Housands of cushions handmade as gifts for Olympics athletes may go to waste after London 2012 KNITWITS stitched up volunteers by refusing to allow them to hand them out.The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) initially told volunteers from the Woolsack project that they could hand out the 5,000 cushions they had created as souvenirs for the elite stars. But now, in fear of angering commercial sponsors, they have reneged on the deal. Dedicated families and elderly and disabled members of the scheme, which was designed to give athletes a British wool based welcome gift to the games, have grafted since early last year to create the individually crafted presents. A third of the games' athletes, including members of Team GB, confirmed their interest in receiving the decorative welcome gifts with athletics stars Jessica Ennis and Marilyn Okoro posing with samples at events last year.
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
