Love it or hate it, the Olympics are coming to London.  However, for a little town in Shropshire the spirit of the Olympics are held every year.  Wenlock Olympian Society is a volunteer group that started back in 1850 by the local Dr William Penny Brookes.  I could go into a huge dissertation about the society as I’m a very proud member  but please check out the link for more information.

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Much Wenlock Museum (Shropshire) is set to reopen on February 7^th but I’ve the honour of a preview to see the progress that has been made since it closed almost a year ago for renovations.  Much Wenlock is a small town (whatever you do, don’t call it a village!) that was thrown into the spotlight when the organizers of the 2012 Olympics named one of the mascots Wenlock after the towns association with being responsible for bringing back the Modern day Olympics (see more information here). Read the rest of this entry »

The Wenlock Olympian Society was invited to take a tour of the Olympic Park in London.  The Wenlock Olympian Society is celebrating it’s 125^th year and is the inspiration for Modern day Olympics.  We have been working closely with LCOM since the announcement of London hosting the Olympics in 2012.

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