London 2012
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27th July - 12th August ~ London 2012 Olympic Games
29th August - 9th September ~ London 2012 Paralympic Games
2012 Legacy Team
We believe the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London will inspire people, communities, businesses and other organisations in Leicester and Leicestershire to be the best they can be.
The strategies for Leicester & Leicestershire provide the vision and direction to maximise the benefits for the whole of the sub-region leading up to, during and beyond the 2012 Games.
Go to www.inspireleics.org.uk to view the website that will keep you up to date with what is happening in Leicester and Leicestershire to maximise the benefits of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
On the 15th March 2011, over 500 young people from Leicester and Leicestershire took part in a torch relay using the 1948 London Olympic Torch, to celebrate the landmark figure of 500 days to go to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, view the video below:
Olympic Torch Relay route revealed! Be part of the celebrations...
The Olympic Flame is coming! Possibly sooner than you think!
Announced on 19th March, are the streets it will travel along, and 7,300 Torchbearers who will carry it.
The Olympic Flame will come within 10 miles of 95% of people in the UK, Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey. It will enable local communities to shine a light on the best their area has to offer – including celebrations of local culture, breathtaking landscapes and dynamic urban areas.
The interactive map shows each of the 1,019 communities the Flame will be carried through. Zoom in to see the detail of the route street-by-street.
Enter a postcode in the search box to find out where and when the Flame will be near you... then start planning how you will welcome it!
You can also find the locations of evening celebrations, which take place at the end of almost every day of the Relay. See a list of the evening celebration locations and communities by region and date!
www.london2012.com/olympic-torch-relay-map
Find out who is carrying the Olympic Torch on the Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland route ~ click HERE.
Monday 2 July
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Market Harborough
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Lubenham
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Foxton
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Kibworth Harcourt
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Oadby
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Leicester (Evening celebration)
Tuesday 3 July
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Leicester
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Quorn
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Loughborough
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Hoton
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Wymeswold
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Asfordby
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Melton Mowbray
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Langham
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Oakham
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Uppingham
The Olympic Torch Relay will shine a spotlight on the people and places of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and demonstrate that the Olympic spirit is alive and well.
Keep up to date with all that is happening in Leicester and Leicestershire to maximise the benefits of the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games by visiting www.inspireleics.org.uk
Local Leaders ~ Get ready to celebrate the Games
If you want to plan a celebration for the Olympic or Paralympic Games, then look no further. London 2012 have launched a scheme called Local Leaders. This provides people across the whole of the UK with the opportunity to get access to ideas, hints and tips to organise their celebrations.
Becoming a Local Leader is really simple. Just provide your email address on the website and once signed up, Local Leaders will receive email updates each month with helpful things such as:
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Hints and tips
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Planning guides
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Decoration ideas
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Posters to use
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Save the date cards
You can sign up to be a Local Leader here ~ www.london2012.com/localleaders
Gold Challenge
The charity challenge where you take on Olympic or Paralympic sports to raise money for charity. Choose one of three fantastic challenges and be part of the excitement around London 2012!
Gold Challenge can help us to increase participation in sport and enable local people to be part of London 2012.
Find out more at www.lrsport.org.uk/goldchallenge
'Get Set' Education Programme
Get Set is London 2012's Education programme and is about involving children and young people in the excitment and inspriration of the Games.
The aim of the Get Set network is to bring schools, colleges and non-mainstream learning providers together in a dynamic and inspirational way. They will be encouraged to integrate the Olympic and Paralympic Values into their planning for sustained improvement. In this way the London 2012 Games will leave a lasting educational, cultural and social legacy.
Go to getset.london2012.com
EMpowered Programme
‘EMpowered’ is a termly project which matches the 7 Values of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to the 7 disciplines in the women’s Heptathlon event.
Children and young people can follow web links to stories that reflect the value or celebrate the top stars in the discipline. They can then submit either a discursive or creative response to have the chance to win a prize supplied by a London 2012 partner organisation.
‘EMpowered’ launched on 7th June 2010 for children and young people in the East Midlands with the value ‘Courage’ and the 100 metres hurdles.
To find out more go to www.empoweredcyp.org.uk/ or email Gaynor Nash, regional coordinator for CYP Legacy from 2012: g.nash@lboro.ac.uk
