Margie Doherty
THE big day has almost arrived for pensioner Margie Doherty who will carry the Olympic flame through her home town in an historic moment tomorrow.
The 81-year-old, of Abbey Road, Popley, has admitted she is “nervous” ahead of the momentous occasion, when the torch relay finally arrives in Basingstoke at 12.29pm tomorrow.
Listen to an interview with her below ahead of her moment in the spotlight.
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