A JUBILANT Abingdon has celebrated the 0lympic Torch visit.

Hundreds of people lined Oxford Road to welcome the torch and hundreds more saw it come through Stert Street and Bridge Street.

Torchbearer Margaret Brown, from Abingdon, was met by cheering crowds when she carried it on the final leg over Abingdon Bridge.

Town mayor Monica Lovatt said: "There was a wonderful turn out.

"We are so privileged to have the torch coming through Abingdon.

"For such an early morning people really turned out in their thousands to cheer the torch.

"There will be long lasting memories for all of us because this is a once in a lifetime event."