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August 2008

Celebrations across the UK as countdown to 2012 beginsCountry unites as London welcomes the world, Olympic Flags are raised and Red Arrows roar over London.
25 August 2008
Best of British: sport and music join forces to invite world to London in 2012Footballer David Beckham, legendary guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Leona Lewis and gold medal winning Team GB cyclists star in spectacular performance.
24 August 2008
Red Arrows to top off London’s Olympic Handover celebrationsThe skies over Buckingham Palace will be turned red, white and blue this Sunday as the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows perform a spectacular fly by as part of the UK-wide celebrations to mark the special handover moment when London becomes the official Summer Olympic Games Host City.
20 August 2008
Work powers ahead on Olympic Park utilities infrastructureHuge progress is being made in constructing the new utilities infrastructure that will form the ‘backbone’ of the Olympic Park, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today.
19 August 2008
New artists and hosts confirmed for Olympic Handover CelebrationsSophie Ellis-Bextor, Heather Small and the cast of 'We Will Rock You' have been announced by London 2012 as the final line-up joining the performers at the Visa London 2012 Party on The Mall on Sunday 24 August, as part of the UK-wide Olympic Handover Celebrations.
18 August 2008
Olympic Handover Flag to be raised across the UKThe London Olympic Handover Flag will be raised across the UK in unprecedented gesture to commemorate Handover day.
15 August 2008
London showcases Britain’s sporting credentialsThe London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) hosted a reception at the British Ambassador’s residence in Beijing yesterday to launch the London 2012 Pre-Games Training Camp Guide.
15 August 2008
Artists shortlisted to work on Olympic Park bridges and underpassesThe Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today announced eight artists shortlisted for a commission to respond to a number of the new bridges and underpasses that will be built in the Olympic Park for the 2012 Games and legacy.
14 August 2008
Benefits from London 2012 transport improvements will be felt two years ahead of the GamesThe Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has published a document which shows that residents and commuters will benefit from major London 2012 transport projects as early as 2010.
12 August 2008
New Mountain Biking venue in Essex confirmed for the London 2012 GamesThe London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today confirmed that subject to final contract negotiations, the venue for the Mountain Biking events will be at Hadleigh Farm, Essex.
11 August 2008
Progress surges ahead on construction of Olympic StadiumThe construction of the Olympic Stadium is surging ahead with the start of the work on the concrete supports for the lower tiers of seating and the abutments for one of the main pedestrian access bridges, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has today announced.
5 August 2008
Exciting new acts join Line-up for London Olympic Handover CelebrationsLondon 2012 announced today that Scouting for Girls, and Brit Award winners Will Young and James Morrison will be joining the line-up of performers who will be playing at The Visa London 2012 Party in The Mall on Sunday 24 August .
4 August 2008
Olympic Park construction waste will not be wastedThe Olympic Delivery Authority has today announced that sustainability will remain at the heart of the construction of the London 2012 Olympic Park, venues and infrastructure with a commitment to recover and reuse or recycle 90 per cent of the waste created through the ‘big build’ phase of the project.
1 August 2008

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