Dear All …. I can't believe it's all over. I was there when it opened - that only seems like yesterday. And I was there when it closed. Now it's Rio in four years. They'll have to go some to put on a better show than us won't they? Weren't we brilliant? Team GB with that amazing haul of medals. And …… well, everyone else in the whole country. I could start to rattle off a list but I'd forget to include some people and that wouldn't be right. Let's put ...

Hello all …. We're nearly there now. Another sunny, happy, smiling, photo-taking day today at the Olympic Park. I don't think there was anything new though that you haven't heard before. And seeing that this is my next-to-last blog, I thought I'd do some reflecting back on this amazing journey that's about to come to an end. I first saw something in the paper about volunteers being needed at the Games back in 2010. I remember saying to my wife Sue "Hey, look ...

Hello everyone …. You can tell it's getting near the end now. No crowds on the train. No crush to get in. All a breeze this morning. But mind you there was only hockey on until this afternoon [sorry to all the hockey fans. No insult meant]. So I didn't expect much from the day [again wrong]. My focus was drinking tea and wandering around. I've got some videos of that walkabout including from the Coca Cola Beatbox but am having trouble in uploading them so you...

…. to getting a blog from me tonight talking about my throat. Specifically the infection therein. You know what it's like when you feel something coming on? That was me yesterday morning. Started to feel a tickle in my throat. Worse by the afternoon. And even more so by the time I got home [called into Tesco on the way to stock up with Strepsils]. But they didn't do that much good. Really painful to swallow when I got up this morning. In view of the boring day...

Evening all …. Got to be honest and say there didn't seem to be the same buzz about the Park this morning as there was a few days ago. Maybe it was me, maybe the iffy weather this morning. Maybe it was because there was only athletics, basketball and hockey this morning. That could well be it …. it was a lot busier and sunnier this afternoon. For my stroll this morning, I went to Park Live; a couple of giant screens. And our morning briefing didn't real...