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OLYMPIC UPDATE.......................THINGS ARE NOW BEGINNING TOwarm up for the Olympics. We arebeing contact almost on a dailybasis and being asked how we thinkwe will manage service levels duringthe games and what should accountcustomers do to ensure, as far as ispossible, business as usual?I will leave the advice as to how to survive the games and howyou can function as near as normal as possible a little bit nearerthe games, so that it can be remembered and be of some use.

This month I thought that I would remind you of the venues beingused in and around London during the Olympics. These venuesare not just the games venues but public “open air” large screenviewing sites. It will be August, it will be hot and these “openspaces” will be free to attend and will have been paid for by youeither by local and/or national taxes – so why not go and enjoy?

Here is a list of London Venues that will be seeing some action, inpart or all, during the games from July 27th to 12th Augustoutside of the Olympic Park:

These are some of the Games events that you are able to see forfree on the streets of London:

MARATHONWe are all well used to the annual London Marathon, but theOlympic Marathon will be a new experience for all as it is goingto take a totally new route through London, indeed, the 2012Olympic Marathon will include the tourist hotspots of centralLondon and will stay north of the Thames. The start/finish areaon The Mall will be ticketed, but that leaves the vast majority ofthe route open to the public.

When is it?Women – Sunday 5th August 2012Men – Sunday 12th August 2012

Where is it?All over central London, but north of the Thames.

RACE WALKThe event will be held in central London and while the start/finishareas are ticketed, it is my understanding you will be able to seesome of the action for free. Women compete in the 20km race,while there are two races for men; 20km and 50km.

When is it?Women – Saturday 11th August 2012Men – Saturday 4th and 11th August 2012

Where is it?In Green Park and St James’ Park around Buckingham Palace.

� Earls Court� ExCeL� Greenwich Park� Hampton Court Palace� Horse Guards Parade� Hyde Park� Lord’s Cricket Ground� The Mall

� North Greenwich Arena� The Royal Artillery

Barracks (Woolwich)� St James’ Park� Victoria Park� Wembley Arena� Wembley Stadium� Wimbledon

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TRIATHLONCompetitors will swim, cycle and run their way around Hyde Park. Although some of thegrandstands around the start and finish will be ticketed, there should be opportunities to see theathletes, particularly in the cycling and running stages of the race, for free.

When is it?Women – Saturday 4th August 2012Men – Tuesday 7th August 2012

Where is it?Hyde Park.

CYCLING ROAD RACE AND TIME TRIALThe track cycling in the Velodrome was always going to sell out, but there’s still plenty of opportunity to see ourRoad Cycling stars out on the streets of London and Surrey. The Time Trial is when the cyclists start at setintervals and so are racing against the clock, which is different to the Road Race where it is a mass start and thefirst to cross the finishing line wins. In both cases the speeds they can achieve are breathtaking.

When is it?Men’s Road Race – 28th July 2012Women’s Road Race – 29th July 2012Time Trials – 1st August 2012 (women morning, men afternoon)

Where is it?All over central London and down into Surrey.

ARCHERYIt’s sort of free. Or at least the “ranking rounds” are scheduled to be a free event. It’s not technically part of themain event as it’s more a whittling down to see which competitors will be paired against each other when thecompetition starts proper.

When is it?Friday 27th July 2012

Where is it?Lord’s Cricket Ground.

OTHER FREE EVENTS IN LONDON DURING THE OLYMPICSLondon Live will give Londoners and visitors to the city the chance to join in the excitement of the biggestsporting event on the planet – the London 2012 Olympic Games and these events will be free to enter.

A combination of multiple state of the art screens with concert quality sound systems will show all of theLondon 2012 Games action. Sports participation activities, live music and cultural entertainment will alsobe on offer. London Live Hyde Park has six giant screens giving un-paralleled coverage of every Olympicmedal live throughout the day.

Each evening the London Live main screen will be given over to a brilliant live music stage bringingheadline music performances from around the world. Early evening main stage sets start at 5:30pm withmore live music at 9:00pm.

There will also be two spectacular celebration concerts on 27th July and 12th August for the Olympic GamesOpening and Closing Ceremonies but these will be ticketed.

Apart from Hyde Park there will also be events in Victoria ParkThe Victoria Park event will feature two giant screens which will cover every medal ceremony live throughoutthe day. You will also be able to take part in a variety of different sports in the “SportsPark” area.

A 40-metre high observation wheel will offer views of the Olympic stadium and the city’s skyline, and a fundouble zipline will zoom riders across the park and above the treetops.

During the evening (from 5:30pm) the main screen will start playing music, and from 9:00pm it will stream livemusic from headline acts around the world.

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