A guide to the London 2012 Olympic Games

and Paralympic Games

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Inside this guide

Welcome to this guide to the London 2012

Olympic and Paralympic Games. It is designed
specifically to update you on our preparations
for the Games, and inform you about the many
opportunities to get involved.

Contents
About us
– Who does what Page 6
– Our vision Page 10

Timelines and venues

– Key dates to 2012 Page 12
– L ondon and UK venues Page 16
–O  lympic Park Page 18

Key issues
–W  atching the Games Page 28
– T orch Relays Page 29
– Promoting sport Page 30
– Volunteering Page 36
– Jobs and skills Page 37
– Business benefits: Games-related contracts Page 38
– Cultural Olympiad Page 42
– Inspire programme Page 44
– Education Page 45
– Sustainability Page 48

Find out more

You can find more information about local events, news and opportunities:
– on london2012.com; or
– on other useful websites listed on page 51

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Foreword by Seb Coe On 27 July we will mark two years to go to the
and John Armitt Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic
Games, and on 29 August two years to go to the
Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games.
Global attention is focusing on London and the
UK as we prepare to host the greatest sporting
events on Earth.

Now is the time for everyone in the UK to start planning their summer in
2012 and how they will be involved.

In Singapore in 2005, we won the right to stage the Games. There we set
out how London 2012 would be everyone’s Games – reaching young people
all around the world, connecting them with the inspirational power of the
Games and inspiring them to choose sport.

We have made good progress since then. Already, around half of the
London 2012 build programme has been completed on the Olympic Park.
From the outset, the new venues and parkland have been planned with
legacy in mind, using design, innovation and creativity to develop Olympic
and Paralympic venues that work just as well after the Games are over.
Seventy-five pence of every pound spent on the build programme is going
Seb Coe
towards regenerating one of the most deprived parts of the country, providing
Chair, London 2012 Organising Committee
long-term infrastructure improvements, new homes, new jobs, new education,
sports and health facilities. Thousands of companies, small and large, from
across the UK are winning work in this tough economic climate.

All our work is driven by the Olympic Values, excellence, friendship and
respect, and the Paralympic Values, courage, determination, equality
and inspiration. Never have these Values seemed more relevant than in
such changing times, especially for young people’s hopes, ambitions and
challenges – wherever they live and whatever they believe.

Millions of people of all ages from communities across the UK are getting
involved in preparations for the Games. They are gaining employment,
learning about the Games in schools, attending London 2012 Open
Weekend community events and seeing the Games come to life as
the Games mascots are revealed, or in local projects awarded the
London 2012 Inspire mark.

However, we want more. We want every local authority, school, college,

sports club and community group to take part and help build momentum for
the Games. The next two years will be critical to the success of the Games
and we are not complacent about the challenges ahead. Our success will
John Armitt
depend on the strong cross-party relationships we have secured at national
Chairman, Olympic Delivery Authority
and local levels, and we will continue to work closely with all major
political parties.

This guide explains what we are doing and updates you on our progress.
It will tell you how to get involved and make the most of the opportunities
available as we prepare to stage spectacular, memorable and inspirational
Games in just two years’ time.

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About us Who does what
London 2012
London 2012 is the umbrella name and brand for the London Organising
Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and the
Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), the organisations delivering the Games.

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic

Games (LOCOG)
LOCOG is the almost entirely privately financed company responsible for
preparing and staging the 2012 Games. LOCOG is led by Sebastian Coe
(Chair) and Paul Deighton (Chief Executive).

The cost of staging the Games is around £2 billion, which LOCOG raises
through sponsorship, ticket sales, merchandise and broadcast rights. LOCOG
is the direct link to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the
International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA)

The ODA is the public agency responsible for developing and building the
permanent venues and infrastructure for the Games. The ODA is led by
John Armitt (Chairman) and David Higgins (Chief Executive).

The ODA is a publicly funded non-departmental public body. It is financed

by the £9.3bn public-sector funding package for the Games from central
Government, the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the National Lottery.
Seventy-five pence of every pound spent on the build is going towards
regenerating what is one of the most deprived parts of the country, creating
lasting benefits in the form of new homes, open spaces, new jobs and
world-class sports facilities.

The Olympic Board

The Olympic Board brings together the key stakeholders involved in the
Games: the Minister responsible for the Games, the Mayor of London,
LOCOG and the British Olympic Association (BOA). It is co-chaired by
the Minister for Sport and Olympics and the Mayor of London.

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 The London 2012 Nations and International Paralympic
Who we work with Regions Group (NRG) Committee (IPC)
The NRG was set up by LOCOG and The International Paralympic
LOCOG and the ODA work in
the Government to ensure the whole Committee (IPC) is the global
partnership with a wide range of
of the UK is involved in and benefits governing body of the Paralympic
delivery partners, from grassroots
from the 2012 Games. This builds Movement. The IPC organises
organisations to Government, the
on the success of the nations and the Summer and Winter
Mayor of London, the GLA and
regions focus during the bid for Paralympic Games, and serves
international bodies. Some of our
the Games. as the International Federation
key partners are:
for nine sports, for which it
The British Olympic Association supervises and coordinates the
Government Olympic Executive (GOE)
(BOA) World Championships and other
The GOE within the Department for
The BOA is the National Olympic competitions. It is committed to
Culture, Media and Sport leads for
Committee for Great Britain and enabling Paralympic athletes to
Government on the delivery of the
Northern Ireland. Its mission is to achieve sporting excellence and
Games and coordinates with other
transform British lives through the to developing sports opportunities
Government departments and public
power of the Olympic Values and for all persons with a disability,
agencies. Supporting the Secretary
the success of Team GB at the from beginners to elite level. In
of State for Culture, Olympics, Media
Summer, Winter and Youth Olympic addition, the IPC aims to promote
and Sport, the Minister for Sport
Games. The BOA supports Britain’s the Paralympic Values, which are
and Olympics is responsible for the
Olympic athletes and their National courage, determination, inspiration
overall public finances of the Games,
Governing Bodies to enhance and equality.
the ODA and for bringing together
Olympic success, and is responsible
the legacy benefits of wider Games-
for championing the Olympic An IPC representative is also involved
inspired initiatives.
Values and brand in the UK. It is in the six-monthly IOC Coordination
independent of Government, receives Commission evaluating LOCOG’s
Mayor of London and Greater
no lottery or exchequer funding, progress.
London Authority (GLA)
and supports Team GB through
The Mayor of London and the GLA
fundraising and sponsorship.
lead on delivering the legacy of the
London 2012 Games for London,
ParalympicsGB
and ensuring that people across
ParalympicsGB is responsible for
the capital benefit from London’s
selecting, preparing, funding and
role as the Host City. The Mayor
managing Great Britain’s teams at
leads on work with GLA agencies
the Summer and Winter Paralympic
such as Transport for London and is
Games. Through its programmes,
responsible for ensuring the smooth
it promotes Paralympic sport from
running of London during Games
grassroots to elite level.
time, while delivering an outstanding
2012 experience for residents
International Olympic Committee
and visitors.
(IOC)
The IOC is the lead body of the
Olympic Park Legacy Company
Olympic Movement. The IOC
(OPLC)
works with all Olympic bodies,
Established in 2009, the OPLC
National Olympic Committees
is responsible for the planning,
(NOCs), International Federations
development and management of the
(IFs), athletes and the Organising
Olympic Park after the 2012 Games.
Committees for the Olympic Games
(OCOGs) to deliver a wide range
of programmes and projects to
celebrate the Olympic Games and
promote the Olympic Values.

The IOC is an independent authority

that awards the rights to host the
Olympic Games to a winning
bidding city. The IOC Coordination
Commission evaluates London’s
progress every six months.

