petition to get the olympic torch to come through ED.

[Gavain]

It would be fab if we could get the torch to come through, perhaps if enough people show an interest it could be done?

[Mrs TP]

This one time us SE15ers are ahead of the game. July 26 flame is in Bellenden area.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Last time a torch was run through the streets of Peckham, I was looking forward to a big sports name. Floella Benjamin did the honours.

I'd rather have had Big Ted.

[Gavain]

you,ll get a big ted in Bell Ending rd!

[tallulah71]

I heard her being interviewed on Radio 4 a couple of years ago and aside from being a Dulwich gal, (by way of Trinidad & Tobagao) she's an extremely well-accomplished woman. Chairman of BAFTA, VP of the Royal Commonwealth Society and a Liberal Democrat Life Peer to name but a few (but I won't hold that against her!)

Not sure when Big Ted was a big sports name.

[wadeylady001]

We won't object here in Catford if you want to join us on our turf to see it carried down Rushey Green. For us it'll bring back memories of last August, although this time people will be running away from the Catford Gyratory wearing trainers, rather than carrying armloads of them.

[Mrs TP]

Floella is major league and one of our cats is named after her!

[catma]

Mrs TP Wrote:

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> This one time us SE15ers are ahead of the game.

> July 26 flame is in Bellenden area.

I checked the official web site just now but the street level route still has not been posted for Southwark yet. The dotted line that sits over Peckham is just a random blob to indicate the borough isn't it? Is it posted somewhere else?

[tallulah71]

Mrs TP Wrote:

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> Floella is major league and one of cats is named

> after her!

:)-D

She's brilliant - and, she was my younger brother's first crush. It was the yellow boiler suit, I think.

[Mrs TP]

Oh I hope it's not a random line.

We have our kids taking it in turns to man our deck chair in Maxted Rd to reserve our viewing space.

[catma]

I think until they post the official route, like you can see for the Greenwich and Lewisham sections then it's still just indicating the borough rather than the actual route.

[randombloke]

Hmmmm, are they not going down Lordship Lane? Outrageous!! I shall boycott the entire event.

[cactus]

I may be entirely wrong, but when I checked the route a couple of weeks ago, the nearest

place to East Dulwich to see the torch, was going to be Crystal Palace Park on July 23rd.

Though perhaps more details have been added since...

[BrandNewGuy]

I couldn't give a monkey's where the damn thing goes and the BBC's "follow the torch with live text and video" thing is expensive, dull and pointless. Blow the bugger out, I say...

[Applespider]

I'm finding the bbctorchcam strangely compulsive. There are a lot of very excited people out there - and seeing the enthusiasm of people for their local torch bearers and pride on the face of the torchbearers, is quite uplifting. There's so much negativity in the press about the Olympics that it's good to see some genuine excitement

Suspect it's a bit late though to start a campaign to get it to come through ED though - this time last year, possibly!

[Gavain]

BrandNewGuy Wrote:

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> I couldn't give a monkey's where the damn thing

> goes and the BBC's "follow the torch with live

> text and video" thing is expensive, dull and

> pointless. Blow the bugger out, I say...

Oh Come now,

its a once in a lifetime experience, not quite like the jubilee, i have fond memorys of the last one (still got the mug!) but the flame!!!, although i think that the health and safety brigade have got their underwear in a twist what with a runner equiped with a fire extiguisher followin at a discreet distance behind is taking it a little far i fear, what would they have done during the blitz or a heaven17 gig!

[BrandNewGuy]

Meh - OK lots of people find it exciting. Good for them. I can't think why...

[The Minkey]

Lol, I'm with BrandNewGuy. It may be a once in a lifetime experience, but so are crabs.

[Albert Fegg]

According to this it's not coming through Southwark at all.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17358291

Something to do with there not being an M&S to feed the torchbearers.

[Albert Fegg]

Unless it's on one of these..

Day 69 Thursday 26 July - Camden to Westminster - not available

Day 70 Friday 27 July - Hampton Court to Olympic Park - not available

[Mrs TP]

It's defo close on 26 July. Go to this web address:

http://www.london2012.com/torch-relay/route/

Then click on search the map and enter your postcode.

The final routes for the last two dates have not been released but there is a rough overlay of approx where it will be.

[Gavain]

The Minkey Wrote:

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> Lol, I'm with BrandNewGuy. It may be a once in a

> lifetime experience, but so are crabs.

Anarchists

[uncleglen]

You could always buy the one for sale on e-bay from Cornwall, and the uniform, and do your own run!

[Gavain]

thats an idea!, and we could deliver it to the common an have our own weekend of games, now what would they be..."tossing the caber", weight lifting???

[Growlybear]

BrandNewGuy Wrote:

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> Meh - OK lots of people find it exciting. Good for

> them. I can't think why...

I agree. I can't think of anything that I could possibly find less interesting than standing in the street to watch someone run past carrying a torch. I'm glad that it doesn't seem to be coming to close to East Dulwich - just imagine the traffic jams!