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A set of London 2012 inspired activty cards available for download on essexlegacy.org/schools Read more >

Cyclist Laura Trott who receives funding from Essex County Council has been announced amongst a team of 16 riders who will compete in the final round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Women's endurance on 17-19 February 2012. Read more >

London 2012's new campaign, Get Ahead of the Games, aims to encourage the public to research their travel plans for during the Olympic and Paralympic Games to ensure business as usual in the capital and other areas affected by the Games. Read more >

With less than six months to go to the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Essex County Council is encouraging the communities of Essex to celebrate the Games, by offering grants of up to £400 to community groups to add a 2012 Games flavour or additional activity to boost... Read more >

Download resources to help make your own site decor and outfits to celebrate the 2012 Games and all the exciting events coming up in Essex. Read more >

Get ready to celebrate as The Olympic Flame comes to Essex 6-7 July 2012 Read more >

Nominate your Uttlesford Sporting hero to be part of the London 2012 Inspired 'Uttlesford Sporting Heroes' exhibition. Read more >

London 2012 begins getting the Olympic Village ready for the athletes with 6 months to go until the Games Read more >

Share your creativity at a New Community Textiles Group in Hadleigh Read more >

Learn to play golf at a facility near you. Read more >

Fitness incentives for the over fifties in Essex with the Active Plus Games. Read more >

Essex County Council Heritage, Culture and Arts team have been awarded a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to deliver a project which will engage communities with their local heritage . Read more >

Monday 9 January 2011, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles visited four sites in Essex related to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, to see both the sporting legacy the Games will leave, as well as the positive effect it will have on local businesses and communities. Read more >

BT, the official communications services partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is giving people the chance to carry the Paralympic Flame on the eve of the London 2012 Paralympic Games next August. Read more >

Students from St Thomas More High School, Essex, are celebrating after being crowned regional winners of the Coca-Cola Enterprises Real Business Challenge, a national competition to inspire the business leaders and entrepreneurs of the future. Read more >

Sport England’s ‘Places, People, Play’ strategy for Olympic Legacy is delivering £90,000 of funding for Sportivate activities in Essex during the summer of 2012, just as Olympic fever reaches it’s peak. Read more >

Cyclist Mark Cavendish who recently moved to Essex has won the 2011 Sports Personality of the Year Award. Read more >

Essex born Saskia Clark and her team partner Hannah Mills won their final race to clinch the silver medal in the 470 class at the World Championships in Perth Read more >

Team Essex Ambassadors 2012 misses out on silver medal by one point. Read more >

Essex Mini Games Read more >