London 2012 blog

Yesterday I was at the British Museum for the announcement that BT is the sixth Tier One Partner of the London 2012 Games. With such a grand and historic venue BP had made their intentions clear for the unveiling of this new partnership. When walking into the British Museum, there was an obvious buzz amongst the media and stakeholders, and all seemed intrigued by the foam mats and huge screen.



After the soothing music and breakfast snacks, the mellow feeling was soon brought to an abrupt end with a pacy and thrilling exhibition from our young fencing stars of tomorrow. Before the first speech came and the unveiling began, a fantastic short film of the Olympics of yester-year built tension, with many of the images still creating those butterflies in my stomach.

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Last week, the Community Transport Association (CTA) showed our Transport Strategic Planning team at the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) the innovative and different types of Community Transport in London.

Community Transport provides various services to individuals and groups within local communities. These range from school excursions and shopping trips to scooter loans and voluntary experience. Many Community Transport vehicles are accessible to disabled people of all impairments.

The visit provided an interesting insight into how Community Transport delivers high-quality local solutions to meet different people’s transport needs. We saw how Community Transport can be used to help make London 2012 the most accessible Olympic and Paralympic Games ever.

The ODA's Principal Access Officer, Mark trying out Community Transport:

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