http://www.advantagewn.co.uk en-gb Copyright 2010 Advantage West Midlands Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:57:00 GMT http://www.advantagewn.co.uk http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/dancingforthegamesatartsfest.aspx People across the West Midlands are being encouraged to get into the groove as part of Dancing for the Games - a dance project inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/dancingforthegamesatartsfest.aspx Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:57:00 GMT http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/coventryresidentsshowtheircommitmenttobecominglondon2012gamesmakers.aspx On 1 September, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) visited Coventry to meet local residents and raise awareness of the London 2012 Games Maker volunteering programme. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/coventryresidentsshowtheircommitmenttobecominglondon2012gamesmakers.aspx Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:41:00 GMT http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/bepartoftheolympicsasgodivaawakes.aspx Performers across Stoke-on-Trent are being encouraged to audition for a unique role that would see them play a part in the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad through Imagineer Productions’ Godiva Awakes project. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/bepartoftheolympicsasgodivaawakes.aspx Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:55:00 GMT http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/leepearsonteachesalexreiddressage.aspx With only 2 years before the 2012 Paralympic Games begin Channel 4 is profiling some of Britain’s elite Para athletes and discovers why they excel at their sport. In the first episode of ‘That Paralympic Show’ on Saturday 28 August Lee Pearson MBE OBE from Cheddleton in Staffordshire teaches Celebrity Big Brother winner and cage fighter Alex Reid how to ride dressage. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/leepearsonteachesalexreiddressage.aspx Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:41:00 GMT http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/strictlystokedancingwithballroomclasses.aspx 125 people aged between 14 and 87 will join Ballroom dance instructor Kevin Ford to learn to dance at the start of a free eight week course. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/strictlystokedancingwithballroomclasses.aspx Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:03:00 GMT http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/staffordshireathletesyoutholympicsuccess.aspx Two young athletes from Staffordshire have helped ensure a successful Youth Olympic Games for Team GB in Singapore by securing medals in their respective sports. The inaugural Youth Olympic Games took place from 14-26 August 2010, involved all 26 sports on the summer Olympic programme, with 3,600 athletes, aged 14-18, from over 200 nations taking part. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/staffordshireathletesyoutholympicsuccess.aspx Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:56:00 GMT http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/newcastlestaffsvolleyballteaminvitedtoeuropeanclubschampionships.aspx As English National Champions for u18 boys, Newcastle (Staffs) Volleyball Club have been invited and accepted entry into the first ever European Clubs Championships which take place in Bari, Italy from the 15-20 September. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/newcastlestaffsvolleyballteaminvitedtoeuropeanclubschampionships.aspx Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:15:00 GMT http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/clarebaldingunveilsinitialrangeoflondon2012mascotproducts.aspx Clare Balding, TV presenter and Sports Journalist unveiled the initial range of mascot products for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games on Tuesday 17 August at Golden Bear Products Ltd, Telford. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/clarebaldingunveilsinitialrangeoflondon2012mascotproducts.aspx Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:14:00 GMT http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/chrisholmeslocogsdirectorofparalympicintegrationvisitsthewestmidlands.aspx Chris Holmes, Director of Paralympic Integration for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), and special guest Paralympic mascot Mandeville, joined members of the West Midlands Leadership Group for the 2012 Games on Monday 16 August at the IBSA World Blind Football Championship in Hereford. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/chrisholmeslocogsdirectorofparalympicintegrationvisitsthewestmidlands.aspx Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:53:00 GMT http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/menneededforthegodivaawakeschoir.aspx Imagineer Productions and BAFTA award-winning composer Ilona Sekacz are encourage more men to sign up to the already 30 strong Godiva Awakes Choir. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/menneededforthegodivaawakeschoir.aspx Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:25:00 GMT http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/freecycleconfidencetuitionstokeontrent.aspx Do you want to be a confident cyclist by 2012? Then name your time and place to build cycling confidenceResidents of Stoke-on-Trent who want to improve their cycling confidence can take part in one-on-one training courses at a location of their choice across the city. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/freecycleconfidencetuitionstokeontrent.aspx Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:02:00 GMT http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/stokeontrentpairtocompeteinkoreantaekwondoopen.aspx Father and daughter Taekwondo National champions Peter and Bethany Johnson are to travel to Korea on the 27th August to train and compete in one of the biggest WTF Taekwondo Tournaments in the World. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/stokeontrentpairtocompeteinkoreantaekwondoopen.aspx Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:18:00 GMT http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/birminghambusescallingforgamesmakersin2012.aspx August sees the nationwide launch of the London 2012 Games outdoor advertising campaign, with hundreds of buses across the UK encouraging people to find out if they have what it takes be a volunteer – or ‘Games Maker’ - for the London 2012 Games. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/birminghambusescallingforgamesmakersin2012.aspx Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:56:00 GMT http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/thenationallotterys2012gameshotairballooncomestobirmingham.aspx The National Lottery visited Birmingham on Tuesday 10 August with its London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games hot air balloon, on its first stop following its launch in the Olympic Park. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/thenationallotterys2012gameshotairballooncomestobirmingham.aspx Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:05:00 GMT http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/stokeontrentcyclingartcompetition.aspx Art competition to promote joys of cycling leading up to the Tour of BritainAn art competition organised by CycleStoke is giving residents the chance to win one of three new bikes and have their work displayed at next month’s Tour of Britain in Stoke-on-Trent.The competition invites residents to design a picture to promote cycling in Stoke-on Trent. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/stokeontrentcyclingartcompetition.aspx Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:46:00 GMT http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/tatemovieproject.aspx Tate have announced the launch of the interactive website and national roadshow of the Tate Movie Project. Children from across the country are invited to take part in creating the Tate Movie, the first of its kind, an animation film made by and for children. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/tatemovieproject.aspx Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:11:00 GMT http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/olympiccyclistcomestostokeontrentfortourofbritain.aspx Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins will lead Team Sky at this year’s Tour of Britain stage through Stoke-on-Trent. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/olympiccyclistcomestostokeontrentfortourofbritain.aspx Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/godivaaugcopy.aspx Imagineer Productions will present Godiva Awakes at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry on 1-2 October 2010. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/godivaaugcopy.aspx Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:59:00 GMT http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/blackcountryvolunteerhelpscelebrate2yearstogoandjoinsukwidevolunteerstolaunchlondon2012gamesmakers.aspx Black Country volunteer Jane Beach, joined the Chair of LOCOG Seb Coe, Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Volunteering Ambassadors Dance Group Diversity, CBeebies Presenter Cerrie Burnell and sporting star Sally Gunnell to mark the opening of the London 2012 Volunteer Programme which seeks to recruit up to 70,000 volunteers or ‘London 2012 Games Makers’. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/blackcountryvolunteerhelpscelebrate2yearstogoandjoinsukwidevolunteerstolaunchlondon2012gamesmakers.aspx Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:07:00 GMT http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/sampadinthefurthersoil.aspx Dancing for the Games will also be flying the flag at home and abroad later this year, with In the Further Soil - a UK/ India collaborative project initiated by sampad and Teamwork Productions. Advantage West Midlands http://wmfor2012.com/news/2010/sampadinthefurthersoil.aspx Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:35:00 GMT