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LONDON 2012 THE GOAL FOR LOCAL VOLUNTEERS
Sheffield Lighting the Flame
21 Jun 2010
A group of South Yorkshire youngsters are set for a key role at the 2012 London Paralympic Games thanks to world-class sporting event being hosted in Sheffield.
Arts Council England implements £19 million cuts to 2010/11 budget
Arts Council
18 Jun 2010
Arts Council England today gave details of how it will implement the £19 million cut to its 2010/11 income from government, announced by the Department for Culture Media and Sport on 24 May.
500th Inspire mark awarded as millions across the UK inspired by London 2012
London 2012
16 Jun 2010
Seb Coe, Chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), and Hugh Robertson, Minister for Sport and Olympics, have visited Yorkshire to award the London 2012 Inspire mark to ‘Steps to Inclusion’. ‘Steps to Inclusion’ is an innovative coach education programme that aims to increase opportunities for people with disabilities across south Yorkshire to participate in sport. This was the 500th Inspire mark to be awarded to a project or event inspired by the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
Sheffield welcomes Japanese Volleyball team to try out city facilities
Sheffield Lighting the Flame
14 Jun 2010
The Japanese Women's National Volleyball Team has been welcomed to Sheffield for a week long training camp at the beginning of June. Currently ranked fifth in the world, the team spent seven days in the city training at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield, alongside the GB Volleyball Team.
York to host The Gambia in run up to the Games
London 2012
08 Jun 2010
York was celebrating yesterday after officials put the finishing touches to an agreement that will see Gambia athletes use the city as a training base for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
