London 2012 Olympic torch relay: day 39 – in pictures

Local children wave flags and banners at the Don Valley stadium at the start of day 39 of the torch relay Photograph: LOCOG via Getty Images

Lucy Brunt carries the torch from Don Valley stadium. Lucy was nominated to bear the torch for her courageous approach to her Down’s syndrome and for her work with the disability sport project, Within Reach Photograph: Gareth Fuller/LOCOG/PA

Torchbearer Debjani Chatterjee holds up the torch in the Red Room of the MAGNA Science Adventure Centre
Photograph: LOCOG via Getty Images

Charlie Clerehugh runs with the flame between Sheffield and Thrybergh Photograph: Joe Giddens/LOCOG/PA

Krissie Shaw waves to the crowds on the way to Thrybergh Photograph: Joe Giddens/LOCOG/PA

Caroline Waugh rides with the torch between Conisbrough and Warmsworth. An accident left Caroline with brain damage and mobility problems. Two years ago she learned to cycle on a recumbent trike to improve her health and independence. Caroline became a Community Health Champion and supports other disabled people learning to cycle Photograph: Joe Giddens/LOCOG/PA

Schoolchildren wave flags at Conisbrough castle as the relay passes Photograph: Joe Giddens/LOCOG/PA

Excitable Soccer Saturday stalwart Chris Kamara holds the flame in Doncaster Photograph: Fabio De Paola/PA

Residents wait for the flame to pass in Scunthorpe Photograph: Gareth Fuller/LOCOG/PA

Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson, the most seriously wounded soldier to survive the war in Afghanistan, is surrounded by well-wishers as he carries the torch through Doncaster Photograph: Gareth Fuller/LOCOG/PA

A sandwich board with a message to Ben Parkinson in his home town of Doncaster Photograph: Dave Higgens/PA

Michael Clorley carries the torch on the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway between Grimsby and Cleethorpes Photograph: Gareth Fuller/LOCOG/PA

Local school children wait for the torch to pass in Scunthorpe Photograph: Gareth Fuller/LOCOG/PA

Jack Andrew uses the torch to light the cauldron at Meridian Park, in Cleethorpes. A World War II veteran, Jack was nominated for his inspirational passion for sport, which has seen him coach local football and cricket teams, and continue to play golf despite having had both knees replaced Photograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PA