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Scale of the Games

The London 2012 Games – Our Opportunity Cllr Stephen Castle Chairman, Nations and Regions East ECC Cabinet Member, Education and the 2012 Games. Scale of the Games. 17,000 Olympic and Paralympic Athletes 6,000 Coaches / Officials 5,000 Olympics Officials 2,500 Paralympics Officials

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Scale of the Games

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  1. The London 2012 Games – Our OpportunityCllr Stephen CastleChairman, Nations and Regions EastECC Cabinet Member, Education and the 2012 Games

  2. Scale of the Games • 17,000 Olympic and Paralympic Athletes • 6,000 Coaches / Officials • 5,000 Olympics Officials • 2,500 Paralympics Officials • 22,000 Accredited Journalists • 120,000 Staff • 8,000 Torch Bearers • 10.8 million tickets

  3. Impact of the Games • 7,000 Full time equivalent jobs in the construction industry • 10,000 workers on the Olympic Park site at peak times (now) • 12,000 jobs as a result of legacy development of the Olympic park site alone • 2-3 million cubic meters of soil to move • 170,000 seats to fix in 9 venues • Recruitment and training of 70,000 volunteers

  4. The Regions Venues The Mountain Biking Events are coming to Hadleigh, Essex The White Water Canoe Slalom is coming to Broxbourne, Hertfordshire

  5. Once in a lifetime 2012 is our opportunity to deliver what we are already doing through the focus, excitement and inspiration of the Olympic and Paralympic Games

  6. International Olympic Committee Olympic Board GLA BOA Regional 2012 Structure Government London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) Nations and Regions Coordinators Group East Region Coordinator: Katie Huane Nations and Regions Group (NRG) NRG Secretariat (LOCOG & Government) East of England Rep: Cllr Stephen Castle Chair: Charles Allen

  7. County Working Groups County Working Groups Culture Skills & Employment Volunteering Communication Tourism Business Sport Health Regional 2012 Structure Nations and Regions East Strategic Board Chairman: Cllr Stephen Castle East of England Development Agency (EEDA) Sport England East East of England Tourism East of England Regional Assembly Government Office East Arts Council England East East of England Skills and Competitiveness Partnership (EESCP) 6 x County Area representatives Department of Health Nations and Regions East Executive Chair: Katie Huane, Regional Project Manager

  8. The Regional Mission The East of England will Rise to the Challenge by creating a sustainable legacy that extends far beyond the sporting landscape, including: • Economic Development and regeneration • Skills and employment • Education • Tourism • Culture • Health and wellbeing

  9. A legacy of mass participation Local government is central to a team approach to increasing participation in sport Governments legacy ambitions • £135 million through ‘Places, People, Play’ • The new Olympic and Paralympic-style School Sports Competition ‘Healthy Lives, Healthy People’ • Public Health White Paper • shifting power to local government and local communities • improve health throughout people’s lives, reduce inequalities and focus on the needs of the local population

  10. The Cultural Olympiad Opportunity to make 2012 Games “Everybody’s Games”, extending the reach and legacy beyond London and beyond sport 2012 major programmes: Artists Taking the Lead Stories of the World Unlimited Discovering Places Film Nation Shorts Sounds Somewhereto World Shakespeare Festival Festival of Carnivals

  11. Games Time opportunities Olympic Torch Relay • 6 nights in the East of England • 3rd – 8th July 2012 ‘Inspired By’ programme • Allows non-commercial events and projects to link to the Games Open Weekend • 22nd – 24th July 2011 • June 2012 London 2012 Festival • Opening and closing ceremonies Engaging volunteers • Games Makers • Host City Volunteers

  12. Once in a lifetime opportunity • The Challenge: • No other host nation has increased sports or cultural participation off the back of the Games • LOCOG focus is on delivery of the Games • Local Government is facing most difficult financial environment in living memory • The Opportunity: • Public Health White Paper • Shifting power to local government and communities • New Responsibility Deal • Unparalleled investment in elite sport • Big Society

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