The Olympic Torch Relay in Derby on Friday 29th June 2012. Day 42 City of Derby, Derbyshire, UK. HD

If YOU have a video of the Olympic Torch Relay in Derby then please post it as a "video response" to my video that way we can keep all our Derby footage together so it all gets viewed.
Feel free to link/embed my video on Facebook etc.

This was a very important day for Derby as the 2012 Olympic Torch Relay came to our city.
I have tried to capture the feel of the day, I have never seen so many people come out to support something like this before.
All the streets along the route were crowded with onlookers.
Were you there? What did you think to this event?
Did you spot yourself in my video?, if so please leave a comment.

A lot of the footage at the start is along Ashbourne Road, the torch footage starts below Friar Gate Bridge.

The Derby Torchbearers :
04:59 Richard Campbell
06:53 George Coppen

Derby is just one of many places the relay is passing through, to see where its been and where its going next see the "Olympic Torch Relay route" page :
http://www.london2012.com/torch-relay...

I only managed to capture some of the olympic torch bearers, there were so many people on the streets that I could not get through.
The last point I saw it was from the Corn Market, it was so busy there that I could not get through.
I did try and then run all the way to King Street from the Corn Market but did not manage to get there in time.

The Torch went onto Darley Park for the evening celebration where Double world Superbike champion James Toseland lit the Olympic cauldron.
The celebration, was broadcast live on BBC1, and included performances by urban pop star Loick Essien and Britain's Got Talent 2010 runners-up Twist and Pulse.

I captured the Darley Park Olympic stage in a 360 degree high resolution panorama just a few hours before the torch arrived there :
http://www.absolutelyandy.com/derbyph...

What a great event to come to Derby!

For more information on the route though Derby see my blog :
http://derbyphotoscouk.blogspot.co.uk...

To keep an eye on my other local videos as I produce them follow my blog :
http://derbyphotoscouk.blogspot.co.uk/

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Thanks
Andy

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[AnotherForeigner]

Hey mate, this is realy great video.

[comedyhunter]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

[lizvids2012]

Great video, you got my brother too :)

[comedyhunter]

thanks, I've updated my torch bearer list.

[Debbie Watkins]

Lovely idea - if anyone has some of my leg -full street/queens street i would love to have copies. Derby was fantastic on the night and I had the time of my live - thank you Derby!!!!

[comedyhunter]

Hi Debbie, Thanks. You were a torch bearer !!!! Must have been great.

I've not seen any clips of that section yet but I'm sure there must be some.

Andy



[PRINCESSxxxWWE]

the boy who ran with the torch in derby is called george coppin and he goes to my secondery school he is my friends brother

[comedyhunter]

Cameras always let you down at the crucial moment !

[comedyhunter]

Thanks

[comedyhunter]

Cheers, Yes Market place was a no go area unless you had got there well before the crowds. took ages to get out of the place.