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Uttlesford Sporting heroes nominated 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 >

somewhereto_ needs young performers aged 16-25 for Ipswich Town Football Club. 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 >

Pitsea Junior School composed an Olympic and Paralympc themed song titled ‘Welcome to London 2012’ Read more >

Five Schools across Essex have been linked with 5 schools in Venezuela and are currently involved in an International Art Relay baton Read more >

Give your school the chance to be part of the London 2012 Festival celebrations in Essex Read more >

Grants available for Get Set Network Schools Read more >

Hannah Stodel, winner of the 2011 Essex Disabled Sports Personality of the Year and Dawn Barnard, winner of the Essex Unsung Hero 2011 are shortlisted for the BBC East Sports Personality of the Year Awards on 8 December 2011. Read more >