Twenty new Trailblazer volunteers join London 2012

The new recruits include a 19-year-old Law student and a retired GP. The office-based volunteers will help departments across LOCOG, including Branding and Marketing and Human Resources.

The first group of Trailblazers joined in January and have already contributed more than 4,040 hours between them, coming in one day a week.

Paul Deighton, Chief Executive of LOCOG said: ‘Volunteering is an important part of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

'The Trailblazer scheme offers an early opportunity to get involved in the preparations by enabling talented people who perhaps have other commitments an opportunity to put their experience to good use on this project.

'Everyone can play a part in the 2012 Games, as shown by the range of backgrounds of the Trailblazers.’

New Trailblazer Jim House, a 59-year-old retired GP from Horley in Sussex said: ‘I have a great interest in Sports Medicine and having left the NHS, I saw helping at LOCOG as the perfect way to contribute some of my spare time. It is a worthwhile cause and I will gain knowledge and experience.’

Jim who has previously worked as an England Hockey team and tournament doctor and as a Sports Medicine doctor at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games, joins the Sport team in an assistant role to LOCOG’s Chief Medical Officer.

Read the full media release, including more thoughts from the new Trailblazers

Watch a video from the launch of the Trailblazers programme on the blog