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A big thank you

September 30, 2009 by Hazel  

Hope you are enjoying the new videos.  The research team found it extremely interesting as I hope you do,  listening to the different opinions of both adults and school children their expectations and worries with regards to holding the games in East London.  I also wish to take this opportunity to thank everyone who ... (more)

Launching the living archive

September 30, 2009 by ELL2012 Project Manager  

This is the last blog post before we 'officially' go live this afternoon! Over the last year we have been carrying out research in East London on different subjects related to the hosting of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We've asked people about their hopes and fears for the Games, and any expectations they have. We've ... (more)

Searching the archive

September 28, 2009 by East London Lives Archive  

On the 'about the project' page there are suggestions for how to search the archive - search results will bring up suggestions on the right that you might want to follow. This resource can be logged in to if you are a UEL student or member of UEL staff. Guests can use the e-shelf facility which allows you to bookmark for the duration of the session

Three Mills field trip

September 28, 2009 by East London Lives Archive  

We've added photos taken this summer of a field trip walking north toward the Olympic park and Pudding Mill

Photographs from the Hackney Wick festival

September 27, 2009 by East London Lives Archive  

We have added new photos of the Hackney Wick festival on September 26th 2009, and our outing with the Wick Curiosity Shop. Have a look at the photographs of the day

New Videos!

September 17, 2009 by Hazel  

We have two weeks before the launch of East London Lives 2012 and its all very exciting, I am in the process of uploading vidoes of our focus groups where we asked a series of questions related to community development.  We also asked for thoughts on how any changes in the local area may be affecting participants lives and how they might ... (more)

Launching the website

September 16, 2009 by ELL2012 Project Manager  

There's about two weeks to go before the public launch of East London Lives 2012 and the team is nervous and excited about how it will be used. As the launch approaches, we'll start to put some of our content on the site - including recent photos we've taken and some films we've made with project participants discussing the Olympics.

Hello and welcome

May 12, 2009 by ELL2012 Project Manager  

Hello and welcome to the new website for East London Lives 2012! As the weeks go on we're going to be experimenting with the look of this site, hope you enjoy