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| Olympic torch: Allan Wells carries flame in Borders | Olympic torch: Allan Wells carries flame in Borders |
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| Scottish sprint legend Allan Wells has carried the Olympic flame as it made its way towards the English border. | Scottish sprint legend Allan Wells has carried the Olympic flame as it made its way towards the English border. |
| Wells, who won gold in the 100m at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, carried the torch in Selkirk. | Wells, who won gold in the 100m at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, carried the torch in Selkirk. |
| Day 27 of the relay started in Edinburgh as the flame set out for its 140-mile trip through the Borders into England north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. | Day 27 of the relay started in Edinburgh as the flame set out for its 140-mile trip through the Borders into England north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. |
| The day ended with an evening celebration on Alnwick Castle Pastures. | |
| A touch of magic may be sprinkled on the Olympic flame at the site, which was the location for two of the Harry Potter films. | |
| Mr Wells, 60, from Edinburgh - who became the oldest Olympic 100m champion when he won in the then-USSR (a record since surpassed by fellow Briton Linford Christie) - passed the flame in Selkirk to 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 (a record since surpassed by fellow Briton Linford Christie) - passed the flame in Selkirk to GB handball captain Lynn McCafferty, 33, from Cumbernauld. |
| Earlier, the first of Thursday's 130 torchbearers was swimmer Raquel Matos, 16, from Edinburgh, who started the relay in Festival Square. | Earlier, the first of Thursday's 130 torchbearers was swimmer Raquel Matos, 16, from Edinburgh, who started the relay in Festival Square. |
| Shortly afterwards the relay paused outside the Scottish Parliament. | |
| World Irish Dancing Champion Lauren Wales, 13, from Blaydon on Tyne, carried the flame through Loanhead in Midlothian. | World Irish Dancing Champion Lauren Wales, 13, from Blaydon on Tyne, carried the flame through Loanhead in Midlothian. |
| Chris Paterson, 34, Scotland's most-capped rugby player with 109 appearances, made short work of his leg with the torch in Galashiels. | Chris Paterson, 34, Scotland's most-capped rugby player with 109 appearances, made short work of his leg with the torch in Galashiels. |
| The torch also visited the Forest Pitch - a full-size football pitch hidden deep within a forest in the Scottish Borders, created for Festival 2012. | The torch also visited the Forest Pitch - a full-size football pitch hidden deep within a forest in the Scottish Borders, created for Festival 2012. |
| Thursday's relay route took in Duddingston, Musselburgh, Dalkeith, Lasswade, Loanhead, Bilston, Milton Bridge, Penicuik and Eddleston. | Thursday's relay route took in Duddingston, Musselburgh, Dalkeith, Lasswade, Loanhead, Bilston, Milton Bridge, Penicuik and Eddleston. |
| Foulden was the last location in Scotland before the flame passed into Northumberland with Berwick-upon-Tweed the first stop. | |
| The relay crossed the River Tweed over the Royal Berwick Bridge and then drove along the coast road - passing Lindesfarne - on to Bamburgh, the first of two locations dominated by imposing castles. | |
| There it was carried by former Royal Marine Brian Tinnion, who raised almost £30,000 for the Help for Heroes charity with a series of gruelling challenges, including a cycle ride the length of the country from Land's End to John O'Groats. | |
| After Bamburgh came Alnwick where young performer and fundraiser Lewis Denny ran with the torch and lit the cauldron at Alnwick Castle Pastures. | |
| Afterwards he said: "I'm shaking" before looking into the audience and saying "I know my mam will be out there, crying." | |
| Performances for the evening event came 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. |