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Norfield Drive, GLASGOW, G44 4UD

The morning started wet but luckily dried up for our grand-daughter to go to football at Queens Park Football club (also called Lesser Hampden).

The Scottish Cup Final 2008, and we are told to be prepared.

Trailers full of materials required for Paul McCartney concert lined up outside Hampden Park.

Nearby is the world famous Hampden Park, Scotland's national football stadium

The English flag hangs from 2 flagpoles, along with the Canadian flag, during the medal ceremony for the Men's Pole Vault at the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Hampden Park. The event was won by Steve Lewis of Stoke on Trent (5.55 metres), the Silver medal went to Luke Cutts of Sheffield (also 5.55 metres, but with more failures at the height) and the Bronze medal went to Shawnacy Barber of Canada (5.45 metres) The athletes on the track are members of teams for the women's 4x100m relay, awaiting the start of their heat. Seen from the upper tier of the stand, section Q

A view of the mens' 10,000 metres from the upper tier of the stand, section Q. This is an early lap of the race with the competitors still grouped together. Already the eventual winners are within the first 6 or 7 runners - Moses Kipsiro of Uganda won Gold, Josphat kipkoech Bett of Kenya Silver, Cameron Levins of Canada Bronze. We had booked tickets for this session hoping to see England's Mo Farah win the 10,000 metres, but unfortunately he had withdrawn a few weeks earlier as he was not fit after an illness. We enjoyed the evening and the race anyway - the finish was close with the 3 leading runners sprinting from the end of the final bend that you see here, to the finish 100 metres to the right.

In the shadow of Hampden Park, used by Queen's Park youth teams.

Usain Bolt, world record holder for the 100 metres, preparing for a heat of the men's 4x100m relay, at the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow. His Jamaican team won the heat and went on to win the final the following day in a thrilling finish when Adam Gemili of England kept the English team in a good second place behind the Jamaicans. Seen from the upper tier of the stand, section Q

On Queens Park (Lesser Hampden) a Junior Tournament is about to start between at least four teams that I could see. This is all happening after the 5 year olds have had their session and before the first team play in Scottish Division 2 in the afternoon, though they are playing away. A very busy ground.

Central view of exterior from south.