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| Jack Charlton to carry Olympic torch in Newcastle | Jack Charlton to carry Olympic torch in Newcastle |
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| Football legend Jack Charlton will carry the Olympic flame in the centre of Newcastle on day 28 of the torch relay. | Football legend Jack Charlton will carry the Olympic flame in the centre of Newcastle on day 28 of the torch relay. |
| The 1966 World Cup winner, who is 77 and from Ashington, is one of 141 torchbearers carrying the flame on the leg from Alnwick. | |
| Later, the torch will fly by zip wire from the Tyne Bridge in the hands of adventurer Bear Grylls. | Later, the torch will fly by zip wire from the Tyne Bridge in the hands of adventurer Bear Grylls. |
| Friday's evening celebration takes place at the Quayside. | Friday's evening celebration takes place at the Quayside. |
| Charlton is scheduled to carry the flame at 17:40 BST after which it will do a lap of the pitch at Newcastle FC's ground St James' Park, an Olympic football venue. | Charlton is scheduled to carry the flame at 17:40 BST after which it will do a lap of the pitch at Newcastle FC's ground St James' Park, an Olympic football venue. |
| The zip wire event follows at 18:55 BST and will see Mr Grylls, Chief Scout and TV presenter, slide down the wire over the River Tyne into the parade ground of HMS Calliope, the Royal Navy's riverside training centre. | The zip wire event follows at 18:55 BST and will see Mr Grylls, Chief Scout and TV presenter, slide down the wire over the River Tyne into the parade ground of HMS Calliope, the Royal Navy's riverside training centre. |
| Mr Grylls has built a reputation for daredevil adventures - in 1998, at the age of 23, he became the youngest Briton to conquer Mount Everest. | Mr Grylls has built a reputation for daredevil adventures - in 1998, at the age of 23, he became the youngest Briton to conquer Mount Everest. |
| He has gone on to star in the TV series Man vs Wild and Born Survivor, in which he showed viewers how to survive in dangerous and inhospitable parts of the world. | He has gone on to star in the TV series Man vs Wild and Born Survivor, in which he showed viewers how to survive in dangerous and inhospitable parts of the world. |
| The ride will be one of the most unusual methods of travel for the torch during the 70-day relay. | The ride will be one of the most unusual methods of travel for the torch during the 70-day relay. |
| The day's first torchbearer was Richard Moules, 65, who helped keep a village shop open in the Northumberland village of Humshaugh. | |
| Others include Louis Smith, 23, who became the first Briton in 100 years to win a medal in the men's individual gymnastics event when he took bronze at the Beijing Olympics four years ago. | Others include Louis Smith, 23, who became the first Briton in 100 years to win a medal in the men's individual gymnastics event when he took bronze at the Beijing Olympics four years ago. |
| One of Britain's most promising table tennis players, Darius Knight, 21, will carry the flame in Choppington. | One of Britain's most promising table tennis players, Darius Knight, 21, will carry the flame in Choppington. |
| Andrea Thompson, 43, will take up the torch in her home city of Newcastle. Her son Jordan died from an infection whilst fighting leukaemia in 2007, aged 15. | Andrea Thompson, 43, will take up the torch in her home city of Newcastle. Her son Jordan died from an infection whilst fighting leukaemia in 2007, aged 15. |
| She later set up the Toma Fund to support young people and their families in the North East and Cumbria who have been affected by a diagnosis of childhood cancer. | She later set up the Toma Fund to support young people and their families in the North East and Cumbria who have been affected by a diagnosis of childhood cancer. |
| Friday's route goes through the communities of Alnwick, Hipsburn, Warkworth, Amble, Ashington, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Choppington, Morpeth, Hartford, Bedlington, Blyth, Whitley Bay, Cullercoats, Tynemouth, North Shields, Howdon, Wallsend and Newcastle. | Friday's route goes through the communities of Alnwick, Hipsburn, Warkworth, Amble, Ashington, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Choppington, Morpeth, Hartford, Bedlington, Blyth, Whitley Bay, Cullercoats, Tynemouth, North Shields, Howdon, Wallsend and Newcastle. |
| The convoy will also visit Warkworth Castle and cross Gateshead's Millennium Bridge. | The convoy will also visit Warkworth Castle and cross Gateshead's Millennium Bridge. |
| The Olympic flame arrived in the UK from Greece on 18 May and the relay began at Land's End, Cornwall, the next day. | The Olympic flame arrived in the UK from Greece on 18 May and the relay began at Land's End, Cornwall, the next day. |
| 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. |