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Lloyd Conaway London 2012 County Networking Day Friday 19 March 2010 Mitchell Hall Cranfield

Lloyd Conaway London 2012 County Networking Day Friday 19 March 2010 Mitchell Hall Cranfield. London 2012 Olympics – first reaction…. All that bl***y money We’ll muck it up! What about the Dome? What about Wembley? The transport system will fail! It’s just for London!

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Lloyd Conaway London 2012 County Networking Day Friday 19 March 2010 Mitchell Hall Cranfield

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  1. Lloyd ConawayLondon 2012County Networking DayFriday 19 March 2010Mitchell HallCranfield

  2. London 2012 Olympics – first reaction….. • All that bl***y money • We’ll muck it up! • What about the Dome? • What about Wembley? • The transport system will fail! • It’s just for London! • I’d rather Paris got it!

  3. Loads of Money……. £££££ $$$$$ • London - £9.2b • Cost of Games = £2b • Commercial Sponsorship = £2b • Games = £0 to the Taxpayer!!!!! • Bejing £44b

  4. How did you feel? • Steve Redgrave - 5th Gold? • Rhona and the girls? • The Rugby World Cup (2003 & 2007!) • The Ashes X2! • Kelly Holmes • The Ryder Cup and Darren Clarke’s putt • 6th July 2005? • Beijing • South Africa 2010????? • Peta – Lillian Board (Mexico 1968)

  5. The Olympics and Paralympics 6,000 coaches and officials 17,000 athletes 20,000 journalists 90,000 staff 170,000 seats in nine venues 2,000,000+ spectators

  6. London 2012 in the Region The mountain biking event is coming to Essex • The canoeing is coming to Hertfordshire

  7. Bedfordshire & Luton Rising to the Challenge of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Realising the benefits to local communities.

  8. EDUCATION & YOUNG PEOPLE SPORT CULTURE TOURISM BUSINESS CONFERENCE BOOST – Governance Structure OPERATIONS AND COORDINATING GROUP

  9. BOOST - Plan • Tourism • Business • Culture • Education and Young People • Sport • Volunteering • Transport and Infrastructure • Health • Skills

  10. BOOST • Public, Private, 3rd Sector Partnership • Funding partners X7 (X5 From April 2009) @ £10K = £70K Local Authorities, Harpur Trust and the University of Bedfordshire • Action Plan – “do stuff” • Annual Conferences – 2008 and 2009 with Charles Allen, Stephen Castle, Keith Brown and Jo Lloyd • Successful Seb Coe visit in January 2008 • 15 Young Ambassadors @ Bejing

  11. Pre – Games Training Camps, Good news for Bedfordshire and Luton…….. • Bedford International Athletics Stadium • Stockwood Park, Luton – Athletics • Bedford Modern School – Table tennis • Rural Roads/Autodrome – Road Cycling • Rowney Warren Woods – Mountain Biking • University – Archery • The College Equestrian Centre – Equestrian. • Bunyan Centre – Fencing, Judo, Wrestling • Paralympic “Hub”@ the University of Bedfordshire

  12. Pre-Games Training Camp Visits; • Rwanda • Bermuda • Papua New Guinea • Ivory Coast • African Olympic Committee • Others???IrelandLithuaniaMongoliaZambiaBahrain.

  13. Open weekend – Ability Dance Project.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7jSaP4oQGESporting Champions by Aaron Soul – Def Jam

  14. Bandstand Marathon - Bedford

  15. “Makin Sport” Launch • BOOST Commission • Partnership with Diversity Arts Incubation Programme (DAIP) and Reid Youth Foundation • Open Weekend Ability Dance Project • Huge commitment from Pauline Catlin-Reid and Saundra Glenn • With massive talent, passion and commitment from a whole group of Young People....... • “Thanksgiving” • Guests from the USA

  16. Future Initiatives…….. • Open Weekend : 23 - 26 July 2010 • Activity Capital • Sports Ambassadors • Sporting Mentors • Events – River Festival 2010, Luton Carnival • Sports Academy – University of Bedfordshire • Vancouver “Link” • Welcome Host

  17. Torch Relay • BBC and Channel 4 • No route has yet been planned • Inspirational “ideas” • Main themes; Everyone involved but a focus on Youth, Sustainable (green), national but with global reach, for our times (now!) • Guiding principles – Youth, Legacy, Inspire, peace/unity/friendship, for everyone, the “best of us”. • The Olympic relay will last for between 60-80 days. Final 5-7 days in London. Minimum 3 days per region.

  18. Torch relay continued........ • Relay will start in mid/late May 2010. Paralympic relay will run in the period between the closing of the Olympics and the opening of the Paralympics. • Each day will be based on; am – relay, lunch break (with the opportunity for events/performance), pm – relay, Evening (2 hours) Performance/celebration event (this would need a performance area) • Host communities would be expected to do things along the route - especially cheer, support, applaud. • Risk assessments, liaison with local police, potential road closures, crowd management, health and safety etc etc.

  19. Torch relay continued....... • The relay will be “sponsored” and so London 2012 will need to ensure those sponsors are happy and participating in the relay. • The relay will not be “continuous” so there will be a significant back up team with transport support etc. It is a convoy of people and cars/vans/buses. • Each person will run approximately 300 metres.

  20. Look and Feel

  21. The Olympics – are they important? Leonidas Sparta 491 BC The Battle of Thermopylae

  22. Thank YouLloyd Conaway www.boost.uk.com lloyd@teambedsandluton.co.uk www.teambedsandluton.co.uk

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