Coventry and Warwickshire youngsters urged to make their mark on 2012 mascotsChildren are being given the chance to design their own version of the London 2012 mascots to represent Coventry and Warwickshire during the build up to the Games.
The Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership for the 2012 Games (CW2012) is supporting the project, open to all schools which have registered to be part of the London 2012 Get Set Education programme. Currently half of all schools and colleges in the region are registered to the free online programme which aims to help those in education aged between three and 19-years-old get involved with London 2012 by reflecting the Olympic and Paralympic values. CW2012 aims to have every school in the region registered by 2012. The winning mascot design will become one of 12 mascot design projects picked to represent their respective regions - one for each of the English regions, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Entrants should include a customised version of Wenlock and/or Mandeville along with an explanation of how the design represents Coventry and Warwickshire. Pupils should also include some research about the local area and community as well as the region’s sporting or cultural heritage. The project could include a photograph of a model or drawing of the design and an outline of where pupils would like to take the mascot, what they would show it and what they want it to learn about the people and places in the region. There are separate competitions for primary and secondary school pupils and entries must be less than 10 pages long and submitted before the Friday, December 10 deadline. Tom Clift, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership manager for the 2012 Games, said: “This competition is a perfect example of the benefits for schools and colleges that sign up to the Get Set programme. “It provides a great chance for youngsters in the region to engage with London 2012 and really think about what the Games means to them and Coventry and Warwickshire. “Make Your Mascot is just one of many fantastic opportunities available for to schools through Get Set and is completely free to access so we encourage teachers and pupils to make sure their school is registered to avoid missing out! “Pupils looking for information to help with their projects should check out our new website www.cswp.org.uk/ Students from shortlisted schools will have the chance to spend a day in London presenting their ideas to a panel of judges and winning schools will be visited by either Wenlock or Mandeville. For more information on how to enter or to register your school for the Get Set Network visit london2012.com/ ENDS Notes to editors: The Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership for the 2012 Games (CW2012) is a unique combination of public, private and voluntary organisations, working together to maximise opportunities for the sub-region arising from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. For more information visit www.cswp.org.uk/ * Coventry has been named as a Host City for London 2012 and will host Olympic football matches in 2012 as part of the UK-wide Olympic football competition at the City of Coventry Stadium in Phoenix Way. * Coventry has been awarded a London 2012 Live Site which will join the national network of 18 large Live Site screens around the UK in showing news, events and live screenings of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games from its location outside Coventry Transport Museum. * CW2012 has uncovered over 100 Coventry and Warwickshire Olympians and Paralympians dating back to 1900 to create a Hall of Fame and the first ever archive of its kind. The project has received special recognition from London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) – having been awarded the London 2012 Inspire Mark. * Coventry and Warwickshire has 10 venues in the official London 2012 Pre-Games Training Camp (PGTC) Guide and has hosted visits from several national Olympic committees in an ongoing attempt to attract teams to use the region as a training base. * Coventry and Warwickshire has over 1,500 registrations from companies interested in applying for 2012 Games-related contracts via the CompeteFor system, and businesses in the sub-region have won more contracts than any other area of the West Midlands. * Coventry will represent the whole of the West Midlands as part of London 2012’s Cultural Olympiad after a project called Godiva Awakes was named as the region’s representative in the Artists Taking the Lead project, funded by Arts Council England. Imagineer Productions will create a ten metre high Lady Godiva powered by 50 cyclists which will travel to London to take part in the opening ceremony. * Coventry and Warwickshire organisations have nine London 2012 Inspire Mark accredited projects. The Inspire Mark is awarded for excellent projects that promote the Olympic and Paralympic values and are inspired by the London 2012 Games. Media enquiries: Simon Gilbert Advent Communications 2 Edison Building Electric Wharf Sandy Lane Coventry CV1 4JA Tel: 024 7663 3636 http://www.advent- # # # Advent Communications is a well-established public relations consultancy based in Coventry. In ten years it has built a reputation as a practical provider of news driven PR to a range of industry sectors. End
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