With the Olympic Games coming to London, Britain is spending billions of pounds preparing for the greatest show on earth.
Regular contributors have been working with BBC London to chart the huge changes taking place around the main olympic village since London won the Olympic bid.
26 Jan 2007 BUSINESS AS USUAL Mitchell and Jemma Green 1.55 mins Mitchell and Jemma own Tyrone Textiles which was based in Stratford before the olympics.
26 Jan 2007 STRATFORD WALK Len Banister 2.00 mins Since olympic building work began Len's noticed a number of Stratford canal towpaths have been closed.
07 Jul 2007 SCHOOL PREPARATIONS Richard Saunders 2.21 mins Carpenters Primary has been chronicling how preparations for the 2012 Games have been affecting their school.
19 Sept 2007 GOODBYE STRATFORD Mitchell and Jemma Green 1.44 mins It's a sad time for the Greens as the construction for the 2012 games forces their family business to bid goodbye to Stratford.
19 Sept 2007 A ROOM WITH A VIEW Richard Saunders 2.00 mins Children from Carpenters Primary in Stratford get a birdseye view of the developing Olympic Site right next to their School.
01 Sept 2007 SCHOOL ATHLETICS Richard Saunders 4.05 mins Richard Saunders is hoping an athletics tournament can inspire some of his pupils to become future olympians.
