OLYMPIC TORCH: Today’s the day for East Sussex
During the day, the torch will travel through Crawley, Copthorne, Felbridge, East Grinstead, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Crowborough and Lewes, arriving in Eastbourne this afternoon.
The torch heads on to Pevensey, Bexhill, St Leonards and Hastings, arriving at the Stade this evening for an Olympic celebration and concert involving chart-topping band, the Rizzle Kicks. The torch will also pop into Tonbridge Castle, away from the 109-mile route.
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Hide AdDuring the course of today, 137 torchbearers from all parts of the community - the famous and the not so famous - will achieve the once-in-a lifetime ambition of carrying the Olympic flame.
Double Olympic gold medallist, Dame Kelly Holmes, and Frank Verge, who was a torchbearer in the 1948 torch relay, will carry the flame in the castle grounds at Tonbridge.
Comedian Eddie Izzard who ran 43 marathons in 51 days for Sport Relief in 2009, will be a torchbearer in Bexhill.
Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sule, who are the members of Rizzle Kicks, will run together in Eastbourne.
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Hide AdSpectators are advised to allow extra time for travel, aiming to get to locations an hour before as rolling road closures will be in operation.
The streets directly off the main route will be shut to traffic from about 30 minutes prior to the torch flame arriving and also for 30 minutes afterwards.
The convoy will travel through towns and villages at 5mph in two processions.
The first will be a convoy of sponsors, followed five to eight minutes later by the flame convoy.
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Hide AdEach torch-bearer will walk or run along the route until they meet the next.
Throughout today and tomorrow, when the torch heads on from Hastings, via Battle to Rye and onwards into Kent, we’ll be covering its progress every step of the way with our team of reporters and photographers who will be lining the route.
They’ll be capturing the words and images of this once-in-a-lifetime event. Tell us how you are celebrating the Olympic torch relay - are you having a party, setting up special banners, doing something different?
Send us your photographs of the day - the people and the occasion.
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Email us on the day of the torch relay with words and pictures, which we will post online - and don’t forget to leave us your name and contact phone number.
Here is the schedule for today’s Olympic Torch Relay:
Brighton
07:25 path
07:26 pedestrian area
07:27 Castle Square
07:28 A23 Old Steine
07:31 A23 Marlborough Pl
07:32 A23 Gloucester Pl
07:35 A23 York Pl
07:37 A23 London Rd
07:42 A23 Preston Rd
07:58 A23 London Rd
Crawley
09:02 A2219 Brighton Rd
09:17 High St
09:19 Broadwalk
09:20 The Broadway
09:21 The Boulevard
09:24 A2004 Northgate Ave
Copthorne
09:40 Brookhill Rd
09:46 Copthorne Bank
09:51 Borers Arms Rd
Felbridge
10:01 A264 Copthorne Rd
East Grinstead
10:15 A22 London Rd
10:33 London Rd
10:40 High St
10:43 B2110 College Ln
10:45 B2110 Blackwell Hollow
10:51 A264 Holtye Rd
Royal Tunbridge Wells
11:24 A264 Mount Ephrain Rd
11:33 A26 Grosvenor Rd
11:35 A26 Upper Grosvenor Rd
11:36 A26 Meadow Rd
11:37 A26 Goods Station Rd
11:37 A26 Grosvenor Rd
11:40 A26 Mount Pleasant Rd
11:43 B2023 High St
11:47 A26 London Rd
11:47 A26 Eridge Rd
11:48 The Pantilles Archway
11:48 The Pantilles
11:49 Linden Park Rd
11:49 A26 Eridge Rd
Crowborough
12:06 B2157 Green Ln
12:18 B2100 Crowborough Hill
12:22 Beeches Rd
12:24 East Beeches
12:26 Beacon Community College car park
12:26 Beacon Community College car park lane
13:27 Beacon Community College astro turf ground
13:27 Beacon Community College Access Road
13:28 North Beeches Rd
13:30 B2100 Crowborough Hill
13:41 A26 Beacon Rd
Lewes
14:14 A26 Malling Down
14:23 A26 Malling St
14:24 A26 Phoenix Causeway
14:27 A26 Eastgate St
14:29 A277 High St
14:35 A277 High Street
14:36 A277 Western Rd
14:41 A277 Brighton Rd
Eastbourne
15:18 A2021 Kings Dr
15:23 A2021 Lewes Rd
15:28 A2021 Bedfordwell Rd
15:29 A2040 Upper Ave
15:31 Upper Ave
15:33 Cavendish Pl
15:33 Ashford Rd
15:35 A259 Susans Rd
15:38 A259 Seaside Rd
15:39 Cavendish Place
15:41 B2106 Marine Parade
15:44 B2106 Royal Parade
15:51 Royal Parade
16:14 Fishermans Club car park
16:14 Royal Parade
16:22 Princes Rd
16:32 A259 Pevensey Bay Rd
Pevensey Bay
16:41 A259 Eastbourne Rd
16:48 A259 Sea Road
16:50 A259 Wallsend Rd
Pevensey
16:53 A259 Wallsend Rd
Bexhill on Sea
17:08 Corden Sea Road
17:11 Birk Dale
17:23 Westcourt Drive
17:27 Cooden Drive
17:30 Richmond Road
17:33 West Parade
17:41 Marina
17:45 Sea Road
17:49 Magdalen Road
17:53 Dorset Road
St Leonards On Sea
17:57 A259 Bexhill Rd
18:17 A259 Marina
Hastings
18:20 A259 Marina
18:26 A259 Eversfield Place
18:32 A259 Grande Parade
18:34 A259 White Rock Rd
18:37 Robertson Street
18:39 Harold Pl
18:41 A259 Denmark Place
18:43 A259 Breeds Place
18:43 A259 Pellham Place
18:48 A259 Marine Parade
18:48 The Stade
18:48 Celebration stage @ The Stade, Hastings.