Hi, I’m Ellie and this is my story of my amazing experience as an Olympic torchbearer. I was lucky enough to be nominated and selected by Coca-cola because I coach a mini handball team, play handball for the Scottish Youth Team and have also raised money for the Marie curie in memory of my Granny... continue reading
Talking to kids in Selkirk about their reaction to the torch. listen to ‘Talking to kids in Selkirk about their reaction to the torch. #citizenrelay’ on Audioboo continue reading
Edinburgh reporter Yutsil Martinez captures the emotions during the Edinburgh Castle celebrations just a few minutes before the Olympic flame arrives at the scene. listen to ‘Edinburgh castle report’ on Audioboo continue reading
Interview with Gordon Howells, a local resident of the Bruntsfield area of Edinburgh, minutes before the Olympic torch passes by his home. listen to ‘Interview with Gordon Howells, Bruntsfield, Edinburgh’ on Audioboo continue reading
The Olympic torch relay has passed through Edinburgh on the 13th of June and the #CitizenRelay reporters have caught the atmosphere on the Royal Mile a few hours before the celebrations. A big concert was planned for the night to celebrate the torch relay in front of Edinburgh Castle and our reporters were there to... continue reading
Another busy day on Citizen Relay - today the torch covered a very populous area and ended up in the capital. Lots of fantastic content has been produced today by all of our reporters, and this Storify represents only a slice of that. Please explore the hashtags and citizenrelay.net for more! continue reading
Anita [Neet] Neilson Olympic Torchbearer 9th June 2012 Glasgow tells #citizenrelay the story of the day in her own words (and images) When Julie Thomson, a colleague and very close friend, said she had nominated me to be an Olympic Torchbearer I felt really honoured that she thought me worthy but didn’t expect to get picked... continue reading
Olympic Torchbearer Martin Myers tells #citizenrelay how carrying the Torch has helped him put his life to better use following the death of his father in 2008. Martin talks about how his early start in Clydebank on Saturday 9th June was worth it in the end because his family were in attendance, the interaction with... 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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