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Glasgow 2014: My hopes for the legacy

August 3, 2014 By Ellen

It started with a heat wave and ended with a monsoon. Glasgow 2014: the party’s more or less over. As I write Kylie (or someone who sounds an awful lot like her) is apparently doing a sound-check for her appearance at the closing ceremony.  I’m a bit sad it’s all over – although the neglected bits […]

Filed Under: Commonwealth Games, glasgow, Glasgow 2014, Scotland

Signs you’ve embraced the spirit of the Commonwealth Games.

July 29, 2014 By Ellen

Slap bang in the middle of the Commonwealth Games it feels like it’s been going on for ages, in fact sometimes it’s hard to imagine life without it… or maybe it’s just me. Here are some signs you’ve got the Glasgow 2014 bug: It has become entirely normal to spend your life with a label around your […]

Filed Under: Clyde, Commonwealth Games, glasgow, Glasgow 2014, Scotland, sport Tagged With: in the world, Something happened in my life

Commonwealth Games: being part of it

July 23, 2014 By Ellen

You’ve probably noticed. There’s something going on in Glasgow this week. It’s a little bit like an artist’s impression of some improbably marvellous futuristic city that has come to life. Clean streets and squares throng with smiling groups togged out in matching track suits like off-duty astronauts. There’s a sense of united purpose and anticipation […]

Filed Under: Commonwealth Games, Glasgow 2014 Tagged With: in the world, Something happened in my life

120/365 Glasgow 2014: Volunteering for a good time…

April 30, 2013 By Ellen

Do you know what you’re going to be doing at the end of July and beginning of August next year? Generally more than a year ahead, I don’t have a clue. Only this year, I have a plan… whether it comes to fruition is now out of my hands. Let me explain. Today I had an interview… […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, Commonwealth Games, Glasgow 2014, London Olympics, Olympic Games, volunteer Tagged With: in the world, Something happened in my life

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