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About cliverh

Retired aerospace engineer, first with the Royal Air Force and then BAE Systems. Now enjoying a variety of activities and not getting bored. I was a Games Maker Volunteer at the London 2012 Olympics and a volunteer at the Rugby World Cup 2015 in England. I was also a volunteer at the 2019 Cricket World Cup in Southampton. Now very invoIved with a local Men's Shed. I intend to blog about what interests me.

After the party

Posted on Aug 13, 2012 by cliverh

I think I knew deep down that it would be a fruitless endeavour. The euphoria surrounding the Games carried on to the final day and the closing ceremony and we decided to get up to town to see something. Having … Continue reading →

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Protected: And in the end….

Posted on Aug 11, 2012 by cliverh

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The final stretch

Posted on Aug 9, 2012 by cliverh

Plenty of discussions today on TV, and on line about the legacy of the Olympic venues.  No doubt LOCOG have had a legacy plan in place for a long time; they have already said the Olympic park will close after … Continue reading →

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Back to work…oh dear

Posted on Aug 8, 2012 by cliverh

The sport connection in the Olympics is sometimes tenuous, for example how is synchronised swimming or board diving a ‘sport’. The scoring in these activities depends on the vagarities of the judges, so if they are having an off day, … Continue reading →

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The bliss of a day (or two) off

Posted on Aug 7, 2012 by cliverh

Well to say I completely relaxed yesterday is an understatement, I actually got to watch some Olympics in the afternoon.  Thanks to my lovely wife Fran who has pampered me and kept me going; it’s the families of the  competitors … Continue reading →

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Too tired…..8th day and counting

Posted on Aug 4, 2012 by cliverh

Well, it’s happened eventually and despite my promise to my dear reader and myself I cannot do any justice to writing my blog tonight. It’s now 8.30 and I’m going to bed soon for another early start. That was Saturday … Continue reading →

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And God rested….but not here

Posted on Aug 3, 2012 by cliverh

The 7th day Adventists consider Saturday as the sabbath, and the Jewish faith regard Friday night and Saturday as the Shabbat on which God created the Heavens and the Earth in six days and rests on the seventh. Well the … Continue reading →

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The Longest Day (so far)

Posted on Aug 2, 2012 by cliverh

The whole country is Olympics mad, it’s as if nothing has been happening in the world except those events at all the venues.  Kofi Annan has resigned, European markets have fallen and Gore Vidal, the political outsider and man of … Continue reading →

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3rd Day – and counting

Posted on Jul 31, 2012 by cliverh

I’ve been reflecting on life in general as I trundle my way to and from my chosen voluntary job. I find the train is a wonderful way of having nothing to do except sit and look out of the window, … Continue reading →

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2nd Day – Table Tennis!

Posted on Jul 30, 2012 by cliverh

Let it not be said that table tennis, or wiff-waff as Boris Johnson calls it, is boring or slow. It is one of the quickest sports in the world with the ball taking just half a second to go from … Continue reading →

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