Detailed below are key dates for activities that are happening across South West England now - we are not just waiting for 2012. Lots of events are coming up covering different areas of interest - so find out more and let us know if we can add your event to our calendar. 
 
Team South West Media Planner 2008 (Adobe Acrobat Reader Document - 75.78kb)

UK School Games 
Bristol and Bath, 28 - 31 August 2008 
The UK School Games is a multi-sport event for the UK's elite young athletes of school age. Visit the UKSG website at www.ukschoolgames.com for more details including information about volunteering.

LoveSport 
Play, Challenge, Explore 
 
In Explore@Bristol from 1 December 2007 to 2 September 2008 see www.at-bristol.org.uk/explore/LoveSport 
 
LoveSport is everything that sport should be: accessible, challenging, healthy and fun and most of all - for everyone! 
 
Get active, and try your hand at a range of sports in our new exhibition - why not shoot for goal in Penalty Pressure, slam-dunk in Hectic Hoops basketball or Go the Distance in the Tour de France? 
 
For those preferring a less-energetic visit, get a closer look at some amazing inventions in the sports world that have helped to produce record-breaking competitors! 
 
With simulators and interactive displays, LoveSport leads you through an exploration of sport in the 21st century! 
Sport challenges our minds and bodies and increases fitness while pushing technology to its limits. Five themed areas lead the visitor through an exploration of the sporting body and mind, and investigate the latest sports technology and its impacts on sports performance.

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Creating a legacy in the South West: the skills and education dimension 
 
Education professionals attended a one-day conference on the 2012 Games and its legacy for helping improve the skills and learning of young and older people. Hosted by the Learning and Skills Council and Team South West at Exeter's Sandy Park in October 2007, the event attracted government department professionals, 2012 executives and those involved in education from across the region. 
 
Speeches from the conference: 
 
Lynda Lawrence DCSF 2012 coordinator (Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation - 779.26kb)  
Steve Dowson DIUS 2012 coordinator (Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation - 747.52kb)  
Gareth Smith PODIUM (The Further and Higher Education Unit for the 2012 Games) (Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation - 82.94kb)  
Paul Pettigrew LSC South West (Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation - 3632.12kb)