Londoners are invited to vote for the landmark in their borough that they would most like to see featured in a celebratory set of London 2012 ‘Landmark London’ pin badges.
The ‘Landmark London’ vote is run in partnership with London Councils and supported by the 33 London local authorities who have compiled a shortlist of the capital’s best-loved landmarks.
Londoners have until midnight on Sunday 18 October to cast their vote at www.london2012.com/landmark
Landmarks up for the vote range from visitor attractions, theatres and museums to windmills, clock towers and bridges. Some nominations may be less well-known around the world but all are equally well-loved on the local London scene. Each landmark put forward has a special resonance with the area it is located in and lends itself well to being re-created into a metal pin form alongside the London 2012 logo.
Nominations include; · Hampton Court Palace, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
· Ealing Studios, London Borough of Ealing
· London Eye, London Borough of Lambeth
· St Pancras Station, London Borough of Camden
· Hackney Empire, London Borough of Hackney
· Lewisham Clock Tower, London Borough of Lewisham
Sebastian Coe, Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee said: “Pin badges are a popular part of the heritage of the Olympic and Paralympic Movement with each Organising Committee producing a range of these collectors items that appeal to different people. Inviting Londoners to create the ‘Landmark London’ set is one of many ways people will be able to get involved in the London 2012 merchandise programme.”
Merrick Cockell, Chair of London Councils said: “London 2012 is an opportunity to showcase the whole of our great city, and these pin badges are a wonderful way for Londoners to help us do that. This is their chance to tell the rest of the world what makes their borough great - from monuments to theatres, town halls or palaces.”
Honav, the official London 2012 Games pin licensee, has pledged to create 2,012 individual pins to commemorate the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and to celebrate London and the UK. The ‘Landmark London’ set will comprise 33 individual pins to commemorate a landmark from each London borough.
The results of the ‘Landmark London’ vote will be announced as part of the celebrations for 1,000 days to go until the start of the 2012 Olympic Games at the end of October 2009. The pin badge set is expected to go on sale next year.
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TwitterNotes to editors: List of landmarks up for the public vote:London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Barking Abbey; Eastbury Manor House; Valence House; The Catch
London Borough of Barnet
Royal Air Force Museum; The Archer Statue; St John the Baptist Church; The Ancient Yew Tree
London Borough of Bexley Hall Place; Crossness Engines; Danson House; Red House
London Borough of Brent Neasden Mandir Temple; Grand Union Canal
London Borough of Bromley Crystal Palace Transmitting Station and Park; Biggin Hill Chapel; Down House
London Borough of Camden St Pancras Station; Camden Market; Roundhouse; British Museum
City of London St. Paul's Cathedral; The Monument; 30 St Mary Axe; Tower Bridge
City of Westminster
Westminster Abbey; Royal Albert Hall; Eros
London Borough of Croydon Croydon Clock Tower; NLA Tower (No. 1); Fairfield Halls; Shirley Windmill
London Borough of Ealing Ealing Studios; Pitzhanger Manor-House and Gallery
London Borough of Enfield Forty Hall; Millfield Arts Centre; Lea Valley Athletics Centre; River Lea
London Borough of Greenwich
Old Royal Observatory; Cutty Sark
London Borough of Hackney
Hackney Empire; Sutton House; St Augustine's Tower; Hackney Marshes
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Hammersmith Bridge; BBC; New Shepherd's Bush Library;
Fulham Palace
London Borough of Haringey Alexandra Palace; Bruce Castle; Hornsey Town Hall
London Borough of Harrow St Mary's on the Hill; Headstone Manor; Harrow School; Harrow Arts Centre
London Borough of Havering Romford Market; The Rainham Diver Sculpture; Upminster Windmill;
Langtons House
London Borough of Hillingdon
Manor Farm; Hillingdon Sports and Leisure Centre; Botwell Green Sports Centre
London Borough of Hounslow
Chiswick House; Canal at Brentford
London Borough of Islington Business Design Centre; Sadler's Wells; St John's Gate, Clerkenwell;
Almeida Theatre
London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Albert Bridge; Kensington Palace; Natural History Museum; The Parabola
London Borough of Kingston upon Thames Telephone Boxes sculpture (London Road); Coronation stone (Guildhall Gardens); Rose Theatre; Market Place (inc Kingston Parish Church and the Market House)
London Borough of Lambeth London Eye; Brixton Windmill; Lambeth Town Hall; Lambeth Walk
London Borough of Lewisham Lewisham Clock Tower; Laban College; Horniman Museum; Catford Cat
London Borough of Merton
Merton Abbey Mills; Wimbledon Centre Court (AELTC); Wimbledon Common Windmill; Mitcham Clock Tower
London Borough of Newham
East Ham Town Hall; Three Mills; The Royal Docks; Grass Roots
London Borough of Redbridge
Valentines Mansion; Churchill Statue (Woodford); Redbridge Cycling Centre; Redbridge Town Hall
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Hampton Court Palace; Richmond Park; Richmond Bridge; Kew Gardens
London Borough of Southwark
Globe Theatre; Peckham Library; Dulwich Picture Gallery; The Elephant at the Elephant & Castle
London Borough of Sutton Whitehall; Honeywood Museum
London Borough of Tower Hamlets Tower of London; Victoria Park; Canary Wharf
London Borough of Waltham Forest Leyton Municipal Offices; Town Hall; St Mary's Church (Walthamstow Village); Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge
London Borough of Wandsworth
Battersea Power Station; Albert Bridge; Wandsworth Town Hall
Buddhist Peace Pagoda
People are welcome to share any stories or reasons for choosing a particular landmark on the London 2012 blogAs it heads towards its £2bn budget for staging the Olympic and Paralympic Games, LOCOG has six domestic Tier One Partners - adidas, BP, British Airways, BT, EDF and Lloyds TSB. There are four domestic Tier Two Supporters – Adecco, Cadbury, Cisco and Deloitte. There are now eleven domestic Tier Three Suppliers and Providers – Airwave, Atkins, Boston Consulting Group, Crystal CG, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Holiday Inn, McCann Worldgroup, The Nielsen Company, Populous, Ticketmaster and Trident.
The Worldwide Olympic Partners signed up for London 2012 are Coca-Cola, Acer, Atos Origin, GE, McDonald’s, Omega, Panasonic, Samsung and Visa.
