London 2012
Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield will be hosting the Olympic Torch on 8th July 2012....more information on the route and events will be out closer to the time. Please keep posted for more information.
WelWyn HatfIeld & Hertfordshire is Ready for Winners
WH Olympic and Paralympic Community Action Group
The idea behind the group is to work together to celebrate the coming of the Games and the Torch to Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield on 8 July 2012. The meetings are open to any individual or organisation that would like to be part of the events happening in and around the borough between now and September 2012. The main focus of the group is the Community Fun Day 10 March 2012 and the 10 Days of Sport and Culture Festival in the 1st week of July. If your group wants to be involved email Matt Rayner, m.rayner@welhat.gov.uk
Recognising Welwyn Hatfield Olympians and Paralympians
A joint project with Mill Green Museum is underway to find past and potential WH Olypmians. Can you help? - see our Sporting Achievements webpage
Hertfordshire is Ready for Winners
All the latest news from Herts Olympic-Paralympic Organisation to maximise the opportunities for people and organisations in our county. Click to view:
Dec 11 The Virtual School and Silver Accreditation
Oct 11 Volunteering
Sep11 Caribbean Youth Teams in Herts
July11 Corporate Games and WGC's Tom Lewis
June11 Focus on schools
Cultural olympiad in the east of england
Twelve things to do in 2012
Cultural Olympiad
Date led summary for 2012
Volunteers
Those that have placed their application to be a Games Maker are currently being contacted for interviews. Dont worry if you have heard yet as these interviews will take place from now till February 2012...there are lots of applications and lots of places so fingers crossed to you all!! If you would like to volunteer more locally then please click here to find out about the Sports Makers scheme
Tickets:
Paralympic tickets are currently on sale through the LOCOG website.
Did you know:
The Aquatics Centre, located in the Olympic Park, will host Swimming during both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The venue, with its iconic wave-shaped roof, will also stage Diving, Synchronised Swimming and Waterpolo, plus the Swimming discipline of Modern Pentathlon, during the Olympic Games. There will be 17,500 seats for Swimming and Diving and 5,000 for Waterpolo.
ExCeL, located in east London's Royal Victoria Docks, will host seven Olympic sports (Boxing, Fencing, Judo, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Weightlifting and Wrestling) and five Paralympic sports (Boccia, Judo, Powerlifting, Table Tennis and Wheelchair Fencing) in five arenas. Up to 40,000 seats will be available to watch the action.
For more information on anything to do with the Games visit, www.london2012.com
