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Thursday, July 24, 2008 11:36 AM

London 2012 gets young people from East London involved in the Games

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is involving children and young people from east London in the preparations for the Games with a string of successful community projects. Last month, Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell and ODA Chief Executive David Higgins praised children and young people from East London for their artwork which they unveiled on hoardings on the Hackney Wick towpath. The ODA and Tower Hamlets-based social enterprise Signs of Life have been working with primary, secondary and special...
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Monday, July 07, 2008 1:19 PM

Pupils get creative in Welcoming the World

Over 450 schoolchildren have shown their creative talents in a London 2012 photography, film and music making programme 'Welcoming the World'. The pupils, from schools in the five Host Boroughs (Hackney, Lewisham, Greenwich, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest), worked alongside experts including photo-journalist Gideon Mendel, film director Pratibha Parmar and music director Mike Dixon to develop their talent and create works on the theme of 'My World' and 'Our World'. During...
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008 2:11 PM

Local children get hands-on lesson in Olympic Park past

Over 200 children from local schools and community groups are learning first hand the important past of their area that is being uncovered in the creation of the London 2012 Olympic Park. The children are taking part in three weeks of archaeological activities organised by the Olympic Delivery Authority and the Museum of London on the Hackney Marshes as part of the ‘discover’ programme launched earlier this year. As well as learning more about how the area has transformed over thousands of years...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008 4:33 PM

Local children’s artwork displayed around Olympic Park

ODA Chief Executive David Higgins praised children and young people from east London yesterday for their artwork which they unveiled on hoardings on the Hackney Wick towpath. The ODA and Tower Hamlets-based social enterprise Signs of Life have been working with primary, secondary and special needs schools in the Five Host Boroughs in a creative engagement programme to design the images which are now on display. The ODA held a celebration event for all the children and young people involved in the...
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