Young Leaders Programme

Dame Kelly Holmes Making the most of 2012!

I’m so excited for you all as I sit here writing this! It is amazing news that you now all have volunteer roles secured – you will be a part of the London 2012 Olympic... More

Young leaders at basketball test event

Thirteen Young Leaders from different teams were offered exclusive tickets to the Basketball test event at the Olympic Park this summer, as a reward for their outstanding commitment to the programme and their team projects.... More

Young Leaders meet students from Weymouth!

When you think of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games the venues that come to mind are those within London, Greenwich, Hackney and Stratford but Weymouth is another place being inspired by the Games. Weymouth is... More

A rewarding project

After completing our 3rd project successfully, we started planning what we should do for our fourth and final project. The first decision that had to be made was who would be our project leader, as... More

Art mural on Guildford high street!

Hi, it’s the Guildford Young Leader’s team here! We recently completed our third project which was a massive success. We set up an art mural on Guildford high street. We encouraged lots of young people... More

Meeting fire-fighters!

The Young Leaders from Aberdeen made a visit to Grampian Fire and Rescue Service at their local central fire station.  The team were given a tour around the premises, and shown the vehicles and equipment.  The... More

Ashgrove Children’s Centre Project Completed

The Aberdeen Young Leaders started their project at Ashgrove Children’s Centre back in the summer.  Since then, Ashgrove has merged with the Raeden Centre nursery which is for pre-school children with difficulties such as physical... More

Reflecting on a great project!

Shameelah, one of the Young Leaders from Wandsworth recently reviewed one of her projects; see what she had to say about her experience and what she learned from it.How many volunteers did you recruit for... More

Sport Attack

The Epsom and Guildford young leaders group are very excited about our upcoming project which is innovative, fun and fast approaching!We are planning an event in Guildford which will raise awareness about the upcoming Olympic... More

On 6 October 2011 I went to Charlton School for children with disabilities to put on my event named ‘The 2012 Paralympic sports day at Charlton School’ with the assistance of Nikki, Simon and Darren... More

Work experience with the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust

Fran Strange from the West London Young Leaders hub has been doing work experience with the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust; check out her blog . More

Games Maker interview training

On 2nd August I attended my Games Maker interview training with Barbara at the LOCOG offices in Canary Wharf as I am unable to attend the residential at the end of the month. The offices... More

Aberdeen Young Leaders' finish building a low ropes course!

We have finished building the Low Ropes course at adventure Aberdeen in time for the school holidays, much to the delight of Jono, Paul and all the staff there.  Before the kids get to use... More

Waltham Forest Young Leaders take on a cycling project

It was the last Sunday of July and the weather was infinitely more glorious than anyone had anticipated. I had even packed a raincoat. The two cycling groups, led by Chris and I and one... More

Young Leaders hold a successful meeting

On the 28 the July, Waltham Forest and Greenwich Young Leaders met up at Canary Wharf for a joint meeting in one of LOCOG's meeting rooms. We were lucky to get a room that had a fantastic... More

Young leaders help organise an event for over 140 young people

Zoe Ward and her team (DiJe and Tahmina) put on a really fantastic community event yesterday at Mile End Stadium, East London. Over 140 people turned up to compete in various athletics events, from boccia,... More

Ashgrove Children’s Centre

Today we were at the Ashgrove Children’s Centre to help make the outside space a nicer place for the children to play in.  We started by painting a mile-long fence.  Well, maybe not a mile-long... More

Transforming the West London YMCA garden

We decided to transform the West London YMCA garden by planting flowers and vegetables. We also wanted to tidy the garden up. As a result the people that stay in the YMCA can use the... More

Greenwich Young Leaders showcase their Olympic Mural

The Young Leaders on the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust London 2012 Young Leaders Programme have been busy in the community, and I had the privilege of attending the unveiling of the Greenwich group's impressive... More

Aberdeen Young Leaders Meet Scotland’s First Minister

Young Leaders Dylan and Nick were invited along to Aberdeen Foyer to meet Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond.  Dylan and Nick talked to the First Minister about the Young Leaders’ Programme and how they had... More