The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) announced on 1 Feb 2012 the first details of the lighting of the Olympic Flame for the London 2012 Olympic Games on 10 May, and its arrival into the UK on 18 May. The Flame will travel around the UK for 70 days on the Olympic Torch Relay from 19 May to 27 July, presented by Coca-Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung.
Olympian David Moorcroft attended a special event ahead of Telford and Wrekin Council’s planned launch of the programme of events to promote The Games and Me – Telford and Wrekin’s adopted campaign to promote the Olympic experience in the borough.
With six months to go until the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, Artistic Director Danny Boyle and Ceremonies Executive Producer Stephen Daldry give an insight into the show.
To mark 6 months to go to the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) have today announced that the under 16s Volunteer Performer Cast for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies will be selected from schools in the six Host Boroughs that are in the ‘Get Set network’, the official London 2012 education programme, and incorporating the Olympic and Paralympic Values into their curriculum.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) will hand over the Olympic Village site to the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today (Friday 27 January). The handover of the Village, on time, marks the start of the huge process to fit-out the new apartments and Village site ready to welcome athletes and officials from around the world in six months’ time.
The final qualifying place in the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament at London 2012 will be up for grabs in a play-off match to be held at the City of Coventry Stadium on Monday 23 April 2012. Kick-off is 7.45pm and tickets for the game, which will also serve as an official test event, are on sale now.
Dance Sansaar is inviting local businesses to get involved with their London 2012 inspired project ‘Lawk Naach’ by taking part in a dance workshop.
Schools and colleges across the UK are today (24 January) encouraged to start planning how they are going to celebrate the athletes and cultures of the world on London 2012 World Sport Day, presented by Lloyds TSB, on Monday 25 June 2012.
On the opening day of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Turner Prize-winning artist Martin Creed will create Work No. 1197: All the bells in a country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes throughout the country as the UK welcomes 205 nations from around the world.
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.
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