So This Paralympics Opening Ceremony...

[BHAFC_Pandapops]

Is it going to be on anything like the same scale/budget as the Olympics do we know?

This is honestly supposed to be a serious thread, but no CM post would be complete without a shite gag or two - apparently the organisers couldn't afford to get Elbow for the Paralympic opening ceremony so they've hired a tribute band instead - Prosthetic Elbow. The less said about a possible appearance by American crooner John Legend the better!!

no way. If you think about wheelchair ramps, wall railings...

I'm sure it'll be great. Sainsbury's have given us funky shirts for it.

 

[Albion Robster]

I managed to get some 2 x Day ExCel Passes for 30th of August...unfortunately I cannot make the day now.
Day Passes from 09:00 - 22:30. Day session includes:- Sitting Volleyball, Judo, Powerlifting and Judo. £10 per ticket. PM if interested in purchasing the tickets from me.

 

[Gazwag]

If you'd have put in for tickets when they first went on sale you could've got pretty much anything. .

Yep and really cheap as well, got great tickets for the swimming in a fortnight

 

[teaboy]

Yep and really cheap as well, got great tickets for the swimming in a fortnight

Indeed - we have 3 velodrome sessions, 2 days at the road racing, a day with a day pass, a session of athletics and some swimming tickets. All for a total of less than £250 for 2 of us.

 

[martyn20]

I have morning tickets for the stadium athletics a week on Saturday, can't wait, going to be struggle with my heart problems but well worth it, once in a lifetime experience.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Bitterly disappointing that the BBC decided not to cover the games.

 

[Triggaaar]

So, what do we think are the best spectator events?

 

[Lord Bracknell]

We managed to get tickets for the athletics at the Olympic Stadium on Friday 31 August about 8 weeks ago.

 

[Napper]

Im thinking a flop but happy to be proved wrong . Statements like this is going to be the best ever is not normally followed by the best ever . Look at the real Olympics , many wrote it off but it was brilliant.

Hope to be wrong but no one I know or work with seems remotely interested .

 

[Worthingite]

And then in 4 years time, you can be a competitor.

Sounds threatening

 

[Worthingite]

Just had an email from Sainsbury's with the subject "Did you know you could be going to the Paralympic Games?"

Is this because I went to Waitrose yesterday? Who's running Sainsbury's now, the Kray twins?

 

[ATFC Seagull]

If you'd have put in for tickets when they first went on sale you could've got pretty much anything. The same applies for the first, second and third rounds of general sale. Even in the first week of the Olympics there were tickets on sale for the paralymics in everything othr than the velodrome (which slod out in the first round!).

If you don't have any at this stage it's because you didn't want any until the band-wagon turned up.

I don't think anyone is pretending to the contrary. I'm sure most people who are going are quite happy to admit that they are going because they missed out on the Olympics themselves, and want to see the park etc. As long as they get involved as part of the atmosphere once there, good on them.

 

[Triggaaar]

Just had an email from Sainsbury's with the subject "Did you know you could be going to the Paralympic Games?"

Is this because I went to Waitrose yesterday? Who's running Sainsbury's now, the Kray twins?

 

[Triggaaar]

If you don't have any at this stage it's because you didn't want any until the band-wagon turned up.

I didn't get them earlier because I'm useless, that's all.

 

[Storer 68]

Bitterly disappointing that the BBC decided not to cover the games.

Channel 4 will air coverage of the Games after bidding a reported £9 million - £4 million more than the BBC.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Channel 4 will air coverage of the Games after bidding a reported £9 million - £4 million more than the BBC.

The BBC could easily have snaffled them up, but clearly didn't see the value in them.

 

[BHA Swiifty]

will the coverage be on C4, E4 And More4? like the BBC was? or just C4?

 

[brightn'ove]

will the coverage be on C4, E4 And More4? like the BBC was? or just C4?

They've also just started a new channel 4seven which I suspect was designed to be the channel showing TV shows during the Paralympics, I can see the other 3 being engulfed by the games.

 

[Gazwag]

will the coverage be on C4, E4 And More4? like the BBC was? or just C4?

Seems to be just Channel 4 plus 3 other live streams (internet only I guess).

Channel 4 will of course still be showing the housewifes favourites of Deal of No Deal and Come Dine with me, so they don't care much about it

 

[Philzo-93]

Went there last week and was allowed to have a look at the rehearsal....we are in for treat IMHO

Why was there? Games maker training