Tis the changing of the seasons – part 2
January 27, 2011 About my museum job, Exhibitions, Your 2012Continuing our monthly update from the 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford in advance of our upcoming visitor host led exhibition “Your 2012″.
August
We are posting this update on a cold February morning, and in the grip of a harsh winter it is worth sparing a thought for those with more unusual jobs. As you can see from the picture below there is a man in the canal. In case you are wondering what he is doing, he is actually measuring the depth of the canal at various points to help out with knowing what parts of the canal need to be deepened to improve access for bigger boats.
All we can say is rather him than us!
September
Here we can see construction work going on for what will soon be turned into a warm up area for athletes prior to their events. it is opposite the Greenway and Stratford High Street and we will show in another blog update shortly how this area has changed.
November
One of the many challenges facing the Olympic organisers is how to deal with the massive amount of pondweed that grows around the many canals surrounding the Olympic Stadium. As you can see there is a blanket covering of the canal at this point and quite how to deal with this issue has not yet been decided.
Yet another big area of change is the transport infrastructure to make it sufficent for the massive numbers of visitors expected in 2012 and beyond. Below we can see part of the solution. This is the area right beside the Docklands Light Railway at Pudding Mill Lane where the Crossrail link will be built. Again, expect some updates soon as to how the area has changed.
Overall then the whole site is still buzzing with activity and will not be finished until this summer so you can expect many more updates from us in the coming weeks.
Peter.