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Our vision
Our vision across the
London 2012 project
is to use the power of
the Games to inspire
lasting change.
This is central to
everything we do. Sport
is at the very heart of our
Games and you will see
our intention to inspire
change borne out with
tangible achievements
throughout this document
– both in building and
staging the Games.
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Building the Games
The ODA is building world-class
sports facilities and regenerating
one of the most deprived areas
in the UK. It is leaving a lasting
legacy of community and elite
sporting facilities, a new urban
park for London, regenerated
waterways, employment
opportunities and housing.
The overall public-sector funding
package for the Games is £9.3bn.
Of this amount, around £8bn,
including contingency, is available
to the ODA for the delivery of
the Olympic Park, the venues,
infrastructure and transport
improvements required for the
Games and in legacy. Together
with the GOE, the ODA publishes
quarterly economic updates that
show the latest forecast costs for the
project in detail. The most recent
reports show that the overall budget
remains unchanged and the project
remains on time and within budget.
The Olympic Park is located in the
Lower Lea Valley. It is 2.5 square
kilometres – the same size as 357
football pitches. For the first time,
the Games are being planned
hand-in-hand with the long-term
improvement of the area.
The majority of the Park was cleaned
and cleared by summer 2008
when construction work began in
earnest, making it one of the largest
construction and regeneration
projects in Europe. The ‘big build’
is now well underway and all
milestones to date have been met.
You can find details of progress on
each venue on pages 22 to 24.
The ODA is responsible for:
– building new permanent venues;
– building temporary venues where
no permanent long-term need was
identified, including the Basketball
Arena and the Water Polo Arena;
– permanent works to existing
sports venues: Eton Dorney and
Weymouth and Portland;
– planning and delivering transport
infrastructure and services to
support the 2012 Games projects;
and
– converting the Olympic Park for
long-term use after the Games.
The ODA is planning Games-time
and long-term use simultaneously to
ensure the area will be regenerated,
leaving housing, schools and health
facilities for the local community
after 2012, as well as world-class
sports facilities.
The big build in numbers
– Over 200 buildings demolished
– Nearly 1.4 million square metres
of site cleared
– 200 kilometres of electrical cables
installed in two 6km tunnels dug
under the Park, clearing the way
for construction of venues and
infrastructure
– 30 new bridges
– 30,000 new jobs created during
construction of the Olympic Park
– 2,818 new homes being built in
the Olympic Village
– Over 1,300 businesses winning
contracts to supply the ODA
Staging the Games
LOCOG will stage truly spectacular,
memorable and inspirational Games
that will inspire young people. The
amazing Olympic and Paralympic
sport will be matched by astonishing
cultural celebrations to engage with
young people and communities
across the UK.
The scale and scope of the world’s
two largest sporting events is
unparalleled. Together, they
represent an incredibly complex
operational project to manage
and deliver:
The Olympic Games,
27 July–12 August 2012:
– 2
 6 Olympic sports
– 3
 4 venues
– 1
 7 days of competition
– 1
 0,500 Olympic athletes
– 2
 05 NOCs
– 2
 0,000 media and broadcasters
– E
 ight million tickets
The Paralympic Games,
29 August–9 September 2012:
– 2 0 Paralympic sports
– 2 1 venues
– 1 2 days of competition
– 4 ,200 Paralympic athletes
– 1 64 NPCs
– 6 ,500 media and broadcasters
– T wo million tickets
Before the Games, LOCOG is
responsible for:
– raising the £2bn of private
finances required to stage
the Games;
– d esigning and developing
the London 2012 brand and
mascots – and 10,000 products
and merchandise manufactured
by the very best companies,
predominantly from the UK;
– s elling 10 million tickets;
– recruiting and training up to
70,000 Games-time volunteers
and a Games workforce of up
to 200,000 people;
– r unning Olympic and Paralympic
Torch Relays across London and
the UK;
– o rganising and delivering a
comprehensive testing programme
for all the venues in 2011/12; and
– o verseeing cultural celebrations as
part of the Cultural Olympiad and
London 2012 Festival, including
a network of over 30 Live Sites
broadcasting the Games across
the UK.
During the Games, LOCOG is
responsible for:
– staging dramatic Opening
and Closing Ceremonies for
both Games, plus 771 Victory
Ceremonies and other events to
welcome over 200 participating
nations;
– managing an accreditation
process for around 400,000
people over both Games,
including athletes, officials, media,
volunteers and Games workforce;
– organising the competition
schedule across 46 sports;
– providing over one million
items of sports equipment, from
shuttlecocks to hockey balls, from
boats to horses, from table tennis
balls to whistles;
– getting all sports venues across
London and the UK ready for
competition, using existing venues
where possible and creating
temporary venues where there
is no sustainable business case
for legacy;
– delivering approximately 60
non-competition venues across
London and the UK, including
press centres, the Olympic Village
and Satellite Villages, Uniform &
Accreditation Centres, training
venues, logistics and operational
centres and transport hubs; and
– providing transport and
accommodation for accredited
athletes, officials and media, and
catering to provide 14 million meals.
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Key dates to 2012
Building momentum

2005-2007 2008 2009

Staging the Games Staging the Games Staging the Games

July 2005 – First London 2012 merchandise 24–26 July
– London wins the bid to stage licensed for sale – London 2012 Open Weekend
the 2012 Olympic and – Launch of the Cultural Olympiad celebrates three years to go
Paralympic Games and the London 2012 education
November
programme
October 2005 – Launch of LOCOG procurement
– LOCOG established 8 August–17 September activities for the goods and
– Beijing Olympic and services required to stage
March 2006
Paralympic Games the Games
– London Olympic and Paralympic
Games Act receives royal assent,
Building the Games Building the Games
ODA established
May November
June 2007 – Construction begins on the – New Apprentice Hub opens on
– London 2012 brand launched Olympic Stadium the Olympic Park
July December
Building the Games
– Construction begins on the – The roof of the Olympic Stadium
October 2007
Aquatics Centre is lifted into place
– Olympic Park planning permission
secured, one of the biggest
planning applications in
European history
November 2007
– Olympic Stadium design unveiled

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2010 2011 2012

Staging the Games Staging the Games Staging the Games

January – Tickets go on sale May
– Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic – Testing programme starts – Torch Relay begins
and Paralympic Games – Launch of Torch Relay route
21 June
March 15 March – Open Weekend launches
– Ticketing ‘sign-up’ launch – 500 days to go until the start London 2012 Festival
– Consultation on Torch Relay route of the Olympic Games
27 July
April 17 April – Opening Ceremony of the
– Launch of London 2012 online shop – 500 days to go until the start Olympic Games
of the Paralympic Games
May 12 August
– Launch of mascots – Closing Ceremony of the
Building the Games
Olympic Games
23–25 July – Upgrade of Stratford Regional
– London 2012 Open Weekend Station complete 29 August
celebrates two years to go – Handball Arena complete – Opening Ceremony of the
– Basketball Arena complete Paralympic Games
27 July
– Olympic Stadium complete
– Two years to go until the start of the 9 September
– Aquatics Centre complete
Olympic Games – Closing Ceremony of the
– International Broadcast Centre/
– Launch of official Volunteer Paralympic Games
Main Press Centre complete
Programme
– Velodrome and BMX Circuit
Building the Games
29 August complete
– The Royal Artillery Barracks
– Two years to go until the start of the – Final Olympic Park bridge installed
temporary venue complete
Paralympic Games
– Eton Manor complete
16–31 August – Olympic Park landscaping
– Youth Olympic Games in Singapore complete
– Water Polo Arena complete
3–14 October
– XIX Delhi Commonwealth Games
Beyond 2012
– Transformation of the Olympic Park
Building the Games
to create long-term benefits for the
– Gas switched on at the Olympic
local community
Park Energy Centre
– Eton Dorney complete
– Stratford International DLR
extension opens
– Lee Valley White Water
Centre complete
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Greater
London London
and UK venues

1 King’s Cross/St Pancras

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Wembley 5
St Paul’s
Trafalgar Square
Cathedral
6 Big Ben 7

1. Wembley Arena
Badminton 4
Gymnastics - Tower Bridge
London Eye
Rhythmic Tate Modern
2. Wembley Stadium
Football
Battersea Power Station

3. Wimbledon
Tennis

Index of venues
outside London
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4 Earls Court 6 Hyde Park
H Volleyball Triathlon
Aquatics (Open
5 Lord’s Cricket Ground Water Swimming)
A Lee Valley White Water Centre – Canoe Slalom Archery
7 Horse Guards Parade
B Eton Dorney – Rowing, Canoe Sprint, Rowing
Volleyball (Beach)
C Hampden Park – Football
D Millennium Stadium – Football
E Hadleigh Farm – Cycling (Mountain Bike)
F Old Trafford – Football
Key
G St James’ Park – Football
Olympic Sport
H Weymouth and Portland – Sailing, Sailing
Paralympic Sport
I City of Coventry Stadium – Football

