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Swindon engineer helps underpin the Olympic Park

A civil engineer from Swindon has worked on the construction of the Olympic Park in East London for the last three years and is now a
member of the team planning how to take it apart once the Paralympics is finished.
"Getting the site ready for the games
has been a huge and complex proj-
ect involving lots of engineering
companies and contractors doing
the work safely. It was an environ-
mentally degraded area which has
been dramatically improved in a
really tight timescale.
“With the eyes of the world on
London 2012 the Olympic Delivery
Authority set a very high standard.
There has been immense pressure
to constantly check work to cut out
mistakes and ensure projects were
delivered on time."

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across South Wales. livery Authority for her exemplary
Much civil engineering work standard of work in dealing with the
is hidden from view and at the construction problems and making
Olympic Park Rosemary has been sure the agreed completion date
responsible for managing the con- was met.
struction of roads and retaining Once the games are over, the
walls, and in the last two years Olympic stadium, aquatic centre
completion of hard landscaping to and velodrome as well as the ur-
the north of the stadium. ban park running through the site
A project that everyone will see will remain. Temporary facilities
is RUN, designed by Monica Bon- like the basketball centre, hockey
vicini, one of the large scale public pitches and training areas will be
artworks commissioned for the dismantled. The main road through
park from world renowned artists. the park, cut in half for the games,
Rosemary was given responsibility will be reinstated and parcels of land
for the planning and installation prepared for housing and employ-
of the three 9 metre high letters ment over the next few years.
made of steel and mirrored glass, Rosemary is now working on soft
Swindon performers in Olympic shows

New College student Emma Muskett from Highworth, below, joined
Janine Cowie from Haydon End, who was featured in the July Link -
just two of the 10,000 performers involved in the spectacular Olympic
opening ceremony on 27 July.
Both were sworn also being selected
to secrecy as to their to also perform at the
roles in the £27 mil- closing event.
lion opener called A laser cut gold
Green and Pleas- Union Jack designed
ant, artistic director by former New Col-
Danny Boyle’s vision lege student Becca
of Britain which also Nye is featured on
features 120 farm- athletes’ outfits for
yard animals. the opening show
Janine has the un- and their presenta-
usual distinction of tion to the Queen.

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