The Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames includes
Chessington, Surbiton, New Malden & Tolworth
Surrey 2012 Newsletter -
Issued August 2011
Top
stories
Olympic
dress
rehearsal
hailed
a
success
Residents
of
London
and
Surrey
received
an
early
taste
for
the
Olympic
Games
on
Sunday
14
August
2011.
Tens
of
thousands
of
spectators
gathered
on
our
roads
to
cheer
on
the
Olympic
cyclists
in
the
London-Surrey
Cycle
Classic.
After
winning
the
green
jersey
at
the
2011
Tour
de
France,
British
cycling
champion
Mark
Cavendish
finished
in
first
place,
thrilling
crowds
across
the
county.
Team
Singapore
arrive
in
Surrey
With
a
number
of
foreign
Olympic
and
Paralympic
teams
set
to
arrive
in
Surrey
prior
to
London
2012,
team
Singapore
has
been
the
first
to
arrive
and
use
some
of
the
county's
excellent
training
facilities.
A
number
of
Singapore's
teams
from
various
sports
are
currently
training
at
the
Surrey
Sports
Park
in
Guildford
and
the
National
Shooting
Centre
in
Bisley
in
their
preparation
for
London
2012.
Team
Guatemala
visits
Surrey
The
Guatemala
National
Olympic
Committee
recently
visited
Surrey
to
view
the
county's
excellent
training
facilities.
This
visit
could
potentially
see
further
world-class
athletes
from
a
number
of
sports
train
in
Surrey
prior
to
London
2012.
Be
part
of
the
London
2012
Opening
and
Closing
Ceremonies
Do
you
have
what
it
takes
to
perform
in
front
of a
packed
stadium
at
the
greatest
show
on
earth?
London
2012
are
now
recruiting
volunteer
performers
to
kick
start
the
Olympic
and
Paralympic
Games.
Artistic
Directors
Danny
Boyle
and
Kim
Gavin
are
looking
for
around
10,000
volunteer
performers
to
fill
roles
as
dancers,
actors,
percussionists
and
general
all
rounders.
Find
out
how
you
can
be
part
of
it.
Latest
from
the
Games
Q&A
with
Surrey
athletes.
Allan
Wells
MBE
With
Surrey
receiving
an
early
taste
of
London
2012
through
the
London-Surrey
Cycle
Classic,
who
better
to
feature
in
our
monthly
Q&A
articles
than
Olympic
Legend
Allan
Wells
MBE.
Allan
has
already
experienced
the
hype
of
the
Olympic
and
Paralympic
Games
through
his
gold
and
silver
medal
wins
at
the
1980
Moscow
Games.
Here
Allan
informs
us
on
what
the
Games
mean
to
him
and
how
he
sees
London
2012
being
an
influence
on
Surrey's
young
people.