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UK School Games coming to the West
7 March 2007: Celebrations are going on in Bristol and Bath following the news that the Cities have won the right to stage the UK School Games in 2008 which will give both elite and community athletes a chance to show their skills.
Bristol going for gold
1 February 2007: Bristol is set to host one of the leading athletic nations, the Kenyan Olympic team, in the run up to the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
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Mission Statement:
The West of England Working Group for the 2012 Games will work with the South West Regional Team to create a united brand and coherent identity which will put the area on the map, both nationally and internationally, as a result of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games. Philosophy:
The run up to 2012 offers a unique opportunity to generate long term benefits for all communities, sporting and cultural organisations and for business.
We possess strong public, private and voluntary sectors and have a demonstrable track record of effective partnership working which will be used to deliver a sustainable programme. Actions:
1. Increased participation in sport improves health, reduces crime and improves community spirit:
We will promote the value of activity at all levels, through schools programmes, volunteer opportunities and cultural festivals and seek to do what is required to improve standards of sporting performance.
2. Enormous demand for goods and services will be generated by 2012.
We will ensure business is in the best position to take advantage of all the available opportunities.
3. People will be drawn from around the world to the Games.
We will develop an attractive portfolio drawing attention to the many attributes which make the West of England such a tremendous place to live, visit, work and do business and which offers the scope to stage major sporting, cultural and commercial events. Working Group Members:
"We've got a great record in this area for producing top class sportsmen and women and we can boast a number of Olympians in a variety of sports. I have no doubt that some of the young people who are training today will play their part on the big stage when 2012 comes round.
But for me, the real benefit of the Games coming to Britain is the opportunity they bring for galvanising the whole country and generating long term benefits for local communities, sporting and cultural organisations and businesses."
Don Foster MP, Chair of the West of England Working Group for 2012 Games
Don Foster, the MP for Bath, chairs the group, which includes representatives of the Councils for Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, the Universities of Bristol and Bath, Business West and the West of England Sports Trust.
The West of England Working Group members are: UK School Games coming to the West
7 March 2007: Celebrations are going on in Bristol and Bath following the news that the Cities have won the right to stage the UK School Games in 2008 which will give both elite and community athletes a chance to show their skills.
Bristol going for gold
1 February 2007: Bristol is set to host one of the leading athletic nations, the Kenyan Olympic team, in the run up to the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
West of England Sport Trust (Wesport) Update - July 2006 (Adobe Acrobat Reader Document - 838.28kb)
Opportunities for Business
31 July 2006: The recent 2012 Conference in Leeds produced two ways in which business can become involved in the build up to the London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
London 2012 have developed an e alert for business. Business can now register to obtain an e-alert with up to date advice about business.
Olympic efforts underway in the West West of England 2012 Games Working Group
12 July 2006: A Seventeen-year-old paralympic swimming hopeful inspired an audience of more than 150 people in Bristol last night with her dream of winning a gold medal at the London Games.
Lighting the flame in the West of England University of Bristol
06 July 2006: Preparations are already underway to make the most of the benefits for the West of England from the Olympic Games being held in London in 2012.
Further Information:
The document Get on your marks (Adobe Acrobat Reader Document - 144.22kb), from Don Foster MP, provides further information on the preparations to make the most of the benefits for the West of England from the Olympic Games being held in London in 2012.
To register your interest and support for this initiative, please click here.
Or contact: Karen Harvey, Tel: 0117 331 1166 or Email: karen.harvey@westofengland.org | 
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