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National Rail
London Underground
DLR
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The Royal Observatory, Greenwich

Olympic Stadium Aquatics Centre The Royal Artillery Barracks North Greenwich Arena

86. Olympic Park Swimming 99. North Greenwich Arena 12 ExCeL

Aquatics (Diving, Wheelchair Rugby Basketball (Finals) Boxing
Swimming, Goalball Gymnastics Judo
Synchronised Swimming, Wheelchair Basketball (Artistic/Trampoline) Fencing
Water Polo) Football 7-a-side Wheelchair Basketball Taekwondo
Modern Pentathlon Football 5-a-side Table Tennis
(Swimming, Fencing) Cycling (Track) 1.
10 Greenwich Park Weightlifting
Basketball Athletics Equestrian Wrestling
Handball Wheelchair Tennis Modern Pentathlon Boccia
Cycling (BMX) (Riding/Running/Shooting) Powerlifting
Hockey Equestrian Table Tennis
Cycling (Track) Judo
Athletics 11 The Royal Artillery Barracks Wheelchair Fencing
Shooting Volleyball (Sitting)
Shooting
Archery

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Hosting the Games:
Olympic Park
800,000
people are expected to use public
transport to travel to the Games
on the busiest day
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A public transport Games
We aim for 100 per cent of
spectators to get to the Games by
public transport, walking or cycling,
except for a small number of blue
badge parking spaces.
Around 800,000 spectators
will need transport on the busiest
day of the Olympic Games.
The ODA is contributing to
and making improvements right
across the transport network.
These improvements will provide
passengers with new trains, new
and improved stations, new lifts
and staircases, and more space
on platforms and concourse areas.
This transport investment will not
only benefit passengers before and
during the Games, but will provide
better transport for generations of
passengers long after 2012.
Already delivered:
– T he first of 22 new DLR railcars
to boost capacity, co-funded by
the ODA.
– A 36m-long bridge that forms a
new entrance and exit at Stratford
International Station.
– T he first of new lifts at Stratford
Regional Station to improve
passenger access.
On track:
– M
 ajor upgrades to Stratford
Regional Station.
– £
 10m to enhance walking
and cycling paths linking
London 2012 venues.
Coming up:
– V enue-specific and strategic park-
and-ride options, supported by
a direct UK-wide coach network.
– T he high-speed Javelin® service
will take seven minutes from
St Pancras International to the
Olympic Park. A test run last
year took just six minutes and
45 seconds.
Operational transport
With hundreds of thousands of
spectators going to the Games each
day, transport and road networks
will be busier and under more
pressure than normal. However, we
are committed to keeping London
and the UK moving.
We will be working with businesses
and giving commuters the information
they need to plan their journeys
before and during the Games.
With infrastructure improvements
on track, transport operational
planning is now moving up a gear.
Maximising the frequency and choice
of transport options across the nation
is at the forefront of these plans, with
work on firming up timetables and
service patterns progressing well.
Athletes, officials, media and others
working at the Games will travel
to and from their events on the
Olympic Route Network (ORN).
The ORN will consist of existing
roads around London and the UK,
linking all competition venues and
non-competition venues, such as
accommodation. A smaller version of
the network will operate during the
Paralympic Games. The ODA and
its partners are working closely with
utilities, local residents, businesses
and road users to deliver traffic-
management measures that provide
the best solution for the Games, the
local area, and the road network
as a whole.
For more information, please see the
second edition of the Transport Plan
at london2012.com/publications
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7 International Broadcast Centre 17 Stratford International Station
8 Main Press Centre 18 Stratford City Development
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Progress on the Park
1 Olympic Stadium
The Olympic Stadium will have
a capacity of 80,000 during the
Games: 25,000 permanent seats
in the permanent lower tier, and a
lightweight steel and concrete upper
tier for a further 55,000 spectators.
Its innovative design means the upper
tier can be dismantled after the
Games, if required.
Work on the temporary 5,000-seat
Water Polo Arena, which is adjacent
to the Aquatics Centre, is expected
to start in spring 2011 and will be
completed in time for Test Events
before the Games. The Water Polo
Arena will host both the men’s and
women’s competitions, and will
contain a warm-up pool and a
competition pool.

Update: The external structure is now
complete, with all of the steel sections
for the roof support and terracing
units in place. The cable net roof
was lifted into place in December
2009, and the 14 lighting towers
have been installed. The 700
internal rooms inside the Stadium
are currently being fitted out.
2 Aquatics Centre
3 Water Polo Arena
Update: The structure of the Aquatics
Centre’s spectacular wave-shaped
roof was completed in autumn
2009 and the installation of the
roof’s covering has begun. The
3,000-tonne structure now sits on its
three permanent concrete supports.
The three concrete swimming pools
have been completed and tested
and are ready for tiling.
4 Velodrome

300,000
plants being planted in the Olympic
Park’s wetlands areas
The Aquatics Centre will be the
gateway to the Olympic Park, with
more than two-thirds of spectators
expected to enter the Olympic Park
over a vast bridge that runs over the
top part of the venue.
The venue was designed by
acclaimed international architect
Zaha Hadid. It features a spectacular
wave-like roof that will be one of the
iconic images of the London 2012
Games and provide an inspirational
architectural legacy.
The venue will have a capacity of
17,500 seats during the Games,
decreasing to a maximum of 2,500
once the temporary seating is
removed and the final legacy
form completed.
5 BMX Circuit
The Velodrome has been designed to
create the fastest possible track and
the best possible crowd atmosphere.
The 6,000 seat Velodrome will host
the indoor Olympic and Paralympic
track cycling events. The BMX Circuit
is for Olympic events. After the Games,
a road-cycle circuit will be added
to create a legacy VeloPark that will
combine cycling facilities across all
disciplines in one cycling hub.
Update: The Velodrome’s lower tiers
and the steelwork supporting the
track were completed at the end
of 2009. The upper tiers and the
structural steelwork that give the roof
its distinctive double curves have also
been finished. The venue’s cable-net
roof has been lifted into place.

