London 2012 Olympic Park Tour Can The Olympic Games provide a lasting legacy for those in London’s East End? Will the 500 acre Olympic Park and surrounding boroughs become a ‘destination’ to rival the West End of the city? On our post Jubilympic Tour of London, we walked around the perimeter of the Olympic Park [...]
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Am I falling in love with Wenlock & Mandeville?
Falling in love at London Olympic Park I never thought we’d have anything to do with The London 2012 Olympics. Our summer expedition to Iceland was always scheduled to clash with both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. But in the last few days I’ve unexpectedly bumped into the torch relay in Windermere, attended the spectacular [...]
Lake District passion, percussion and pyrotechnics
London 2012 Festival in Windermere The World Premiere of the North’s contribution to the London 2012 Festival, ‘On The Night Shift’, was billed as a fusion of fire, motion and rhythm. But if you hold an outdoor event in the English Lakes, you can expect water to play a part too. And while the rain [...]
Has the Olympic Torch lost its way?
Has the Olympic Torch lost its way? Tonight the Olympic flame floated across Windermere. It was a historic moment that brought a lump to my throat, and the moment found me and the kids dashing away from Katy B on the stage, to see the real star of the Olympic Torch Relay. The Modern Olympic [...]
World Alternative Games: Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales
World Alternative Games: Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales It’s our wedding anniversary. Before we even exchange cards we are arguing over whether I should go to fat class or not. My argument is that it’s probably more important to be thin this day than any other but Stuart argues, as usual, that fat class is a waste [...]
Nemean Games, an alternative Olympics
While Olympic excitement builds in London and the UK with the procession of the torch, our family have signed up for the ‘Original Olympics.’ The revived Nemean Games is one of the four games of Ancient Greece. And once every four years athletes (or non athletes like us) from over a hundred countries gather to [...]
Bobsleigh Sigulda, Latvia: A Kids View
Bobsleigh Sigulda: A Kids View The first time I saw the bobsled run I thought if we were going on that it must be fast. The Russians built the bobsleigh Sigulda to train for the Sarajevo Olympic games. It looked very scary but at the same time amazing; it twisted and turned loads. I said [...]
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