London 2012 Involvement and Opportunities

Like other regions, North East England engages with the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games through the Nations and Regions Group.

By feeding directly into the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG), this group works to ensure that the benefits associated with the London 2012 Games reach all parts of the UK.

Peter Rowley, Chair of the Regional Sports Board, is this region's representative on the Nations and Regions Group. This is further supported by One North East and Sport England who are leading on all London 2012 Games related activities in North East England.

Regional Forum

Organisations from across the sporting spectrum as well as the public and private sectors are consulted and partnered with to deliver a robust programme of activities that will help the region to gain as many benefits from this major event as possible.           

A regional forum has been established to develop and deliver a regional plan for the London 2012 Games. This plan will focus on themed areas and specific actions will be led by Sport England and One North East.

For further information about One North East led themes email Tanya Gray

Themes led by Sport England and partners:

For further information about Sport England led themes email Ian Thurlbeck

Who are the key people involved in maximising these opportunities?

The regional forum members and the organisations they represent are as follows:

The regional forum held its first meeting on the 16 March 2006 and will continue to meet on a six-monthly basis.