Find reclamation yards and games themed on the Olympics 2012

The ancient Greeks introduced a series of athletic games to please their many gods as well as themselves, and because they believed these gods lived on Mount Olympus they named their games after that mountain, thereby giving us the Olympic Games. Today’s gods are surely the world class athletes who perform in the four-yearly games not only to please any higher beings that might be watching but also the rest of the world via television! Few of us will ever get the chance to compete at this level because the competition is so intense that most of us just have not got what it takes to be a world champion. Yet we all like to feel part of these remarkable games, either as spectators in the actual stadia or sitting in front of our TVs at home. With the advent of the digital age, there is now another way to get involved, namely by playing Olympic themed games online.

There is a wide range of these virtual activities, some of which are designed so that you have a real chance of becoming a winner: imagine telling your mates that you are now the world champion at peeling potatoes. They would surely be impressed or at least after downing several pints they will be and if you do get teased you can ask them what they are world champions at ! After all, it is still over a year to go before we can sit back and enjoy the Olympics 2012 in London and other venues so why not get into the mood and have a look at these sites? One of the social benefits of the actual siting of London’s Olympics in East London is that the main stadium and other facilities have largely been built on derelict or underused land. Although there were inevitably and controversially some losers in this land development process, it is nonetheless sensible to make best use of a very limited supply of building land in the UK’s South-East. The games’ location on semi-derelict land is a good example of recycling and it is this business that today’s reclamation yards are located in.

They have come a long way from TV’s Steptoe and Son with their old horse and cart operating out of a disorganised scrapyard. With raw material costs climbing fast and health and safety law to consider, the modern reclamation yards are much more professional in their approach to collecting, storing and redistributing the things that we no longer want. One element of their business is reusing architectural features from old houses such as cast iron fireplaces and wooden doors. For every person who wants to do a modern makeover on their home, there is another who is keen on staying in period with their Victorian home. Many reclamation yards now have websites with lists of things they have in stock plus full contact details, making that search for an authentic feature such as a detailed clay ridge tile so much easier!