A SYMBOLIC light of peace arrived in the North-East yesterday - the latest stop on a journey that began in Bethlehem.
The candle came to Darlington and will also be seen at locations on Teesside and in North Yorkshire in the run-up to Christmas.
It arrived at Darlington railway station in the care of Redcar Scoutmaster Arthur Woof.
The light is taken from the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem, and flown to Vienna, Austria, where it is the centrepiece at a service of dedication and is distributed to delegations from across Europe.
Scouts and Guides throughout the continent then take the light to churches, hospitals, old people's homes and public buildings.
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