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7 to 13 July 26 May to 1 June 26 May to 1 June 7 to 13 July THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY CHAPTER 2 – 26 MAY TO 1 JUNE Day 9 it was the turn of rural Wales, with the Flame travelling through the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and shining on Oystermouth Castle and Kidwelly Castle, setting for the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Torchbearers ran, grinned, waved, laughed and cried as they were greeted with frenetic flag-waving, car horns, wolf whistles and lively celebration. For good measure, the council in Carmarthen Wales – the land of castles and coastlines, dragons even arranged a giant trampoline to feed the carnival atmosphere. and daffodils, history, poetry, coal mines, choirs, ‘Didn’t we have a lovely time the day we went to Bangor?’ The rugby and railways – became from 26 May to 29 words of the 1979 hit single matched the sentiment of crowds who May the guardian of the London 2012 Olympic witnessed the Flame progress on a cliff-top railway in Aberystwyth Flame. Week 2 action started in Cardiff, fittingly in and on the Ffestiniog Railway steam train. The itinerary took in the hands of a Time Lord: actor Matt Smith, who plays Aberystwyth Castle, the Gorsedd Stones and Caernarfon Castle, Dr Who. The Relay evoked passionate enthusiasm recalling Prince Charles’s investiture as Prince of Wales in 1969. A as it passed through the South Wales Valleys and great day was concluded with theatrical gravitas by Bryn Terfel. then turned west to the sea, returning to mid and More adventure came the next day, as the Flame sped across North Wales and back into northwest England. Red, the Menai Strait from Anglesey courtesy of an Atlantic 85 RNLI white and green Welsh flags merged with Union lifeboat. It then ascended Mount Snowdon in the capable hands of flag banners to form a colourful backdrop of vibrant mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington, before travelling by cable car to heritage, local pride and bold endeavour. the Great Orme limestone headland. After resting overnight in the Caerphilly Castle, the steelwork city of Port Talbot Roman city of Chester, where jockey Jason Maguire was the final and the Sail Bridge provided dramatic settings en Torchbearer at the famous Racecourse, the convoy moved to Much route to Swansea. In the city a jubilant Ken Bennett, Wenlock in Shropshire. Here in 1850 Dr William Penny Brookes 69, who still holds the Welsh record for the 4 x 1 mile founded the Wenlock Olympian Games, giving the town an enduring Relay, lit the evening Cauldron in Singleton Park. On role in Olympic history. The Games were visited in 1890 by Baron 58 THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY CHAPTER 2 – 26 MAY TO 1 JUNE Pierre de Coubertin, who in turn became inspired to create the global event. Daley Thompson tweeted: ‘Olympic Torch in Much Wenlock today u might want to whisper this but the Olympics may have started there in 1850 yes we restarted them.’ Umbrellas paid tribute to the British summer on the Stoke to Bolton leg, where Amir Khan was tasked with lighting the Cauldron. ‘I think the last boxer to carry a Torch was Muhammad Ali,’ Khan observed, ‘so this a great honour for me.’ Week 2 ended with a fascinating day centred on Liverpool, starting among the haunting Antony Gormley statues on Crosby Beach. The Flame visited Aintree, where it received a nod from the 2012 Grand National winner Neptune Collonges, and was also greeted by curious giraffes, elephants and 6,000 spectators at the Knowsley Safari Park. Huge crowds gathered to welcome the Flame in front of the iconic Liver Building at the Pier Head. Craig Lundberg, a war veteran who was blinded on duty in Iraq in 2007, had the emotive role of final Torchbearer, transporting the Flame on a ferry across the Mersey from Birkenhead. ‘I can’t see the pictures, but I can imagine what they look like,’ he later noted. ‘Our city has the best skyline, the best waterfront and the best people in the world. I only hope I’ve done them proud.’ A crowd of 21,000 turned out to see Lundberg light the Cauldron, as the master of ceremonies announced to deafening applause: ‘Liverpool, the Olympic Flame is Yours’. Not a dry eye on the Dock. 59 THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY CHAPTER 2 – 26 MAY TO 1 JUNE PREVIOUS PAGE: Early morning on 29 May sees the Olympic Flame speeding across the Menai Strait from Anglesey with the crew of an Atlantic 85 RNLI lifeboat. LEFT: Matt Smith, the Dr Who actor, seems humbled by his role as first Torchbearer of the day in Cardiff. ‘It’s a great honour to run. I would do it in my underpants,’ he joked. Early starts don’t worry a Time Lord. Doctor Who star Matt Smith was up at dawn to undertake the first leg of the Torch Relay’s first full day in Wales. Despite fearing he would be running in front of an audience consisting only of ducks, he was greeted rapturously by a crowd of over a thousand. The actor’s run from the historic Norwegian church in Cardiff Bay to the National Assembly building had an amusing resonance for Dr Who fans. In a previous life, the Doctor – then played by David Tennant – had himself travelled forward in time and carried the Olympic Torch in London in 2012. 