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 | London 2012 Olympic Games Competition Schedule Published The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today published the full sports competition schedule for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Click here to download the full ... read more... |
East of England Cultural Olympiad Update Please click on the file below to read the latest update. read more... | |
 | DCMS Announces Legacy Plans Today the Department of Culture Media and Sport published the Government’s high-level vision and detailed plans for the legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The document includes ... read more... |
Design My Break | |
The Luton Cultural Services Trust, Arts Development Cultural Olympiad Awards Luton Cultural Services Trust has a total of £10,000 in this financial year to award to organisations' and individuals who wish to produce arts related projects and activities for the Cultural ... read more... | |
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 | Become a London 2010 Games Maker Our volunteers will make the Games happen, so we call them London 2012 Games Makers. You've had the summer to find out if you've got what it takes – and now you can apply to be a London 2012 ... read more... |
 | Cultural Fun Day Lloyd Conaway, Chairman of BOOST at the fantastic Inspire Mark AKEBA AFRICAN & CARIBBEAN CULTURAL FUN DAY, London 2012 Open Weekend event at Lewsey Park on Saturday 24 July 2010.Lloyd Conaway ... read more... |
Active Celebration: using the London 2012 Games to Get the Nation Moving | |
Presentations from the NRE Annual Summit | |
Discovering Places Discovering Places is a UK-wide campaign giving participants the opportunity to discover, explore, be inspired by and benefit from the UK's hidden gems - historic and contemporary buildings, ... read more... | |
 | Art Development Cultural Olympiad Awards Luton Cultural Services Trust has a total of £10,000 in this financial year to award to organisations' and individuals who wish to produce arts related projects and activities for the Cultural ... read more... |
Boost Conference makes the Beds on Sunday Newspaper The BOOST Conference was a large event for the County, so unsurprisingly the Beds on Sunday were there to tell the story. To see the article, click here. read more... | |
EFDS celebrate 1000 days until London Paralympics On the 3rd December there were 1000 days to go before the London 2012 Paralympics. As the umbrella body of sport for disabled people in England, the English Federation of Disability Sport are ... read more... | |
 | Terrific London 2012 Conference 150 delegates packed the UK Centre for Carnival Arts at the Annual BOOST London 2012 Conference on Thursday 26 November 2009. The Conference, a partnership with Experience Bedfordshire and London ... read more... |
BOOST London 2012 Conference Presentations The presentations from the BOOST Conference are now available! Click on the files below to view the relevant presentations. read more... | |
 | BOOST London 2012 Conference - Press Release BOOST London 2012 Conference hits the high notes for arts, tourism and networkingFrom the first few sweet notes of his Acappella rendition to the high energy crescendo of his live performance ... read more... |
 | ABILITY Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7jSaP4oQGE This is a full-screen quality edited version of a special tribute dance including basketball feature. This dance performed by a group of young amateur ... read more... |
BOOST commissions terrific piece of music to inspire young people about London 2012 BOOST is determined to develop the wider cultural benefits of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. With that in mind they have asked Diversity Arts Incubation Programme (DA-IP www. ... read more... | |
 | BOOST Founder Frank Branston Dies It is with great sadness that BOOST announces the Death of it’s founder Frank Branston. Frank was quick to see the potential benefits of London 2012 and the importance for local communities ... read more... |
BOOST celebrates London 2012 Open Weekend through song and dance The three year countdown to the London 2012 Games was launched over the weekend of 24 – 26 July 2009. Luton showcased its talent and ability in a series of free arts and culture events linked ... read more... | |
 | Linslade Canal Festival Linslade Canal Festival organised by Leighton Linslade Town Council, took place on Saturday 25th July and was a huge success. 6000 attended the festival with over 200 people taking part in the ... read more... |
My Olympic Dream Poem My Olympic Dream When I see Olympic rings, it serves to make me think of things I couldn’t do when I was small and now there is no hope at all In 2012 I’ll be too old, for getting bronze ... read more... | |
May/June 2009 EAST Newsletter - Rising to the Challenge Click on an article from the menu on the right Key Dates 2009: 3 July - White Water Canoe Centre launch on site 21 July - Seb Coe visit to the region 24 July - Launch of Open Weekend/NRE ... read more... | |
 | Poll shows British public right behind 2012 Olympics A new nationwide survey suggests public enthusiasm for London staging the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in 2012 now stands at 78 per cent – with more people interested in London 2012 and ... read more... |
Olympic Flag raised in Biggleswade Each of the 4 districts in Bedfordshire and Luton held a special celebration at the end of August to mark the handing over of the olympic flag from Beijing to London. Click on this link to see ... read more... | |
 | From Bedford to Beijing From Bedford to Beijing: inside the Bird’s Nest... As part of their work to promote travel and investment from overseas Visit Britain took a group of regional representatives to the Olympic ... read more... |
 | National Olympic Committee Reception The National Olympic Committee (NOC) reception hosted on Thursday at the British Ambassadors' residence in Beijing was a great success. Around 100 NOC representatives from countries all over the ... read more... |
Pictures from Beijing | |
Podium Communications The Podium website and ezine are a perfect means of publicising your activities and sharing good practice models. Therefore, if you are running a project which is inspired by the 2012 Games, ... read more... | |
Are you a GIRL4GOLD? The search is on for athletic girls who have what it takes to win Olympic gold – sign up before it’s too late UK Sport and the English Institute of Sport (EIS) are searching for highly ... read more... | |
Making the most of the 2012 Games - DCMS Legacy Action Plan The DCMS have published their Legacy Action Plan for 2012. The plan focuses on the long-term benefits emanating from the hosting of the 2012 Games. It expands on “Our Promise for 2012” ... read more... | |
Sport England Strategy 2008-2011 Sport England have published a new strategy covering three of the years leading up to the Games. The key aims are to increase participation, identify and encourage talent earlier, to tackle ... read more... | |
Win a trip to Beijing Win a trip to the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games!We are delighted to be able to offer one young person and an adult a once in a lifetime trip to the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, courtesy of Visa ... read more... | |
 | BOOST Ambassadors BEDS STUDENTS PREPARE FOR TRIP OF A LIFETIME TO BEIJING OLYMPICSFifteen school and college students have been selected to represent the county at the Beijing Olympics this summer. The University ... read more... |
12 lucky youngsters bag a trip to Beijing Twelve lucky young students from across Bedfordshire will be travelling with BOOST to the Beijing Olympic Games to gain the knowledge and understanding to inspire and motivate other young people ... read more... |
