Realising the potential of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
Volunteering
We believe that increased involvement in voluntary activity will bring social benefits to the region particularly in the fields of skills, employment, education and participation in sport and culture. The London 2012 Games will be used as a catalyst to inspire more people to be involved in their local communities.
At Games time, London 2012 will require 70,000 volunteers to support the delivery of the Games and this number will be split across specialist and generalist roles. 250,000 people registered their interest in being a volunteer for the Games, and over 39,000 of these were from the East of England.
Applications to the Games Maker programme, to be an official volunteer for the London 2012 Games have now closed. Interviews for applicants from the East of England are taking place in London. However, opportunities to participate as a volunteer in local projects inspired by the Games are already available across the East of England. Please use the links below to find out about volunteering opportunities in your area:
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Download Volunteering Action Plan 2010/2011
To find out more about volunteering for the Games click here
Latest News and Events
Added 13 Dec 2011
Update on the Cultural Olympiad in the East of England Dec 2011
As we are about to welcome the new year this update brings you London 2012 related culture news. In the new year we will be bringing you more regular updates. We will be making more announcements about the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival programme in coming months.
In the meantime we wish you season’s greetings and an extraordinary 2012.
Added 13 Dec 2011
Calendar for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad in the East of England
The London 2012 Festival, the finale of the Cultural Olympiad will run from 21 June to 9 September next year. Details of some of the projects that will be part of this Festival are included in this document. Final programming for the Festival will be announced in the Spring.