'Become a Local Leader for the Olympic Games' say DDC
- 6 April 2012 07:03163621Olympic Games 2012
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GET SET TO CELEBRATE THE LONDON 2012 GAMES - BECOME A LOCAL LEADER.
As excitement builds around the arrival of the Olympic Torch, and we continue to work with communities and encourage everyone to get involved, Dover District Council is welcoming news that the Local Leaders programme has been launched this week.
Local Leaders can sign up and can play an active part now in preparing their community for the arrival of the Torch. Local Leaders are provided with ideas and tools to help bring the community together to welcome the flame, and celebrate their local heroes by lining the streets and showing what makes their community special.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has launched the initiative, and a range of ideas includes:
· 'Garden for the Games' - Local Leaders are provided with hints and tips from gardening experts on how to plant seeds now that will turn window boxes down your street into red, white and blue, or 'grow gold' by planting marigolds
· Opening Ceremony on 27 July - Local Leaders will be given invite cards, recipe tips, party sheets and more to help them turn their screening of the event into an Olympic themed venue, whether it is in a village hall, pub or living room
· Super Saturday - 4 August is the day when the most medals are awarded during the Olympic Games, and Local Leaders can access recipe ideas to help host barbeques and a day of activity in their homes, gardens or community centres
· Paralympic Torch Relay - Local Leaders will be able to access tips on how to take part in a lantern procession and decorate lanterns, and given ideas to bring people together for the last day of the Paralympic Games on 9 September.
Whether the Local Leader invites a few friends or their whole community, London 2012 will provide them with the tools to make their celebration one to remember.
Play your part in the Games. Help your neighbours celebrate by becoming a Local Leader. Sign up at http://www.london2012.com/localleaders - or for more information on how to get involved locally, please see the Olympic Celebrations page at http://www.dover.gov.uk
- ends -email: dover7@msn.com - Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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6 April 2012 07:38163627as i am not an olympic/tennis fan i cant get excited over the event/s,so i will pass on this and start digging out my dvd collection just in case.
- 6 April 2012 09:05163655To be forewarned is to be forearmed.
I hope there is oodles of advice too on how to survive, to ensure that Super Saturday does not turn into Salmonella Sunday.
The first helpful link...
http://www.livestrong.com/article/78657-list-poisoning-bacteria/
The public toilets may be open for the duration. (?) Will the hose-pipe ban be lifted also?Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing. - 7 April 2012 07:06163812Oh dear! not tooo many takers on this one.email: dover7@msn.com
- Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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7 April 2012 07:10163813paulb
when you see them see still squabling over who will get the stadium after it's all finished, west ham, spurs, leyton orient doesn't look good
as i have said in the past i hate to think of the overall cost of the event
and then see just how much revenue comes back in from it all
and then do the 2 justify each other?
im not pro or anti the event being staged here
but those questions are of interestALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 7 April 2012 09:27163854I hear that there are all of two seats for sale to the athletes at each of their events, one for them and one for their coach?Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
- Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
7 April 2012 09:32163856yes and one family have followed there son across the world to watch him compete
that family now have to decide which two members of the family go to olympics
one will have to miss outALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 7 April 2012 09:34163859The competition side of the olympics is fantastic, but that only seems to be a small part of it these days, mostly it's overhyped, overpriced and unnecessary sheenanigans.
- 7 April 2012 09:44163862Just think though. As you huddle together under the drizzle in front of the 'big-screen' you could be rubbing shoulders with the very people who have sacrificed their lie-ins, their weekends, their holidays and their bank-balances for the past ten years or so just to put a union jack on the field. And later join them in paying for the whole thing with the money neither of you have to hand.
With the bill on your door-mat you are sure to feel 'in it' all the way. As for the 'splendid opportunities' the games afford us all...well you can always scrape that up and put it on your roses?Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing. - 7 April 2012 09:44163863over the years the olympic organisers have insisted on adding new "sports" every 4 years.
they lost credibility for me when they brought in "synchronised drowning".
