2012 legacy
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The London 2012 Olympic bid
included bid chairman Lord Coe placing a pledge to use the events to inspire two million people to take up sport and physical activity at the heart of the bid. Legacy includes sporting, economic, cultural, and environmental benefits, and aims to ensure that no "white elephants" are created by the 2012 Summer Olympics
and 2012 Summer Paralympics
.
The Olympic Delivery Authority
stated legacy use and community regeneration are being "locked-in" to the planning and designing of Olympic and Paralympic venues and infrastructure, and cited the Olympic Park Aquatics Centre and Olympic and Paralympic sailing facilities in Weymouth as examples showing "a clear focus on sporting, economic, social, and environmental legacy".
The government published its legacy plans via the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
's Legacy Promises document, published in 2007 (which is now out of date). The five promises were:
The Legacy Action Plan to implement the promises was published on 6 June 2008. With comments that the legacy has been published several years earlier than previous Olympics and critics claiming the plan lacks the detail needed to implement an effective legacy. The GLA has a legacy commitments document published in 2007.
The six London boroughs hosting the Games – Barking and Dagenham
, Greenwich
, Hackney
, Newham
, Tower Hamlets
and Waltham Forest
– published their plans for legacy in 2009. This was outlined in the Strategic Regeneration Framework which included the objective that by 2030, the communities hosting the Games would have the same social and economic life chances as at least the London average. This is the principle of Convergence and guides their joint working on legacy.
The Strategic Regeneration Framework brings together evidence that shows the six Hosts Boroughs constitute a significant area of deprivation, among the worst in England, and demonstrates a persistent gap in social outcomes such as health, life expectancy, educational achievement, housing and crime compared to the London average. It proposes action on a number of key indicators which is required to turn around more than a century of deprivation. The Olympics is a vital catalyst but is not sufficient in isolation to achieve widespread socio-economic regeneration.
The Strategic Regeneration Framework and Convergence make real the promise in the original bid document that “By staging the Games in this part of the city, the most enduring legacy of the Olympics will be the regeneration of an entire community for the direct benefit of everyone who lives there”. The principle of Convergence is included in the Mayor of London’s spatial development strategy, known as The London Plan 2011.
The Olympic Park Legacy Company was set up in 2009 and its Board members were named in November 2009.
In December 2010, the Government published a new Legacy plan, which sets out the legacy vision for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, and the detailed plans underpinning it. The Government is committed to making the most of the Games for the whole of the UK.
It has identified four areas to focus on:
harnessing the UK’s passion for sport to increase grassroots participation, particularly by young people, and to encourage the whole population to be more physically active;
exploiting to the full the opportunities for economic growth offered by hosting the Games;
promoting community engagement and achieving participation across all groups in society through the Games; and
ensuring that the Olympic Park can be developed after the Games as one of the principal drivers of regeneration in East London.
Widespread criticism over the so-called 'flat pack Olympics' has led to British Shooting to apply for a judicial review
into the issue.
Concerns around the Olympics Legacy continues with a report published summarising a concern that the Olympics won't keep its Legacy vowz.
London 2012 Olympic bid
London 2012 was the successful bid for the 2012 Summer Games, to be held in London with most events taking place in Stratford, Newham. The British Olympic Association had been working on the bid since 1997...
included bid chairman Lord Coe placing a pledge to use the events to inspire two million people to take up sport and physical activity at the heart of the bid. Legacy includes sporting, economic, cultural, and environmental benefits, and aims to ensure that no "white elephants" are created by the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
and 2012 Summer Paralympics
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympic Games will be the fourteenth Paralympics and will take place between 29 August and 9 September 2012. The Games will be held in London, United Kingdom after the city was successful with its bid for the Paralympics and Summer Olympic Games.Even though 2012 will be London's...
.
The Olympic Delivery Authority
Olympic Delivery Authority
The Olympic Delivery Authority is the statutory corporation responsible for ensuring delivery of venues, infrastructure and legacy for the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in London...
stated legacy use and community regeneration are being "locked-in" to the planning and designing of Olympic and Paralympic venues and infrastructure, and cited the Olympic Park Aquatics Centre and Olympic and Paralympic sailing facilities in Weymouth as examples showing "a clear focus on sporting, economic, social, and environmental legacy".
