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London 2012: Follow the Team GB parade with our live blog

12:00pm Monday 10th September 2012

A 21-float parade will take 800 of Team GB's athletes on a victory parade around London this afternoon. Follow their progress with our live blog...

Delight at last for Skud duo

Alex Rickham and Niki Birrell with their bronze medals at the sailing academy

10:18am Friday 7th September 2012

TEARS of frustration turned to smiles of jubilation for Britain’s four-time world champion sailors who realised bronze at the home Games marked triumph not tragedy.

Paralympic stars make history with gong haul

Helena Lucas, right, with Niki Birrell, left, and Alex Rickham

10:13am Friday 7th September 2012

GOLDEN girl Helena Lucas made history by winning Britain’s first Paralympic sailing medal – and its first ever gold.

Paralympic sailors making history

Great Britain’s Paralympic sailors, from left: Hannah Stodel, John Robertson, Steve Thomas, Niki Birrell, Alexandra Rickham and Helena Lucas

11:04am Thursday 6th September 2012

HISTORY will be made on the waters of Portland Harbour today when Britain’s Paralympic sailors bring home the country’s first medals in the sport.

Blake bags bronze

7:42pm Thursday 6th September 2012

DORCHESTER'S Paul Blake has this evening won his second medal of the Paralympics.

Weymouth's Moving Tides procession to take place on final day of Paralympics

COLOURFUL: The Moving Tides children’s procession

11:30am Thursday 6th September 2012

GIANT sea snails, dinosaurs, fish and octopuses will take over the sea front as hundreds of schoolchildren perform as part of the Moving Tides procession.

PARALYMPIC GAMES: Helena's on the March to glory

IN WITH A SHOUT: Paralympic sailor Helena Lucas

12:00pm Wednesday 5th September 2012

Portland’S Helena Lucas continued her march towards Para-lympic glory in the single-handed keelboat class on day four of the home Games.

Dorchester's Blake keeps up family heritage

SILVER SHOW: Dorchester’s Paul Blake shows off his silver medal

9:34am Wednesday 5th September 2012

Dorchester ’S Paul Blake continued his remarkable family story by winning Paralympic silver over 400 metres at a packed Olympic Stadium last night.

Sailing Paralympics: Lucas storms back to top of leaderboard

12:00pm Tuesday 4th September 2012

HELENA Lucas stormed back to the top of the 2.4mR keelboat fleet leaderboard after top performances in yesterday’s light wind conditions at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

FLYING START FOR PARALYMPICS: Families are so proud

BIGGEST FANS: Victoria Rickham, Elethia Rickham and David Rickham, sister, mum and dad of Paralympic sailor Alex Rickham, at Castle Cove Sailing Club

11:30am Monday 3rd September 2012

FAMILIES spoke of their pride after watching their loved-ones out on the water.

FLYING START FOR PARALYMPICS: Plain sailing so far in medal quest

SAILING AHEAD: Niki Birrell and Alex Rickham

11:30am Monday 3rd September 2012

BRITAIN’S sailors got off to a flying start in the opening weekend of Paralympic Sailing races on home waters.

PARALYMPIC GAMES: On your marks for sailing action

READY TO LAUNCH: Our Paralympian sailing team are in action from today. Back row, Helena Lucas, Niki Birrell, Steve Thomas and Hannah Stodel. Front row, Alexandra Rickman and John Robertson

11:30am Saturday 1st September 2012

AFTER years of hard work and training Portland’s Paralympic Sailing stars will begin racing at the home Games today.

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