“All I know most surely about morality and obligation I owe to football”,
Paralympic Day
National Paralympic Day - two years on from the 2012 Paralympics - gave Stuart an opportunity to revisit the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. It was fascinating to see how the park had developed over the past two years.A programme of sport and other activities attracted a large crowd to the park. Stuart was able to watch Anna Sharkey come off the bench and score three goals as GB women's goalballers turned a 2-5 deficit into a 7-5 victory. The audience included Prince Edward and Stef Reid.
It was a full day
The familiar walk to the stadium
The copperbox has not changed - but the approach has.
The Olympic Village - now affordable housing.
There was no road here in 2012 - let alone a bus route
GB v Belgium
A chance for everyone to try goalball
Or boccia.
Another new road through the park
More landscaping
The canal.
A new children's playground
The stadium from the other side