Turning a deaf ear
One of the curiosities of the Olympics is how other groups like to be associated with it regardless of the realities on the ground. For example the Noise Abatement Society gave the ODA its so-called 'silent approach' award for its code of construction back in 2010. It specified the following:
The ODA’s Community Relations team work closely with the contractors to ensure that the construction programme has little impact on residents living close by. This is achieved through:
the provision of a free Construction Hotline
regular residents’ construction update meetings for people living closest to the park
the Corporate Social Responsibility programme and community events.
Of course the actual experience of a community like Leabank Square, whose residents suffered from the noise from the site over several years, didn't merit any attention from the excited abaters.
And they couldn't even get the ODA's full name right!
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Mon, 10/12/2012 - 20:59.