The KM Group's Olympic correspondent Alex Hoad will be providing live updates on every day of the Games, keeping you up to date with how our Kent Olympians are faring and the biggest stories of the day.

Friday is the day of the Opening Ceremony, the wait is almost over, but there was plenty of work to do on Thursday to ensure that everything goes to plan on the night of the Opening Ceremony.

Click hear to read the third installment of Alex's blogs from the Olympic Park.

Remember Alex will be providing live text updates from the Opening Ceremony from around 8pm tonight, and will also be posting pics and updates on twitter via @kentonline2012