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2012 Lives

With the Olympic Games coming to London, Britain is spending billions of pounds preparing for the greatest show on earth.

Regular contributors have been working with BBC London to chart the huge changes taking place around the main olympic village since London won the Olympic bid.

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WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	26 Jan 2007 BUSINESS AS USUAL Mitchell and Jemma Green 1.55 mins Mitchell and Jemma own Tyrone Textiles which was based in Stratford before the olympics.	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	26 Jan 2007 OMAR Omar Karim 3.51 mins Omar is a young artist who finds inspiration in the urban landscape of East London.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	26 Jan 2007 STRATFORD WALK Len Banister 2.00 mins Since olympic building work began Len's noticed a number of Stratford canal towpaths have been closed.	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	07 Jul 2007 SCHOOL PREPARATIONS Richard Saunders 2.21 mins Carpenters Primary has been chronicling how preparations for the 2012 Games have been affecting their school.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	15 May 2008 OLYMPIC WHAT? Omar Karim 1.30 mins Young artist Omar fears olympic regeneration will not benefit Stratford's communities.	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	26 Jan 2007 CARPENTERS PRIMARY SCHOOL Glen White 2.01 mins Life at Carpenters Primary School in Stratford has changed since 2012 building work began.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	19 Sept 2007 GOODBYE STRATFORD Mitchell and Jemma Green 1.44 mins It's a sad time for the Greens as the construction for the 2012 games forces their family business to bid goodbye to Stratford.	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	19 Sept 2007 A ROOM WITH A VIEW Richard Saunders 2.00 mins Children from Carpenters Primary in Stratford get a birdseye view of the developing Olympic Site right next to their School.

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more		01 Sept 2007 SCHOOL ATHLETICS Richard Saunders 4.05 mins Richard Saunders is hoping an athletics tournament can inspire some of his pupils to become future olympians.

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