Blogs - Ipswich Star

Why our Olympic hopefuls deserve to milk the Games for all their worth

Posted 1 month ago by David Powles with 0 comments

As well as the day job, myself and a hardy bunch of colleagues have been busy working on the Olympic Games since last July, when the first edition of our monthly guide, London Calling, was published in the Eastern Daily Press, Norwich Evening News and...

A burger giant, chocolate company and fizzy drink manufacturer - is this the best we can do for Olympic sponsors?

Posted 2 months ago by David Powles with 0 comments

Over the past few weeks the thousands of people chosen as volunteers for this year’s games have been flocking to London’s Wembley Arena for what probably ranked as one of the most surreal mornings of their lives. And I was one of them. For...

"I mentioned the Olympics once - but I think I got away with it"

Posted 3 months ago by David Powles with 0 comments

“Whatever you do, don’t mention the war.” This was of course the not very PC advice of a deranged Basil Fawlty in arguably the most memorable episode of the classic British comedy. And it was also the very first thing which sprang into...

How do we know if these games are a success? The five promises our government made ...

Posted 4 months ago by David Powles with 0 comments

So how will we know if these games are a success? Well did you know there are five pledges drawn up by which the event is meant to be assessed? It’s not just about how many gold medals Great Britain achieve, how many millions of people watch on...

Time to take a leaf out of 1948 and the Austerity Games?

Posted 4 months ago by David Powles with 0 comments

Sometimes you can’t help but feel the organisers of next year’s Olympic Games don’t exactly do themselves any favours. We all know the country is in a financial state. Pennies are being pinched in households up and down the land. Meanwhile...

David Powles Blog: Why not just enjoy the fun and Games while it lasts?

Posted 5 months ago by David Powles with 0 comments

We love nothing more than a moan in this country. It might be the weather, our nation’s attempts at international football glory or the fare offered up on television. We’ll pick it apart, analyse it and probably in the end have a good moan...