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Session Two. 2012 Does it fit in the Big Society?. Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park After the Games – the Big Society? Baroness Ford – Chair, Olympic Park Legacy Company. How do we accomplish something that has not been done before?. Co-ordination and Focus.
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Session Two 2012 Does it fit in the Big Society?
Queen Elizabeth Olympic ParkAfter the Games – the Big Society? Baroness Ford – Chair, Olympic Park Legacy Company
How do we accomplish something that has not been done before? Co-ordination and Focus ODA LOCOG OPLC
Olympic Park Legacy Company • A game of two halves • Immediately post-Games • For the next twenty years
Immediately post-Games • Transformation • Park re-opening • Viable venues and parklands
For the next twenty years • Economic and social transformation • Employment opportunities • Great housing • Improved health and fitness
How are we doing? • Set up three years out • Clear remit • New masterplan • Capital settlement • Debt set aside • Anchors for big venues • First neighbourhood underway
Continuity of support across change of Government • Commitment to legacy • Proper funding of legacy • Recognition that this will take time • Leadership passes to Mayor • Great collaboration with Boroughs
Many competing demands • Clear bid commitments • High expectations • Changing policy landscape • Different financial and resource climate
The Future? Hugely Optimistic