91Èȱ¬

"We never asked the rest of the world to come here, but seeing as you’re coming let’s make a party of it – involve us, just get us involved!"

This is a plea to the Olympic authorities from Darrell James, local resident and winner of the Thierry Henry award for his youth work.

In the build up to the games, 91Èȱ¬ World Service will be regularly returning to the estate, to find out how the huge multi billion dollar investment and regeneration plans are affecting them.

Some, like Darrell, fear more crime and a widening gap between the rich and poor, or that they’ll be priced out of the area altogether.

But others, like 15-year-old Sintayeh from Ethiopia, think that the new facilities will give him better prospects.

Whether that be taking advantage of the better transport links, moving into new housing being built, or just reading from the brand new library.

Hilary Wilgress who has two children.

She does not feel initiatives from the government really work for families like theirs.

Nina meets up again with Darrell James, who shows her the new investment at the nearby Dalston Junction train station.

Darrell says the change here is dramatic, more so than the development happening in the heart of the estate.

And we hear from local politicians and decision makers about the 'legacy' plan - what will happen when the Games are over?