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Usain Bolt wins – and the Brixton Cake Shop goes wild!
Posted on Sunday, Aug 5, 2012 | 3 CommentsThere were wild scenes on Colharbour Lane tonight as defending champion Usain Bolt won the men’s 100m final at London 2012 in an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds. -
![Absolutely loving the Olympics ceremony – a wonderfully quirky and eccentric bit of British theatre that will probably leave most foreigners totally baffled – and it was great to see the NHS being […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/olympics-nhs-115x115.jpg "The Olympics ceremony and the NHS")
The Olympics ceremony and the NHS
Posted on Friday, Jul 27, 2012 | 2 CommentsAbsolutely loving the Olympics ceremony – a wonderfully quirky and eccentric bit of British theatre that will probably leave most foreigners totally baffled – and it was great to see the NHS being […] -
![There was a real carnival atmosphere in Brixton this lunchtime as massive crowds came out to greet the Olympic torch on its route to Wembley before the start of the Olympic Games […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/brixton-olympic-torch-01-115x115.jpg "Brixton goes wild for the Olympic Torch Relay – full photo report")
Brixton goes wild for the Olympic Torch Relay – full photo report
Posted on Thursday, Jul 26, 2012 | 2 CommentsThere was a real carnival atmosphere in Brixton this lunchtime as massive crowds came out to greet the Olympic torch on its route to Wembley before the start of the Olympic Games […] -
![On Thursday 26 July, the Olympic Flame will carried through Lambeth, starting at Camberwell and then travelling west across the centre of Brixton. Update: the torch has now passed through […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/brixton-olympic-torch-route-2-115x115.jpg "The Olympic Torch relay comes to Brixton TODAY! 26th July 2012")
The Olympic Torch relay comes to Brixton TODAY! 26th July 2012
Posted on Friday, Jun 15, 2012 | 6 CommentsOn Thursday 26 July, the Olympic Flame will carried through Lambeth, starting at Camberwell and then travelling west across the centre of Brixton. Update: the torch has now passed through […] -
The ArcelorMittal Orbit rises in the Olympic Park [video]
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 1, 2011 | No CommentsIt’s a strange looking sculpture alright which has split opinion, but construction of the ArcelorMittal Orbit at the Olympic site in East London is now well underway. -
![On Saturday we caught the tube to Mile End for a six mile walk through east London to check out progress on the 2012 Olympic site. It’s a lovely walk […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/victoria-park-olympics-walk-050-115x115.jpg "Olympic stadium walk – Mile End to Victoria Park and Bow along the canal")
Olympic stadium walk – Mile End to Victoria Park and Bow along the canal
Posted on Monday, Aug 30, 2010 | 1 CommentOn Saturday we caught the tube to Mile End for a six mile walk through east London to check out progress on the 2012 Olympic site. It’s a lovely walk […]