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VeloPark
6 Olympic Village
The Olympic Village, which lies
adjacent to the Olympic Park and
Stratford City, will accommodate
17,000 athletes and officials during
the Olympic Games and 6,000
during the Paralympic Games.
Covering 91 acres, it will leave a
legacy of almost 3,000 new homes,
parks, and community facilities that
will form the first phase of a far
wider regeneration and development
of the whole Olympic Park.
Update: Three-quarters of the
residential plots in the Village are
now structurally complete and work
is underway on the external cladding
of these blocks. The structure of the
world-class new education campus
being built in the Village, Chobham
Academy, is coming out of the
ground with the second floor of the
four storey building now structurally
complete. Earthworks are also well
underway on the site of the state-of-
the-art new polyclinic in the Village
that will provide healthcare facilities
for existing local communities and
the new residents that will live in
the Village after 2012.
7 International Broadcast Centre/
8 Main Press Centre (IBC/MPC)
The IBC/MPC will support more
than 20,000 broadcasters,
photographers and journalists
communicating the Games to
an audience of four billion
people worldwide.
The IBC/MPC has been designed to
be flexible to accommodate a range
of potential legacy tenants and uses.
Update: The structure of the IBC was
finished in late summer 2009 and
the cladding of the building has now
been completed. The structure of the
MPC has reached its full height, with
work underway on the top floor of
the building. The frame of the multi-
storey car park has been finished.
9 Handball Arena
The 7,000-capacity Handball Arena
has been designed to be simple,
efficient and flexible. After the
Games, the Handball Arena will be
adapted to become a multi-purpose
sports centre for community use,
athlete training and small to medium-
sized events.
Update: The foundations of the
Handball Arena were completed
in December 2009 and the first
parts of the venue have been built
above ground.
10 Basketball Arena
The Basketball Arena will be a
showcase 12,000-seat temporary
venue in the Olympic Park. After the
Games, two-thirds of the materials
and elements that make up the
Arena can be reused or recycled,
potentially allowing other parts of
the UK to benefit.
Update: All the contracts for the
construction of the Basketball Arena
have been awarded and the venue
structure is now taking shape.
11 Eton Manor
During the Games, Eton Manor will
host the Wheelchair Tennis with
capacity for 10,500 spectators, and
will also provide training facilities for
Aquatics competitors. The facilities
have been designed for long-term
use, which means they can be easily
transformed after the Games. The
permanent facilities will include a
hockey centre, a tennis centre and
five-a-side football pitches. This
will create a unique mix of sports
facilities for use by athletes and the
local and regional communities.
Update: Planning permission for the
new sporting facilities at Eton Manor
was granted at the end of 2009 and
construction started in May 2010.
12 Primary Substation
The new permanent Primary
Substation will distribute electricity
efficiently from the wider network
of more than 100km of electrical
cabling to the venues across the Park.
It will provide essential infrastructure
for the Park and the surrounding area
before, during and after the Games.
The Substation is part of a wider
utilities network of gas, water,
electricity, telecommunications and
sewage that provides a backbone
for the long-term development of
the area.
Update: The Primary Substation
was switched on in October 2009,
making it the first Olympic Park
building to be completed.
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 15 Bridges 17 Stratford International Station
Progress on the Park More than 30 bridges of many Stratford International Station will
designs will be built in and around provide an excellent link for London
13 Energy Centre
the Olympic Park to create new 2012 spectators travelling to the
The Energy Centre will deliver the
connections across the site, turning Olympic Park from central London
vital utilities and infrastructure for
one of the least accessible parts and from the Ebbsfleet transport
the Games and legacy.
of London into an area of great hub in Kent.
connectivity.
Update: The steel frame and concrete
Update: The new high-speed
floors for the Energy Centre, which
Update: Construction is now domestic service from Kent to
will provide clean and sustainable
underway on more than two-thirds Stratford International Station
electricity and heating for Olympic
of the bridges and underpasses, started in December 2009.
Park venues, are complete.
including the Central Park Bridge,
Equipment has been installed inside.
which spans the River Lea at a focal 18 Stratford City development
point between the Olympic Stadium The development will provide 1.25
14 Parklands
and Aquatics Centre. More than half million sq m of retail, leisure and
The Olympic Park will create a green
the bridges and underpasses have entertainment facilities, offices,
backdrop for the Games, and a new
already been structurally completed. hotels, housing, community facilities
green space after 2012 for people
and landscaped public spaces.
and wildlife living in and around
16 Stratford Regional Station
the area.
Stratford is already a busy east 19 The View Tube
London interchange and the ODA A community centre partly funded
Update: The development of the
is investing more than £100m in by the ODA and run by Leaside
Olympic Park’s green spaces and
the station to boost its capacity Regeneration as a social enterprise,
parklands has started with the
and make it more accessible for the View Tube provides a fully
planting of the first of around 4,000
everyone. These improvements will accessible café with views of
trees. More than 300,000 wetland
support the growing local community the Olympic Park, and hosts
plants have been procured and
long after the Games. It is estimated a range of education, arts and
will be planted in the Park from
that the number of passengers using ecology activities.
summer 2010.
the station each morning will more
than double to 83,000 between
now and 2016.

Update: The floor and roof panels

of the new upper-level entrance are
now in place and passengers are
already using the first of the new lifts.

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 Visiting the Park
Over 75,000 people have visited
the Park since the visits programme
started in 2007, including many
school tours.
During the London 2012 Open
House weekend in 2009, over
4,000 people toured the site,
with even more expected during
the Open House weekend
(18–19 September 2010).
To arrange a tour of the Olympic
75,000
people have visited the Olympic Park
Park, members of the public can call
the booking line on 0300 2012 001.
Involving the community
We are involving the community
in the build every step of the way.
For example:
– We hold quarterly residents
meetings at each of four key
locations around the Park.
– Detailed consultation on venues
and Park plans with community
groups and local residents.
– Local residents receive regular
publications for the community.
Find out more at london2012.com/
making-it-happen/living-near-the-
olympic-park
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Watching the Games Sport Sustainability

75%
of tickets will be made available
directly to the public via a ballot
(see page 28).
14,700
athletes will take part in the London
2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games (see pages 30 to 33).
0
waste to landfill is our
commitment for Games time
(see pages 48 and 49).

Volunteering Jobs and skills Torch Relays

70,000
up to this number of volunteers
will be needed to stage successful
Olympic and Paralympic Games
in 2012 (see page 36).
200,000
people will be employed by LOCOG
at Games time, including 6,000
paid staff and up to 70,000
volunteers (see page 37).
8,000
Torchbearers will carry the Flame on
its journey around the UK, with half of
all places going to young people (see
page 29).

Inspire programme Education

500+
projects have already been awarded
the London 2012 Inspire mark
(see page 44).
13,000
schools and colleges have already
registered for the Get Set education
programme (see page 45).

Cultural Olympiad Business

800
events across the UK for Open
98%
of suppliers to the ODA are based
Weekend 2010 (see pages 42 in the UK (see pages 38 and 39).
and 43).

