Six Months Ago...

Six months ago, a rather critical and cynical public and media attitude towards London 2012 changed via "it might not be a total disaster" to "it's actually rather good" in a matter of minutes, as Danny Boyle's triumphant London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony unfolded.

Since then, various groups of Ceremonies Volunteers, such as the Thanks Tim cast, NHS Nurses, Working Men and Women, the Post-Olympic Dance group and of course ourselves, contributed to the London 2012 legacy with a variety of public performances, often in support of charities.

We, the Pandemonium Drummers, did no less than 35 performances in the past six months, collecting hundreds of pounds for charities including the Mo Farah Foundation, Children in Need, and a number of smaller charities.

We performed at high profile locations, including the Old Vic Tunnels, St Paul's Cathedral and St Pancras International, and participated in major parades, including the Lewes Bonfire Night and the London New Year's Day Parade - and we spontaneously formed the back of the Our Greatest Team parade that celebrated the Team GB and Paralympics GB athletes.

Some of our events were pure entertainment, others were a political protest; some were huge, others were small; in short, the events were as diverse as the members of the Pandemonium Drummers, who were recruited specially for the London 2012 Ceremonies from all sorts of backgrounds - the one thing we have in common is the will to put ourselves forward and offer our time for worthy purposes.

We will continue to do just that, more gigs are lined up, ideas are being circulated, and the enthusiasm has not diminished, so keep an eye on our events calendar, where more dates will be added soon.

And if you want us to play somewhere, get in touch.

In the meantime, relive the memory by watching the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony again!