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17th July 2006: The 2002 Commonwealth Games was the biggest event to happen in Manchester for many years and Norris Cole was delighted to be accepted as a volunteer to help out. Annoyed at initially being placed at the entrance punching tickets, he set out to gain a greater part in the proceedings. His luck held up when he learned that the person assigned to deliver a gold medal to the podium had fallen ill and he persuaded the organiser to allow him to fill in. After making a hurried call to Emily Bishop asking her to record the proceedings, Norris soon found himself in the stadium where he was awed by the sheer spectacle. As he proudly delivered the medal and watched events unfold, his face was broadcast on international TV... however his luck then ran out as not one set of eyes in the Rovers was on the broadcast as the regulars were engrossed in a darts match while over at No. 3 the VCR ran out of tape seconds before Norris appeared. As a result, he got none of the glory he was expecting upon his return to the Street although he was cheered up when Nick Tilsley (the only person in the Street who did see what happened) congratulated him on his achievement before leaving for Canada.
 * For more information see Episode 5313 (2nd August 2002).