Over 60 of the events for 'Open Weekend', launching the Cultural Olympiad, took place in the East of England. We also had six Inspire programme projects taking place in the region this autumn. Over recent weeks I have been gathering in information and stories from these events and activities. These have been pulled together in a short document that describes what happened this autumn, and also draws out some of the legacy that the Olympiad is already delivering.
It has been really exciting to see some of the promises that were made at bid stage to begin to be delivered against. We talked about the excitement and engagement the Games could ignite, and this autumn I've witnessed that. In schools, parks, town centres, arts centres, people have been part of something big. And this is just the beginning, with the Cultural Olympiad running until the close of the Paralympic Games in September 2012.
For my part, I am about to take a short 'time out' from my own personal Olympic marathon, as I go on maternity leave for a few months, but in the meantime Stephanie Hogger will capably be stepping in as Interim Creative Programmer for the East of England.
My Olympics
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