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Watching the Games
We want to fill our
venues and enable
as many people as
possible to see the
action in 2012.
Tickets
Ten million tickets will be available
– eight million for the Olympic
Games and two million for the
Paralympic Games.
Our ticketing policy is directed
by key principles: the need for
our tickets to be accessible and
affordable, so that they raise
income to stage the Games and
deliver full venues for a great
sporting experience.
Seventy-five per cent of tickets will
be available directly to the public
via a ballot, and prestige hospitality
tickets will account for less than one
per cent of tickets on sale.
Tickets will go on sale from spring
2011 and more information on
pricing will be issued in 2010.
UK fans can sign up for ticketing
news and information to make
sure they are in the best position
to learn about when tickets go on
sale and how to apply for them.
The ticket registration scheme is
online at tickets.london2012.com
Alternatively, people can register
their interest by calling
0844 847 2012.
London 2012 Live Sites
LOCOG has worked with local
authorities and the BBC, plus
partners BT, Lloyds TSB, the National
Lottery, London 2012 and Cisco, to
deliver a network of Live Sites – big
screens and event spaces – across
the UK. They will be a natural focus
for communities to enjoy the Games
in 2012.
The first 19 are already in place and
there are many more to come.
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Locations of the first Live Sites
– B  irmingham – Victoria Square
– B  radford – Centenary Square
– B  ristol – Millennium Square
Waterfront
– C  ardiff – The Hayes
– D  erby – Market Place
– D  over – Market Square
– E  dinburgh – Festival Square
– L eeds – Millennium Square
– L eicester – Humberstone Gate
– L iverpool – Clayton Square
– M  anchester – Exchange Square
– M  iddlesbrough – Centre Square
– N  orwich – Chapelfield Shopping
Centre
– P  lymouth – Armada Way
– P  ortsmouth – Guildhall Square
– S  wansea – Castle Square
– S  windon – Wharf Green
– W  altham Forest – Town Square
Walthamstow
– W  oolwich – General Gordon
Place
More information
Find out more at
london2012.com/livesites
Broadcasting the Games
The Games are the most televised
sporting events in the world, and
will be broadcast in around 200
countries. There will be over 5,000
hours of live coverage available for
broadcast rights holders in each
country – bringing the sporting
action to a potential audience
of four billion people.
The International Broadcast Centre
on the Olympic Park will house
around 15,000 accredited TV,
radio and online broadcasters
as they produce their coverage
to distribute worldwide.
Olympic Games and the BBC
In the UK, the domestic broadcast
rights holder for the Olympic Games
is the BBC. The BBC is working with
LOCOG over the next two years to
customise its Games-time coverage,
but also to bring the Games alive
through sports programming,
documentaries, news and other
innovative projects.
Paralympic Games and Channel 4
In the UK, the broadcasting rights
for the Paralympic Games belong
to Channel 4. Channel 4 is keen
to help us use the power of the
Paralympic Games to transform
attitudes to disability sport, as well as
increase public understanding of the
20 Paralympic sports and bring the
Paralympic Games to new audiences.
 The Olympic Flame is lit at Mount
Torch Relays Olympus in a ceremony dating back
to ancient times. A parabolic mirror
The Flame and Torch is used to create the Flame which
then travels around Greece before
are two of the most being handed to the next country
potent symbols of hosting the Games.
the Olympic and The Olympic Flame will arrive in
Paralympic Movements. London on 18 May 2012. It will then
embark on a 70-day journey around
the UK, during which it will visit
different communities and cultures
and come within one hour’s journey
of 95 per cent of the population.
The Flame will arrive back in
London the weekend before the
Games begin.
In line with our bid promise to inspire
and connect a new generation to
the Olympic Movement, 8,000
Torchbearers will be selected, with
over half of the places expected to
go to young people. The Torchbearer
nomination process will give people
across the UK the chance to be
involved in this historic countdown to
the start of the London 2012 Games.
The Olympic Torch Relay will
culminate at the Opening Ceremony.
The Paralympic Torch Relay, which
will take place after the Olympic
Games are over, will culminate
at the Paralympic Games
Opening Ceremony.
The focus for both Torch Relays
will be on inspiring young people,
bringing communities together,
promoting sustainability and
accessibility, while showcasing
communities, areas and destinations
to the rest of the UK and the world.
More details about the Torch Relays
will become available later this year.
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 The world’s best athletes will compete
Promoting sport at London 2012 in 46 different sports
and we want everyone, especially
In Singapore, the bid young people, to be inspired to
choose sport.
for London 2012 was
centred around a pledge Government and the Mayor of
London are the leads responsible
to use the power of for maximising the impact of the
the Games to inspire Games to drive a sustainable legacy
for sport. LOCOG and the ODA
a generation of young have worked to support this in
people through sport. a number of ways.
Physical legacy for sport
The public-sector funding package
for the ODA will create much-needed
international-standard sports facilities
for east London and beyond. In the
Olympic Park, athletes will be able
to train and communities will be able
to enjoy new world-class facilities
– an Olympic Stadium, a VeloPark,
two 50m swimming pools and a 25m
diving pool, as well as multi-sport
community facilities. Together, these
represent a complete transformation
– the local population and Londoners
of all abilities will have access to
world-class venues where they can
play sport.
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Away from London, permanent
sporting legacies and improved
facilities will be left in Weymouth,
with enhanced and extended sailing
facilities. Eton Dorney will have
a new bridge and cut-through
between the competition lake
and return lake, and Lee Valley
White Water Centre will have
two new canoe slalom courses
and a 10,000sq m lake.
London 2012 Get Set education
programme
Sport, physical activity and healthy
living play a central role in the
LOCOG education programme,
which is already being used by
around 20,000 schools across the
UK. ‘Get Set’ schools have unique
opportunities to get involved in
London 2012. Find out more about
Get Set on page 45.
Pre-Games Training Camps
A total of 205 NOCs and 164
NPCs are expected to send teams to
compete at the London 2012 Games.
LOCOG is providing financial support
to encourage them to use approved
London 2012 Pre-Games Training
Camps. Thirty-six camps have already
signed agreements with Olympic
or Paralympic teams, and there are
approved facilities all over the UK.
Visit london2012.com/trainingcamps
to find out how to encourage visiting
teams to your area.
Pre-Games Training Camp agreement
Swimming Australia, one of the
world’s biggest and most high-
profile swimming teams, is using the
Manchester Aquatics Centre to train
for London 2012. They have agreed
a five-year deal with Manchester
City Council that is estimated to bring
benefits of £1m to the North West.
1,000,000+
people will visit the Olympic Stadium
The International Inspiration International Inspiration in Haringey
programme School children from five schools in
International Inspiration is Haringey, north London, welcomed
transforming the lives of millions Seb Coe and teachers from Trinidad
of the world’s most disadvantaged and Tobago in March 2010 as
young people in schools and part of the International Inspiration
communities through the power of programme. Pupils are experiencing
high-quality and inclusive physical and exploring each other’s cultures
education, sport and play. Already and will develop valuable life skills,
