“Start….Succeed….Sustain”
Suffolk’s Business Plan for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games
And, “2012, Sport, Physical Activity and Health” councillor and
partners workshop
The Start…Succeed…Sustain – Suffolk 2012 Conference and
2012, Sport, Physical Activity and Health councillor and partners
workshop took place on Wednesday 28th February at Ipswich Town
Football Club. The Conference brought together key partners
to examine the 2012 Business Plan and Vision and look at the broad
Sports, Physical Activity and Health agenda.
The events were a great success, with over 100 delegates
attending, with wide ranging discussions on key ideas, taking both
the 2012 and sport, health and physical activity agendas forward in
Suffolk.
For further information and copies of the presentations given at
the event, please visit the News Update page.
Since the 6 July 2005 announcement of London’s successful bid to
host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games there has been a great
deal of excitement, activity, discussion and media coverage about
the likely impact of the world’s largest event on our region, and
our Suffolk localities.
This site will be used as a regular communication tool to inform
and clarify how as a partnership a difference can be made to
Suffolk’s contribution to a successful Olympic games, and to ensure
we maximise the benefits to our locality and its proximity to East
London over the next six years and beyond.
Opportunities
The legacy of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics will not
just be about a regeneration of East London, its infrastructure and
communities. The potential impact for Suffolk and the East of
England must be recognised as a once in a generation opportunity to
help us achieve our shared long term ambitions to raise the quality
of life for our citizens, and create ambitious, safer, healthier
and prosperous communities.
The evidence regarding the potential economic and social impact of
a London Olympic Games on the Eastern region, and Suffolk, with our
proximity to the host city is immense. To benefit from this
will necessitate a high degree of co-ordination between public
sector bodies and between these bodies and the private and
voluntary/community sector.
How is Suffolk organising itself to
maximise the benefits of London 2012?
A Suffolk Steering Group has been established, made up of
partner organisations from across health, tourism, education,
culture, sport, business and skills, alongside local authorities
and the voluntary and community sector. The Group meets quarterly
(see Events and working groups for papers) and
its responsibilities include:
- Leading Suffolk’s approach to 2012, developing a strong
partnership across the County, engaging as wide a range of partners
as possible.
- Producing a Business Plan and Vision for Suffolk, highlighting
the actions to be taken to maximise the benefits of the Games for
the County.
- Co-ordinating the activities of the thematic working
groups
- Acting as the link between Suffolk and the Regional and
National bodies working on 2012.
- Identifying and engaging with and providing advice on potential
funding sources.
The Suffolk Vision and Business Plan have now been developed and
are currently open for consultation.
News updates
The Suffolk Vision ‘People, Places and Purpose’ highlights the
County’s aims to achieve increased participation in sport and
volunteering, growth in tourism and business investment, increase
skills and further develop cultural activities.
The Business Plan ‘Start….Succeed….Sustain’ represents the first
element in Suffolk’s three-stage process to maximise the benefits
of the Games. It describes the strategic objectives that underpin
Suffolk’s approach to the 2012 Games, and highlights the actions
partners will take to ensure that the legacy and inspiration of the
2012 Games is felt across the County, well into the future.