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Team West of England …
Team West of England is a group of people from within the areas of Bath, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire who are passionate about maximising the Olympic and Paralympic Legacy opportunities for the West of England area.
The group was formed in 2006 under the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) regional structure and is a recognised part of the delivery mechanism for legacy from the 2012 Games.
Team West of England meets formally approximately eight times a year and works in close partnership with a wide range of business, sporting, cultural, educational and public sector partners.
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Who is involved with Team West of England ?
Team West of England is Chaired by Don Foster, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary for Culture, Media, Sport and Olympics and includes Member representatives from the unitary authorities, local businesses, national sports organisations and the West of England Sport Trust (Wesport).
Its Members currently comprise :-
Don Foster – MP and Chair
Billy Alwen – Quest / Desperate Men
Ian Bell – Business West
Jon Deakin – VWL Solicitors
Leanne Dingle / Kim Chang – RELAYS
Richard Crowe – London 2012 Creative Programmer
Robin Bischert – Bath Tourism Plus
Steve Evans – South Gloucestershire Council
Jason Gardener – former athlete
Nick Harber – Robson Taylor Accountants
Tim Hollingsworth – UK Sport
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For more information contact:
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Alex Isaac – University of the West of England
David Lawrence – Bath and North East Somerset Council
Russ Currie – North Somerset Council
Tim Middleton – Bath Spa University
Steve Nelson – Wesport
Bob Reeves / Simon Hinks – Bristol University
Paul Skipp – City Academy Bristol
Stephen Wray – Bristol City Council
What does Team West of England do ?
Team West of England aims to ensure the national aspirations for Olympic and Paralympic Legacy from London 2012 are maximised in the West of England area. It achieves this through co-ordinating, communicating and influencing projects and initiatives to ensure they have a successful impact in the sub-region.
What is Team West of England trying to achieve ?
In 2009 TWE produced a Legacy Action Plan in association with three delivery agents RELAYS, QUEST and Wesport which identified a number of key objectives and their associated actions. Team West of England is now working with stakeholders and partners to achieve these actions and to communicate the work which is taking place by all partners across the sub-region.
Please see the documents below for further information.
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