They say time flies, but it is almost unthinkable that it was six months ago that the Olympic Games opened so spectacularly. The memories will live on for years to come, a summer which saw the best of what the UK had to offer, magnificent sport, an organisational triumph and of course an abiding memory of the team in purple and red: the Games Makers.

It's taken a few days for me to get my head round the fact that it's all over. After seven years of waiting, all the training and finally kicking it all off with a stunning Opening Ceremony and the London 2012 Olympic Games went in a flash.

The first time volunteers were used at the Olympic games was at London in 1948 so it's only appropriate that at the London 2012 games over 70,000 volunteered to help out. Olympic volunteering is coming home.

The Village has been steadily filling up with athletes from all over the world and with them came the decorations. Now every block of apartments is dr...

Today, as we mark 100 days to go until the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, it's an opportunity to reflect on the journey to date and the final steps on the road to one of the greatest sporting events in the world.