200 days to go ........
09 Jan 2012
After three years of preparation, THE year is finally here and RELAYS is 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 70,000young people in activities, many of whom were able to visit a university campus or work with university students for the first time. Over 330,000people have attended our events and festivals, extending and enhancing the reputation of our organisations and enriching our communities. For over 4,000students 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 1,000local 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 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!
RELAYS 2012 Programme