Over 200 advocates have now signed up to be part of Community Games and are spreading the word about the programme and London 2012 in their own communities.
A former world record holding Paralympian will offer words of inspiration when he visits a city school later this month to help celebrate over 200 school leavers’ success stories.
On Friday 14 October, Paul Deighton, Chief Executive for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) joined David Moorcroft, West Midlands for 2012 Chair, and regional London 2012 contract winners at a special business event in Wolverhampton celebrating the tremendous success West Midlands businesses have experienced in winning London 2012 tenders.
Lord Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, visited Coventry on 19 September to learn how the West Midlands is preparing for the London 2012 Games, including Coventry’s preparations to host the Olympic Football Tournament.
Merrythought Ltd – Britain’s oldest-remaining soft toy maker – is delighted to announce the launch of the much-anticipated ‘London 2012 Olympic Games Commemorative Teddy Bear’. This unique piece of official London 2012 merchandise has been entirely handmade within the original Shropshire Borough of Much Wenlock - believed to be the inspiration behind the modern Olympic Games - by what is the last toy factory of its kind still producing in Britain today.
Open Weekend 2011, supported by BP, is set to be the biggest and best yet, with hundreds of thousands of people participating in events and bespoke projects to celebrate the ‘One Year to Go’ countdown to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Sebastian Coe, Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, announced on 9 June 2011 that there will be a programme of over 1,000 unique sporting and cultural initiatives.
Much Wenlock – known as a place of inspiration for the modern Olympic Games and world famous for its remarkable geology – has been awarded a confirmed grant of £520,800 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for improvements to the town’s museum.
Local businesses aiming for first place in the race to win London 2012 contracts can get off the starting blocks by attending a free training workshop.
New research has indicated that the Cultural Olympiad projects in the West Midlands are having an enduring effect on participants.
Companies from across the UK have helped complete the construction of the Olympic Stadium ahead of schedule and under budget, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced 29 March 2011.