live in 15 countries (Azerbaijan, including leadership, communication
Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Indonesia, and presentation skills, using PE and
Jordan, Malaysia, Mozambique, sport as their focus.
Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, South
Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey
and Zambia), the programme aims
to reach 12 million children in 20
countries by 2012. The programme
is led by UK Sport together with the
British Council, UNICEF, LOCOG,
the BOA and ParalympicsGB, with
funding from Government and the
FA Premier League.
International Inspiration
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 Sport and the Cultural Olympiad
Promoting sport Sport will play an integral role in the
Cultural Olympiad, where different
elements of the programme explore
the links between sport and art
and culture. See page 42 for
more information.

Open Weekend
The London 2012 Open Weekend
encourages people to participate
in new experiences – especially
sports or other forms of exercise.
Open Weekend
In the last two years, 1,400 events
have taken place as part of Open
Weekend, including beach volleyball
in Barking and Nottingham, and the
‘Lakes Alive’ dance daze in Penrith,
Cumbria. Find out more about Open
Weekend opportunities in 2010 on
page 43.

London 2012 Inspire brand for

sports projects
Sport is an important dimension
of our groundbreaking Inspire
programme. Sports projects can
apply for the Inspire mark and use
Open Weekend
the association with the Games to
encourage and inspire people to take
part. Projects so far include ‘Street
Games’, a series of inner-city projects

1,400
events have taken place as part of
Open Weekend in the last two years
in deprived areas to engage people
in sport, ‘Young Ambassadors’,
getting young people to encourage
others to do sporting activity, and
‘New Life New You’, where those
prone to type 2 diabetes receive
subsidised gym membership and
are encouraged to play sport to
reduce onset of the disease.

Find out more about the Inspire

programme on page 44.

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Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week
London 2012 commercial partners
working to promote sport:
adidas ‘adiZones’ across the UK
adidas, the Official Sportswear
Partner for London 2012, has created
multi-sport outdoor facilities based
on the London 2012 logo, called
‘adiZones’. Free to the community,
they include basketball, football and
tennis areas, a climbing wall, an
outdoor gym and an open area for
dance, aerobics and gymnastics.
Fifty are currently being rolled out
across the UK.
BA’s ‘Great Britons’ programme
BA will provide up to 180 free flights
each year to UK residents over the
age of 16 who need help developing
their sporting talent.
Lloyds TSB supports National School
Sport Week
The Lloyds TSB National School Sport
Week will enable more than 10,000
schools and three million children
to organise their own opening and
closing ceremonies, torch relays, and
inter and intra-school competitions.
For details of Lloyds TSB National
School Sport Week, to be held
from 28 June–2 July 2010, see
www.schoolsportweek.org
Lloyds TSB Local Heroes
Working in partnership with
SportsAid, Lloyds TSB Local Heroes
will provide funding to 250 emerging
young sports people from local
communities across Britain each
year, to help them on their journey
to London 2012 and beyond.
Visa backs Team 2012
Visa Europe has backed Team 2012,
helping to fund British Olympic and
Paralympic athletes in the run up
to the London 2012 Games. Their
financial support complements
funding from the National Lottery
and Government to ensure that
all 1,200 Team 2012 athletes are
supported across the full range of
46 Olympic and Paralympic sports.
Deloitte backing Parasport
Parasport, a joint initiative between
ParalympicsGB and Deloitte, aims
to improve how talented sports
people are identified and supported
at community level, increasing
participation in competitive
sporting events.
More information
Find out more at
london2012.com/games
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 ery one ’s
Ev en t
inv e stm
Name: Jamie Norris
Lives: Waltham Forest
Works: IBC/MPC
Jamie Norris from Chingford had
already completed his first year
at college studying to become an
electrician when he was offered the
chance to work on the Olympic Park.
Jamie was approached by one of
the Employment and Skills Managers
working closely with the company
providing electrical supplies for the
International Broadcast Centre/Main
Press Centre. Obviously, this was
too good an opportunity to pass up
and Jamie jumped at the chance,
impressing both the Employment and
Skills Manager and the employer at
his interview and starting on site
in August 2009.
Jamie was really happy to get the
chance to work on such a major
project as it is something that is a
one-off opportunity. He was not sure
what to expect when he first came
to site and said that the scale of the
project could have been daunting,
but the company has been really
supportive and helped him settle
in so he can make the most of
the experience.
Jamie is looking forward to continuing
in the industry, completing his studies
and qualifying as an electrician so he
can move up the ladder and maybe
one day be running similar jobs.
Wherever he ends up he says he will
always be able to look back and say
that he was involved in London 2012.
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 Our volunteer workforce will be
Volunteering the face of the Games, and it is
clear that volunteers can make the
London 2012 will difference between a really good
Games and a great Games.
depend on up to
70,000 volunteers to LOCOG will recruit and train
volunteers from across the UK.
make sure the Olympic We need two types of volunteers
and Paralympic Games to provide specialist and
generalist roles.
run smoothly and
successfully. Specialist volunteers
Typical roles:
– Doctors
– Nurses
– Dentists
– Race starters
– Technical officials for more information.
– Language specialists
Generalist volunteers
Typical roles:
– Stewards
– Athlete service assistants
– Drivers
– Welcome services
We will provide comprehensive
training to make sure our volunteers’
skills are of the highest standard.
Volunteers will be located at a wide
range of venues across London
and the UK, including both sports
and non-sports venues, such as
major airports.
Volunteers will not be paid or receive
accommodation, but LOCOG will
provide training, uniforms and meals.
Recruitment for volunteers will
begin in the summer and autumn of
2010. People can find out more at
london2012.com/volunteering
600
students are studying press
operations modules at Sheffield
Hallam University
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LOCOG is working with existing
schemes to use the power of the
Games to inspire people
to volunteer:
Personal Best
Personal Best is a training and
volunteer programme aimed
at helping people furthest from
employment into long-term,
sustainable jobs. More than 2,200
people have completed the course
for the Personal Best London
2012 Pre-Volunteer Programme.
The scheme has been piloted in
London and is being rolled out
to nations and regions. Visit
personalbestprogramme.co.uk
LOCOG Trailblazers
Trailblazers are office-based
volunteers who work one day a
week within the LOCOG offices in
Canary Wharf on a wide range
of administration duties in different
areas, from the Sport department to
the Communications team. A total of
49 Trailblazers have been recruited
since January 2009, already
contributing over 10,000 voluntary
hours of support.
BP Young Leaders Programme
The Young Leaders Programme,
supported by BP, focuses on
the personal development of
disadvantaged young people
around the four main BP hubs of
Canary Wharf, Sunbury-on-Thames,
Hull and Aberdeen. Selected
young leaders will participate in
an 18-month training programme
aimed at improving communication
and leadership skills, and will have
the opportunity to contribute to the
delivery of the Games.
More information
Find out more at
london2012.com/volunteering

