Posted by Alec Brand on Friday, 5th of March 2010
On Monday 22nd February, over seventy students from nine colleges from the 2012 Olympic hosting boroughs marked the launch of the UK’s first ever Legacy Champions.
The launch took place at a 2012 Legacy Day held at Stratford Circus, in East London. The event was attended by guest speakers, including six-time Olympian, Tessa Sanderson and four-time Paralympian swimmer, Dervis Konuralp as well as Nick Fuller, Head of Education at London 2012 and Samantha Sifah from the Olympic Park Legacy Company.
The Legacy Champions is a joint-initiative pioneered through a partnership of colleges – BSix Sixth Form College, Greenwich Community College, Hackney Community College, Leyton Sixth Form College, Newham College of Further Education, Newham Sixth Form College (NewVIc), Sir George Monoux College, Tower Hamlets College and Waltham Forest College.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games’ (LOCOG) have awarded the participating colleges the ‘Inspired by London 2012” Inspire Mark as part of the LOCOG Inspire Programme. The prestigious award recognises the Legacy Champion initiative as the first of the exciting collective moves by the colleges to advocate and maximise the benefits of the games for their students, local businesses and the wider community.
During the event, the Legacy Champions were given an exclusive opportunity to view the Olympic Park through the View Tube facility. They took part in interactive workshops run by Olympic Park Legacy Company, learnt about the recent developments on the Olympic park and presented their visions of how the games could benefit Londoners to an audience of 2012 decision-makers and special guests.
Seb Coe, Chair, London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games said: “The Inspire programme is ensuring the legacy of the 2012 Games starts now as projects like the Legacy Champions are enabling people in the host boroughs to make positive life changes. The Legacy Champions are encouraging the participating colleges to fulfil their potential. We want to use the power of the Games to inspire change. The Inspire programme is recognising the work our partners all round the UK are doing to help us achieve this vision now. I congratulate everyone involved in the Legacy Champion initiative and for securing the Inspire mark and I wish them every success with their work.”
The following GCC Legacy Champions attended the event: Dushane Morris, Caitlin-Nico Martin, Myles Warren and Jade Elston.
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