Armed with the 2012 Olympics........

Test Event!

Kim and I are currently on our way to a test event at the aquatic centre, aka the pringle, in the Olympic Park.

I’m so excited, it will be like a dry run before the games, and it will be the closest I will get to actually seeing an Olympic event, since I don’t have any tickets.

This event is just one of the many test events that LOCOG have planned for each venue before the games, here is a schedule of all the test events.

It should be lots of fun, I will use twitter and do some tweets from the venue and maybe even some pictures. I am also taking a little flipcam along with me, so I should have some video footage for you later.

So check out the blog later!

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The discover young hackney closing party!

Today the create programmers on the headstart programme are hosting the discover young hackney closing party, at the Arcola tent in Dalston.

The closing party is from 3pm to 9pm, with fashion shows and dance performances in the afternoon and great music acts in the evening e.g. lil sims.

I’m on my way there, and its sounds like its lots of fun. So if your near, why don’t you pop in, its free to!

What’s wrong with a little media attention?

Recently Tom Daley the Olympic diver and 2012 hopefully has come under a lot of criticism about spending some time working the media. 

In my opinion I don’t think its a major problem. Actually I think Tom spending some time in the media spotlight is good, not only that the time spent will help raise the profile of diving but also that it will help him gain public support in time for 2012.

Here is his response

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Olympic Park Tour!

On the 16th of February, a few of the SMJ’s, other head starters, and I went on a tour of the Olympic park.

This was my second time on the Olympic park site, and Its great to see just how far along the site has come. Most of the actual venues e.g. the Velodrome are finished, its just the really large in between bits that they need to sort out. 

And it seems like a huge shame that the plan is to mainly tarmac over everything else, so really its not actually going to be anything like a park apart from the picturesque wetlands area.

But I’am still very excited for 2012, and unfortunately I don’t have any tickets, so I don’t know if I’ll get to experience the park when its finally finished. 

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