London 2012 blog

Sourcing sustainable food on the Park

Ros Seal, 9 February 2010

With over 7,000 people working on the Olympic Park, the prospect of feeding them is a mammoth task in its own right. Millions of cooked breakfasts, hearty lunches and who knows how many cups of the traditional builder's tea will be served between now and 2012.

The Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 has set ambitious standards to make the London 2012 Games the most sustainable ever. With so many mouths to feed these standards are being supported on the Olympic Park with caterers of...

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Photos of the week: Desmond Tutu, James Cracknell and the Olympic Park

Uzma, Communications Intern, 5 February 2010

This week London 2012 welcomed Archbishop Desmond Tutu to the Olympic Park. He made us laugh and feel inspired, but most of all he made us feel proud about how multicultural London is and how this will help us host the best Games ever! See more photos of Desmond Tutu visiting.

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Congratulations to Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson and Tony Hall

Seb, LOCOG Chair, 5 February 2010

I was delighted to learn that Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson and Tony Hall will be joining me in the House of Lords. Both have been appointed as Crossbench (non-party political) peers.

Dame Tanni is one of Britain's greatest Paralympians, winning 11 Paralympic gold medals and setting more than 20 world records. She is Vice-Chair of the London 2012 Sports Advisory Group and a UNICEF International Inspiration ambassador.

Tony has been Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House since 2001, and was asked to...

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Who better to inspire us about diversity than Desmond Tutu?!

Kaycee, Young Mayor of Newham, 4 February 2010

Today's been just brilliant! This morning I was lucky enough to lead a group of local young people to meet Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the View Tube near Stratford.

Speaking to him was so inspirational. He's really energetic and funny, but also really down to earth.

I talked to him about the diversity of people in Newham and how the Olympics will put us all on show and create opportunities for years to come.

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London 2012 is making a real difference in Northern Ireland

Seb, LOCOG Chair, 3 February 2010

Before heading out to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games there was time for one more visit as part of my Nations and Regions programme with a trip to Northern Ireland.

For me personally, this is a very special place as it is where my journey with London 2012 began. Back in 2004 and newly appointed as the Chair of the bid team it was the first visit I made as I started out championing support across the...

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Has the Cultural Olympiad been 'dropped'?

Tony Hall, Chair, Cultural Olympiad Board, 3 February 2010

No. The Cultural Olympiad has not been 'dropped', as Simon Jenkins suggested in the Evening Standard; it will continue to gather momentum towards 2012. 

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Take a small step to make a whole lot of difference to your health

James Cracknell, 3 February 2010

Smallsteps4life launched yesterday by the Food Standards Agency - an initiative inspired by the 2012 Games to get people doing a little something different in their lives to make a whole lot of difference to their health and well-being.

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Photos of the week: Velodrome steel structure and Eton Dorney bridge

Uzma, Communications Intern, 29 January 2010

This week here at London 2012 we have been celebrating the completion of the steel structure of the Velodrome.

The steel outer ring looks a bit like a rollercoaster, don't you think?

During the Games the Velodrome will host Olympic and Paralympic Track Cycling events.

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Change in our local communities

Kaycee, Young Mayor of Newham, 26 January 2010

Last week I led Newham's Youth Council on a tour of the Olympic Park. It was really exciting to see the changes in Stratford and buildings springing up all over the park. Even from a distance outside you can see the Stadium and Aquatics Centre really taking shape. Up close they're even more impressive!

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Athletes tackle sustainability...and other things...

Jonathan, 2012 Board member, 22 January 2010

The LOCOG Athletes' Committee had its first meeting of the year last week and we spent a lot of time looking at practical ways in which the athletes can contribute in 2012 to making the London Games a sustainability success story.

We were lucky enough to have James Cracknell – double Olympic gold medallist and LOCOG Sustainability Ambassador – at the meeting and it was great to hear his thoughts on how athletes from all parts of the world can...

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