60 THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY CHAPTER 2 – 26 MAY TO 1 JUNE ABOVE: David Evans, 17, from Barry carries the Flame through Cardiff. He is a passionate badminton player and the youngest qualified national-level umpire in the UK. FAR RIGHT: Bronwen Davies, 16, nominated for her work raising awareness of climate change, said it was ‘amazing’ to take the Torch in front of Caerphilly Castle. RIGHT: Torchbearer Richard Parks sold his house to undertake the 737 challenge (a 7-month race to climb the highest mountain on every continent and reach both Poles) and raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Here he runs along the stunning 142-metre Sail Bridge over the River Tawe in Swansea. 61 THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY ABOVE: Television presenter Gethin Jones said he was ‘too excited’ about carrying the Torch through ‘It was an his home town of Merthyr Tydfil. Jones was selected for the honour in honour to carry recognition of his ongoing support of charitable causes, among them UNICEF, Sport Relief and Haven such an iconic House Children’s Hospice. symbol just LEFT: Spectators scramble to every vantage point, even Dad’s shoulders, to spot the Olympic Flame between down the street Caerphilly and Pontypridd. from where I OPPOSITE: Philip Richards, nominated for his work in South Wales Special Constabulary, was born.’ brandishes the Olympic Torch Gethin Jones, TV presenter, on running with the on top of Oystermouth Castle, Torch in Merthyr Tydfil overlooking Swansea Bay. 62 THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY CHAPTER 2 – 26 MAY TO 1 JUNE RIGHT: Jill Edge decorated her mobility scooter with flags and the Olympic rings to give the Flame a ‘It’s like a fitting chariot for its journey through Fishguard. Jill, who has had a progressive arthritic condition since massive her teens, campaigns for rights for disabled people and has helped street party save two local theatres from closure. BELOW: Paul Adams, an inspiring everywhere cyclist, waves to watching crowds as he takes the Olympic Flame we go with aboard the Swansea Bay Rider. The 72-seater train runs on the promenade between Blackpill the Torch.’ and Southend. A member of the South Wales Police team escort 64 THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY CHAPTER 2 – 26 MAY TO 1 JUNE Eric Davies rides his 12-year-old bay mare, Maesmynach Angerdd, through Aberaeron in the county of Ceredigion – widely regarded as ‘Welsh cob country’ because of the long history of cob breeding in the area. Travelling in Style Hardy, sure-footed, intelligent and with an excellent temperament, the Ceredigion Cob Horse had its moment to shine as a breed. Eric Davies, President of the Welsh Pony and Cob Society, carried the Torch from the saddle of his 12-year-old, 15.3 hands-high mare Maesmynach Angerdd (Welsh for passion) in Aberaeron. ‘It’s a great honour to be carrying the Olympic Flame, not just for me but for the Welsh Cob and its roots as a breed in Ceredigion,’ he enthused. Semi-feral Welsh Cobs are said to have roamed the mountains since 1600 BC. Throughout history, they have been put to many uses: on postal routes, in coal mines, for mounted infantry or for pulling heavy guns and equipment for the British War Office, and as beloved riding ponies for both children and adults. 65 THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY CHAPTER 2 – 26 MAY TO 1 JUNE ABOVE: The sun shines and the crowd cheers on Peter Pearse, Head Elin Davies, Coach for Boccia Wales since 2007 35, ran with the Flame in and Team GB’s Performance Coach, Bangor. Elin, a nurse, has as he travels with the Olympic raised nearly £250,000 for Flame through Caernarfon on the charities by rowing 9,159km leg between Bontnewydd and Y across two of the world’s Felinheli. oceans. She landed in Antigua to become the first RIGHT: Bridget James holds the Welsh woman ever to row Olympic Flame at the National across the Atlantic Ocean. Library of Wales in Aberystwyth. Fourteen months later, Elin Bridget and her husband aimed joined team ‘Ocean Angels’, to raise over £8,000 for the four with whom she set a world charities that supported them record becoming the first all- following the early birth of their female crew to row 5,052km first daughter with congenital heart across the Indian Ocean.
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