London Olympics 2012
The Summer of 2012
During the fourteen weeks from the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee on 5th June until the end of the Paralympic Games on 9th September Sutton will be buzzing with activity. We hope everyone will feel inspired by the progress of our Olympians and Paralympians in 2012 and be keen to take part in more sport and cultural activities. To meet expected demand we will be offering opportunities to take part in a whole host of sporting and cultural activities. Plans include:
Sutton Arena Activity Weekend
This will be a festival of sport and physical activity for all the family, which will take place at the Arena in July.
Sports Club Festival
There will be six weeks of ‘open club’ sessions at various sports clubs across the Borough during June and July, together with some larger events aimed at encouraging people who have perhaps not taken part in sport since they were at school to try something new or return to a sport they enjoyed in the past.
Sutton Celebrating Sport and Cultural Achievement Awards
This will be a high profile celebration of and recognition of the achievements and dedication of Sutton’s sportspeople, teams, schools, sports clubs, volunteers and coaches.
The first Cultural Medals will be also be awarded to local people and groups for outstanding cultural contributions in the Borough.
Torch Relay
The Olympic Torch will pass through our borough on or around Monday 23rd July 2012 and we will be hosting a sports and cultural programme to coincide with this along the route the torch takes through our Borough.
Imagine Arts Network
Local arts groups and artists will run a programme of arts workshops over the summer holiday period, based on a theme linked to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The culmination will be a collaborative arts event as part of the visit by the Olympic Torch Relay to Sutton in July.