Newsletters
December 2010
The Commonwealth Games in September saw a number of our 2012 Hopefuls competing, and we were delighted to host the Barbados Netball squad in Crawley for a training camp before they competed in Delhi.
This edition of the newsletter features these two stories, as well as the launch of a major London 2012 Cultural Olympiad project in the county, The Boat Project, and the successful pilot event of our own Whispering Woods.
We also feature the latest news on business opportunities, Get Set (the London 2012 Education Programme), and Personal Best, with a number of West Sussex learners set to meet Jonathan Edwards Deputy Chair, London 2012 Nations and Regions Group, at a celebration event in Brighton.
Remember to regularly check the website www.westsussex-aheadofthegame.com for the latest news.
September 2010
There are less than 700 days to go until the start of the London 2012 Games, and there’s plenty going on in West Sussex.
We profile our 2012 Hopefuls, and celebrate those who have competed in previous games in our Roll of Honour. There's information on the call to the public to get involved in supporting the Games, and about events coming up, including the pilot for Whispering Woods, and the chance to watch the Barbados netball team warming-up for the Commonwealth Games.
Remember to regularly check the website www.westsussex-aheadofthegame.com for up to the minute news.
June 2010
Welcome to the latest edition of the West Sussex–Ahead of the Game Newsletter. The countdown is on to London 2012 Open Weekend 2010, marking the two-year countdown to the Games. Do keep us in touch with your plans for the Open Weekend on 23-25 July.
We have recently published the Ahead of the Game plan for 2010-2011, so everyone can see the priorities to April 2011.
Featured in this newsletter is information on a range of Ahead of the Game activities, as well as national initiatives. Check out www.westsussex-aheadofthegame.com for up to minute news and information about London 2012 and the work to secure benefits for West Sussex.
April 2010
Welcome to the April edition of the West Sussex Ahead of the Game Newsletter, featuring the latest county, regional and national news. Since the last issue, we have been excited to announce that the Barbados Olympic Association has chosen West Sussex and Crawley for pre-games training in the lead up to the Olympic Games in 2012. We will be working hard to ensure this link can benefit the county in many ways.
We also feature London 2012 Open Weekend in July, which will mark the two-year countdown to the Games, and the latest on the London Torch Relays. We are asking everyone to help us identify people with connections to West Sussex who have competed in previous Olympic or Paralympic Games, or have the potential to be 2012 Games competitors. We will publicise our Roll of Honour as part of the Open Weekend celebrations in July, and need people to let us know who should be included.
December 2009
Welcome to the latest edition of the West Sussex–Ahead of the Game Newsletter. We have now passed the 1,000-day countdowns to the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Opening Ceremonies, and have some significant milestones of our own to celebrate.
Over 1,000 West Sussex businesses have registered for CompeteFor, London 2012’s chosen website for publishing Games-related contract opportunities; more than 90 West Sussex schools have signed up for Get Set, the London 2012 Education Programme; and over 100 people recently took part in an animated showcase of ideas for the new outdoor work of The Child and the Magic, part of the Ahead of the Game cultural programme.
London 2012 Open Weekend 2010 will provide the next major countdown moment, marking two years to the opening ceremony in 2012. Do let us know if you have started to make plans for the Open Weekend on 23-25 July.
August 2009
Welcome to the latest edition of the West Sussex–Ahead of the Game Newsletter.
We have recently passed the three-year countdown to the 2012 Games, and many across West Sussex joined-in with London 2012 Open Weekend in July. Blue Touch Paper Carnival from West Sussex was selected to feature in the Trafalgar Square launch of Open Weekend, with Chairman Sebastian Coe.
The three-year countdown also coincided with the publication of the West Sussex-Ahead of the Game Plan for the 2012 Games (2009-2014). The Plan (103kb) sets out the countywide ambitions for making the most of the Olympics and Paralympics.
April 2009
Welcome to the latest edition of the West Sussex–Ahead of the Game Newsletter. This edition features plans for the UK-wide Open Weekend in July, when we are hoping for a strong West Sussex contribution. It also provides the latest news on a range of Ahead of the Game activities, as well as national initiatives.
February 2009
Welcome to the latest edition of the West Sussex-Ahead of the Game Newsletter, the first to be published on the web site. We hope there is much to interest you in the news and information, and would welcome feedback on the content, and on the updated newsletter style.
