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| Olympic torch: Relay to visit Harry Potter castle | Olympic torch: Relay to visit Harry Potter castle |
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| A touch of magic may be sprinkled on the Olympic flame as it travels to Alnwick Castle, the location for the Harry Potter films. | A touch of magic may be sprinkled on the Olympic flame as it travels to Alnwick Castle, the location for the Harry Potter films. |
| Day 27 of the relay started in Edinburgh and will travel through the Borders and crossing into England north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. | Day 27 of the relay started in Edinburgh and will travel through the Borders and crossing into England north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. |
| Among the torchbearers will be Scottish Olympian Allan Wells, who won gold in the 100m at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. | Among the torchbearers will be Scottish Olympian Allan Wells, who won gold in the 100m at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. |
| The day ends with an evening celebration on Alnwick Castle Pastures. | The day ends with an evening celebration on Alnwick Castle Pastures. |
| The first of 130 torchbearers was swimmer Raquel Matos, 16, from Edinburgh, who started the relay in Festival Square. The flame will travel 140 miles. | The first of 130 torchbearers was swimmer Raquel Matos, 16, from Edinburgh, who started the relay in Festival Square. The flame will travel 140 miles. |
| World Irish Dancing Champion Lauren Wales, 13, from Blaydon on Tyne, carried the flame through Loanhead in Midlothian. | |
| Mr Wells, 60, from Edinburgh - who became the oldest Olympic 100m champion when he won in the then USSR - will carry the flame in Selkirk, as will GB handball captain Lynn McCafferty, 33, from Cumbernauld. | Mr Wells, 60, from Edinburgh - who became the oldest Olympic 100m champion when he won in the then USSR - will carry the flame in Selkirk, as will GB handball captain Lynn McCafferty, 33, from Cumbernauld. |
| Chris Paterson, 34, Scotland's most-capped rugby player with 109 appearances, will run in Galashiels. | Chris Paterson, 34, Scotland's most-capped rugby player with 109 appearances, will run in Galashiels. |
| It will also go to the Forest Pitch - a full-size football pitch hidden deep within a forest in the Scottish Borders, created for Festival 2012. | |
| The relay route for the day takes in Duddingston, Musselburgh, Dalkeith, Lasswade, Loanhead, Bilston, Milton Bridge, Penicuik and Eddleston. | The relay route for the day takes in Duddingston, Musselburgh, Dalkeith, Lasswade, Loanhead, Bilston, Milton Bridge, Penicuik and Eddleston. |
| From there it will go to Peebles, Innerleithen, Walkerburn, Selkirk, Galashiels, Earlston, Gordon, Greenlaw, Duns and Chirnside. | From there it will go to Peebles, Innerleithen, Walkerburn, Selkirk, Galashiels, Earlston, Gordon, Greenlaw, Duns and Chirnside. |
| Towards the end of the day it will go to Foulden, Berwick-Upon-Tweed and Bamburgh Castle, ending in Alnwick. | Towards the end of the day it will go to Foulden, Berwick-Upon-Tweed and Bamburgh Castle, ending in Alnwick. |
| Performances for the evening event will come from Little Comets - an indie band from Jarrow and Newcastle-upon-Tyne - as well as dance act Twist and Pulse. | Performances for the evening event will come from Little Comets - an indie band from Jarrow and Newcastle-upon-Tyne - as well as dance act Twist and Pulse. |
| A total of 8,000 people will carry the flame during its 8,000 mile, 70-day journey to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London on 27 July. | A total of 8,000 people will carry the flame during its 8,000 mile, 70-day journey to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London on 27 July. |