One hundred and twenty two years go Baron Pierre de Coubertin planted an Oak Tree here in the Shropshire market town of Much Wenlock. It was that visit, witnessing William Penny Brookes' Olympian Games, ...
I started high jump when was 13 and have been dreaming big ever since I won my first medal at a school competition. Early successes at the English Schools Championships sparked a desire to be the very ...
Two years ago Sean might not have felt as positive about his future. ‘I’ve really grown in self confidence and leadership skills over the last two years,’ the 18 year old from Hounslow, ...
Six months from today, the eyes of
the world will be on London with the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012
Olympic Games. With excitement building around the globe, I feel this day marks
a good opportunity ...
Today we celebrate two milestones on our journey to the London 2012 Games. First, it’s now just 500 days to go to the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. Second, applications are open for Olympic Games tickets.This ...
Debbie Lye, International Inspiration Programme Director13 April 2012
One thing that gives me a buzz is that the significance of International Inspiration, London 2012’s international legacy programme, is not just about opening doors for children and young people to PE, ...
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Paralympic champion13 April 2012
One of the best parts of being involved in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is that I get to see for myself how hosting the London Games is already changing people’s lives.In the week before ...
On a grey Wednesday in November a group of staff from the Olympic Delivery Authority's (ODA's) Planning Decisions Team (PDT) and Transport team met up to volunteer for the day as part of the ODA's staff ...
Abigail, Spitalfields Festival Executive Director12 April 2012
Spitalfields Festival means different things to different people – to some it's three weeks of familiar and new music in June, to others it's a winter alternative to mainstream seasonal offerings ...
Michael, Senior Engineer, Temporary Structures12 April 2012
Well, what to say about the last four and a half months? Firstly, the construction is ramping up rapidly (believe me I can attest to this as I have been stretched over this period). The Park is constantly ...
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 ...
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.
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
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 ...
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 ...
Shelly, National College of Construction12 April 2012
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
