St Cuthbert’s Primary 6 pupil Toni McLaughlin met up with Jim Montgomerie, a charity runner known as the “Running Kilt” who was one of the lucky ones to carry the Olympic Flame through the streets of Maybole. Toni was one of the citizen sports journalists on the day and was taught by the UWS Sports... continue reading
Carol Ferries, from UWS provides a great roundup of her day at Kilmacolm to see the Olympic flame arrive. [<a href="http://storify.com/CarolFerries/olympic-torch-relay-kilmacolm-8th-june-2012-a-fami" target="_blank">View the story "Olympic Torch Relay - Kilmacolm 8th June 2012 - A Family Day Out" on Storify</a>] continue reading
BY SEAN McGEE, citizen reporter. As the Olympic torch approaches Glasgow on its celebrated journey around Great Britain, there was another sporting celebration taking place in the Kelvin Hall that echoed the spirit of the Olympics. The FARE Mini-Olympics, incorporating 17 schools from the East End of Glasgow, is in its ninth year and this... continue reading
The torch has arrived in Scotland. Technically, it runs tomorrow. But #citizenrelay got access to the moment the torch arrived in Scotland. In is hoofing rain. Here is a short clip of the mainstream media getting their shot – which was livestreamed before the BBC even had a chance to ask their questions. Power to... continue reading
CHILDREN from a school in Maybole have been learning how to be reporters in time for the Olympic Torch Relay visit to their town on Friday. The primary 5, 6 and 7 pupils from St Cuthbert’s Primary have received some lessons in journalism from UWS Senior Lecturer Elizabeth McLaughlin. Elizabeth, Programme Leader for the BA... continue reading
Violet and Anne, our #citizenrelay reporters in the Dundee area caught up with two inspirational local men who are due to carry the Torch in Dundee during the Torch Relay on 12th June. The first interview was conducted with Ronald McIntosh, a double amputee. The second interviewee was with Andrew Coogan, a 95 year old... continue reading
A lot has happened in the last week, momentum is picking up now the torch is on UK soil and we are seeing reporters from all around the country start to upload their content to the #citizenrelay site. Back at #citizenrelay HQ, we decided to reflect on the last week and towards the next two... continue reading
#CitizenRelay is a participatory project which relies on the involvement of people from across Scotland to effectively report on the untold local stories and creative ways that Scotland’s citizens are interacting with the Olympic Games. We will be following the Olympic torch in the #citizenrelay bus from the 7th June onwards as it makes its way through Scotland. Read more details here.
We have recruited interns across Scotland to help us manage teams of citizen reporters based in hubs around the activity points of the torch relay, we also are on the look out for stories and leads, individuals and communities, organisations and physical spaces to join us in the story-telling process on and off the route. If you are interested or have an idea to share, get in touch.
Anybody can submit content (text, videos, images, audio) to #citizenrelay through 3 different ways. 1)By filling submitting content directly here, 2) by emailing it to share@citizenrelay.net. 3) tagging #citizenrelay and sharing on twitter.
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