London 2012 blog

It was the last event of our Get Set London Roadshow, coinciding with the Beijing Torch Relay visiting London and a huge dump of snow. It was going to be an exciting day.

Snow hadn’t stopped the transport and it certainly wasn’t dampening the spirit of the Newham residents - they were determined to enjoy the day. Walking out of the station I was immediately met with lots of sport activities busy with kids dry rowing (debatable yesterday!) and canoeing in the thick of this white flurry. They had the right idea that the more energy they put into it and the louder they shouted the warmer they became.

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