Jobs and skills
There are opportunities
for people of all ages
and backgrounds from
across the country to get
involved and develop
their skills.
Get Ahead school leavers at City Hall
Employment and Skills
The ODA is committed to ensuring
that the principles of equality and
diversity are central to the delivery
of the Games. For example:
– A new Apprentice Hub has been
opened on the Olympic Park to
support the apprentices working
for contractors on the Park.
– T he Women in Construction
initiative has already helped more
than 150 women into a range of
jobs on the Olympic Park and has
provided more than 400 women
with careers advice and guidance.
– C ontractors are advised on how to
support better access for disabled
people and steps they can take to
improve employment opportunities
for disabled people.
Rebecca Syrett from Waltham Forest
Rebecca joined LOCOG after
completing her A-levels as part
of the Get Ahead school leavers’
programme. Rebecca had a three-
month placement in the brand and
marketing team and then in the
internal communications team. She
now works on a permanent basis for
LOCOG Chair, Seb Coe:
‘I was really nervous when I first
started working here. At 18, straight
out of A-levels, I was worried I
wouldn’t know what to do. But now,
two years later, I’m working at the
heart of the Games. It’s been an
amazing experience and it’s getting
better every day!’
Games-time employment
opportunities
LOCOG currently employs just
over 500 people, but by 2012 the
workforce will be up to 200,000,
including around 6,000 paid staff,
up to 70,000 volunteers and around
100,000 contractors.
Employment opportunities are
available at london2012.com/jobs
Skills and training opportunities
LOCOG is creating job opportunities,
developing skills and providing
opportunities for young people to
gain valuable work experience
through a range of initiatives:
– Get Ahead school leavers’
programme: Nineteen school
leavers have been recruited so
far, the majority from east London,
to work with LOCOG across the
organisation. On-the-job training is
provided, as well the opportunity
to study for a Level 3 NVQ in
Business Administration. A further
15 school leavers will be recruited
in September 2010.
– Press operations modules: LOCOG
has developed press operations
modules with Sheffield Hallam
University for 600 students.
– Olympic Broadcast Services
(OBS) training programme:
This will provide hundreds of
undergraduate broadcasting
students with a structured training
programme and the opportunity to
be part of OBS’s paid broadcast
crew at the Olympic Games.
– Secondments, University
interns, MBA students and work
experience: LOCOG works with
a range of commercial partners,
Government, universities and
schools to maximise training
and employment opportunities
where possible.
More information
For more information, see
london2012.com/jobs
For information on work on the
Olympic Park, call Park Job Centre
Plus on 0300 2012 568.
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 The London 2012 Business Network
Business benefits: provides information on our
Games-related contracts procurement policies and procedures
for London 2012, including upcoming
events, how to access CompeteFor
The Games provide an and help in directing companies to
enormous opportunity for business support in their area.
UK businesses with direct CompeteFor is the online brokerage
contract opportunities service that enables businesses to
put themselves forward for contract
and sub-contract opportunities linked to the London
opportunities through 2012 Games, matching buyers
with potential suppliers. It also
the supply chain. facilitates access to focused
business support, helping boost
the long-term competitiveness
of registered businesses.
As of May 2010:
– N
 early 115,000 businesses have
registered on CompeteFor.
– O
 ver 6,400 opportunities have
been placed on CompeteFor.
– A
 lmost 40,000 businesses have
received business support from
Business Link or its equivalents
in the devolved administrations,
many signposted through
CompeteFor.
A total of 1,314 companies have
already won over £5bn of work,
supplying the ODA with the materials
it needs to build the venues and
infrastructure, and regenerate east
London. Of these:
– 9 8 per cent are UK-based;
– 4 8 per cent are outside London;
and
– two-thirds are micro, small or
medium-sized businesses.
There are still hundreds of millions
of pounds worth of ODA business
to be won.
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LOCOG has now launched its
procurement journey, mainly for
Games-time services. There is £700m
worth of contract opportunities for
goods and services up for grabs
through the Business Network and
CompeteFor, across eight sectors:
– Artists, performance and events
– Security
– Services
– Soft-facilities management and
catering
– Sports
– Technology
– Transport and logistics
– Venues and hard-facilities
management
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast-based Lagan Construction has
won a major contract to construct
the Central Park Bridge within
the Olympic Park. Spanning the
River Lea, the bridge is a key link,
connecting the Basketball Arena, the
Aquatics Centre and the Olympic
Stadium. Lagan Construction is also
building the retaining walls and
reinforced soil slopes for the bridge
structure, along with drainage works,
electrical works, landscaping, feature
surfacing and temporary bridge
maintenance.
Colin Loughran, Lagan Construction’s
Deputy Managing Director, said:
‘We are delighted to have secured
the tender for such an important
project at the heart of the Olympic
Park. It’s a tremendous boost for
the company to be an integral part
of one of the largest construction
projects in the UK.’
The tourism industry and
London 2012
London 2012 is a once-in-a-
generation opportunity for the visitor
economy. It is the world’s most
televised event and is forecast to
generate tourism revenues of £2bn
(at 2006 prices) for the UK over the
period 2007–17, £1.47bn in London.
Maximising tourism opportunities
for the UK is a key part of the work
of the London 2012 Nations and
Regions Group.
LOCOG is working with Visit London,
VisitBritain, VisitEngland, and the
Tourism Alliance to promote London
and the UK as visitor destinations by:
– s howcasing the UK by using its
landmarks as backdrops to the
sporting and cultural events which
will be viewed by millions (if not
billions) of people worldwide;
– launching a website to
provide a definitive source of
information on the 2012 Games
for the UK’s tourism industry:
tourism2012games.org;
– producing London 2012-branded
tourism-focused promotional
materials with VisitBritain for
distribution through their channels
worldwide;
– enabling non-commercial
organisations in the tourism
sector to bid for the London 2012
Inspire mark (see page 44 or
london2012.com/beinspired); and
– helping attract and support
other major sporting events to
the UK such as the Glasgow
2014 Commonwealth Games
and the World Gymnastics
Championships.
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companies are direct suppliers
to the ODA
Redditch, Worcestershire
Alto Seating Systems of Redditch,
with a workforce of 30, has won a
contract to be one of a consortium
of three companies that will design,
manufacture and install demountable
and temporary seating for Olympic
Park venues.
Keith Baker, Sales and Marketing
Manager, said: ‘The success of
this contract will be shared by our
suppliers and our employees –
especially in terms of job security.
It will also mean we will be creating
employment. Determined companies Business benefits map
should register on the CompeteFor This map gives a snapshot of some
website to have a fighting chance of the UK companies that have
of winning a Games contract.’ won contracts through the ODA’s
£5bn investment to date.
Southwark, London For more information, please visit
Start-up company Welcome Gate london2012.com/suppliers
has won a contract through the
CompeteFor system to provide More information
a pass-production and visitor- Find out more at
management system for the Olympic london2012.com/business
Park construction site. Since securing
the contract, Welcome Gate has
also started to use CompeteFor to
advertise opportunities of its own.
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Cultural Olympiad
The London 2012
Cultural Olympiad
brings sport and culture
together, encouraging
participation and
celebrating the cultures
that make up the UK.
‘Exalting and combining
in a balanced whole the
qualities of body, mind
and will.’
Pierre de Coubertin, founder of
the modern Olympic Games.
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Spanning four years, the London
2012 Cultural Olympiad is the
largest cultural celebration in the
history of the modern Olympic and
Paralympic Games. It is designed
to give everyone in the country a
chance to be part of London 2012,
inspiring creativity across all forms
of culture, especially among young
people. The aim is to make a real
impact that leaves a lasting legacy
well beyond 2012.
Delivering the Cultural Olympiad
The Cultural Olympiad and London
2012 Festival are being developed
by a Cultural Olympiad Board led
by Chair Tony Hall, Chief Executive
of the Royal Opera House, and
Ruth McKenzie, Director of the
Cultural Olympiad.
They are supported by a network of
London 2012 Creative Programmers
across the UK (visit london2012.com/
creativeprogrammers for contact
details), funded by various partners
– the Government and devolved
administrations, LOCOG, the Arts
Councils, the Museums, Libraries
and Archives Council, English
Heritage, the UK Film Council,
London Councils and the five east
London Host Boroughs. These
enable every nation and region
to maximise their involvement in
the Cultural Olympiad.
Hundreds of artistic and creative
projects are already underway,
inspiring audiences and showcasing
excellence in the performing arts
and creative industries through
current commissions, London
2012 Open Weekend and the
Inspire programme.
London 2012 Festival
(21 June–9 September 2012)
The finale of the London 2012
Cultural Olympiad will be a 12-week
cultural celebration across the whole
of the UK. This once-in-a-lifetime
festival will bring together leading
artists from all over the world.
At the heart of the London 2012
Festival will be a programme of
commissions in events ranging from
pop to film, from visual arts and
fashion to theatre, from opera to
digital innovation.
Unlimited
Unlimited is the UK’s largest ever
disability arts programme, and is
set to transform the disability arts
movement in the UK. Launched
in October 2009, it is an
unprecedented £3m three-year
programme to create new work
for 2012 and will include new
commissions, talent development,
UK and international performances.
Unlimited is principally funded
by the Olympic Lottery Distributor
using National Lottery Funds and is
delivered in partnership between
London 2012, Arts Council England,
the Scottish Arts Council, Arts
Council of Wales, Arts Council of
Northern Ireland and the British
Council.
For more information, visit
london2012.com/unlimited
Tony Hall, Chair of the Cultural
Olympiad Board, launches Unlimited with
dancers from Candoco Dance Company,
the contemporary dance company for
disabled and non-disabled dancers
BP and London 2012 Open Weekend
London 2012 Open Weekend,
supported by BP, is the annual three-
day festival of free cultural and sports
opportunities. In 2008 and 2009
it involved over 1,400 community
events across the UK, with over one
million people participating.
London 2012 Open Weekend
2010 will be held from 23–25 July
to celebrate the countdown to two
years to go to the Games. Once
again, it will feature hundreds of
sports, arts and culture events right
across the UK. It will have the theme
of ‘challenge’ – challenging people
to push beyond their personal best
or try something new. In 2011, it will
coincide with one year to go and, in
June 2012, it will launch the London
2012 Festival.
Step Up Bradford
Bradford celebrated Open Weekend
2009 with an exciting weekend of
interactive dance and music around
the London 2012 Live Site big screen
in Centenary Square.
Panasonic and Film Nation: Shorts
Commercial partner Panasonic has
signed up as presenting partner
for Film Nation: Shorts, a film
competition and series of workshops
for the next generation of young
film makers. The best work will be
screened at iconic venues during
the Games to potential audiences
of millions.
Young people aged 14 to 25 are
invited to create short films no longer
Nicholas Holt being interviewed by
than three minutes that celebrate
young film makers at the launch of
the Values of the Olympic and
Film Nation: Shorts
Paralympic Games: respect, courage,
excellence, friendship, equality,
determination and inspiration.
Details of the competition can be
found at london2012.com
More information
Find out more at
london2012.com/culture and
london2012.com/openweekend
Afro Reggae drummers perform at an
Open Weekend event
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 Not-for-profit organisations
Inspire programme can submit applications to run
programmes, events or activities
London 2012’s and the very best projects, large
or small, will be awarded the
Inspire programme coveted Inspire mark, part of
is a groundbreaking London 2012’s brand family.
programme that Over 500 projects have already
allows non-commercial been awarded the Inspire mark
across many sectors, including sport,
organisations across culture, education, environment
the UK to associate and enterprise. They will benefit
from communications support,
their projects and networking opportunities and the
programmes with the chance to showcase their success
better than ever before.
London 2012 Games.
The Inspire programme is part of our
commitment to leave a widespread
social legacy across the UK from
the Games. Inspire Programmers
are now in place in London
(funded by the GLA) and in every
nation and region (funded by the
Government). Their contact details
can be found at london2012.com/
inspireprogrammers
Bandstand Marathon – Inspire
mark project
The Bandstand Marathon first took
place in September 2008 as part of
the launch of Open Weekend, with
50 concerts showcasing great music
on stages which are not always used
for their original purpose. Last year
the event was repeated, reaching
120 locations across England and
Wales, with 3,000 musicians
playing and an audience of
almost 50,000 people.
Bandstand Marathon organisers are
planning events for the years leading
up to 2012 and beyond. They hope
to provide a database of bandstands
throughout the UK, offering a
valuable tool for those interested
in local history, architecture and
music. They are currently planning
the Bandstand Marathon 2010 and
aiming for 180 locations this year.
Pictures are available at
bandstandmarathon.org.uk

