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Go Kingston
Volunteer Conference |
PLEASE HOLD THE DATE!
GO KINGSTON
VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE
WHEN? - 8
MARCH 2012
WHAT TIME? - 6PM- 8PM
WHERE? - KINGSTON UNIVERSITY SPORTS GROUND
TOLWORTH
For
providers of events/activities during
Kingston’s Cultural Programme 2 June-9
September 2012 and for volunteers to meet
providers and hear more about engaging with
events during the London 2012 Games.
Further information please see the flyer
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He's Made It!
- Local Gymnast Makes Olympic Team |
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Kieran Behan from Tolworth Gymnastics Club
has qualified to represent Ireland at the
Olympics this summer. This is an amazing
accomplishment...
See article & videos |
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The Games
& Beyond |
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The Games and Beyond, a Sport-England-led
initiative which aims to turn Olympic and
Paralympic spectators into sporting
participants, launched in December. |
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Next summer hundreds of the world’s best
athletes will descend on London for the
greatest sporting show on earth, and The
Games and Beyond will help ticketholders
prepare for this marvellous spectacle.
Continued... |
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Surrey 2012 Newsletter |
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See the latest top stories for
Surrey
2012 |
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It's one year to go to the Paralympic Games |
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See the
Paralympic Games - August 2011 News |
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Be Part of
the Cast for the Opening Ceremony |
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Auditions open to people aged 18 and over |
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London is Prepared |
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The London Surrey Cycle Classic (which took
place in August 2011) shows us all what we
can look forward and more in 2012! |
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See
Video of Race on BBC website |
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Kingston gets Ready to Welcome Olympic
Cyclists - 2012 Race |
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Your chance to
come and cheer on Great Britain's team,
including sprint specialist Mark Cavendish.
Route and
article |
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Go Kingston 2012 - Volunteers Needed |
Join the Go Kingston 2012 Volunteer Team and
help bring Kingston alive in 2012. Be part
of Kingston’s celebrations in sport, art and
culture during the Countdown to London 2012
and beyond. All volunteers receive support
and training and a once in a lifetime
opportunity
to be part of something
spectacular !
No time commitment, just
volunteer for the events that appeal to you.
More info |
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Nominate A Torch Bearer |
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Do you know someone truly inspirational?
This is your chance to give them their
moment to shine. You have until 12th
September 2011
to nominate them to be a London 2012 Olympic
Torchbearer... and don't forget, you can
nominate more than one person. |
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More info about nominating a torch bearer |
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World's Largest Rehearsal Begins A
Year Before The Games |
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Athletes, volunteers and the British public
will help the London 2012 Organising
Committee (LOCOG) go through its paces ahead
of the Games next year. More than 10,000
volunteers, 8,000 athletes from more than 50
countries and more than 250,000 spectators
will be part of a 12 month rehearsal for the
Olympic and Paralympic Games in a programme
of test events that run from May 2011 to May
2012. |
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LOCOG’s detailed testing programme, which is
branded the London Prepares
series, will see some world class sporting
events with athletes competing in London’s
iconic existing venues as well as brand new
venues in the Olympic Park.
More info and details of Test Events |
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London 2012 Chair Seb Coe visits
Chessington Community College |
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Seb Coe, Chair of the London Organising
Committee of the Olympic Games and
Paralympic Games (LOCOG), today visited
Chessington Community College to see for
himself how young people in London are
inspired by and benefiting from the London
2012 Games.
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London 2012 Olympics & Paralympics Sports
Test Events |
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Can’t wait for the Olympics? Then visit some
of the test events being held across London
and be one of the first to preview the
greatest sporting event in the world!! |
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See the page for
London 2012 Test Events |
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Course Aimed At Paid Stewarding For
2012 Olympics &
Paralympics |
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Understanding Stewarding At Spectator Events
Course at Kingston College |
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2012 Olympics Schedule Announced |
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See the full schedule
here |
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Kingston Gets Ready To Welcome
Olympic Cyclists |
Great News !
- The route
for London
2012 Olympic
Games
cycling
men's road
race passes
through
Kingston
Upon Thames.
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Your chance
to come and
cheer on
Great
Britain's
team,
including
sprint
specialist
Mark
Cavendish.
See the
route below. |
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Road Race
announcement
- Read
article |
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Go
Kingston
2012
(GK2012) -
Kingston’s
Olympic
Programme
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With just
over a year
to the
London 2012
Olympic and
Paralympic
Games there
is a lot
happening in
Kingston
with plenty
of
opportunities
for clubs
and groups
to get
involved.
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Plans are
well
underway to
offer a 14
week
programme of
sport,
physical
activity,
art and
culture
across
Kingston and
what’s more
- you can
get
involved.
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If you are a
club or
group
offering
sport or
physical
activity and
would like
to be part
of the
programme
which runs
from 4th
June to 9th
September
2012 contact
us and tell
us about it.
E.mail
Gokingston2012@rbk.kingston.gov.uk
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To find out
more about
events and
celebrations
in Kingston
and keep up
to date with
the latest
developments
please visit
Kingston
Council’s Go
Kingston
2012 pages
via this
link:-
www.kingston.gov.uk/browse/leisure/go_kingston_2012.htm |
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Volunteering
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Volunteering
will be at
the heart of
Kingston’s
Cultural
Olympiad
Programme,
our legacy
will be to
build a
robust
volunteering
community
whose
contribution
will bring
many
positive
benefits to
the borough
in the lead
up to 2012
and beyond.
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If you would
like to be
part of our
programme
and would
like to
volunteer at
one of our
events
please
contact
GK2012@kvc.org.uk |
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Design a
GK2012 Logo
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Feeling
creative?
Kingston’s
Cultural
Olympiad
need a logo
to brand its
programmes
in 2011 and
2012. Open
to young
people aged
up to 25 who
attend
school/college/university
within
Kingston
yours could
be the logo
chosen to
appear on
all of the
publicity
for our 2012
celebrations
plus you
will win the
chance to
visit the
graphic
design
company and
watch your
logo being
created.
Closing date
for entries
is 18th
February
2011. |
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For a full
project
brief and
application
form please
E.mail:
Gokingston2012@rbk.kingston.gov.uk |
For full
details and
updated
please visit
Kingston
Council’s
website:-
www.kingston.gov.uk/browse/leisure/go_kingston_2012.htm
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| London 2012 Olympics
Newsletters |
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Paralympic Games Newsletter 29 Aug 2010 |
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Mascot
Announcement 20 May 2010 |
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News for London 2012 supporters 12 March 2010 |
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| More info for London 2012
Olympics and Paralympic Games Page coming soon! |
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