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6:26pm 18th June 2012.
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The majority of Olympic torch bearers are ordinary people who have been nominated by friends and family to carry the flame on its way to London 2012.
All week, we've been profiling some of the people from our area taking part in the historic relay...
George Stocker, from Little Ribston near Wetherby, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in October 2008, undergoing 48 weeks of gruelling chemotherapy as part of his treatment.
Since then, on his own road to recovery, the 13-year-old has raised £50,000 for local cancer charity Candlelighters.
George carried the Olympic flame through Wetherby on Tuesday 19 June.
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On Day 32, it passed through Boston Spa, Wetherby, Harewood, Knaresborough, Starbeck, Harrogate and Ripon.
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74-year-old Margaret Cook carried the Olympic flame through Ilkley on Sunday 24 June.
