Residents at this Thursday’s free Ideas Olympiad lecture given by Lord Tony Hall will also have a chance to win Paralympics athletics tickets.

Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House and Chairman of the Cultural Olympiad, Lord Tony Hall will be speaking at Stratford Picturehouse looking at where Team GB is on the cultural medal table.

The talk starts at 7pm and will explore how different nations represented and showcased their culture and heritage during the Games.

All residents who attend will be entered into a free prize draw to win one of three sets of Paralympics athletics tickets. Winners will be selected at random.

Anyone who wants to attend this talk needs to register in advance and book their free tickets by going to www.newham.gov.uk/ideasolympiad