Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 999121)

Are there floats with the torch like a carnival? I didn't take any pics today as the rain was driving down on me and Max

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 999118)

Margaret I forgot to ask what the Observer pics were or why they were in there.

Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 999124)

I see your name is Frank as you put it in a post the other day, hope you don't mind if I call you that, saves me mixing you up with Max! ((had to ask, some people prefer to be known by their user name.)

No, there are no floats as such, think I got pics most of the vehicles that passed:

Police motorcycles
Some official cars and a bus transporting torchbearers
Samsung sponsor vehicle (missed taking a pic of this as the camera had shut down)
Coca Cola vehicle
LLoyds vehicle

The sponsor vehicles had little stages on the back and top and were playing music to jolly people up. Sometimes they give out freebies too I believe. Too wet today!
A big gap after these, then

A big yellow and white support vehicle, followed by the torchbearer in a white tracksuit flanked by several of the torch security team wearing grey shorts and top
A yellow car
Another bus

That's it, over in the blink of an eye. Before all this there is the usual police vehicle toing and froing to try and clear traffic, and there may be more going on in better weather, but no carnival floats today. There are also a few cyclists who I think are doing liaison between the various groups on the road at handover time.

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 999126)

Some of my local pictures are also in The Accrington Group on flickr...and MENMedia use these and showcase them in the newspaper.....so they aren't actually submitted to the paper, but put into a group that the paper can use.

As for the camera......I have my eye on a couple on Fleabay.....next model up to Dave's is £99....and the model above that is £120(both are bargains).......I am cogitating about it...I don't make rash decisions...i will probably decide when someone else buys them from under me.

Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 999089)

More of the same gardens - including a pic of my Aunt Diane and one of me and husband Moreno. It was an incredibly hot day and I had to buy the awful hat I'm wearing!:rolleyes:

Beats Morecambe on a rainy day Sue. Well done for braving the weather to see the torch!:hothothot

Originally Posted by davemac (Post 999177)

Nice pictures, I get a feeling I have seen the lady in picture 9 on this post. Its a long shot but does she work for H.B.C.?

Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 999184)

Yes, she used to but is now retired - it's my Aunt Diane -we have the same name and surname but she only has one "n"! Causes confusion in the family - in Italy you use your maiden name mostly otherwise I'd be Bertolotti! (There's a clue there to my username!):D

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 999289)

i dont do mornings .. but yet i was in town this morning before 10.30am and back home for 11.30am ..

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 999291)

Congratulations you are the first one on Accyweb to post on the Olympic Flame.