City of Sport proving a big success
Get ready for the Olympics with a sport and physical activity
programme. The City Corporation has launched City of Sport - a
programme designed to help workers get fitter, faster, healthier
and stronger in time for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Record
numbers have been taking part and it’s not too late to get
involved. For further information, see
www.cityofsport.org
Posted 3 August 2011
Winning Endeavours
Led by the London Metropolitan Archives, Winning Endeavours is a
project that celebrates London’s past Olympic glories by providing
access to images through a dedicated website. The images have been
collected from 25 archive repositories from London and the South
East of England and show photographs, newspaper articles, minutes,
reports and other archival material relating to the 1908 and 1948
games. Visit the Winning Endeavours website to find out more.
www.winningendeavours.org
Posted 3 August 2011
Guildhall to host receptions for the 2011 Chefs de Mission
Seminars
The City of London Corporation today announced it will host
receptions for the Olympic and Paralympic Chefs de Mission Seminars
when the delegations visit the capital over the next few weeks. On
Thursday 11 August, the Olympic Chefs de Mission will be
entertained with a drinks reception at the historic Guildhall
before enjoying a LOCOG dinner in the Guildhall's spectacular Great
Hall. It's the same set-up on Wednesday 7 September, when it's the
turn of the Paralympic Chefs de Mission. Both events will be
attended by Lord Coe, the Lord Mayor of the City of London and
other dignitaries.
The Chefs de Mission Seminars are key milestones on every host
City's journey to the Olympics and help to ensure that
participating athletes enjoy a stress-free and successful
experience during the Games.
Posted 3 August 2011
Barbican Centre outlines major projects as part of the London
2012 Festival programme
The Barbican Centre has outlined major projects spanning opera,
music, theatre and dance, which puts it at the heart of the
cultural celebrations in the London 2012 Festival. The projects
include a UK premiere of Philip Glass and Robert Wilson’s legendary
Einstein on the Beach with choreography by Lucinda Childs; the
Desdemona project - a new collaboration among Toni Morrison, Rokia
Traoré and Peter Sellars and a new adaptation from Martin Crimp of
a Botho Strauss play directed by Luc Bondy featuring Cate Blanchett
for Sydney Theatre Company. The Barbican is also a partner of The
World Shakespeare Festival. Read the news release on the
Barbican website.
Posted 7 December 2010
Lord Mayor pledges support to Team 2012
The City of London Mayoralty has thrown its weight behind Team
2012 and will be supporting its fundraising appeal. Lord Mayor Nick
Anstee and Lord Mayor-elect Michael Bear will use their position as
Lord Mayor to facilitate fundraising events for Team 2012 and
connect City businesses and business people to the campaign.
For more information, see the full news release.
Posted 13 October 2010
Summer run
The second City of London West Ham Park Run Summer Series kicked
off on 27 June 2010. Located in the Olympic host borough of Newham,
the 5km park route is seen as a warm up to the Newham Classic 10K
run. The run is open to all runners aged 10 and above but split
into different ages groups. Runs take place between 10.30m and
11.30am every Sunday until 8 August.
The race is promoted by the Tessa Sanderson Foundation &
Academy and organised by World Adventure Club Ltd.
Posted 28 June 2010
The City welcomes IOC
The City Corporation is hosting a reception at its Guildhall Art
Gallery on Tuesday 6 July 2010 to welcome members of the
International Olympic Committee Coordination Commission, who will
be staying in London for their sixth meeting for the Games of the
XXX Olympiad. As well as seeing the many art treasures within the
gallery, guests will have the opportunity to explore the medieval
Guildhall which celebrates its 600th anniversary next year (2011)
and is a place where royalty and state visitors have been
entertained down the centuries.
Posted 17 June 2010
Table tennis in the City
From 24 July, the City Corporation celebrates the Cultural
Olympiad with six outdoor table tennis tables that will spin into
action in Paternoster Square, Broadgate Arena and at the Barbican's
Exhibition Halls. Free for anyone to use, events are taking place
at each site and include a Smash the City tournament, Beat the
Coach masterclasses and exhibition matches.
Posted 17 June 2010
London 2012 Travel Advice to Business
As well as sporting action and excitement across the UK, the
London 2012 Games will present new challenges for your business.
Start planning now to ensure you can keep running effectively in
summer 2012. Visit the
London 2012 Travel Advice to Business
website.The City welcomes IOC
The City Corporation is hosting a reception at its Guildhall Art
Gallery on Tuesday 6 July 2010 to welcome members of the
International Olympic Committee Coordination Commission, who will
be staying in London for their sixth meeting for the Games of the
XXX Olympiad. As well as seeing the many art treasures within the
gallery, guests will have the opportunity to explore the medieval
Guildhall which celebrates its 600th anniversary next year (2011)
and is a place where royalty and state visitors have been
entertained down the centuries.
Posted 17 June 2010
LMA celebrates sport in archives
London Metropolitan Archives, in partnership with Archives for
London Ltd and the British Library, is participating in a project
funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund to celebrate sport in archives.
The project entitled "Winning Endeavours" will digitise and share
documents, newspaper articles, visual material and ephemera
relating to London’s Olympic past, specifically the 1908 and 1948
Olympic Games which were hosted in London, and London sportsmen and
women who have participated in Olympiads over the years.
Find out more about sport in archives.
Posted 17 June 2010
Olympic inspiration for young swimmer
City of London schoolgirl Hannah McDonald was amongst a talented
group of young London swimmers who were invited to enjoy an
inspirational visit to the London 2012 Aquatics Centre on Tuesday 8
June 2010 in the company of Olympic medallist Stephen Parry. The
18-year-old City of London School for Girls student has previously
represented the City of London team at the London Youth Games in
the swimming at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. In 2008, she
formed part of the team that set the junior relay record for
crossing the English Channel.
Find out more about this inspirational visit.
Posted 9 June 2010
Hampstead Heath secures 2012 National Cross Country event
Hampstead Heath has secured the next National Cross Country
Event, which will take place on the heath in February 2012. Held
every three years, the race will act as a launch pad for the
Festival of Sport 2012, kick-starting a programme of sports
activities across the capital to coincide which the 2012 Games.
Posted 29 June 2009
City Bridge Trust officer chairs London Funders
London Funders is the membership organisation of funders and
investors in London’s voluntary and community sector. It operates
through a number of themed working groups, one of which focuses on
the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. This group meets regularly to
hear presentations from LOCOG, the ODA and others involved in the
staging of the games, so that members can consider their funding in
the light of Olympic developments. One of the City Bridge Trust's
officers, Stewart Goshawk, is the current chair of the group.
Posted 29 June 2009
City Bridge Trust awards
Over the last three years, the City Bridge Trust has given a
number of awards to 2012-related projects. These include the London
Civic Forum which was awarded £140,000 over three years in 2006 to
fund a post to communicate to the voluntary sector the process by
which contracts for work on the Games are processed and delivered.
Leonard Cheshire Disability has also benefitted with an award of
£15,000. This funding has been used to create a film that features
interviews with paralympians, coaches and volunteers about what
inspired them and what barriers they have had to overcome. It is
hoped the film will help encourage young disabled Londoners to
participate in sport. Finally, St John Ambulance has also received
an award. A sum of £150,000 over three years will help them to
create a legacy of volunteering in four of London’s host boroughs
by developing a training programme for young residents.
Posted 21 July 2008