After 2012, Waltham Forest will have brand new facilities, a state of the art National Hockey Centre, tennis courts, football and multi-sport facilities. The Velodrome sits only 50 metres over our border, so local people will be able to use the top cycling facilities in the sporting hub, in the North of the Olympic Park. Residents will have a 500 acre park on their doorstep, with a land bridge over the A406 joining the north of the Olympic Park to the rest of the Olympic Park.
The Games will bring so much more than just venues and facilities, and we are determined to make sure being a host borough means tangible and long-term benefits for local people.
X Factor’s Leon Jackson to headline Paralympics party
Join us at Waltham Forest Town Square on Wednesday 17 September for an amazing free event celebrating the Paralympic handover and the 2012 games coming to London. A fun packed day of sports and entertainment will start from midday.
Some of the highlights include X factor winner Leon Jackson headlining our free music concert, Olympic silver medallist Philips Idowu reliving highlights from the Games and MCs Richard Blackwood and Geoff Schuman on hand to keep the crowds entertained.
» Find out more about the hand over party
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London Open House - More opportunities to visit the Olympic Park
Time: 9am-6pm
Date: Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September 2008
Location: The Score Complex, Leyton, E10 5JY
Contact London 2012’s booking hotline: 0845 671 8010
London 2012 are making almost 3000 places available to tour the Olympic Park. Please note bus tours are limited. Buses will be accessible to wheelchair users. The minimum age for the bus tour is eight years old. See more details on the London 2012 website
Have your say on the legacy of the 2012 Games
Have your say on plans for the Olympic Park after the 2012 Games. Come down to the Green Fair in Lloyd and Aveling Park on Sunday 20 July to meet representatives from the design teams and give your views and ideas about how the Park needs to be designed and what the legacy of the Games should be for London. Find out more about the legacy at www.legacy-now.co.uk.
Make the Games work for you!
Find out how you can benefit from jobs and training opportunities linked to the London 2012 Games.
Tour de Waltham Forest 2008
The second annual Tour de Waltham Forest took place on Sunday 22 June with over 200 people taking part in the guided bike rides and hundreds more enjoying the cycling activities in Walthamstow Town Square. Take a look at our video clip for more details.
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Get Set London
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A short film from the Waltham Forest Youth Ambassadors at the London 2012 Get Set London roadshow held at the Score Centre, Leyton. Click on the image to view the video.
1948:2012 Exhibition
Celebrated heritage exhibition is now on at Leytonstone Library. Read more here
Visit the Olympic Park
Opportunities to visit the park exclusively for Waltham Forest residents. Limited places available.
Contact us
If you have any comments, questions or suggestions please contact the 2012 Team:
Waltham Forest 2012 Team
Sycamore House
Waltham Forest Town Hall
Forest Road
Walthamstow E17 4JF
email olympics@walthamforest.gov.uk
tel 020 8496 6744