London 2012 Games

The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games will take place in July to September 2012.

From now until the end of the Games there are an amazing array of sporting, cultural, volunteering and employment opportunities you can be part of.

Islington is gearing up for the Games with plenty of exciting events and activities planned this year. Here’s a selection of what’s coming your way:

• Community Heroes awards - nominate someone who makes a difference to your local community for free Olympic or Paralympic tickets. More news later this month, nominations open 1 March 2012 - 30 April 2012.
• Torch Relay Day on July 26 - see the Olympic flame and join our sporting celebration on Highbury Fields.
• A fantastic programme Cultural Olympiad events featuring festivals, dance and some exciting new public art.
• Czech House at the Business Design Centre bringing a range of exciting cultural activities to Islington. Look out for a preview in your next issue of IslingtonLife residents magazine (out in March).
• Schools Torch Relay and torch exhibition at the Assembly Hall (at the Town Hall).
• Re-opening of the £16 million re-furbished Ironmonger Row Baths in August – a fantastic Olympic legacy for the borough.
• Inspiring children to participate in sport through the official London 2012 Get Set schools programme.

Olympic tickets for community heroes

200 tickets for London 2012 Olympic amd Paralympic events are to be offered to community heroes in Islington.

Thanks to the generosity of local businesses and partners, we have around 200 tickets to give to people who are making the borough a better place. Community Heroes acknowledges people who have worked hard to improve the lives of others in our local community or who embody the Olympic spirit in conquering unique challenges and inspiring others.

All London authorities were given the option of purchasing 100 tickets by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games Ltd (LOCOG). Mindful of the need to use public money wisely, Islington Council devised a fair and community-minded way to offer tickets to local people without using valuable taxpayers money at a time when the authority faces the harshest government cuts in the capital.

Check back here for news updates - nominations will be open in four categories 1 March to 30 April 2012. You'll find an online form here from March 1 if you want to make a nomination.