When the torch came to our town we had people that did not live here carrying it - they were people who had done good things in their own community, just not Andover. The people that were chosen to carry the torch that were from Andover and had done lots of good things in Andover actually carried the torch in Salisbury and other Towns. This made no sense to me at all, I would have much preferred to see a local person carry the torch through Andover.
I do agree with Clair, I think we should stick to British people, surely we have enough celebs and deserving people of our own!
Pauline
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