London Pocket Parks: Mirabelle Gardens, E20
A decade ago, a new Stratford park was being enjoyed by athletes relaxing from the Olympics and a year later it opened to the less athletic public. A decade on, it's bedded in, but also showing signs of a decade of use in places.
Redevelopment plans at the Olympic Park for Network Rail’s Bow Goods Yard
The last large plot of land left over from the London 2012 Olympics is set to be developed as Network Rail opens a masterplan process for the site.
Local councils to reclaim planning powers from the Olympic Park
The local councils that surround the Olympic Park are taking back planning control over their areas from the end of 2024, having lost it in 2012.
New exhibition showcasing London’s Olympic legacy
In the run-up to the 10th anniversary of the London 2012 Olympics (it's been a decade already?), there's an exhibition looking at how the legacy of those games has left its mark in Stratford.
London’s Pocket Parks: Olympic Ring Park, N1C
A small roadside park alongside St Pancras Station has something hidden in the bushes - pieces of the London 2012 Olympic rings.
Olympic Park’s Orbital legacy foundering
The twisted red mass of tubes next to the Olympic Stadium that was supposed to be a local landmark is proving to be more of a millstone for the Queen Elizabeth Park.
Red Arrows flying over East London on Saturday
Look to the skies, for the red, white and blue of the Red Arrows will be gracing the skies of east London on Saturday (21st July 2018).
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Paralympians as Olympian Gods above a Crossrail station
To mark the latest Olympic games, some of the Paralympians have been rendered into art form and are on display at the Crossrail station in Canary Wharf.
Chance to buy a chunk of London 2012 racing track
The former Olympic Stadium is selling off parts of the London 2012 racing track, as souvenirs.
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Orbital Lego exhibition coming to London
For a couple of weeks, there will be an exhibition of London-inspired models made from Lego -- on display in the Orbit observation thingy in the Olympic Park.
The London 2012 cauldron goes on public display
Since time immemorial, the flame has been a symbol of the Olympic Games. Well, at least since 1936, it has been, when the first Olympic Cauldron was introduced for the German Games of 1936.
Photos of the closed part of the Olympic Park
There was a chance the other night to take a brief look at part of the sealed off Olympic Park that is due to open to the general public on Saturday.
Take a look around London’s newest Postcode – E20
Over the next few weeks, people will start typing E20 in to websites as the first part of their address as they move into new flats built on the Olympic Park.
Olympic Park opens in 47, or 49, or 50 days time at midnight
Over the past few months, I have occasionally noticed a countdown clock at the top of the Olympic park website noting when the part reopens to the public.
Tom Daley’s swimming trunks become a Museum artefact
Curators at the Museum of London are used to handling objects that may have been dug up out of damp ground and carefully dried to preserve them for display.
Public tours of The Orbit start again
Surrounded by a building site, one of the few objects within the Olympic Park that doesn't have builders crawling all over it is the Orbit Tower.
Massive bronze Polo sculptures sitting in Docklands
On the opposite side of the docks from the City Airport can be found a remnant of London 2012 artistic endeavours, in the form of a large set of bronze sculptures.
The View Tube reopens next to the Olympic Park
As noted by Diamond Geezer yesterday and by myself today, the Greenway next to the Olympic Park has reopened, as has the View Tube at one end.
Free bus tours of the former Olympic site to start
The former Olympic park is to start offering free bus tours of the site during the conversion from its Olympic layout to the new public park that will open progressively during 2013-14.
Tower Bridge Fireworks – Photos
If you watched the last moments of the Paralympics closing ceremony last night when the fireworks went off at Stratford, you might have seen a short clip of a small display happening at Tower Bridge as well.
Building the Olympics – bedtime reading
Now that we have all gushed over the various Olympic venues, it might be worth sparing a moment to consider the planning and effort that went into building them. Fortunately, the usually subscription only Institute of Civil Engineering have put…
Red Arrows to fly over London on Monday afternoon
A heads up, literally, that the Red Arrows will be flying over London on Monday (10th Sept) afternoon as part of the post-Olympics parade through the city.