Ekie is the head of this school for boys who have been excluded from mainstream schools. She won a regional award for Innovation in Education. She was nominated by a parent who said 'Before Ekie arrived at the school... it was dreaded by parents if your child was going to be sent there. I believe from personal experience that this is no longer the case.' Ekie talks about how the boys are her own inspiration.
Fifteen year old Sally decided to sacrifice her hair in aid of a cancer charity, after her mum was treated for breast cancer. But while some of her friends and family were all for the fundraising...
Kieron works for the Museum of London Archaeology Service and in partnership with PCA (Pre-Construct Archaeology he’s heading up the excavations of London’s Olympic site. He’s hoping...
Stephen usually goes birdwatching in Suffolk, but he's been to the Arctic to look for seabirds, polar bears and walruses. His trip has given him some food for thought on the issue of climate change...
Paul is a warehouse manager with a building materials firm. He’s hoping the regeneration of London canals will make the transportation of products to the Olympic site possible by barge. His...
Carpenters Primary has embraced the fact that the Olympic village is so close to the school. The children have been on a special trip up a tower block to try and comprehend the enormity of the...
Odetta has taken it upon herself to take hundreds of pictures of the rubbish filled streets surrounding the 2012 Olympic site. She believes East Ham, Plaistow, Upton Park and Forest Gate have...
The Green family business is one of the hundreds of local firms forced to move to make way for the building of the Olympic Park. In one of the capitals largest compulsory purchase order schemes...
Rik only has one leg but he loves to push himself physically. For his latest challenge he decided to attempt hiking four peaks in under 30 hours. Rik and his small team set off to climb Ben Nevis,...
