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London 2012
Seb Coe on Trentham Lake
For the UK, London 2012 means:
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10,500 athletes competing at 31 venues across the UK in 26 different sports
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20,000 media attending
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500,000 visitors a day to Olympic venues
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Nine million tickets sold
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The Paralympic Games will have 20 sports, 21 competition venues, 4,000 athletes, and 2,300 officials
For more information on 2012 visit:
The Official London 2012 Website
West Midlands For 2012 Website
Staffordshire 2012
Stafford 2012
Stoke 2012
Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent Games Legacy Action Plan
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Staffordshire athletes blog their paths to London 2012
As the start date of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games gets closer and closer a few Staffordshire athletes, who are aiming for selection to a GB Team, provide a monthly blog to track their progress over the next 12 months. So read on to meet the athletes and hear about their quest and amazing sporting experiences...
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Canoe Slalom, C1 & C2 categories
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Canoe Slalom - K1 category |
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Track Cycling
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GB Wheelchair Basketball |
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Claire Nixon
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Canoe Slalom, Category 1
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Athlete - Marathon |
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Elite Triathlete |
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Stars Squad
The Stars programme is a Youth Sport Trust initiative that was started in the North Stoke School Sport Partnership in 2009 and in the South Stoke School Sport Partnership in 2010.
There are currently 53 athletes in the City of Stoke-on-Trent who are in the squad. Being part of Stars Squad provides the athletes with opportunities to explore elite performances.To be part of the squad an athlete must be competing at a national standard and train or compete up to 15 hours a week.
View the video below to see what 6 young athletes in the Stars Squad 2012 have to say about their sports, achievements and quest to take part in this year’s Olympics.
For more information contact:
Nigel Edwards
Strategic Sport Manager
Tel: 07966 509132
Email: nedwards@sgfl.org.uk
Website: www.stokessps.org
The Olympic Flame journey
The Olympic Flame will come within one hour's journey of 95 per cent of the UK, spreading the excitement of the Games to everyone. The locations of the evening celebrations have already been announced and can be found, along with more information about the Olympic Torch Relay at www.london2012.com/olympictorchrelay
Stoke-on-Trent is a Host Community for the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay one of only 66 evening celebration sites announced nationally. The free to attend evening celebration event will take place on Wednesday evening the 30 May 2012.
Stoke-On-Trent Torch Relay Information
Richard Radcliffe
Events and Media Projects Manager
E: richard.radcliffe@stoke.gove.uk
T: 01782 236423
Inspire Programme
The London 2012 Inspire Programme is your chance to be part of London 2012! It officially recognises outstanding projects and events inspired by the Games coming to the UK. Below is an example of one of the projects in Staffordshire that has been awarded the Inspire Mark. For information on all the projects that have been awarded the Inspire Mark in the West Midlands visit the wmfor2012 website
Children in Care Games
The project aims to give children and young people aged 8-16 who are in care in Staffordshire the opportunity to design and participate in a specific 'children in care games.' The project is a result of a consultation with young people which asked: 'What 2012 meant to them? and 'What type of activities they would like locally? The Games will be organised by Staffordshire County Council in partnership with the Staffordshire Children in Care Council. All sports activities will be run by the relevant National Governing Body, these include Angling, Football, Hockey, Netball, Swimming and Rugby Union. Other activities on the day will include art workshops, dance, music all
provided by local groups.
If you are organising or planning a non-commercial project inspired by London 2012 with a focus on any of the following themes: sport, culture, volunteering, education, sustainability or community and would like to make an application to be considered as part of the Inspire programme please contact Marianne Bell
The Games & Me
You don't have to live in London or be a top athlete to take part in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. There are hundreds of different ways to get involved in the Games right now. From joining in Dancing for the Games and Community Games to volunteering and sport, hundreds of thousands of people across the West Midlands are already having their Games and Me experience. Why don't you get involved too and have your own London 2012 moment? Find out what's going on in your area and how you can be part of it here .
If you need inspiration to get going why not read the stories of our Games and Me champions who tell how they got involved with the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the West Midlands. You can also see some of these champions in the Games and Me film.
Finally, we want you to share your Games and Me story with others. Upload your photos and videos and if you add your comments to our facebook page.
Get Set
Get Set is the official London 2012 education programme which hosts an online library of a whole range of flexible, interactive learning resources designed to get young people thinking about the Olympic and Paralympic values and the London 2012 Games with games, fact sheets, films, news articles and much more. Over 80% of schools in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are part of Get Set one of the highest participation rates nationally.
Schools that demonstrate a commitment the Olympic and Paralympic values can apply to join the exclusive Get Set Network club giving them access to additional benefits and the opportunity to secure free tickets to the Games through the Ticketshare scheme. Apply to join the Get Set network today and secure your school/college's allocation of London 2012 Ticketshare tickets to the Olympic and Paralympic Games at no cost deadline 16 December 2011.
Staffordshire Gets Set for the Games
Staffordshire County Council and Staffordshire University Sports Development have developed an innovative project gaining national recognition. Coaching students have been recruited to a placement within school sport partnerships in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. They will work with schools in each partnership, including primary, secondary and special schools, to develop a new project that is inspired by the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics that can form the basis of their application to join the Get Set Network. The placement will aim to increase the number of schools from Staffordshire that have joined the Get Set network whilst supporting the ongoing work and aims of the schools and School Sport Partnerships and developing the students skills and experience in a range of educational settings.
Community Games
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Are you interested in organising an event for your community? Then why not consider organising a Community Games!
Community Games provide a great opportunity for you to bring your community together to take part in sporting and cultural activities inspired by, and in celebration of, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The programme provides a toolkit full of ideas and guidance on how to stage your own Community Games, training and support for organisers and free resources such as bunting and posters for you to use to make your event a success.
Dancing For The Games
Dancing for the Games is a programme inspired by London 2012 that aims to get people across the West Midlands dancing. The programme is aimed at inspiring people of all ages, skills and abilities to make dance part of their everyday lives. Funded by Legacy Trust UK, Arts Council England West Midlands and Advantage West Midlands, Staffordshire County Council in partnership with the Staffordshire Dance Devlopment Group and Stoke-on-Trent City
Council have both successfully secured over £90,000 each to deliver a broad and diverse range of dance and dance related activity across the area.
Stoke-on-Trent's World of Dance project is delivering free dance taster workshops or lessons to any community or interest group in the city. Dance styles currently on offer include: Belly Dance, Bhangra, Salsa, Ballroom and Hip Hop/ Street Dance.
To date over 5,000 people have taken part in World of Dance activity in numerous settings with workshops held in care homes, Girl Guide groups, U3A groups at community carnivals and after school clubs.
World of Dance runs until September 2012. If you would like to celebrate and count down to London 2012 by putting on your dancing shoes please contact the Vanessa Darlington to see how you can get involved through calling T: 01782 236156 Email Vanessa.darlington@stoke.gov.uk
See Dancing For The Games further information.
Contacts
If you have any queries, or want to find out more, about 2012 activity in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent and how you can get involved please contact:
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Marie Fitzpatrick Staffordshire Co-ordinator for the 2012 Games
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Stoke-On-Trent
Vanessa Darlington
Stoke-on-Trent Co-ordinator
E: vanessa.darlington@stoke.gov.uk
Tel: 01782 236156
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