Follow the Torch Relay on Twitter

: Thursday, 28 June 2012 09:17

Wherever you are on Friday 29 June, you can follow the progress of the Olympic Torch Relay through the Derbyshire Dales on Twitter.

Olympic Torch We'll be posting live updates on the District Council's Twitter feed from around midday, just before an Olympic Parade of hundreds of school children makes its way from Matlock Bridge to our Hall Leys Park, where a whole host of entertainment is planned from 12.30pm.

We'll be 'Tweeting' to let you know if the Torch is running to timetable as it makes it way through Matlock from 2.50pm, Darley Dale from 3.15pm, Bakewell from 4.25pm and Ashbourne from 6pm. Look out for the #derbystorch hashtag.

We'll also be updating the District Council's Facebook pages and from Monday you'll be able to view photographs of the Olympic flame's tour through the Dales on our Flickr gallery.

Here's a detailed guide to the Torch's day in the Dales.

Remember: arrive early to see the Torch Relay and expect delays on the roads. With an improving weather forecast, it's going to be busy in all the Dales towns.

Minute-by-minute guide to 29 June in the Dales

09:00 Matlock Bridge is closed to traffic
09:00 Extra Farmers' Market starts at Bakewell Agricultural Business Centre (first of two days)
09:00 Special stall market in Bakewell on the riverside near the junction of Granby Road and Market Street
10:00 Steep Turnpike, Matlock, closed to traffic
12:30-12:50 Children from 10 local schools parade from Matlock Bridge to the bandstand in Hall Leys Park. Welcome by Cllr Geoff Stevens, Chairman of Derbyshire Dales District Council
13:00-14:00 Olympicnic on the grassed areas in Hall Leys Park
13:00-14:00 Hall Leys Park events include Spider Monkey Climbing Wall, Face Painting, Tennis Taster sessions, Paralympic multi-sport activities
13:00 Cream teas open for business in the Dale Road Church Hall at Darley Dale + art exhibition and children's games
13:00 Cycling and archery taster sessions in Whitworth Park, Darley Dale
13.30-13.40 Dance Performance in front of Bandstand in Hall Leys Park
13:30 Welcome in Bakewell Recreation Ground by Cllr Mrs Carol Walker and the launch of entertainment there, including flag making, sports activities, a dressage display and the Bakewell Arts Festival Stage with a variety of bands playing 13:45-15:45 and 17:00-21:00
13:30 Dance performance on the grass in front of the Whitworth Centre, Darley Dale
13:45 Parade including the Mayor of Darley Dale in horse-drawn carriage from Red House Stables along Dale Road to Church Street
13:45 The Olympic Torch arrives at Highfields School (Lumsdale site) for a private lunchtime function
13:45 Lady Manners School Band performs in District Council's Bath Gardens, Bakewell
13:45 Well dressing in Bath Gardens - public invited to add petals
14:00 Crowds are told to leave Hall Leys Park and gather on the Torch route in Matlock (school children and disabled people in designated areas)
14:10 Olympic flame arrives (by car) at the base station of the Heights of Abraham, Matlock Bath
14:30 Photo opportunity at the top of the Heights of Abraham, including Deputy Chairman of the District of the Derbyshire Dales Cllr Peter Slack
14:30-15:10 Brass Band play outside the entrance to DFS (A6 Darley Dale)
14:45-15:00 Dance performance on the grassed area outside Royal Bank of Scotland, Darley Dale
15:10-16:00 Brass Band plays on the Terrace at Whitworth Centre
15:15 The Torch arrives in Darley Dale on the A6 at the junction with Warney Road
15:30 The flame leaves Darley Dale after being carried by a total of 3 Torch bearers along the A6
16:00 Torch Relay photo call at Chatsworth House
16:00 Entertainment starts in Ashbourne, including Shrovetide Procession from Union Street through town to Compton, led by Ashbourne Town Band and Councillor Tony Millward (Chairman of the District of Derbyshire Dales)
16:00 Other events in Ashbourne include Ashbourne Leisure Centre Come & Try sports sessions next to Waitrose/Civic Square, and a community dance in Compton
16:00-19:00 Caribbean Band perform on the Ashbourne Town Hall Balcony
16:25 Torch Relay arrives in Bakewell at Pineapple Bridge, welcomed by the Town Crier
16:40 After 5 Torch bearers have carried the flame through Bakewell, it makes its way in convoy up to Buxton
17:15 Young Ashbourne Singers perform in Horse and Jockey Yard
17:30 Adaire to Dance performances in the Market Place/ Outside Town Hall in Ashbourne
18:00 Olympic flame arrives in Ashbourne at the top of Buxton Hill. After being carried through the town by 3 Torch bearers, the flame heads off to Derby for an evening celebration