London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 2
Cyclists setting off on today's openourtowpath protest. Photograph: Hackney Citizen
Why am I sitting @ home in nearby #Hackney, watching #empty seats @ #London2012 when I tried so hard to get tix after the lottery fiasco?
— Mari Yamazaki (@E8Mari) July 29, 2012
#SebCoe‘s “#OlympicFamily” must have been taken into care by #Hackney council. More empty seats @ men’s volleyball. twitter.com/tim_brannigan/…
— Tim Brannigan (@tim_brannigan) July 29, 2012
If the seats aren’t full, open the doors to hackney
— Salty Peppery (@Saltypeppery) July 29, 2012
3.00pm Sarah Birch writes:
“As Hackney girl Anne Keothavong showed her stuff on the tennis court, rows of empty stands gave rise to speculation as to whether seats had been well-allocated.
“Had more Olympic borough residents and the independent local press got a look-in, they might not have had to draft in the military to get a respectable number of bums in place…
“In the meantime, the weather on the streets returned to this summer’s normal rhythm of sun-rain-sun.
“During an early afternoon sunny stretch, a group of cyclists staged a ‘flashride’ in protest at the closure of the Lea towpath. The group set off from Eastway and cycled the official diversion route to highlight its dangers”.
Police made us ride over Bow flyover instead of roundabout on #ridethediversion cos ‘too dangerous even with police escort’ #citizencurators
— Dee Dee (@deedeesvintage) July 29, 2012
“On Market Mile today we witnessed the first in a series of Sunday openings on Broadway Market, whilst the booksellers at the new Goldsmith’s Rob Book Market marked their tenth week. Shoppers and stallholders made the best of a soggy day, huddling under awnings during downpours”.
Marco Florio on Broadway Market. Photograph: Hackney Citizen