The West Midlands is now third only to London and the South East as the region in the UK with the most London 2012 Inspire Marks awarded to cultural and artistic projects.
People Dancing, one of our region’s key Legacy Trust UK projects for London 2012, will be launched as Dancing for the Games to the public this September as part of ArtsFest, the UK’s biggest free arts festival.
An estimated 42,000 people from across the West Midlands had their very own ‘Olympic or Paralympic Moment’ this weekend by taking part in one of 56 events that took place across the region as part of London 2012 Open Weekend.
On Friday 23 July Imagineer Productions were joined by Olympian David Moorcroft as he announced the first members of the Godiva Awakes Cycle Team at Coventry Transport Museum.
London 2012 sponsors have been given the inside track on how the region is benefitting from the forthcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Looked-after young people from across Staffordshire recently enjoyed an action packed day of sports and arts.
This weekend members of Trentham Boat Club juniors went to Scotland to compete in the National Junior Rowing Championships. This is the largest junior regatta in the UK and attracts teams from all round GB and further afield.
A dedicated Community Games website has now gone live providing a single resource for communities, organisations and individuals who might be interested in running or organising their own Community Games event.
The following Discovering Places events will take place in the West Midlands over the weekend of 23-25 July. Full listings can be found at http://www.london2012.com/get-involved/upcoming-events/index.php
People across the West Midlands are being urged to ‘challenge themselves’ and try something new as part of this year’s London 2012 Open Weekend (23-25 July 2010). There are currently over 50 events registered across the West Midlands as part of the London 2012 Open Weekend, with events and performances taking place in every corner of the region throughout the weekend.
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