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Photocalls mark Training Camp announcement

2 March 2008

Athletes train for Games
The Pre-Games Training Camps might be selected for athletes to be used in the lead up to London 2012

Photocalls are being held in every nation and region of the UK on Monday, to mark the announcement of facilities to be included in the Pre-Games Training Camp Guide.

The Guide will be released this summer and will promote facilities for preparation of international athletes in the lead up to the London 2012 Games.

A full list of locations, timing and attending guests for Monday’s press event follows.

East Midlands
Nottingham Wildcats arena, 10am
- Jeff Moore, Chief Executive East Midlands Development Agency and London 2012 Nations and Regions Group Member for the East Midlands
- Paul Deighton, London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)’s Chief Executive
- Simon Mason, Great Britain Hockey player and member of the LOCOG Sport Advisory Group.
- Wildcats player and GB Basketball player (tbc)

East of England
Ipswich Gymnastics Centre, 10am
- Karen Pickering, member of the LOCOG Sport Advisory Group
- Charles Allen, LOCOG Board Member and Chairman of LOCOG’s Nations and Regions Group
- Cllr Stephen Castle, Chairman of Nations and Regions East

London
Ernest Bevin School, Wandsworth, 10:30am
- Sebastian Coe, Chairman of LOCOG
- Tessa Jowell, Olympics Minister

North East
City of Newcastle Gymnastic Academy, Benfield School of Excellence, 11am
- Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Vice Chairman of LOCOG’s Sport Advisory Group
- Judith Rasmussen, regional director with Sport England North East
- Rt Hon Nick Brown MP, Minister for the North East of England

North West
Manchester Velodrome, 10:30am
- Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
- Beth Tweddle, Great Britain’s most successful Gymnast

Northern Ireland
Lisnagarvey Hockey, 4.45pm
- Jonathan Edwards, Olympic Gold medallist and Chairman of LOCOG’s Sport Advisory Group
- Edwin Poots, Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure, to the Culture, Arts and Leisure Assembly Committee

Scotland
Strathclyde Country Park, 2pm
- Stewart Maxwell, Sports Minister

South East
Stoke Mandeville Stadium 1.30pm
- Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the LOCOG
- Hugh Robertson MP, Shadow Minister for Sport and for the Olympics
- Danny Crates, Paralympic athlete
- Adrian Moorhouse, Olympic swimmer

South West
Hartpury College 11am
- Steph Cook, Modern Pentathlon gold medallist and member of the LOCOG Sport Advisory Group
- Don Foster MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Shadow Minister for the Olympics
- Juliet Williams, Chair of South West Regional Development Agency and NRG Member for South West

Wales
Wales National Velodrome, Newport, 11am
- Colin Jackson, Olympic athlete
- Jody Cundie, Paralympic cyclist

West Midlands
Birmingham High Performance Centre, Alexander Stadium, 11am
- Jason Gardner, Olympic gold medallist.
- Debbie Jevans, Director of Sport, LOCOG
- Cllr Chris Saint, Chair of the Leadership Group for the 2012 Games

Yorkshire
EIS Sheffield, 11am
- Gerry Sutcliffe MP, Minister for Sport
- Shirley Robertson, double gold medallist and member of LOCOG’s Sport Advisory Group



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