It's one year to go to the
Paralympic Games - August 2011 News
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This weekend
we celebrate
one year to
go to the
London 2012
Paralympic
Games, with
tickets
going on
sale in just
two weeks'
time. We've
just
released the
full
competition
schedule and
ticket
prices, so
you can
start
planning now
before
applying
from Friday
9 September
to Monday 26
September
2011.
There
are
brilliant-value
tickets on
offer to
experience
sport like
never
before. Half
of tickets
are priced
at £10 or
less, 75%
are £20 or
less. There
are also
special
price
tickets for
under 16s
and over
60s. Plus,
you can buy
day passes
which give
you the
chance to
see a
variety of
sports in
one day at
either the
Olympic
Park, ExCeL
or The Royal
Artillery
Barracks.
View
the full
competition
schedule and
ticket
prices
and
sign
up now
for
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Join
us
for
International
Paralympic
Day
–
Thursday
8
September
Just
ahead
of
tickets
going
on
sale,
we'll
be
celebrating
International
Paralympic
Day
in
Trafalgar
Square.
The
likes
of
'Blade
Runner'
Oscar
Pistorius
and
a
whole
host
of
GB
and
international
athletes
will
be
there
showcasing
the
20
Paralympic
sports
featuring
at
the
Games.
Come
down
and
join
us
or
tune
in
to
Channel
4's
'That
Paralympic
Show'
for
all
the
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Paralympic
champion
Esther
Vergeer
is a
phenomenon:
she
is
unbeaten
in
over
410
Wheelchair
Tennis
singles
matches,
dating
back
more
than
eight
years.
Which
makes
her
arguably
the
greatest
living
sportswoman
on
the
planet. |
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Wenlock and
Mandeville
hit the big
screen at
ODEON
Cinemas! |
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London 2012
mascots
Wenlock and
Mandeville
are starring
in 'Out of a
Rainbow',
written by
Michael
Morpugo,
exclusively
in ODEON
Cinemas
UK-wide
until 29
September.
Join their
journey as
they travel
around the
UK, making
friends and
meeting
athletes
including
Tom Daley,
Phillips
Idowu and
Ellie
Simmonds.
Catch them
before
selected
family
films.
Watch
a special
preview now
and
find
screening
information |
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Be
in
the
cast
of
Danny
Boyle's
Opening
Ceremony |
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Think you
could
perform in
front of an
audience of
one billion
people
around the
world? The
search is on
for 10,000
volunteers
for
performance
roles in the
Olympic
Opening and
Closing
Ceremonies.
Artistic
Director
Danny Boyle
encourages:
'The
majority of
applications
so far are
from women
and I want
to see an
equal amount
of men. So
boys don't
be shy!
Whether
you're from
an arts
groups,
sports club
or just an
enthusiastic
individual
we have a
role for you
in the
ceremonies,
an
experience
of a
lifetime.'
Find
out more and
apply for an
audition |
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Exclusive
concert
ticket
offer |
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Take
advantage of
our
exclusive
'buy one get
one free
ticket'
offer for
the
star-studded
Peace One
Day concert
on 21
September
2011, at the
North
Greenwich
Arena in
London.
Artists
announced so
far include
Eliza
Doolittle,
Youssou
NDour,
Flawless and
the English
National
Ballet,
alongside
speakers
including
Jude Law and
Denise Lewis
OBE. It is
being held
in
conjunction
with the
London 2012
Cultural
Olympiad.
Get your
'buy one get
one free'
tickets |
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| News for London 2012
- Paralympic Games Newsletter 29 Aug 2010 |
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Today marks
two years to
go to the
Opening
Ceremony of
the
Paralympic
Games - it's
time to
start
thinking
about what
you'll be
doing in
2012!
The
Paralympics
will be an
incredible
spectacle
showcasing
inspirational
elite sport.
It's the
second
biggest
sporting
event in the
world, so
there's
plenty to
look forward
to, and
plenty to
get involved
with now.
Find out
more below,
and don't
forget to
check the London
2012 website
regularly
for all the
latest
updates.
In this
newsletter:
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London 2012
hopefuls
celebrate two
years to go
Win £200 to
spend in the
London 2012
online shop! |
Find out
more about
Paralympic
sport
Sign up to
register
your
interest in
tickets |
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Sign up
for
tickets
Two
million
tickets
will
be
available
for
20
Paralympic
sports,
with
competition
taking
place over
12
days.
Make
sure
you
don't
miss
out
on
the
inspirational action. Sign
up
now
to
register
your
interest
in
tickets
-
they
go
on
sale
next
year.
Could
you
be a
Games-time
volunteer?
We'll
need
up
to
70,000
volunteers
to
help
run
the
Games
- a
third
of
them
at
the
Paralympics.
We're
calling
them
'Games
Makers'.
Applications
for
generalist
roles
open
on
15
September
-
find
out
if
you've
got
what
it
takes.
Get
ready
to
welcome
the
world
Teams
from
around
the
world could
be
on
your
doorstep, preparing
to
compete
at a
Pre-Games
Training
Camp.
You'll
also
be
able
to
cheer
on
the
Paralympic
Torch
as
it
makes
its
way
to
the
Stadium
in
the
run
up
to
the
Opening
Ceremony.
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Get to know
Paralympic
sport
The
Paralympic
Games
features
brilliant
specator
sports, including
those
specific to
the
Paralympic
programme, like
Boccia - a
gold
medal-winning event
for ParalympicsGB
at Beijing
2008.
Find out
more about
Paralympic
sport now
Enjoy
top-class
disability
arts
The London
2012 Cultural
Olympiad
includes the
largest-ever
UK
commission
for
disability
arts, with
£1.8 million
available
for
Games-inspired
work.
Disabled and
deaf artists
and
disability
arts groups
are also
involved in
the Inspire
programme.
Join up to
the
education
programme
14,000
schools are
already
learning
about the
values of
the
Paralympic
Games
through
Get Set,
our official
education
programme.
Get your
local school
involved
now!
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London 2012
hopefuls
mark two
years to go
Paralympics
GB hopefuls
were joined
by Director
of
Paralympic
Integration
Chris Holmes
and
Paralympic
mascot
Mandeville
at their
training
camp in Bath
to mark two
years to go.
Channel
4, the
Paralympic
broadcaster
in the UK,
have also
started a
series of
special
programmes.
Tonight's
stunning
'Inside
Incredible
Athletes'
(29 August,
9pm)
features
seven
athletes
hoping to
compete for
ParalympicsGB
at the
Games.
Find out
more about
two years to
go to the
Paralympic
Games
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Win
£200
to
spend
in
the
London
2012
online
shop!
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Take
a
penalty
blindfolded
-
like
in
Paralympic
Five-a-side
Football
-
and
you
could
win
£200
to
spend
in
the
London
2012
online
shop.
There's
a
huge
range
of
official
merchandise
available
-
everything
from
sportswear
to
toys.
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Mandeville,
the
Paralympic
mascot,
is
hosting
the
competition.
Find
out
details
and
enter
on
Mandeville's
website
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