Comments on: 2012 Olympic Equestrian Events to Take Place in Royal Park

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:27:27 +0000

I can see absolutely no point in spending millions of pounds on holding the equestrian events in the Royal Park with all the disruption of building works to create stands, food outlets etc.only to have to be reinstated after the games when Badminton is already there and a world class venue.
“If its not broke don’t fix it”

By: Charlie

Charlie — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:35:29 +0000

This is great! enjoys the Olympics, like you said, its only 2 weeks and the its close to the Queen, and she supports horses x

By: JOHN F

JOHN F — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:47:54 +0000

I THINK HOLDING THE EQUESTRIAN EVENT IN GREENWICH PARK AND BLACKHEATH IS FANTASTIC I LIVE CLOSE BY THE PARK AND USE IT REGULARLY. I SHARE THIS WONDERFUL AND BEAUTIFUL FACILITY WITH THOUSNADS OF TOURISTS FROM ALL OVER THE UK AND THE WORLD EVERY DAY .
THIS PARK IS VERY CLOSE TO THE HEART OF THE OLYMPICS ACROS THE RIVER AND THERE ARE GREAT TRANSPORT LINKS . IT WILL BE A STUNNING VENUE WITH FANTASTIC BACK DROPS . MUCH BETTER THAN THE STERILE BORING VENUES OF OTHER EQUESTRIAN EVENTS AND WILL SERVE TOO SHOWCASE GREENWICH AND LONDON AS A BEAUTIFUL CITY AS A LOCAL RESIDENT I AM PROUD THAT THE OLYMPICS WILL COME HERE TO GREENWICH PARK

By: admin

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:27:18 +0000

That is all fair comment. Why have the Olympics in over-crowded, congested London in any case?

By: furious

furious — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:33:06 +0000

This is bullying and vandalism on another level! A horses arse of an idea blundered into by stupid people as daft as the idiots who support it. My heart sinks at Coe & Co’s arrogance and money wasting!!
Royal Greenwich Park is a tiny and fragile World Heritage Site and needs continuous protection from commercial land grabbers and abusers. It is not a showground or events venue and should certainly never be closed and trashed!!!
To be world class, equestrian events need space and access for the competitors and organisers as well as for the hundreds of thousands who support it.

Take it to the country and build a permanent legacy we can all be proud of.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:49:18 +0000

I agree Jenny, one could always book a holiday for the fortnight and avoid the whole thing! Also, if you choose to live in the busiest city in the UK, then you shouldn’t really be grumbling about traffic and – well – how busy it is. A lot of other cities would rip your arms off if offered the Olympic Games, so stop complaining about it.

By: Jenny Thurbon

Jenny Thurbon — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:02:13 +0000

I think it is great that the horse events will be held in Royal Park London. It means that people do not have to leave London to enjoy all aspects of the games. To Brenda Reed I say get a life and enjoy the games it is only a fortnight of your life, 14 days. The benefits it will give to London will outweigh any shortfalls in inconvience
Jenny Thurbon

By: brenda reed

brenda reed — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:38:26 +0000

I live not far away from the park and use it all the time, has any one thought that we dont want the Equestrian event held in the park for all the roads that will not cope with more fraffic, we as local people WILL FIND IT INPOSSIBLE TO LEAVE OUR HOMES AND TRAVEL ANY WHERE.
yours
Brenda Reed

By: Melanie Wood

Melanie Wood — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:21:47 +0000

I personally feel that this is an excellent idea. Equestrian sports have always been a big thing with the royal family, so hosting it infront of the Queens house ties in nicely. Besdies, where else in london would you find a space large enough for this sort of event?