How to apply More information

Application forms for Inspire Find out more at london2012.com/
projects in sport, education, beinspired
sustainability, volunteering and
business are available on the
london2012.com website.

Cultural projects can discuss a

potential application with their
regional Creative Programmer before
completing an application form (see
contact details on page 42).

Firefit – Inspire mark project

Firefighters and volunteers in the
North East engaged communities in
athletics, basketball, boxing, cricket,
football, wheelchair handball, tennis,
dodge ball, rugby, tug of war and
the firefighter challenge.

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 A huge range of resources, including
Education interactive games, films, project
ideas, case studies and activities, are
We want to use the available for teachers to use across
the curriculum. The resources support
power of the Games practical learning where young
to inspire children and people apply science, technology,
engineering and maths to solve
young people across real-world Games-related scenarios.
the country. Get Set, the It also offers healthy and active
lifestyle challenges to improve young
official London 2012 people’s fitness and well-being.
education programme
Get Set is already reaching over
for schools and colleges two million young people in 13,000
is one of the ways we schools and colleges – more than
half of all schools, colleges and other
are doing this. education providers.
Schools that go one step further in
their Games-related activities can
apply to be part of the Get Set
network, enabling them to use a
special version of the London 2012
logo on their school signs, literature
and website.
More information
Find out more at
london2012.com/getset
Podium
Podium is the further and higher
education unit for the 2012 Games
that encourages every college
and university in the country to
get involved. Podium shares good
practice, promotes collaboration
and champions the sector’s exciting
work in areas such as skills, sport,
culture, volunteering and community
engagement.
Podium is helping colleges and
universities make the most of the
opportunities available through the
London 2012 Cultural Olympiad
and Get Set programme, which can
shed a global spotlight on the role
of universities and colleges in the UK.
Podium has also helped numerous
further and higher education projects
gain the prestigious Inspire mark –
the logo awarded to non-commercial
organisations delivering projects
and events genuinely inspired by
the London 2012 Games.
In addition, 80 universities and
colleges have facilities that have
been judged suitable for Pre-Games
Training Camps.
More information
Find out more at podium.ac.uk
The Construction Crew project
The ODA’s Construction Crew project
began in 2008 and will work with
around 100 primary and secondary
school students over its lifetime. It
gives local schoolchildren the chance
to be a part of London 2012, see
progress being made first-hand at
the Olympic Park and take part in
workshops to promote leadership,
responsibility and presentation skills.
Construction Crew participants can
then take this knowledge back to
their schools to share with other
students and the wider community
through assemblies, newsletters and
discussion. The activity fact and
resource sheets created for primary
schools are available for schools
nationwide on the Get Set portal.
Health and safety workshops
The ODA has worked with more than
5,000 children and young people
on a health and safety education
programme. The programme uses
drama to highlight the dangers of
a construction site and communicate
the importance of staying safe
when living or playing close to a
construction site. Sessions delivered
by actors are now being developed
into a recorded version, which will
be hosted on the Get Set website
and will be applicable and available
to any UK school located close to
a construction site.
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 We are using existing UK venues or
Sustainability creating temporary venues where
required, so that we only build
Sustainability underpins permanent structures that will be
of long-term sustainable use after
the entire London 2012 the Games.
programme. We are
‘Towards a One Planet 2012’, the
planning to host the project-wide sustainability plan,
most sustainable Games governs our approach to building
the Games. It focuses on five key
possible, leaving a themes: climate change, waste
legacy for the Olympic minimisation, biodiversity, inclusion
and healthy living.
and Paralympic
Movements and also
Sustainability achievements – we are:
in terms of the hosting – reusing or recycling 97 per cent
of major events. of materials found on the Olympic
Park site;
– transporting almost 64 per cent of
materials (by weight) into the Park
by rail or water;
– b uilding a state-of-the-art green
Energy Centre that uses biomass
and combined heat and power;
– d esigning venues with low-use
water fittings to reduce water
consumption, and harvesting
rainwater for toilet flushing and
landscape irrigation;
– w orking with the construction-
products industry to create
low-carbon construction where
possible;
– restoring over 3km of waterways
that run through the Park, creating
new habitats for creatures and
plants;
– d eveloping green travel plans for
Games spectators and workforce;
– c ommitting to zero waste to landfill
at Games-time; and
– u sing a groundbreaking
Sustainable Sourcing Code to
manage procurement, including
clear requirements for ethical
sourcing.
Sustainability partners
Six commercial partners are taking
a particularly strong and active
stance on sustainability, using their
association with the Games to
increase awareness of their efforts in
this field and develop new projects
and best practices. They are: BMW,
BP, BT, Cisco, EDF Energy and GE.
EDF Energy launches Team Green
Britain in association with the
Eden Project
EDF Energy kicked off the first annual
Green Britain Day in 2009, showing
how everyone can join Team Green
Britain and take part in the race
against climate change.
The Team Green Britain website
provides advice on ways to be more
sustainable in five different areas:
home and garden, food, lifestyle,
travel and money.
Olympic and Paralympic champions
Victoria Pendleton (cycling) and
Eleanor Simmonds (swimming) have
signed up to the team.
Around 1,000 schools downloaded
materials to help them do something
green for the team, while the Eden
Project staged a concert.

To help promote this work, James

Cracknell has been recruited as our
athlete Sustainability Ambassador.

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Food vision
LOCOG has published For Starters,
its food vision for the Games. The
vision sets out the catering challenge
– to serve 14 million meals to
athletes, workforce and spectators
across 40 different locations. The
aim is to serve the best of UK food,
provide wide choice and to set new
standards in sustainable sourcing.
Games-time food
– 14 million meals
– 25,000 loaves of bread
– 232 tonnes of potatoes
– 82 tonnes of seafood
– 31 tonnes of poultry items
– 100 tonnes of meat
– 75,000 litres of milk
– 19 tonnes of eggs
– 21 tonnes of cheese
– 330 tonnes of fruit and vegetables
The vision includes benchmark
and aspirational standards in how
LOCOG will source food. The
benchmark standards will be the
most challenging ever set by a
Summer Games, with the Red Tractor
standard used as the benchmark
for meat, fruit, vegetables, salads,
cereals and dairy. All dairy products,
beef, lamb and poultry will be British
or of British-equivalent standard.
Bananas, tea, coffee and sugar will
be Fairtrade or ethically sourced.
Traditional British cheese such as
cheddar will be British, eggs will
be British Lion mark free-range
eggs and RSPCA Freedom Food-
certified chicken will be available.
All chocolate sold will be Fairtrade
or ethically sourced. All fish will
be sourced sustainably, including
the complete exclusion of species
and stocks identified by the Marine
Conservation Society as ‘fish to
avoid’, and all wild-caught fish will
meet the FAO Code of Conduct for
Responsible Fisheries.
Free drinking water will be made
available at all Games venues.
LOCOG will also launch a Food – LOCOG has launched >access
Charter to encourage organisations now, a positive action recruitment
throughout the events, catering programme for disabled people.
and hospitality sectors to commit to – ODA contractors are advised on
supporting and implementing local, how to support better access for
seasonal, healthier and sustainable disabled people and the steps they
standards across the industry. can take to improve employment
opportunities for disabled people.
More information – London 2012 websites comply
Find out more at with best-practice accessibility
london2012.com/sustainability standards in commissioning,
editorial content, design and
Paralympic integration coding and we regularly test our
The Paralympic Games must be a sites with users with all types of
spectacular showcase for Paralympic disabilities. We go beyond current
sport. Paralympian Chris Holmes standard practice, for example, by
is LOCOG’s Director of Paralympic providing captions and transcripts
Integration, leading on all aspects for video clips to help individuals
of planning and organisation for with hearing impairment.
the Paralympic Games. – The ODA’s Women into
Construction initiative has already
Integration is key and a real helped more than 150 women into
innovation. As an organising a range of jobs on the Olympic
committee, LOCOG is fully Park and provided more than
integrated. Planning in every area of 400 women with careers advice
work – transport, culture, education and guidance.
and accreditation – covers both – A new Apprentice Hub has been
Games. The 2012 brand works opened on the Olympic Park to
for both Games, and the Olympic support the apprentices working
and Paralympic mascots have been for contractors on the Park.
developed and unveiled together.
Diversity and inclusion
Diversity was a major reason why
London, one of the most multicultural
cities in the world, was chosen to
host the Games. The Olympic and
Paralympic Games offer a unique
opportunity to break down ethnic,
cultural, religious, political and
economic barriers through sport.
We are ensuring that the principles
of equality, diversity and inclusion
are central to the delivery of the
Games. For example:
97%
the proportion of materials found
on the Olympic Park being reused
– A
 ccessibility has been designed
or recycled
into our venues from the very
start, using ramps, tactile paving
and audio facilities, and through
the development of new inclusive
design standards.
– W
 e will provide a bespoke
Games-time service for disabled
people – seating appropriate to
their needs, advice on entering
a venue and additional assistance
as required.
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London 2012 would like to thank its partners for their support

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 London 2012: london2012.com
Useful websites
Olympic Park Legacy Company:
legacycompany.co.uk
Department for Culture, Media and
Sport and the Government Olympic
Executive: culture.gov.uk
Mayor of London and the Greater
London Authority: london.gov.uk
The London Development Agency:
lda.gov.uk
The British Olympic Association:
olympics.org.uk
ParalympicsGB: paralympics.co.uk
International Olympic Committee:
olympic.org
International Paralympic Committee:
paralympic.org
VisitBritain: visitbritain.com
Visit London: visitlondon.com
Tourism opportunities network:
tourism2012games.org
UK Trade & Investment:
uktradeinvest.gov.uk
Think London: thinklondon.com
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