Tag Archives: portland

What a fantastic 12 days of walking!

Posted on August 11, 2012 by admin

We did it! In all I reckon there was around 50 different walkers who took park in the opening walk. Ages ranged from 8 years old to over 70. Women massively outnumbered the men, which I think proves what a … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflection, Stan's posts, Uncategorized | Tagged 2012, camping, corfe castle, durdle door, Felicity Ford, guildford, inspire, LOCOG, london, london2012, lulworth, Mark Stanley, new forest, olympics, portland, putney, richmond, ringwood, romsey, south west coast path, stadium, stratford, thames, the games way, walk, walk2012, walking, wareham, weybridge, weymouth | 8 Comments

After 2 years of walking and blogging, the start is in sight

Posted on July 21, 2012 by admin

Are these boots worn-in enough? Is my rucksack going to squeak again? Why did I stay for that last pint at the party? Did I pack the sunscreen? …well, we can hope! Just a few of the questions that will … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflection, Stan's posts, Uncategorized | Tagged 2012, camping, london2012, Mark Stanley, olympics, party, portland, start, the games way, walk, walk2012, weymouth | 2 Comments

The first two days of The Games Way

Posted on February 19, 2012 by admin

Felix and I have been putting recording the walking instructions for each day of The Games Way, and last weekend we did the first two days of the walk, starting at the National Sailing Academy on Portland, and finishing at … Continue reading →

Posted in Lulworth to Worth Matravers, Stan's posts, Weymouth to Lulworth Cove | Tagged corfe, corfe castle, durdle door, kimmeridge, kingston, london2012, lulworth, Mark Stanley, national sailing academy, osmington, portland, ringstead, swyre head, the games way, walk2012, walking, weymouth, worbarrow bay | Leave a comment

Filming with the BBC

Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin

I am enormously grateful to Andrew Knowles, aka @andrew_writer in the twitterverse. Andrew is a professional copywriter and he is also a BT Storyteller for the London 2012 Olympic Games. It is through this role that he has been able … Continue reading →

Posted in Stan's posts, Uncategorized | Tagged andrew knowles, bbc, camera, film, london 2012, london2012, Mark Stanley, olympic games, olympics, portland, simon clemison, the games way, tv, walk2012, weymouth, wyke regis | 4 Comments

The Games Way route for campers

Posted on January 7, 2012 by admin

Don’t panic – this page takes a few moments to display properly Fresh on the excitement of being named as number 3 in Country Walking Magazine’s “12 great walks for 2012″, here is the route broken down into day stages … Continue reading →

Posted in Stan's posts, Uncategorized | Tagged 2012, bentley, bishops sutton, camp, camping, corfe castle, durdle door, farnham, foxlease, games, guildford, london, Mark Stanley, new forest, olympic games, olympics, portland, putney, puttenham, regents canal, richmond park, ringwood, romsey, south bank, stratford, tent, the games way, victoria park, walk, walk2012, walking, wareham, wey navigation, weybridge, weymouth, wimborne, winchester | 2 Comments

Weymouth v Portland

Posted on March 26, 2011 by admin

Artist and friend of ours Joe Stevens corrected me in a comment in my last post. The Olympic sailing events are happening at Portland rather than Weymouth. I know the rivalry between Weymouth and Portland, and I ought to have … Continue reading →

Posted in Stan's posts, Uncategorized | Tagged growing up, joe stevens, london2012, Mark Stanley, olympics, portland, pubs, rivalry, sailing, school, teenagers, walk2012, weymouth | 4 Comments