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GO SOUTH GO

CREATING A LEGACY FOR SOUTH LONDON

Action Plan Themes

• Overall coordination and information

• Business

• Tourism and leisure

• Culture, festivals and events

• Jobs and volunteering

• Sports

• Pre Games Training Camps

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Pre Games Training Camps• Aim to bring one or two medium sized

teams to south London

• Plus support for smaller teams

• Developed a collective response – one contact name and number – between us can deliver a full range of facilities and expertise

Children and Young peopleat the heart of everything• Sport

• Volunteering

• Culture

• Consulted with young people – established a Go South Go Youth Board

Young People - Pledge

“Every child and young person in South London should be given the opportunity to compete, create or collaborate in Olympic and Paralympic Games activity, including an international link with young people in other parts of the world.”

GO SOUTH GO CULTURAL FESTIVAL

The Cultural Olympiad – Quick re-cap

• Has the potential to reach more people than all the other aspects of the Olympics

• South London must play an active part

• Consulted interested parties

• Generated ideas

Vision and principles

VISION

By 2013 we will have involved more than half of south Londoners in culture and arts activities, leaving a lasting legacy of participation, enhanced audiences, successful artists and a celebration of south London’s diversity

Principles

• Inclusivity• Celebration of diversity• Excitement and fun• Inspiration• Pride• Quality• Building links• Practical and achievable

SCOPE

Visual and performing arts

Heritage and museums

The built environment and open space

Libraries and literature

New media, film

Food and celebrations

Music

Go-South-Go Cultural Festival

Includes:

• Contribution to national Cultural Olympiad

• Existing local activity• New local activity• Existing sub-regional

activity• New sub-regional activity• “Something

wonderful”

GSG Festival - 2008

• Events and festivals brochure

GSG Festival 2008

Core Themes:

• Young people and children

• Celebration of diversity/internationalism

• Carnival - large events and festivals; street activity

Key dates for 2008

24 August

- Olympic Handover

17 September

- Paralympic Handover

What will we do in South London?• Sub regional activity

– large celebration on 17 September

• Borough activity

• Individual groups and artists

All south London residents and businesses• See something

• Hear something

• Taste something