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Olympics 2012

The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games will transform people's lives and revitalise communities throughout the South West. The Games represent the single most significant opportunity in our lifetime to build on the strengths of the region; to develop our business base, involve our communities, drive up sports participation and to inspire our young people to believe in the power of the Olympic ethos, to be the best that they can be. 

TEAM GLOUCESTER Mark

London is the Olympic 2012 host city, but these Games belong to, and have to drive benefit to, the whole UK. So, using the ‘Team Gloucester’ image to promote our sporting and cultural events, opening up opportunities for everyone in Gloucester to feel part of the London 2012 celebration and a chance to showcase activity programmes locally, encouraging participation that could inspire the development of young talent as future Olympians. It’s about finding ways to help everyone who lives, works and visits Gloucester to benefit from the games both now and in the future through sport, business, cultural and community activities.

Would you like to volunteer at the Olympics?

Did you know that:

  • The UK is the 4th most volunteered nation in the world with 20.4 million people (around half the adult population) volunteering every year, making a contribution to GDP worth £38 billion.
  • Up to 70,000 volunteers will be needed to stage the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Source: LOCOG 2009).

Applications for Games-time volunteers will open in 2010. If you would like to be one of those volunteers, register your interest at www.london2012.com/volunteering. If you build up some volunteering experience, this may benefit you in the 2012 Games volunteer selection process.  
 
To find out about volunteering opportunities in your area, go to www.volunteering.org.uk.

Flames

Pre-Training Camps

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Partners

  • Gloucester City Council
  • Aspire Trust
  • Marketing Gloucester

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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