Storify: Day 5 – Stornoway, Tomintoul and Aberdeen
Day 5 saw the Olympic Flame travel the longest distance between Stornoway and Aberdeen, with a stop off at the highest point in the route in the small village of Tomintoul in Moray. #citizenrelay took in plenty of the route, dropped off some of its intrepid reporters and picked up a few more.
- Monday morning saw the Torch leave Stornoway and #citizenrelay welcomed guest bloggers @wordshore and Paul Fraser Webb to provide a view from afar.
Fab guest post on #citizenrelay from @wordshore on watching the torch relay from afar: From Lochwinnoch to Stornoway: bit.ly/OfTePS
I saw the Olympic Torch relay this morning, and guest blogged for @CitizenRelay citizenrelay.net/stornoway-gues… #CitizenRelay- And, there was the hiccup that some people expected..
Organisers had to rush for the spare today as wind blew out torch at Callanish standingstones bbc.in/KWYuK1 #myolympics #citizenrelay- In their Tomintoul base, #citizenrelay reporters got ready to cover the highest point on the Torch route.
- Meanwhile, in Dufftown, the alternative Moray Torch Relay was getting underway. The #citizenrelay team decided to find out more...
Alternative Moray Relay, Dufftown #citizenrelay http://pic.twitter.com/4ZzIXIGn- The replica Torch was carried through the streets by Jena Grant, the oldest resident in Moray. Here are her thoughts on the honour
- Unfortunately, not everyone was expecting the replica Torch - some confusion was evident from Amelia
New on #citizenrelay Amelia in Dufftown for the Moray Torch Relay [audio]: listen to ‘Amelia in Dufft... tinyurl.com/887ymck #mtnewsnet- But Kim and Robin provide clarity on why the wider Moray Council community wanted to Walk, Run and Job to include 2012 people in the alternative relay.
Kim Paterson talks about Moray's alternative Torch Relay in #Dufftown #citizenrelay audioboo.fm/boos/841269
Audioboo: Interview w/ Robin at the alternative torch relay in Dufftown #citizenrelay boo.fm/b841289- Back in Tomintoul, the five-strong #citizenrelay team were capturing the School Games opening ceremony and interviews with the Tomintoul School Head teacher
- Not content with speaking to the local people involved in the Torch Relay's visit to Tomintoul, they also caught up with the Scottish Government Minister RIchard Lockhead, the local Moray MSP.
#Tomintoul is buzzing and whole community waiting for #OlympicTorchScotland http://pic.twitter.com/0YsCROYu- The Tomintoul celebrations were different to what had been experienced beforehand, evidently community-focused and involving local businesses coming together.
