Flying the flag: The search is on for Olympic torch bearers

SCOTTISH swimmer Robbie Renwick yesterday launched a search for Olympic torch bearers beside the Forth bridges.
By The Newsroom
Published 19th Aug 2011, 16:28 BST
Updated 20th Aug 2011, 01:20 BST

The Commonwealth gold medallist was promoting the Bank of Scotland London 2012 Olympic Torch Tour, to find people to carry the torch during its 70-day relay across the UK, which starts at Land's End next May.

Nominations are being sought for people who have made a "real difference" to their communities.

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A bank spokesman said: "It could be you for the volunteering you do, the teenager who's helping young people in sport, the teacher who runs the after-school club, or anyone who's made a positive difference to their community."

The 14-date tour, which starts today in Aberdeen, reaches Edinburgh on 28-29 August to mark a year to the start of the Paralympic Games, and will also visit Blair Atholl, Inverness, Kirkwall, Perth, Dundee, Falkirk, Stirling, Ayr, Dumfries and Glasgow.

Robbie said: "I'm nominating my older sister, Kirsten, because she was my inspiration to take up swimming in the first place."

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