Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent opened up for London 2012 Open Weekend

 

 

Twelve exciting events in Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent joined over 40 events across the West Midlands to celebrate the London 2012 Open Weekend at the end of July - a series of events across the country enabling access to excellence in the arts, culture and sport and celebrating three years to go until the London 2012 Olympic Games.

 

London 2012 Open Weekend enables everyone to share in the excitement of the Games, be inspired, get involved, unleash creativity and try something new.  Some of the events which took part in Staffordshire included: `Your City in Lights’ - the lighting up of Lichfield’s historical buildings to mark the 300^th birthday of Samuel Johnson, PITCH - an exhibition of work by 20 artists bringing art and sport together at the Brewhouse in Burton-upon-Trent, a Fabulous Fifties Fun Day at the Shire Hall Gallery in Stafford where visitors enjoyed learning to rock and roll and experience what life was like in the 1950s, a behind the scenes look at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery and a Jazz and Blues festival in Stoke-on-Trent.

 

This year’s London 2012 Open Weekend follows the success of last year’s event, which launched the Cultural Olympiad and enabled over 700,000 people to become part of the Olympic and Paralympics Games. 

 

Chris Saint, Chair of the West Midlands Leadership Group for the 2012 Games, said: “London 2012’s new Open Weekend is a brilliant initiative which gives people in the West Midlands region the chance to take part in the London 2012 experience right here where they live. It also provides a real challenge to try something new as we mark the three year countdown to the beginning of the Games in 2012.”

 

For more information contact:

Steph Newport
Communications and Marketing Officer 
Staffordshire County Council
T: 01785 278576 
E: steph.newport@staffordshire.gov.uk