London 2012 blog

Daeth un o’n Olympiaid gwychaf i’n swyddfa'r diwrnod o’r blaen...

Anaml iawn mae rhywun yn gallu dweud rhywbeth fel yna, ynte? Fel rhan o ymdrechion Llundain 2012 i sicrhau fod pob rhan o’r DU yn cael budd o'r gemau, daeth Seb Coe i Gaerdydd fel Cadeirydd y Pwyllgor Trefnu gyda John Armitt o Awdurdod Gweithredu’r Gemau Olympaidd a Charles Allen o'r Grŵp Cenhedloedd a Rhanbarthau.

Yn ein cyfarfod siaradom am nifer o faterion - sut all Cymru ddathlu’r momentau trosglwyddo yn ystod seremoni gau'r gemau yn Beijing y mis nesaf; y diweddaraf ar y lleoliad beicio mynydd ar gyfer 2012; a’r Marc Ysbrydoli Cymreig newydd fydd yn cael ei ddefnyddio gan sefydliadau cymunedol ar hyd Cymru tros y pedair blynedd nesaf.

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I work on the north of the Olympic Park and our team runs two soil washing machines. The machines are helping to clean up contaminated soil (mostly from the previous industrial use of the area) so that it can reused in the creation of the Park.

Across the site, soil has been tested for a range of contamination, which consists mostly of hydrocarbons such as petrol and oil. Samples of contaminated soil are tested in an on-site lab to measure the levels of contamination and to establish the appropriate treatment. The soil is then sent to our 'Soil Treatment Centre (STC)'.

Soil washing on the Olympic Park:

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On Sunday, 27 July, we mark four years to go to the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

And where better to mark the moment than with the workers currently transforming the Park site?

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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.

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