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London 2012 Victory Parade - when the kids are back at school!

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paulapantsdown · 07/08/2012 13:06

So its been announced today that the victory parade will take place through London on MONDAY 10th September.

For all the families who could not afford/get tickets (but paid for the Olympics via taxes), for all the kids who have been transfixed by the games, thank you LOCOG for planning this on a day when all the kids are back at school.

I know that people will say, well if you live on London then you can get there, but us lot out here in the suburbs are still Londoners, but unless the parade is in the evening, then we can't be there.

I am massively dissapointed.

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skyblue101 · 04/09/2012 11:06

I'm thinking about going to the parade.. but I have no idea what time I should be thinking about getting there for..
I know it's going to be crazy busy, but to get a good spot (at the front would be nice) what sort of time do you think I need to get there for? As early as 8am? earlier? or later?
Think it starts at 1.30pm.

CaurnieBred · 09/08/2012 13:22

They had a parade after the last Olympics too (it went past my office at Piccadilly) and it was on a weekday (as I was in the office!).

Dancergirl · 08/08/2012 16:19

Oh stop moaning! That's when it all finishes!

Take the kids out of school if you want to go, it's only one day. I may well do just that.

ImaginateMum · 08/08/2012 15:48

My guess, based on no knowledge at all, is that the Monday is to do with crowd control. If you cut out school children and their parents, you have a lot fewer people to plan for?

Olympia2012 · 07/08/2012 21:14

What's the 'finale'?

bigTillyMint · 07/08/2012 16:37

Cheers tuna pasta!

If I cant take.my own DC, maybe I can take the ones I work with

CaseyShraeger · 07/08/2012 16:35

According to BBC, "The BOA spokeswoman said the route is likely to be from the Guildhall to the Mall, though this could change."

TunaPastaBake · 07/08/2012 16:34

Details here Guardian

bigTillyMint · 07/08/2012 16:32

Does anyone know where it will be taking place?

CaseyShraeger · 07/08/2012 16:32

The Great River Race is on in Central London on Saturday 15, so they presumably couldn't do it then. And the London Design Festival starts on Friday 14 and runs for a week.

CaseyShraeger · 07/08/2012 16:29

Rugby World Cup winning parade through London in 2003 was on a Monday.

LeeCoakley · 07/08/2012 16:26

For past celebrations have the victory parades been at the weekend? If so, YANBU. (Even though you didn't ask)

TunaPastaBake · 07/08/2012 16:24

Yes Team GB victory parade.

Olympia2012 · 07/08/2012 16:22

Is it just GB athletes in the parade?

TunaPastaBake · 07/08/2012 16:17

Perhaps they are going to make it a Public Holiday ??

ClaireRacing · 07/08/2012 16:02

I am sure the streets will be crowded enough without having to take children out of school.

TunaPastaBake · 07/08/2012 15:57

The main games finish this Sunday so why can't the Para Olympians and Officials etc wait a few more days after their games finish to have it on a weekend if the current athletes have to wait three weeks for a parade ?

It obviously can't be done until the Para Olympics have finished so why not have it the weekend following ? The current athletes will have to come back to why not others ?

yellowraincoat · 07/08/2012 15:47

It's not just about the athletes. It's all the others involved as well.

And you can't finish something on a Sunday and then wait for a week for the actual finish of it.

People will always moan about something.

TunaPastaBake · 07/08/2012 15:44

Of course they will leave London ! But hopefully come back for the Victory Parade - ( not that I will get to see it or my children !), I see no reason at the moment why it can't be at weekend and the Para Olympians wait for a week as the current athletics are going to wait for this for three weeks or so wherever they may wait !

yellowraincoat · 07/08/2012 15:40

Don't you think that the olympic athletes will leave London? Obviously they're not all still here, they go back to training/home when their event is over.

TunaPastaBake · 07/08/2012 15:32

Just picking up on term you used

yellowraincoat · 07/08/2012 15:28

I doubt very much that they are "hanging around".

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TunaPastaBake · 07/08/2012 15:27

But it's obviously simple enough for the current athletics to hang around for a few weeks to Sept 10th ? so why can't others hang around for just a few more days until 15/16th ?

yellowraincoat · 07/08/2012 15:15

OP, I didn't say you hadn't been to stuff. I said there's been plenty of opportunities and not everyone can go to see everything, that's life.

It would be a bit of a rubbish ending. Oh we finished today, closing ceremony, everyone excited, now let's hang about for a week.

It's not that simple to just wait about for the following weekend. The IOC, athletes, trainers, officials etc have lives too you know.

paulapantsdown · 07/08/2012 15:12

yellow where did I say that I hadn't been to the free events/relay/Hyde Park etc?! We have. I just feel that as a 'finale', a parade is a great idea, and its a shame that anyone who has to go to work or school won't see it.

A good point made earlier about the main atheltes having to come back for the parade 3 weeks after their events have finished anyway, so why not just wait until the following weekend anyway?

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