"Being party to a global event on our doorstep will last in memory forever"
Kevin Goodwin
What did the Olympic and Paralympic Games mean to you?
The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games were a once in a lifetime event. To record the impact of the Games, from 2010-2012 museums, libraries and archives around the UK supported community groups to collect and create material related to the Games, past and present. This website showcases the results.
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Featured projects
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Talking Sport
A collection of video and audio of people from Barton upon Humber and the surrounding area remembering their… -
Imagine sport
The project has been delivered by Carl Jaycock on behalf of Telford & Wrekin Council, and builds on the previous… -
Hopes for 2012 by disabled young people in North Yorkshire
Video, audio and photo record of young people's hopes for run-up to 2012, by young disabled people, responding to… -
Alnwick Town Shrove Tuesday Football Match 2012 - The Year The Olympic Torch came to Alnwick
Alnwick town Shrove Tuesday football match is an historic sporting event which has been played since the 1800's between… -
Easton Olympians
A creative writing project in Easton, an inner city part of Bristol. Local people tell their own stories in response to… -
Futures: the Spirit of Sport
East Sussex Record Office worked with Chailey Futures, the residential service for young adults with complex physical…
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