The anticipation was palatable at the recent Visit Britain function at the Terminal City Club in Vancouver, as the British national tourism organization looked ahead to its own Olympic Games in London in 2012. A band that played only British pop tunes was in attendance, as were plenty of VIPs, MPs from BC and media. Taking part in the proceedings were (l-r) Paul Gauger, Visit Britain director of media relations for the Americas, Meredith Pearson, media relations manager for Canada, and Laurence Bresh, the Visit Britain marketing director in England.