Kids carry the torch of Olympics past

Last week children from Haringey took part in a month-long walking relay to carry the 1948 London and 1956 Melbourne Olympic Torches through every London borough in the lead up to the London 2012 Games.

The kids from Welbourne Primary School took over from Waltham Forest schoolchildren who had completed their leg of the race.

However, no-one bargained on the gusty winds which took some of the children by surprise. But they were determined to do their bit to get into the Guinness Book of World Records and gamely took charge of the blazing torches.

The Welbourne kids passed on the torches to children from Lordship Lane Primary school who then walked one mile to the borough boundary and passed them on to children from Enfield.

Over the next four weeks around 30,000 children as well as Olympic Gold Medallist and double World Champion rower Mark Hunter MBE and Victoria Ohuruogu, GB youth athlete from Havering, will take part in the walking event.

The event is part of a month of 2012 Games-themed walking activity and forms this year's annual Big WoW walking event for primary school children.

The TfL-sponsored annual Big WoW aims to encourage children to walk to school and to make walking part of their lifestyle from an early age.

Note: The Basketball competition for the 1948 Olympics was held at Harringay Arena.