Blog archive

  • Preparing for a great show in a truly special venue
    Tim, Handover Ceremonies team
    We are into our final week of rehearsals for the London Handover Ceremony and through my many years of working on shows worldwide I can honestly say this has been the most fascinating event I have been ...
  • Video: A window into our world
    The 2012 Editor
    A video created as part of the 'Welcoming the World' project with schools in the five Host Boroughs. The pupils of George Mitchell Community School in Leyton produced this video.
  • Louis, Site Worker, Olympic Park
    Getting work on the Olympic Park as a site operative
    Louis, Site Worker, Olympic Park
    I have been working on the Olympic Park for about nine months now, on the north of the Park, and have been given the opportunity to work in different areas. I started on the Park as an operative on th
  • Neil, Community team
    We get proud at Pride
    Neil, Community team
    Pride '08 provided the latest setting for the LOCOG smiling staffers tour of London community events, with six of us working at the rally in Trafalgar Square on Saturday. Our friends from the LDA brought ...
  • Inspired by Get Set Roadshow
    Councillor Chris Best, Lewisham
    What a great day we had down at the Get Set London roadshow in the Downham Leisure and Health centre! It was been brilliant. The interactive sport element worked really well - from the rowing machines ...
  • Qualifying at the National College of Construction
    Shelly, National College of Construction
    I work at Eton Manor, National College of Construction. The College provides courses on operating telescopic handlers, rough terrain forklifts, backhoe loaders, excavators and dump trucks. I am a qualified ...
  • Robyn, Education team
    Seeing the world in another way
    Robyn, Education team
    I've started to see and hear the images, sounds and thoughts about the 5 Host Boroughs from students involved in Welcoming the World. They're insightful and surprising - not least of all because they ...
  • You don't realise how much is going on
    Ben, High Jump Champion
    The first time that I did the high jump, I was 14 years old and had no idea that I would be any good. On my first jump I managed to clear the bar and also to break the school record. Now, I’m hoping to ...
  • Roadshow demonstrates something for everyone
    Brendan, Deputy Mayor, Sutton
    Last weekend Sutton hosted the Get Set London Roadshow. As Deputy Mayor, I was very pleased with Sunday’s event on our High Street. It was a very interactive exhibition and really got the people of Sutton ...
  • Seb Coe, LOCOG Chair
    Achieving dreams in the West Midlands
    Seb Coe, LOCOG Chair
    Yesterday I saw more evidence yesterday of people's dedication to helping people achieve their dreams on my tour of the West Midlands - part of London 2012's Nations and Regions programme.I opened a new ...