Clubs have the opportunity to purchase Group Organiser tickets and organise a KidsOut type event to take disabled and able-bodied youngsters to the Paralympic Games.  

You can apply for tickets to the London 2012 Paralympic Games between 9 September 2011 and 30 September 2011.

Ticketing initiatives include Group Organiser tickets, allowing groups who apply for 20 tickets or up to 50 per session to receive additional tickets at no extra charge, and special day passes which will enable ticket holders to see a range of sports in the Olympic Park on that day on a general admission basis.
Tickets for spectators who will be under 16 or over 60 on 29 August 2012 will start from just £5, while a London Travelcard is included within the price of tickets for the day of the event.  For more information, go to http://www.tickets.london2012.com/schedule.html#fullschedule

 Select your participants and order your tickets – and get set to enjoy a great day out!  

Rotary Goes for Gold

A Dinner to Celebrate ‘One Year to Go’ ……to
London 2012

Hear from and Support Rotary Sponsored Young Athletes

Guest Presentations on key Rotary Olympic Initiatives;-

1) Home Hosting Programme – generating income for
Foundation
2) Work For Purpose – generating income to Club Charity
Accounts

Where – Fletcher’s Lea, the Priory, Ware

When 27th July 2011 7.30pm for 8pm

Cost £25

Contact Debbie Hodge

Mark one year to go to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games at a special celebratory Champagne and Strawberries Tea Party. Meet members of the RIBI and Inter-District Olympics/Paralympics Committees here to help Rotarians in Britain and Ireland join in the spirit of the Games. Find out more about Rotary’s Five Big Ideas for involvement with the Games.

Come to Rotary in London Headquarters at 6 York Gate, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4QG on Saturday, 23rd July, 2011 at 2pm to celebrate. There will be smoked salmon and other delicacies, strawberries and cream and a welcoming glass of champagne. Cost: £10 per person. Nearest underground station: Baker Street. The Rotary in London Headquarters will be open throughout the Olympic and Paralympic Games for visiting Rotarians so do come and see what is on offer.

Please email DGE 1130 Eve Conway on the RIBI Olympics Committee or Clive Amos, Chairman of the Rotary in London Olympics Committee, if you would like to attend or call Eve on 07850 357842.

Search begins for 8,000 inspirational people to carry the Olympic Flame

The search has begun  to find 8,000 inspirational people to carry the Olympic Flame on its journey around the UK during the Olympic Torch Relay next year. With one year to go until the Flame arrives in the UK, LOCOG launched the ‘moment to shine’ public nomination campaign. Do you know someone inspirational? Find out how to nominate them on the Olympic Torch Relay website

London 2012 prepares for the Games with the world’s largest rehearsal

Want to see top athletes compete ahead of The 2012 Games? The London Prepares series will see some world-class sporting events come to London’s iconic existing venues, as well as brand new venues in the Olympic Park. Several events are free to watch, including the cycling road race in London/Surrey and the marathon swimming at Hyde Park. There are four ticketed LOCOG events taking place this summer, two of which are taking place on the Olympic Park: Hadleigh Farm Mountain Bike International – 31 July, Hadleigh Farm, Essex FIVB Beach Volleyball International – 9-14 August, Horse Guards Parade London International Basketball Invitational – 16-21 August, Basketball Arena UCI BMX Supercross World Cup 2011 –  19-20 August, BMX Track Tickets are available exclusively via Ticketmaster with prices ranging from £5 to £35. Payment is possible only by Visa card (debit, credit and prepaid product).

One in eight London schoolchildren to get free Games tickets

A total of 125,000 tickets are available to London schoolchildren through the Ticketshare scheme, which means one in eight will receive tickets to the Olympic or Paralympic Games. 25,000 tickets will also be distributed by the British Olympic Association, British Paralympic Association, Sport England and Tickets for Troops. The Ticketshare initiative is part of the London 2012 Get Set network, the official London 2012 education programme for schools and colleges across the UK. Schools who hope to get tickets should sign up to the programme. Tickets are donated through a levy placed on London 2012 hospitality packages sold by Prestige Hospitality.

Paralympic Games ticket prices

LOCOG has published its prices for Paralympic Games tickets, with more than half of the two million tickets available priced at £10 or less. The Paralympic Games takes place between 29 August and 9 September 2012, with 20 sports taking place at 19 venues. Tickets go on sale on the London 2012 ticketing website from 9 September 2011, with applications accepted until 30 September. Ticketing initiatives include Group Organiser tickets, allowing groups who apply for 20 tickets or more per session to receive additional tickets at no extra charge, and special day passes which will enable ticket holders to see a range of sports in the Olympic Park or at ExCeL on that day on a general admission basis. Tickets for spectators who will be under 16 or over 60 on 29 August 2012 will start from just £5, while a London Travelcard is included within the price of tickets for the day of the event.

Olympic Games ticket applications – what happens next?

The month-long process of checking and processing the 1.8 million initial applications received from members of the public for more than 20 million Olympic tickets is underway. Automated random selection ballots have been held for oversubscribed sessions. Most successful applicants will have had money taken from their accounts by 31 May. Applicants will be advised what tickets they will receive by 24 June. Applicants who were not successful in their initial application will be given further opportunities to apply for remaining tickets in June and July.

Happy first birthday to Wenlock and Mandeville

The London 2012 mascots have celebrated  their first birthday with a party attended by London 2012 table tennis hopeful Hannah Hicks and children from Kilburn Park Foundation School, who are part of theGet Set network. Wenlock and Mandeville are proving an online hit. Themascot website continues to be hugely popular, with interactive games and a ‘make your own mascot’ feature. Find Wenlock on Facebook and Twitter Find Mandeville on Facebook and Twitter

Construction completed on third Olympic Park venue

Construction has been completed on the London 2012 Handball Arena – the third venue on the Olympic Park to achieve this milestone. The occasion was marked by a visit to the venue by Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, as they announced new measures to support youth employment. They also met apprentices working on the Olympic Park.

Construction starts at London 2012 Shooting and Paralympic Archery venue

Work has begun on the temporary venue at the Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich where the Shooting, Paralympic Shooting and Paralympic Archery competitions will take place. The venue will include three enclosed ranges and three open-air ranges and is set to be completed ahead of international shooting test events next spring.

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FIND OUT HOW EVERY ROTARY CLUB IN ROTARY IN LONDON CAN GET INVOLVED

REMINDER - Don’t miss this unique opportunity.  Hear from Paul Bower from LOCOG (the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games) about how Rotarians can all play a key role in delivering the spirit of the Games and their legacy for the community.   Find out how Rotary can get involved with the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relay leading up to the Games.   How can you help Olympic and Paralympic athletes and teams - during the Games and at their training venues?   Find out about RIBI’s Youth Competitions that have gained the “Inspired by 2012″ mark.   Welcome the world to the Games - what about meeting and greeting and home-hosting for visiting Rotarians and others?
A Seminar will be held on Saturday, 14th May, 2011 at Rotary in London Headquarters at 6 York Gate, London NW1 4QG from 10am to 1pm.  Cost is £5 which covers light refreshments.   STILL SOME SPACES LEFT.
If you would like to attend, please contact DGN Eve Conway, RIBI Olympics Committee, quoting Olympics Seminar - call 07850 357842 or email.

I have registered the District with the Olympics Cultural Diary. This means that if a club is planning a cultural event inspired by the Olympics it can be entered in the diary and thus publicised. It has to be registered, though, by 31^stMarch, 2011. If you have anything that you would like publicised, please let me have the details so that I can enter it.

Clive Amos