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07.06.12

50 Days to Go to London 2012 - How can you join in?

To mark 50 days to go until the Olympic Games, here are 50 great ways that you can join in with London 2012 in the South West. Their is also a video explaining some of the London 2012 Legacy programmes.
 
  1. Have tickets to a London 2012 Olympic or Paralympic event? Go to the Spectator Guide and start planning your journey www.london2012.com/spectators
  2. Sign up to become a Sporting Hero with Sport Makers - www.sportmakers.co.uk.
  3. Help your community celebrate the London 2012 Games by organising a Community Games. www.communitygames.org.uk.
  4. Volunteer at the Bristol Live Site - www.wesport.org.uk.bopv
  5. Garden for the Games: Run window boxes down your street in red, white and blue. Plant golden marigolds or get the neighbours talking and plant the Olympic Rings. www.london2012.com/gardenforthegames.
  6. Hold a sports quiz with your friends and family to find the brains of the Games. You can download everything you need to get started, including quizzes and answer sheets, when you sign up as a Local Leader. www.london2012.com/thebiggamesquiz
  7. Gather friends and family to watch the Olympic Opening Ceremony on 27 July. Sign up to be a Local Leader for everything you need to get you started – including party invites and Opening Night In party games. www.london2012.com/opennightin
  8. Host a Super Saturday party on 4 August, when 25 gold medals will be won. A perfect day to host a BBQ and celebrate the Olympic Games. Sign up to be a Local Leader for everything you need to get you started including invites and party games. www.london2012.com/supersaturday
  9. Check out Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire, home of Robert Dover’s Olimpick Games, which celebrates its 400th anniversary this year www.olimpickgames.co.uk
  10. Celebrate England’s only natural world heritage site and journey through 185 million years of the earth’s history at Jurassic Coast Earth Festival as coastal and gateway towns in Dorset and East Devon host an exciting programme of events that fuse art and performance with science. www.london2012.com/join-in
  11. 10. See Stonehenge in a different light as an extraordinary Fire Garden takes over the extraordinary historic landmark. A magical, fairytale environment awaits you as Stonehenge is transformed with dancing fire sculptures, flaming flower pots and cascades of candles.
  12. Discover the range of sports that take place in Bristol using the city’s infrastructure – both the natural landscape and the urban environment – and visit Bristol Urban Sports Exhibition www.visitbristol.co.uk
  13. Join Damon Albarn’s The Africa Express – a train full of emerging and world-famous African and Western musicians. Hailed as the most revolutionary force in popular music, it brings together African and Western musicians to inspire each other and explore musical frontiers. The Africa Express will tour the UK, including to Middlesbrough, Glasgow, Cardiff, Bristol and London. www.london2012.com/festival
  14. Make sure your local school celebrates the athletes and cultures of the world on London 2012 World Sport Day on 25th June www.london2012.com/worldsportsday
  15. Encourage your local school to learn the official London 2012 mascot dance www.london2012.com/worldsportsday
  16. Make Flame hats and shakers in your school or at home to celebrate the Olympic Torch Relay www.london2012.com/linethestreets
  17. Get your school to enter the ‘Get Set for Team GB and ParalympicsGB’ schools competition, pledging their support to our greatest team as they prepare for the Games www.london2012.com/getset
  18. Attend one of the Paralympic Games ‘Light a Lantern’ events. www.london2012.com/joinin
  19. Plan Paralympic Games activities for the start of the new school year in September. www.london2012.com/getset
  20. Download the final mascot film from the Get Set website and host a special school assembly to see how their journey ends. www.london2012.com/getset
  21. Bake a Mount Olympus Pudding for your Olympic celebrations, a dessert of Olympic ambitions created by Local Leaders the Baker Brothers. Download the recipe at www.london2012.com/localleaders
  22. Watch all the sport and enjoy other entertainment at Live Sites with giant screens in Bristol, Plymouth, Swindon and Weymouth and Portland. www.london2012.com/livesites
  23. Try a new Olympic sport. Learn all about the sports on the London 2012 programme at www.london2012.com/sports.
