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London 2012 Open Weekend in Scotland – Did you notice?
The London 2012 Open Weekend took place from 22-24thJuly across the UK, and included in excess of 1000 events marking “one year to go” until the Olympic Games descend upon London. A range of sporting and cultural events were involved in the celebrations, from Weymouth to Wick, all designed to build interest in the forthcoming [...]
A Tsunami of Narratives
I’m presenting a paper on ‘Mega Events New Media’ at the Play the Game: ‘Challenges for Football’ conference in Aarhus, Denmark on Tuesday and thought it was worth blogging about the discussions I’ve had with colleagues and ex-colleagues before the event and to start a conversation about whether the ‘tsunami of narratives’ (Frew, 2011 – [...]
Scotland Hub
Olympic projects are as much about culture as the are sport (despite what you might think during Games time!). Moreover, Olympic funding extends across the Nations and the Regions of the UK and, I’m arguing here, right into the very heart of communities. One example worth sharing is the Govan Wave of Change project, part [...]
