The London 2012 Olympic Park will be in safe hands after the Games as the Government signed the land over to the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) yesterday. The coalition Government also agreed to clear any debt related to the …
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6 Jul
2010
2010
London 2012: £25 million Cable Car Plans Unveiled
Just when you thought hosting the London 2012 Olympic Games was exciting enough; plans for a stunning £25 million cable car crossing of the Thames have now been unveiled. The privately funded cable car would transport up to 2,500 people …
Read more...2 Jul
2010
2010
London 2012: Velodrome Roof Installed
London 2012‘s Velodrome is on course to be the first completed stadium in the Olympic Park after its roof was guided into place this week. The Pringle-shaped roof, made from more than 1,000 timber panels, has now been weather-proofed allowing …
Read more...14 Jun
2010
2010
Prince Philip visits London 2012 Olympic Park
HRH Prince Philip donned his hard-hat and high-visibility vest for a tour of the London 2012 Olympic Park on Friday. The Duke of Edinburgh put aside his 89th birthday plans to scale the Olympic Stadium with London 2012 boss Seb …
Read more...13 Apr
2010
2010
Ed Clancy and the London 2012 Velodrome
British cycling champ Ed Clancy was on site recently to witness an important building stage in the London 2012 Olympic Velodrome. Clancy, who became the new World Champion in the Omnium event at the Track Cycling World Championships last month, …
Read more...31 Mar
2010
2010
Anish Kapoor Tower Announced for London 2012 Olympic Park
I’ve just got back from an announcement at City Hall about an exciting new tower, called ArcelorMittal Orbit, commissioned for London’s Olympic Park. Mayor of London Boris Johnson described the tower, which at a height of 118m will be Britain’s …
Read more...8 Mar
2010
2010
Running Around the Olympic Park with the Newham London Run 2010
On Sunday, I joined about 3,700 other runners in the 10k Newham London Run around the Olympic Park. Despite the bright spring sunshine, it was very, very cold waiting for the start at Stratford Park at 9.30 yesterday morning. (Ice …
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