Fran Hayward
Excitement building as Goodmayes NHS worker gets ready to play part in Olympic Closing Ceremony
by Jessica Earnshaw , Reporter
Sunday, August 12, 2012
2:30 PM
With the Olympics about to come to an end, one NHS worker is sworn to secrecy over her role in the Closing Ceremony.
Fran Hayward, 32, will take centre stage at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford tonight after auditioning to be part of the Games at the beginning of the year.
Miss Hayward, who works at the North East London NHS Foundation Trust, Barley Lane, Goodmayes, as a personal assistant, said she has never done anything like it before.
She said: “I really want to talk about what I will be doing on Sunday but we have been told to keep all details secret.
“I cannot wait to see peoples’ reactions on the night and there is already a real buzz ahead of the performance.”
She added: “I will be taking part within a large group. Parts of the ceremony are absolutely fantastic and will blow people away.”
Fran, of Custom House, who has been practising for two months for the top-secret role, is glad that there will be no close family or friends in the audience as that would pile on the pressure.
She said: “It’s not every day the Olympics come to London and I couldn’t not go for it.
“It is a great opportunity to play a small part in such a big event. I have met so many people from every walk of life you can think of.”
There are a number of staff from the trust involved in the Olympics – many took part in the NHS section of the Opening Ceremony.
These included Caroline Dawes, from the Podiatrist Service Redbridge, equality and diversity manager Harjit Bansal and social worker Tola Ogidan.
The trust also has staff working in various roles across the Games, including press operations, print distribution and event services.
Local advertisers
More news articles
- Catch cricket’s Indian Premier League final at Cineworld Ilford
- Hundreds turn out for South Woodford Church open day
- Ilford girl gives up birthday presents to raise money for brother’s special school
- Barkingside square dance club celebrates 61 years with ‘old friends’ and current members
- Sacrebleu! Hainault teacher wins Teacher of the Year award
- Wanstead residents get bee-sy ‘beautifying’ their street with insect-friendly flowers
- Ilford teen wins public speaking competition with ‘emotional’ Dream On speech
- Ilford schoolchildren ‘stunned’ by talk from mother of stabbing victim
- Let the Recorder know your memories of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation
- Under-fire boss of hall in Newbury Park seeks permission to hold banquets
- Shavout festival marked by primary school children with bouquets
- Woodford Green business director gets suspended jail sentence for flouting court orders
- Redbridge’s Volunteer Centre hopes to encourage more people to help others with £75k grant
- Council - councillors vote for gender neutral titles despite amendment calling for ‘freedom of choice’
- Council - proposals to allow home extensions of up to eight metres are ‘just plain wrong’
- Goodmayes nursery gets glowing Ofsted report
- Council - Chadwell Heath residents are living in ‘absolute chaos’ after primary school expansion
- And that’s the tooth: Hainault dental practice raise £500 for Haven House
- Council - more toilets not part of Better Barkingside plans
- Seven Kings aunt fighting for justice after niece, 8, ‘killed in India for organs’
-
Use our Wedding site to help you plan your big day! - At WeddingSite we know how much you have to organise for your wedding day, that's why we have designed a set of FREE, simple-to-use tools to make the planning process easy & hassle-free. FIND OUT MORE
-
Find a date using our online dating and friend finder - You can meet new friends, find romance or simply meet up online with people sharing similar interests and hobbies. FIND OUT MORE
-
Find a local business using our online directory search - Need a plumber? Or a florist? Or anything else? Search our business directory to find Ilford businesses in just a few seconds. FIND OUT MORE
-
Family notices from the Ilford Recorder, with readers' tributes - In memoriam, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, best wishes & special days. FIND OUT MORE
Around the Web See all
Downing Street and Abbey Road signs auctioned off
Famous signs for streets including Abbey Road and Downing Street have gone under the hammer.
- London Zoo searching for female fish to help save critically endangered species
- Thank You London gives people chance to show their gratitude
- Royal Ascot sets out 2013 style guide for Royal Enclosure
- VIDEO: Shepherd drives geese across Putney Bridge
- VIDEO: Jon Snow does the Harlem Shake at London charity award ceremony
0 comments