London 2012 Olympics

[claire]

There is still tickets left for a few sports
Apparently 500000 left for football according to news at weekend.
We managed to get tickets on Saturday for the gymnastics. Only £40

Keep checking it is people that selling back to them and they put straight on.

[hinnak2009]

Just wondering if anyone had their tickets for the Olympic Tennis?

[ejwrank]

Just wondering if anyone had their tickets for the Olympic Tennis?

Yes we have Olympic tennis tickets. They came with the others. Ours are for Court 1 so hope it doesn't rain.

[superhero]

I think closer to the time, there will be even more tickets available.

[hinnak2009]

Just wondering if anyone had their tickets for the Olympic Tennis?

Yes we have Olympic tennis tickets. They came with the others. Ours are for Court 1 so hope it doesn't rain.

Still waiting for mine. What round are you going to see? I got centre court so hopefully the rain won't be a problem!

[jcolombi]

Just wondering if anyone had their tickets for the Olympic Tennis?

Yes we have Olympic tennis tickets. They came with the others. Ours are for Court 1 so hope it doesn't rain.

Still waiting for mine. What round are you going to see? I got centre court so hopefully the rain won't be a problem!

I also center court... I'm second round!

[JMP]

The Olympic Torch at Opera Holland Park


Thursday 26 July
12noon - 4pm
Opera Holland Park

We are very excited to announce that the Olympic Torch will be stopping at Opera Holland Park, just outside the theatre, on Thursday 26 July, the final full-day tour of the relay.

The torch will be coming up from The Royal Hospital Chelsea, making a pit-stop at OHP to change torch bearers and then moving on towards White City, Trafalgar Square and Hyde Park for the concert that evening.

It will receive a choral fanfare at Opera Holland Park from our chorus as it arrives and activities such as our famous 'Minute Maestro' and face painting by the OHP make-up department will take place.

The torch will arrive sometime in the afternoon of 26 July, so if you plan on coming along please do arrive between midday and 1pm. More information will be sent nearer the time, so watch out for it and we look forward to seeing you there!

[claire]

Watch the Olympics in the cinema.

http://www.fmuk.org.uk/forum/viewtopic. ... 00#p237640

[canadian_turtle]

This is really useful travel information!

Keep our tips in mind, and you too can get ahead of the games. By working together, showing consideration for Olympic sponsors other Londoners and abandoning all pretence of normality, then maybe, just maybe, we’ll survive this thing.

The following parts of London are likely to be particularly busy over the next few weeks:

1) Where you work.

2) Where you live.

We realise there is little you can do to avoid these places. We just wanted to show we were on the case.

One way you can help reduce stress on our squealing public transport system is by working from home. If your employer is unaccommodating, you might wish to explore other options such as “getting a new job in Cornwall” or “being unemployed”.

Another option is to find a new route to and from work. Journeys involving Croydon Tramlink, Chiltern Railways and the Romford to Upminster branch line are expected to be relatively hassle free.

To help prepare for the Olympics, we have invested substantially in new transport infrastructure. If you’re one of the many Londoners who commute from the Royal Docks to North Greenwich, why not give the new cable car a go?

To give the crowds time to disperse during evening rush hour, go on a pub crawl after work.

Wherever possible, avoid public transport altogether. If you’re one of the many Londoners with private helicopters, jet skis, jet packs, teleportation devices or yogic flying abilities, Transport from Londonist encourages you to use them.

To help speed more important people around the place, Transport from Londonist has established the Olympics Route Network of VIP-only lanes. We confidently predict that other drivers will respect these at all times, and will be quite happy to sit meekly in the gridlock with nothing to do but watch foreign dignitaries speed past.

Walking is a great way of getting around London – and quicker than you think. Walking from Trafalgar Square to Croydon, for example, can take as little as three and half hours. Great exercise, too!

To minimise your stress levels during the Olympics, avoid having children.

While we’re here, incidentally, you know that poster showing one happy looking bloke on an empty escalator? Does anyone know where we got that? Certainly doesn’t look like one of our stations.

Despite all our preparation, certain areas of London are inevitably going to be busier than usual during the games. To help us keep things running smoothly, and to make your own London life more pleasant and enjoyable, we suggest you avoid the following:

Stratford
Heathrow
King’s Cross
Victoria
Hyde Park
Whitehall
Other areas of zone 1
The Royal Docks
Greenwich
Zone 2
Gatwick
Waterloo
Paddington
Stansted
Wembley
Euston
Affected areas of zones 3, 4 and 6
The Central, Jubilee, Northern and Victoria lines
The DLR
The buses
The roads
Moving about

Good luck, everyone – and may God have mercy on our souls.

Transport from Londonist takes no responsibility for any incidents that may occur when members of the public either do or do not follow our advice. Please note that we are unable to handle any queries, questions or complaints until after the games have concluded. Anyway, we’re off to Tuscany for a month. Ciao.

http://londonist.com/2012/07/official-o ... donist.php

[funthing29]

Love it!