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    Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden

    Chef Jamie Oliver was joined by three other torchbearers in Newport as the relay concluded its second day in Essex. Some pictures by: Ben Birchall/LOCOG/PA Images

    1. Jamie Oliver

      1. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden 1

      Jamie Oliver carried the flame through Newport - the Essex village where he went to school.

    2. Jamie Oliver

      2. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden 2

      Jamie Oliver carried the flame through Newport - the Essex village where he went to school.

    3. Jamie Oliver

      3. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden 3

      Jamie Oliver carried the flame through Newport - the Essex village where he went to school.

    4. Jamie Oliver

      4. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden

      Jamie Oliver carried the flame through Newport - the Essex village where he went to school.

    5. Jamie Oliver

      5. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden

      Jamie Oliver smiled through the rain as he helped the Olympic torch on its way.

    6. Jamie Oliver

      6. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden

      Jamie went to school in Newport and still lives near the village.

    7. Olympic Torch - Newport

      7. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden

      Torchbearer 060 (no name available) carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Newport and Saffron Walden.

    8. Olympic Torch - Newport

      8. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden

      A spectator captures the "Kiss" of the Olympic Flame on his iphone as it travels through Newport on the Day 50 of the Torch Relay.

    9. Olympic Torch - Newport

      9. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden

      Spectators shelter from the rain as they wait for the Olympic Flame to pass through Newport on the Day 50 of the Torch Relay.

    10. Olympic Torch - Newport

      10. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden

      Torchbearer 059 Ashley Dear carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Newport and Saffron Walden.

    11. Olympic Torch - Newport

      11. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden

      Torchbearer 068 Clare Thompson carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Newport and Saffron Walden.

    12. Olympic Torch - Newport

      12. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden

      Smile! A Bulldog looks into the lens as the Olympic Flame passes through Newport on the second day of the Torch Relay's Essex leg.

    13. Olympic Torch - Newport

      13. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden

      Spectators shelter from the rain as they wait for the Olympic Flame to pass through Newport on the Day 50 of the Torch Relay.

    14. Olympic Torch - Newport

      14. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden

      Spectators cheer on the Olympic Flame as it passes through Newport on the Day 50 of the Torch Relay.

    15. Olympic Torch - Newport

      15. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden

      Spectators run through the rain as they follow the Olympic Flame as it passes through Newport on the Day 50 of the Torch Relay.

    16. Olympic Torch - Newport

      16. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden

      Torchbearer 061 Paul Barden carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Newport and Saffron Walden.

    17. Olympic Torch - Newport

      17. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden

      Torchbearer 062 David Pickup carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Newport and Saffron Walden.

    18. Olympic Torch - Newport

      18. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden

      Torchbearer 065 Daniel Thomas carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Newport and Saffron Walden.

    19. Olympic Torch - Newport

      19. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden

      Spectators shelter from the rain as they wait for the Olympic Flame to pass through Newport on the Day 50 of the Torch Relay

    20. Olympic Torch - Newport

      20. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden

      Torchbearer 067 Shifu Liu carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Newport and Saffron Walden.

    21. Olympic Torch

      21. Torch Relay: Newport-Saffron Walden

      Getting ready to cheer the Torch through Newport of the final leg of its two-day journey around Essex.

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