The Olympic Flame will visit Weston's Grand Pier in the next few minutes.

The town wasn't part of the Torch relay - which did pass through the streets of Backwell and Nailsea early this morning, before it heads up through Bristol and onto Wiltshire.

But, 500 local schoolchildren, the mayor and the Chairman of North Somerset Council are at the landmark to see the flame arrive shortly in a special lantern.

Pier director Michelle Michael says it's down to the town's MP John Penrose, who's also there - because he was disappointed the resort missed out on the relay:

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