UK Inspire Day

UK Inspire Day is a celebration of the London 2012 Inspire programme – a family of over 2,700 projects across the UK that have been inspired by the Games to do something special in their local communities.

The East of England has 225 and Hertfordshire makes up 36 of these exceptional projects to have been awarded the coveted Inspire mark and become part of the London 2012 Inspire programme that has already given 10 million people across the UK an opportunity to join in with Games-inspired activity and try something new.

Seb Coe, Chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Gamesand Paralympic Games said:“UK Inspire Day and is a time for us to celebrate the achievements of the London 2012 Inspire projects. Over 2700 exceptional projects across the country have been awarded the Inspire mark in recognition of the important contribution they have made to bringing the spirit of the Games into local communities. It’s an amazing achievement and I would like to thank the Eastern region for the part they have played in the programme and look forward to witnessing how their events and celebrations will continue to inspire the UK this summer.”

The projects span the themes of sport, culture, education, business, volunteering and sustainability. Hertfordshire’s tally includes the Good School Food Gold Medal Challenge; our ‘Win Business Gold’ series of business breakfasts promoting London 2012 contract opportunities; Hertfordshire is Ready for Winners Volunteering and the Muscle Help Foundation’s Games Inspired Muscle Dreams which gives young people with muscular dystrophy the opportunity to go to the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

This article has been taken from the Herts is Ready for Winners newsletter May 2012.

You can read the whole newsletter by clicking on the document link below

http://www.hertsisreadyforwinners.co.uk/downloads/hrfw%20e-newsletter%20may%202012.pdf