On Wednesday, 6 July, 2005 London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympic games.

Having lived in the East End all my life, learning that London had won was amazing, just down the road Stratford will be host to the aquatic centre, the velodrome and the Olympic village. This website will bring together information about the 2010 Olympics and offer a local perspective on it all.

If you also live locally I would love to hear your thoughts and views about the Olympics, good or bad, and I'll try to represent them here.

Credits: Red Arrow London fly past photo by mrlerone