But the mother flame was carried in a safe place,,an re lit the flame, so its all good,,,the fire still burns bright.im actually rooting for the olympics this time as i never bothered before but this is special,,,to us all in the uk,,,so jolly good we still have the mother flame alight shining bright,so pip pip ,tale ho here we go summer 2012,,,roger dodger ,,,Rule Britania BRITANIA rules the waves,,,WE SHOULD BRING BACK STANDING UP IN ALL OUR CLUBS,,,SHOW THE KIDS HOW IT WAS,,SHOULD BE