2006 has been a year of great progress in our plans and preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. This has been acknowledged by the International Olympic Committee on many occasions.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), acting on behalf of itself and Stratford City Development Limited, has decided to shortlist five companies from the utilities industry to design and build a key electrical substation within the Olympic Park.
The Olympic city of Lillehammer today donated a giant Christmas tree to the children of London. The ten-metre high tree was a gesture of solidarity from Lillehammer which hosted the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, to London 2012 Games organisers and host city communities for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
Demolition work starts on the Olympic Park today with the destruction of an old, disused sports hall on Eton Manor, in the north of the Olympic Park. A new sports centre will be built on the site which will host Tennis and Archery during the Paralympic Games and be a training area during the Olympic Games. In legacy it will be a new sports cluster centre for the local community.
London 2012 today urgently reminds UK sporting facilities and venues that there are only 50 days to go before the deadline (31st January 2007) to be considered for inclusion in the Pre Games Training Camp Guide for the London 2012 Games.
Public support for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games is at its highest measured level since London was awarded the Host City contract in July 2005.
Plans to integrate the Olympic Village with Stratford City and support the long term regeneration of the area took a step forward today with the start of the search for contractors to build new utilities and infrastructure in the area.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today launched an Invitation to Tender for the redesign and rebuild of its flagship website, www.london2012.com.
