Olympic Torch in Southend – Pictures
The Sarfend team was out-and-about on Friday the 6th of July 2012 – the day that the Olympic Torch visited Southend. We were Tweeting live via @sarfendonsea and posting live pictures from various parts of Southend.
We’ve now had a chance to tidy up those pictures, and make them available to our site visitors. Here are a collection of photos taken from Southend, Leigh and Chalkwell on the day that Olympic Torch came to town…
Crowds gather at Southend Victoria Station
Torch Procession sponsored by Samsung
Torch Procession also sponsored by Coca Cola
Crowds wait outside Southend Magistrates Court
Southend Torchbearer on Victoria Avenue Southend
Mascot and Met Police catch a ride
Crowds in Southend High Street
Torchbearer and choir on Southend Seafront
2000-strong choir on Southend Seafront
The flame going into its caddy for a lunchbreak
Schoolkids gather outside Chalkwell School
Awaiting the torch on London Road, Leigh-on-Sea
Torchbearer enters Leigh-on-Sea
Olympic Torchbearer in Leigh-on-Sea
The flame kiss in Leigh-on-Sea
The BBC bus, filming and streaming the torch
A wet day in Leigh-on-Sea. Aww, bless!
Well done to everyone who took part in the day’s event, the torchbearers, and the crowds that braved the rain in Southend, on the day that the Olympic Torch Relay came to Southend-on-Sea.
