 Waiting for the crowds |  Tracy Emins running with torch middle left |  The Turner Gallery changeover |  Lighting a new torch for the next stage |  Karen Pickering, Olympic swimmer |
The Olympics came to Margate yesterday. Surprisingly, many thousands gathered along the route, and screamed and cheered as the torch shone past.
Tracy Emin ran the torch in. She's a local artist, famous for entering a major art prize with a real-life copy of her unmade bed. "My Bed". http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/artpages/tracey_emin_my_bed.htm
She currently has an exhibition of erotic art at Margate's Turner Gallery.
Tracy handed the flame to Karen Pickering, a past member of the British Swimming Squad.
The torch also stopped at nearby Canterbury Cathedral and Leeds Castle, rowed along the River Medway in Maidstone, and past the motor racing circuit of Brands Hatch. All amazing places for sightseeing if you're ever nearby!
Tracy Emin ran the torch in. She's a local artist, famous for entering a major art prize with a real-life copy of her unmade bed. "My Bed". http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/artpages/tracey_emin_my_bed.htm
She currently has an exhibition of erotic art at Margate's Turner Gallery.
Tracy handed the flame to Karen Pickering, a past member of the British Swimming Squad.
The torch also stopped at nearby Canterbury Cathedral and Leeds Castle, rowed along the River Medway in Maidstone, and past the motor racing circuit of Brands Hatch. All amazing places for sightseeing if you're ever nearby!
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