Olympic flag flies high in Cumbria
Last updated 20:23, Sunday, 24 August 2008
Cumbria joined in the Olympic celebrations this weekend.
The Olympic flag at Grasmere
The Olympic flag was raised on England's highest mountain - Scafell Pike - and at one of the country's oldest sporting fixtures: Grasmere Sports.
Sir Chris Bonington raised the flag on Scafell Pike to mark the end of the Olympics in China and the start of the countdown to the London 2012 Olympics.
And at Grasmere Sports, the flag was flown in by Paragliders and raised at the showground.
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