Welcome to our news & information area - you can find details of news and events, our newsletters, publications and press releases in this section of our site.
After three years of preparation, THE year is finally here and RELAYS (the Regional Educational Legacy for Art and Youth Sport) entering its final leg - suitable sporting analogy there.
As you would imagine, from such a fantastic project, this definitive year will be packed with action, surprises, creativity and inspiration and we thought that you would like to see a little taste of what we have in store for young people across our region.
To date, RELAYS has far exceeded all expectations set at the beginning. Together, we have involved nearly 70,000 young people in activities, many of whom were able to visit a university campus or work with university students for the first time. Over 330,000 people have attended our events and festivals, extending and enhancing the reputation of our organisations and enriching our communities. For over 4,000 students and volunteers, this has been an incredible opportunity to gain experience and employability skills which many have found to be invaluable to their career development. And, in what is often an overlooked story, the project has supported over 1,000 local businesses to understand and exploit the many commercial opportunities the 2012 Games will offer.
So please keep an eye on our website for news and events over the coming months – www.universitiessouthwest.ac.uk/Relays- and we hope that, as members of the project, you will help us celebrate our successes past and future and come along and support our events.
Hope to see you there!