LONDON OLYMPICS 2012!!!

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Learn more about the progress of the London 2012 Games:

Wenlock and Mandeville!!

http://www.london2012.com/


Meet the mascots Wenlock and Mandeville!
 http://www.mylondon2012.com/mascots/ 

Work proceeds ahead of schedule for the London Olympics 2012:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xDYGmCaN10&feature=related

The stadium!Watch the diaporama on :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA6N9hfiSlA&feature=related

 

Follow the torch in the UK!!!! 8000 torchbearers !!

http://www.london2012.com/olympic-torch-relay-map

Jonathan Edwards gives us an update of the progress of all of the venues on the Olympic Park.

LONDON OLYMPIC PARK MAP

Details of the Olympic Opening Ceremony on 27 July have been announced! Called 'Isles of Wonder', the event will feature 10,000 volunteers, 70 sheep and 3 sheep dogs!

London’s iconic Regent Street welcomes the world with a spectacular array of flags from each Olympic nation! The 158 flags sat high above the pavements will be on display from today until after the closing ceremony. Let the celebrations begin! http://bit.ly/Lgx0yZ

 

June 18th :These giant Olympic Rings have been hoisted onto Tower Bridge, ready to be displayed from later this month until the end of the Olympic Games

  

  The Olympic Torch arrived in spectacular fashion last night (20th July) as it was abseiled from a helicopter to the Tower of London.:

  Amelia Hempleman-Adams holds the Olympic Flame on top of the London Eye on Day 65 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay! 

  If you’re flying into Heathrow anytime soon, don’t forget to look out for these! The largest Olympic Rings have been mown into the grass in Richmond Park, the largest Royal Park in London. The rings measure 300m wide by 135m tall and each ring is 7m thick! (Image from London 2012)

 July 27th : Ding Dong! At 8:12am this morning, Big Ben participated in the ‘All the Bells’ art project, striking more than 40 times. The project encouraged people around the world to ring any bell as quickly and as loudly as possible in 3 minutes to celebrate the beginning of the London 2012 Games. This is the first time Big Ben has rung out of sequence since 1952:

 

 

Let the games begin!

The Queen has declared the London Olympics officially open, before seven young athletes were given the honour of lighting the ceremonial flame. The opening ceremony, directed by Academy Award winner Danny Boyle, featured drama, humour and a long list of quintessentially British tunes. 

 Sir Steve Redgrave ran with the Flame into the stadium, the Olympic Oath was read, and seven young athletes set a magnificent cauldron aflame…then the FIREWORKS! And last but not least…a performance from the living legend Sir Paul McCartney!

HMS Belfast

8,000 communities, 8,000 inspirational Torchbearers, 70 days around the UK. Thank you to all 14.6 million people who came out to line the streets!