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The 14 British Telecom Storytellers chosen to be at it's launch plus Daley Thompson.

Myself with Daley Thompson.

The Olympic torch coming through Egham in Surrey.

Our local MP Philip Hammond in crowd waiting for the Olympic Torch.

Some of the wicker cyclists the local children of Woking sculptured which were displayed on the Road Cycle Race route.

My friend Christine, Debbie Flood Olympic Sculler and myself at The Leander Club.

Myself having the privilege of holding one of Debbie's Olympic Medals.

The Reknowned photographer Richard Booth taken in his studio at Watts Gallery.

At Team GB House, myself, Emma Watson, the Olympic Diver Leon Taylor and Jessica Peterson.

British Telecom had a competition, over a year ago, to find 100 people across Britain to depict their journey from a year before the commencement of the London 2012 Olympic Games until the closing day of the London 2012 Paralymic Games.  I was one of the lucky chosen ones.  Being as I'm a singer with The Wonderyears so was categorised as a Performing Artist, which was good as it gave me free reign to put across my story in whatever way I wished, others had to try and keep to however they'd described themselves, either photographer, artist, poet, film/video maker, social networker etc. 

I've been very fortunate as my journey has enabled me to be included at the launch of the project which happened on the 14th June 2011.  This started at StPancras International , where a lot of our visitors would arrive, we met Lord Coe and Daley Thompson and had lunch at the longest champagne bar.   We also were taken on a conducted tour of the Olympic Park.  I visited the Expo Gallery at Heathrow Airport met a lovely lady willow sculptress who was instructing school children how to make wicker cyclist to go on recycled bicycles for display along the route of The Olympic Road Race.  I interviewed Debbie Flood an Olympic rower and Richard Booth, the renowned photographer. Later I was to visit the top of the BT Tower, watch Neil Fox broadcast one of his daily Breakfast Shows and interview Dame Kelly Holmes.  At the games themselves I was given from British Telecom, tickets to attend the Ladies Final Artistic Gymnastics and my younger daughter treated myself and my elder daughter to watched the 3rd days Paralympic swimming heats. 

All my stories on these adventures can be seen on the BT website along with all the other amazingly talented other storytellers.  Please use the following URL link  https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20120527231935/http://www.btlondon2012.co.uk/storytellers/MeetStorytellers-Pages/STbio-Articles.php?newcode=40