It’s all over, the years of planning, the cheers and the tears.
London 2012 was undoubtedly a success, the question on everyone’s lips is “how do we capitalise on this and a create a long lasting genuine legacy”. The London 2012 Olympic Games can’t just become a glorified memory it's time to pull all our minds together and make the end of the Olympics the start of something special. We can build a fairer, stronger, more equal country where everyone person has opportunities, with no moaning about the recession or being bored just an increased sense of optimism and determination.
Hopefully, with the upcoming Paralympic games receiving its most coverage ever this can be another vehicle to spread the message of making the most of your opportunities with reference to; friendship, courage, determination, inspiration and equality.
There are already programmes being put into place like Get Set education which already has more than 24,000 schools registered. This programme aims to integrate sport, culture and arts across the UK to help young people address issues such as bullying, gangs, social isolation, illegal drug use, and drive community participation and involvement.
Finally away from sports, the closing ceremony offered a different angle of what it’s like to be British.
We showed the world some of the darn right mad creative talents that we gave them such as; Madness, Blur, Spice Girls and the Pet Shop Boys. Also Emile Sande’s song All About was perfect our current situation with lyrics like, “We’re all wonderful people/ so when did we get so fearful/ now we are finally finding our voices”. The video of Freddy Mercury at one of his iconic concerts created incredible energy highlighting how inspiration can live on, lastly John Lennon singing Imagine with a deaf children's choir truly showed the Olympic spirit of anything is possible and perseverance against all odds.
With all the brilliant sporting success and fantastic ceremonies the time to act is now.
How would you go about creating the Olympic legacy for generations to come?
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