Billericay School – SpeakUp!

On May 12, we visited Stratford to see what the Olympic site was like and interview members of the community. Everyone in Stratford says that the Olympics are good for the town and will bring good publicity to the area. One man we interviewed told us, “I think that the Olympic site is pretty good for the money [...]

1  There will be 7.7 million Olympic 2012 tickets available. 2  The height of the Olympic stadium is 53 metres, which is 3 metres taller than Nelson’s Column. 3  A large number of newts have been relocated from the Olympic park to the Waterworks nature reserve. 4  There are 205 different nations competing in the [...]

12 students from The Billericay School travelled to Stratford Circus to seek out the opinions of the public regarding what they thought about the Olympics being housed there. Most people did not like the fact that people were being moved out from their houses, and several were unaware of this. People are not just being [...]

The Olympic park will be the focus of attention during the 2012 Olympic games. Olympic organisers are working hard to minimise the disruption on the local community while working towards the completion of the park, as well as keeping them informed on its progress. The organisers are very keen to encourage the local community to [...]