  24. Thinking of coming to London to watch a free Olympic sport event? Sign up to receive free advice about attending one of the nine free road sport events, including the Marathon and Cycling Road Race. www.london2012.com/signup
  25. Learn more about the nations and cultures of the athletes who will be based at a Pre-Games Training Camp near you. www.trainingcamps.london2012.com
  26. Find out how to train to become a referee, official or coach in a sport that interests you www.sportengland.org
  27. Take part in the London 2012 Festival – over 10 million free opportunities for a huge range of arts and culture events. www.london2012.com/festival
  28. Enjoy The Big Concert – Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, on 21 June, broadcast live from Stirling on BBC Four and at 22 London 2012 Live Sites across the UK. www.london2012.com/festival
  29. Grab a bell and ring it on the morning of the opening day of the London 2012 Olympic Games for 'Work No.1197: All the bells in a country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes' by Turner Prize-winning artist and musician Martin Creed. The UK is invited to ring thousands of bells at the same time, whether schools bells, church bells, town hall bells, bicycle bells or door bells. www.london2012.com/festival
  30. Tune into the world famous BBC Proms – a London 2012 Festival highlight. From Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to specially-filmed new Wallace and Gromit animations and the ‘Last Night of the Proms’ celebrations. If you can’t make it to the Royal Albert Hall you can enjoy the performances for free on BBC Radio 3, and many will also be screened on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Four. www.london2012.com/festival
  31. Visit some of the Olympic Host Cities and towns given their moment to shine during the Torch Relay. Get 20.12% discount off top attractions along with other fantastic offers. www.great2012offers.com
  32. Make your own mascot and play games with Wenlock and Mandeville at www.london2012.com/mascots
  33. Buy your flags and banners to line the streets for Olympic Torch Relay, from £5 at www.shop.london2012.com/ and in the official London 2012 Shop at John Lewis.
  34. Buy your Team GB replica kit to cheer on our greatest team. www.shop.london2012.com/
  35. Buy your Team GB scarf to support our greatest team www.ourgreatestteam.com
  36. Tune into BBC coverage of the Olympic Games. www.bbc.co.uk/2012
  37. Enter the 'Inspire a generation' photo competition to win great prizes on the London 2012 Facebook page. www.facebook.com/London2012
  38. Buy Olympic Games tickets, with prices starting from £20, at www.tickets.london2012.com
  39. Follow @London2012 on Twitter and Like the London 2012 Facebook page for all the latest info, photos, competitions and more. https://twitter.com/#!/London2012
  40. Join Our Greatest Team – send a message of support to Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes. www.ourgreatestteam.com
  41. Download the Official London 2012 Join In App – a mobile guide to help you plan, enjoy and share your Games experience. www.london2012.com/mobileapps
  42. Download the official results app to keep up with the action, coming soon at www.london2012.com/mobileapps
  43. Watch new videos uploaded daily at www.youtube.com/london2012
  44. Get a ticket to watch the Olympic Football Tournament around the UK. Tickets from £20 for adults, with special prices for young people and seniors. www.tickets.london2012.com
  45. Join in the free Big Dance across the South West. Events will take place in locations from shops to parks and feature all dance styles. There are classes, workshops, courses, performances and world record attempts. Open to absolutely everyone. www.london2012.com/festival
  46. Buy Paralympic Games tickets and witness sport like never before. Tickets from £10 for adults, £5 for young people and seniors. www.tickets.london2012.com
  47. Sign up to ‘Join in’ emails giving you news, videos and exclusive competitions from now right through the Games. www.london2012.com/signup
  48. Sign up to receive the Team West of England newsletter for all the latest Olympic and Paraplympic news relating to the West of England. www.wesport.org.uk/twe
  49. Make sure your School is signed up to Our Games Our Values. www.wesport.org.uk/ogov
  50. Like Wesport's Facebook page www.facebook.com/wesportcsp or follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/wesportcsp

Find out more information about what is happening in the West of England with relation to the London 2012 Games. Visit www.wesport.org.uk/2012.

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