Olympic Games

[ronm]

Swot!!
 However you may find that a book of 1936 by Winifred Holtby ( called South Riding ) and ..... oh to blow with it,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Riding
Its on the Internet so it must be true  
Three Ridings and  a South Yorkshire.
Merge them all into East Riding? Jolly good idea

[Tony Willis]

My daughter got a last minute ticket to the handball (of little interest but she gave it a go) which gave her entrance to the Olympic Park. From her numerous calls all day it has been a wonderful experience for her. In particular the floral displays,a small sample of which were shown on Gardeners World last night she said are stunning.

She watched the opening ceremony on a giant screen in a park last night picnicking with thousands of others having a really enjoyable time.

[Gerry Webster]

So we could merge the other two into the one that really counts

No, No, No. Leave the West Riding alone. Just merge the East Riding with  the South Riding.

[ronm]

Sounds like your daughter is enjoying the whole experience Tony, as apparently, are thousands and thousands of others .  I hope everyone that participates, attends or just views enjoys it fully also.

Why do we need to use South African and American prairie plants though to create a legacy in the Olympic area?. Probably many local plants were bulldozed to create the 'upgrade' of the site. Surely a 'nod' to local plants would have been somewhat more sympathetic, 

[mark smyth]

I missed the opening ceremony because my mother bitched and moaned about missing ... Big Brother

[Gerry Webster]

I too missed the opening ceremony (for different reasons) but it must have been good if it provoked  an extreme right wing twerp to describe it as “leftie multicultural crap”.

[TheOnionMan]

My family watched the opening ceremonies, we all agreed it was AWESOME and visually compelling, thoroughly enjoyed it all.  I agree with Lesley, loved the clever Rowan Atkinson bit, the video-merged scenes from Chariots of Fire was hilarious.  Stunning to see how much worked went into this event.

[Anthony Darby]

No, No, No. Leave the West Riding alone. Just merge the East Riding with  the South Riding.

I'm with you on that Gerry.

[Lesley Cox]

Wasn't there a children's TV series many years ago called "South Riding?" I seem to remember a sort of "Follyfoot" type programme, kids with horses and so on.

Olympics all day here if one wants, otherwise can be avoided altogether. The opening was all through a morning so didn't effect sleeping patterns at all.

[Lesley Cox]

I agree with you David re sponsorship and their bullying tactics. We can't go to a rugby game and take a bottle of water. Have to buy it inside the grounds and have to use THEIR chosen credit card. No wonder the Rugby unions are whining on about fewer people attending games. Besides, hundreds of dollars (or pounds at the Olympics) for a seat? Get real!

[David Nicholson]

No, No, No. Leave the West Riding alone. Just merge the East Riding with  the South Riding.

The West Riding is the one that really counts Gerry. I'll just leave Ron his literary South

[ronm]

I'll just leave Ron his literary South

[Brian Ellis]

I see from the newspaper this morning that the elements of the cauldron were knocked up in Anne Wright's backyard...these Yorkshiremen are very creative!

[Gerry Webster]

The West Riding is the one that really counts Gerry.........

My point precisely David.

[Anthony Darby]

Big Brother Mark. Is that still going?