A series of walking tours has been launched to allow Londoners and tourists from afar to hear about the history of Stratford and how it was transformed to host the world-famous London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.  Those who join one of these Olympic Park walking tours will take in views of the world-class sporting venues which saw the likes of Jessica Ennis-Hill, Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, Sir Chris Hoy and Sarah Storey win gold.

With the news that the Natural History Museum (NHM) has surpassed the British Museum in visitor numbers (seven million as opposed to six million a year) a new focus on the collection of dinosaur fossils and models has started. Many of the dinosaur models were gifts from Andrew Carnegie, who was born in Scotland and never forgot his British roots. They include the model of a Diplodocus (‘Dippy’) which used to be seen as you entered the NHM.