The government published its legacy plans via the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is a department of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for culture and sport in England, and some aspects of the media throughout the whole UK, such as broadcasting and internet....
's Legacy Promises document, published in 2007 (which is now out of date). The five promises were:
- Make the UK a world-leading sporting nation
- Transform the heart of East London
- Inspire a generation of young people to take part in local volunteering, cultural, and physical activity
- Make the Olympic Park a blueprint for sustainable living
- Demonstrate the UK is a creative, inclusive, and welcoming place to live in, visit, and for business
The Legacy Action Plan to implement the promises was published on 6 June 2008. With comments that the legacy has been published several years earlier than previous Olympics and critics claiming the plan lacks the detail needed to implement an effective legacy. The GLA has a legacy commitments document published in 2007.
The six London boroughs hosting the Games – Barking and Dagenham
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough had a total population of 1,937; and the area was characterised by farming, woodland and the fishing fleet at Barking. This last industry employed 1,370 men and boys by 1850, but by the end of the century had ceased to exist; replaced by...
, Greenwich
London Borough of Greenwich
The London Borough of Greenwich is an Inner London borough in south-east London, England. Taking its name from the historic town of Greenwich, the present borough was formed in 1965 by the amalgamation of the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich with part of the Metropolitan...
, Hackney
London Borough of Hackney
The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council....
, Newham
London Borough of Newham
The London Borough of Newham is a London borough formed from the towns of West Ham and East Ham, within East London.It is situated east of the City of London, and is north of the River Thames. According to 2006 estimates, Newham has one of the highest ethnic minority populations of all the...
, Tower Hamlets
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London and north of the River Thames. It is in the eastern part of London and covers much of the traditional East End. It also includes much of the redeveloped Docklands region of London, including West India Docks...
and Waltham Forest
London Borough of Waltham Forest
The London Borough of Waltham Forest is in northeast London, England. Officially, it forms part of Outer London as it borders Essex. However, it can be seen that the NE London boundary does not extend far compared to elsewhere in the city...
– published their plans for legacy in 2009. This was outlined in the Strategic Regeneration Framework which included the objective that by 2030, the communities hosting the Games would have the same social and economic life chances as at least the London average. This is the principle of Convergence and guides their joint working on legacy.
The Strategic Regeneration Framework brings together evidence that shows the six Hosts Boroughs constitute a significant area of deprivation, among the worst in England, and demonstrates a persistent gap in social outcomes such as health, life expectancy, educational achievement, housing and crime compared to the London average. It proposes action on a number of key indicators which is required to turn around more than a century of deprivation. The Olympics is a vital catalyst but is not sufficient in isolation to achieve widespread socio-economic regeneration.
The Strategic Regeneration Framework and Convergence make real the promise in the original bid document that “By staging the Games in this part of the city, the most enduring legacy of the Olympics will be the regeneration of an entire community for the direct benefit of everyone who lives there”. The principle of Convergence is included in the Mayor of London’s spatial development strategy, known as The London Plan 2011.
The Olympic Park Legacy Company was set up in 2009 and its Board members were named in November 2009.
In December 2010, the Government published a new Legacy plan, which sets out the legacy vision for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, and the detailed plans underpinning it. The Government is committed to making the most of the Games for the whole of the UK.
It has identified four areas to focus on:
harnessing the UK’s passion for sport to increase grassroots participation, particularly by young people, and to encourage the whole population to be more physically active;
exploiting to the full the opportunities for economic growth offered by hosting the Games;
promoting community engagement and achieving participation across all groups in society through the Games; and
ensuring that the Olympic Park can be developed after the Games as one of the principal drivers of regeneration in East London.
Widespread criticism over the so-called 'flat pack Olympics' has led to British Shooting to apply for a judicial review
Judicial review
Judicial review is the doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are subject to review by the judiciary. Specific courts with judicial review power must annul the acts of the state when it finds them incompatible with a higher authority...
into the issue.
Concerns around the Olympics Legacy continues with a report published summarising a concern that the Olympics won't keep its Legacy vowz.