Day 1 of the 30th Olympiad - good luck, Team GB! We rang our ship's bell like crazy at 8.12am to participate in Martin Creed's Work No 1197 Work No 1197 - All the Bells in a Country Rung as Quickly and as Loudly as Possible for Three Minutes. It was fun. Sorry, neighbours. AW

He Wears a Yellow Jersey

We're cheering on Bradley Wiggins, who's really showing his mettle ahead of the pack in the Tour de France General Classification. Show 'em how it's done, Brad! And a Brit at No. 2 as well - Chris Froome. Historic. AW

Independence Day

We commemorate the USA’s Independence Day by flying the “Star-spangled Banner” on 4th July. Its stripes represent the original thirteen states who, perhaps unwisely, eschewed the benefits of being subjects of the British Crown in 1776. As you peer through the cool, dank, overcast, misty drizzle of Sherenden Park in Wimbledon fortnight, spare a thought for the million Americans still without power (and air conditioning) in 41 degrees Celsius days after the violent, heatwave-induced storms of last weekend. SW

Armed Forces Day

Today, Armed Forces Day, we fly the White Ensign and the RAF Ensign (we don't have enough pole for the Army as well) to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Britain's Servicemen and women. (SW)

Happy 100th Birthday, Alan Turing

Today is the centenary of the birth of the father of computer science and artificial intelligence. During World War II, he worked at Bletchley Park, devising techniques for breaking German naval messages coded by Enigma machines. AW

An Emperor Dethroned

Today in 1815 the dreams of European domination by the French tyrant Napoleon were truly 'blown apart' by British, Prussian and Dutch armies at Waterloo. He escaped death on the battlefield but was condemned to exile for the rest of his years. We fly an early Red Ensign (similar to British infantry regiment colours) over the Tricolour to commemorate this historic day. SW

HM Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee

"Every inch a Queen, every foot a ruler", as Shakespeare didn't quite put it, sadly doesn't travel well into the metric age. Anyway, congratulations to our monarch, only the second to make it to a Diamond Jubilee. The Royal Standard is flying over all the extended weekend to mark the celebrations. On Sunday it was joined by the three lions of England and on Monday by a red ensign RNLI pennant. AW