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London 2012 – Leaving a Lasting Legacy for Leicester
Over the past two years, Inspire LeicesterShire & the Regional Co-ordinator for Children & Young People have been working with partners to maximise opportunities for the area associated with London hosting the 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games.
Fundamental to the Singapore bid, was the promise that the Games of the 30th Olympiad will leave a lasting legacy both for sport and particularly for our young people here in the UK. But is this really going to happen?
Here in Leicester & Leicestershire we believe it will.
The Chairman’s reception provides an opportunity for guests to find out how we have been ensuring that the Games are not just about London, and that its impact is creating a legacy right here in our local area.
Guests will hear about the hugely successful Get Set programme of educational activity in schools & colleges, helping to shape a legacy for our children & young people.
There will be an overview of the flagship local ‘My Games My Legacy’ programme, plus a summary of key achievements for Inspire LeicesterShire. There will be a Q&A session with some of our local sporting talent. There will also be an opportunity to see how the Paralympics will raise the profile of disability sports.
The event will include a ‘market place’ where guests will see first-hand some of the ways in which people can engage with the Games on a local and national level and hear about some of the amazing local projects that have been inspired by the Games – these include Go Gold, Patchwork Pledge, Club Activ8 & Loughborough Flames.
The Chairman of the County Council, Jackie Dickinson commented “I am delighted to be hosting this reception and presentation, which will help to showcase the positive impact of the Olympics in our local area. It promises to be both an informative and enjoyable evening and I am pleased to lend my support to the excellent work being undertaken in Leicestershire to ensure our young people benefit from the lasting legacy of the Games.”
Shimul Haider, 2012 Games Legacy Director for Leicester & Leicestershire commented: “Tonight will be about celebrating our successes to date in terms of building the foundations of a strong legacy for the local area. It will also give people the opportunity to find out how they too can create their own legacy from Games”.
Gaynor Nash, Regional 2012 Co-ordinator for Children & Young People, added: “As a City & County, we have outperformed the rest of the region in terms of schools and colleges actively committed to the official London 2012 education programme, ‘Get Set’, which provides a wealth of opportunities for children and young people to take part in cross-curricular activities that link to the Olympic & Paralympic values”.
Venue and Timings:
County Hall, Glenfield
Thursday 16th February 2012
From 6.15pm – 7.00pm
Available for interview ahead of the evening:
Shimul Haider, 2012 Games Legacy Director
Gaynor Nash, Regional 2012 Co-ordinator for Children & Young People
Dan Mitchinson, 2012 Games Legacy Co-ordinator
Available for interview on the night:
Lucy Garner – 2011 Junior Road Race World Champion
Tommy Godwin – Olympic Bronze medallist from the 1948 Games
Sophie Smith – Go Gold Ambassador
Available to be photographed on the night:
All of the above
Notes to Editors
About ‘My Games My Legacy’
A new initiative from Inspire Leicester Shire that is designed to raise awareness of the opportunities presented by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games for the people of Leicester.
My Games – What does the Olympic & Paralympic Games mean to you?
My Legacy – How will you create a lasting legacy from the London 2012 Games?
The My Games My Legacy initiative is about getting the public to make a personal pledge for London 2012. What will they pledge to do that will have a positive impact on their life in the lead up to and after the London 2012 Games?
My Games My Legacy has been granted the prestigious London 2012 Inspire Mark, the badge of the London 2012 Inspire programme which recognises exceptional and innovative projects inspired by the 2012 Games.
About Inspire LeicesterShire
Inspire LeicesterShire is a partnership of East Midlands Development Agency, Leicester City and Leicestershire Local Authorities. Its purpose is to ensure a lasting legacy from the 2012 Games.
Further information can be found at www.inspireleics.org.uk/about-us.
Get Set Education Programme
Get Set is the official London 2012 education programme for schools, colleges and local authority education providers across the UK.
Get Set aims to:
- Enhance young people’s learning right across the curriculum – through sport, culture and education.
- Support and drive existing educational priorities and agendas.
- To involve as many children and young people as possible in the excitement of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- To take the magic and inspiration of the London 2012 Games out to classrooms, playgrounds and into the lives of young people across the UK.
- To support children and young people across the UK in the development of their leadership, personal, thinking and life skills.
