unreserved bit and just stand around for an hour waiting in what we thought may be a good view point. It wasn't! Folk were able to easily block her view from her sitting position.

Well, there was a lot of noise, a lot of very large vehicles, a lot of police cars and motor bikes and then...

...oh! Is that it? Click! Oh! It's all over... the flame has gone completely out of sight.

(Checks to see if the flame was actually on the shot!)

Yes! This is torch-bearer Julie Labett a local school teacher.