131 Torchbearers carried the Flame through the following communities: Gateshead, South Shields, Whitburn, Sunderland, Lowfell & Chowdene, Blaydon, Prudhoe, Stocksfield, Hexham, Riding Mill, Consett, Moorside, Castleside, Tow Law, Esh, Langley Park and Durham.
The Flame began the day abseiling down The Sage, Gateshead, carried by 45-year-old Richard Jackson, from Seaton Sluice.
Jon Mellish, 14, from South Shields, carried the Flame into Gateshead International Stadium and run around the track. An elite football and rugby player, Jon was nominated for being inspirational to his Dad and recently won Editors Choice Overall Sports Personality in the South Tynside sports awards.
Olympic gold medallist and Legendary distance runner Haile Gebrselassie carried the Flame along Coast Road in South Shields. He then handed the Flame to Olympian and Sports Presenter Brendan Foster, who carried it across the Great North Run finish line.
The evening celebration took place at Durham University Racecourse. The show started at 5pm and include music from Little Comets and dance act Twist and Pulse. There was also entertainment from local acts staged by Durham County Council.
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