Begining its journey at the pavilion Gardens, Brighton, 137 Torchbearers will carry the Olympic Flame during day 60 of the Olympic Torch Relay.
The first Torchbearer of the day will be Zachary Narvaez, 17 from Brighton and Hove. Zach was nominated for being an outstanding pupil at Dorothy Stringer School, setting up a charity to raise money for hospices and cancer research and is Chair of the school council.
Along the way, the Flame will take in the Seven Sisters Cliffs, with Beachy Head providing a spectacular coastal backdrop.
The Flame will also visit Tonbrodge Castle where double Olympic gold medallist, Dame Kelly Holmes, and Frank Verge, a Torchbearer in the 1948 Torch Relay, will carry it through the grounds of the Castle.
The day's Torchbearers will also include comedian Eddie Izzard, who has run an incredible 43 marathons, raising money to support people who live incredibly tough lives, and former stunt sportsman Eddie Kidd, who was injured during a stunt.
The Relay will travel through the following communities: Brighton and Hove, Crawley, Copthorne, Felbridge, East Grinstead, Tunbridge Wells, Crowborough, Lewes, Eastbourne, Pevensey, Bexhill on Sea, St Leonards on Sea, Hastings.
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