Name: Lucy Gardener

From: High Wycombe

How long have you been collecting? Recently

How many pins do you own? 9

I've only really just started collecting, but I've already caught the bug and now just can't stop! Everywhere I go I am constantly looking for pins or trying to spy anyone else that might be a collector and willing to trade. I started collecting after I was awarded my first pin for being a Games Maker, and I have already collected several more and made my first swaps with other Games Makers and sponsors.

I didn't realise just how many collectors and traders are out there, but my ultimate goal is to one day have a collection which will always remind me of the time the Olympics came to London. At the moment although I am still waiting to find THE pin of all pins, I am hoping that my time as a volunteer at London 2012 will provide many more opportunities to collect and trade... the only problem is that the more I collect, the more attached I get to them, which is making trading tricky!

I know I will be collecting and trading long after the Olympics and Paralympics are over, I think until I am very old... what can I say I'm pinned!