The Olympic and Paralympic Games are coming to London in 2012. This is the first time the games have been held in Britain since 1948.
Places such as Moscow, New York and Madrid all were eliminated from holding the games and it was between Paris and London (50 votes to 54). It was announced in 2005 that London would hold the games in 2012.
The opening ceremony, where the Olympic Flame will arrive at the stadium in London will take place on 27 July 2012.
This will be a massive and impressive festival to celebrate sport and culture. There will be many opportunities for the public, businesses and volunteers to get involved.
Here in North Lincolnshire, Scunthorpe, Brigg and Wrawby have been selected to host the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on 26 June 2012. We are part of the 1,000 villages, towns and cities announced to hold this. We would like to invite you to come and get involved and welcome the Torchbearers to your local community.
The Olympic Flame will start in Greece and will come over to the UK on 18 May 2012 for the relay to begin. The flame will be carried far and wide by selected Torchbearers.
You're invited
The Olympic Torch will arrive in North Lincolnshire on 26 June 2012 and will be carried through Scunthorpe, Brigg and Wrawby. We would like to invite you to get involved and welcome the Torchbearers to your local community!
You can register your interest with North Lincolnshire Council for the 2012 Torch Relay community celebration using the documents below.
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Who to contact in North Lincolnshire Council about the games?
Simon Seal - Partnership and Resources Manager
Tel: 01724 297265
Email: simon.seal@northlincs.gov.uk
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11 January 2012 - Last opportunities to nominate a team to carry the Paralympic Flame
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Sainsbury’s nomination campaign starts in their stores across the UK on 11 January 2012
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BT’s campaign has received over 500 nominations to date and runs up until Friday 20 January 2012
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Lloyds TSB campaign received thousands of nominations
The start of 2012 sees the last opportunity to nominate people to carry the Paralympic Flame during the London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay.
The three partners (listed above) are searching for inspirational Torchbearers, to work in teams of five to carry the Paralympic Flame during an overnight Torch Relay from Stoke Mandeville to the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Stadium in Stratford, East London.
The campaign with Sainsbury’s will give the opportunity to customers across UK stores can nominate a team or individual from their local community who the feel have inspired them. The campaign will run until Tuesday 14 February 2012.
For further information about the Paralympic Flame Festivals go to this link.
12 January 2012 - Volunteer performers needed for London 2012 Paralympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) have begun a search for enthusiastic and energetic adult volunteer performers to participate in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Jenny Sealey and Bradley Hemmings, Co Artistic Directors of the Opening Ceremony and Kim Gavin, Artistic Director of the Paralympic Closing Ceremony are searching for 5,000 volunteer performers to fill roles as dancers, actors, percussionists and general all round performers.
Successful applicants will perform in front of a packed stadium and a worldwide broadcast audience for this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of one of the largest events ever staged in the UK.
Applicants must be able to participate in up to two auditions that will take place on evenings and weekends in February and March, up to two or three rehearsal sessions each week of up to four hours per session from June, and a number of all day rehearsals in the three weeks leading up to each Ceremony. All of these rehearsals will take place in East London.
People can find more information and register their interest for this opportunity by completing the online application form.