Official West Hartlepool RFC

I cannot believe it that I have been selected to carry the Olympic torch from Hart to Wolviston via Catcote Road.

You could always take it via Newburn bridge, weigh it in, do your bit for the West Wing.

you could do us all a favour and torch that eyesore opposite English Martyrs on your way passed>>>

Which leg are you running? Does it go passed the club? If so I am sure we would all turn out to cheer you on.

He'll be running past the Goldmine no doubt.

Its not Karlos but Ben his mate (Broken Army) who has been picked :)

doesn't read like that to intelligent people from the enlightened side of town>>anyway whichever of them is carrying it can they do the decent things and torch the eyesore>>

Why not make a diversion via Steetley and set fire to a car which creates a chuffing big black smoke plume that can be seen for 30 miles. We havent had one of those for a few weeks - are the TWOCK squad in jail or something

I dont know I live on the right side of Throston Bridge>>>>

i know its not how it read but what i,m saying is correct Fishface

So they are the same person then>>>. cos someone called Karlos posted this>>>

Olympic Torch Carrier
Posted by: Karlos (IP Logged)
Date: 06 January, 2012 20:39

I cannot believe it that I have been selected to carry the Olympic torch from Hart to Wolviston via Catcote Road.

Then someone called Broken Army posted this>>>:

Re: Olympic Torch Carrier
Posted by: Broken Army (IP Logged)
Date: 06 January, 2012 20:45

You could always take it via Newburn bridge, weigh it in, do your bit for the West Wing.


>>>thats a seriuos psychiatric disorder going on there>>>

I'm Karlos.
No, I'm Karlos.

Further update - I have to jog the whole route

would you want to be karlos???

Few pints en route old bean?
White Hart, Raby Arms, Aldi Arms, West, Pink, Goldmine, Fens, Blue Bells, Ship and the Wellie to finish.
A mere 10! Hic!

calling at all Greggs along the way and the fishy at the Brus roundabout . phew what a marathon !! could finally show Hartlepool in a good light

Karlos are you ready for this?????

A day in the life of a Torchbearer

Carrying the Olympic Flame will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The Torchbearers will help to shine a light on the best of their communities, as well as having their own moment to shine... Here's a typical day in the life of a Torchbearer...
Day in the life Torchbearer picture

The day begins

You wake up in the morning and you’re excited: today’s the day. You have your uniform, you know your position, you’ve told all your friends and family. You leave early so you have plenty of time to reach your pick up location. With closest family and friends alongside, you head off for an experience you will never forget.

As you near the pick up location, you see the other Torchbearers milling around – you start to feel nervous. There are media interviewing people, and the Torch Relay crew are making sure everything runs smoothly.

You easily spot the Torchbearer shuttle bus and get on. As it sets off, the briefing session starts and helps to relax you: the details about how to handle the Torch and how the whole Relay works are pretty straightforward.

The final countdown

Then you’re given the Torch you’ll be carrying. You’ve seen others carrying it in the coverage of the Relay on TV…now you’ve got your own.

You get chatting to some of the other Torchbearers, they’ve got some amazing stories to tell. You tell them what taking part in the Relay means to you too.

Before you know it, you have arrived at your allocated position. You get off the bus and wait. The crowd is excited to see you – they’ve read about you on the website and know you’re something special. They chat to you and want to have their photos taken with you. A motorcyclist appears and helps you into position.

A Torchbearer appears and is moving towards you. As they approach you feel the excitement building…your Flames meet… your Torch is alight.

Your moment to shine

You set off with the Flame, with your escort runners beside you. You can hear the cheers of the crowd – it’s overwhelming…

There is a vehicle up ahead – it seems like a hundred cameras are filming you. After a while you start to relax and enjoy the experience. Up ahead you can see your family waving excitedly. Another Torchbearer is waiting for you – they look as nervous as you were when you started. You exchange the Flame and cheer them on. Without realising, someone gently guides you off the road (so the convoy behind doesn’t run you over).

Memories to last a lifetime

After greeting your family you are picked up again by the shuttle bus. As the rest of the Torchbearers get on the bus you can’t wait to exchange stories about your experience.

You arrive back at the original pick up point, everyone disperses and make their way to the evening celebration site. You want to be with the people that have shared that incredible moment with you. You just want that exhilarating feeling to last forever. You have a story to tell – of a most precious moment in history…

Before the thought of Karlos running along Catcote Road in a uniform gets people over excited can I put the record straight.

I am reliably informed that for some reason best known to themselves Karlos and Ben Cummings use each other's log in on here.

So it is actually Ben who has the honour of being the torch bearer.

Now now, dont drag me into this, The original poster is not Karlos (I have spoken to him to confirm) and the original post was not made by me or anyone with my I.P.

The only time Karlos posts and can post is when he has internet accesss and thats usually when he is a my house.

I made the second post knowing it wasnt Fat Lad.

i am more confused than ever>>who are all of these people >>>>>i have done some research and they only run a few hundred yards with the torch>>> if Id known that I could have got our fat lass to waddle it>>>