Posts Tagged ‘ Olympic ’

Olympic honour for RedYOUth dancers

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May 3, 2012
Olympic honour for RedYOUth dancers

REDRUTH street dance group RedYOUth have been chosen to perform at two prestigious Olympic Torch events.The young dancers will appear at the showcase event at the Eden Project on May 15 and at the torch celebration in Truro on May 19.RedYOUth's leader ...
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Olympic festival unveils line-up

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April 26, 2012

London 2012 Festival organisers unveil the final line-up of the 12-week celebration of the arts that runs alongside the Olympic Games, with an event in Cornwall.
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Camborne, Pool and Redruth festival to mark Olympic Flame

While Camborne, Pool and Redruth were controversially shunned by the organisers of the Olympic Torch relay people from the towns will be able to celebrate it with a 'Flame Festival'.
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Triumph and glory of Olympic sailing on show during Finn Festival

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April 18, 2012

A slice of Olympic and Paralympic Sailing history will be on offer to visitors to the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth thanks to an Olympic and Paralympic exhibition ‘Our Sporting Life – Sail for Gold’.
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Penryn marathon photographer’s best foot forward

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April 17, 2012

A Penryn volunteer photographer for the London Marathon has now decided to run the race himself in the Olympic year of 2012.
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Port gears up for food festival

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April 15, 2012

Delicious dishes, non-stop entertainment and an Olympic flavour set to rock Porthleven’s 2012 Food and Music Festival.
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Cornish sailor Ben Ainslie concentrates on Finn crown

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April 11, 2012
Cornish sailor Ben Ainslie concentrates on Finn crown

By Tom Reynolds, Sportsbeat WITH a historic fourth gold medal beckoning this summer – and a controversy-laden last few months - Ben Ainslie's stated aim of slipping under the London 2012 Olympic radar appears misguided. But the Cornish sailor p...
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Ainslie extends lead in World Cup

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April 4, 2012

Triple Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie extends his lead in the Finn class at the halfway stage of the World Cup event in Spain.
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Helford Sailing Club’s Olympic boost

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March 31, 2012

Helford River Sailing Club is already benefiting from the Olympics after receiving £50,000 in legacy funding.
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Cornish firm on Olympic mission

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March 27, 2012

Fowey-based Design for Sport Ltd has been working with UKSport, the UK's high performance sports agency, to create new products for use during the London Olympics.
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Deli Farm wins Olympic contract

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March 27, 2012

A small Cornish business has beaten off hundreds of hopefuls across the country in the race to supply athletes and visitors with the best of British foods for the London Olympics.
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Olympics – under starter’s orders

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March 22, 2012

ELEVEN inspirational people from South East Cornwall are among those who will be proudly carrying the Olympic Torch.
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Through the eyes of an Olympic Torch Bearer – Tommy Gee from Newquay

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March 22, 2012
Through the eyes of an Olympic Torch Bearer – Tommy Gee from Newquay

Tommy Gee, from Newquay has been selected out of tens of thousands to be one of the 8000 Olympic Torch Bearers as it tours the country before the Olympic Opening Ceremony on July 27, 2012. Tommy is a Learning Support Assistant and part-time Tutor ...
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Let the Games begin: Torch details revealed

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March 22, 2012

WITH JUST under two months till the world's eyes focus on west Cornwall, full details of the Olympic torch route and those lucky enough to carry it have been released.The torch will leave Land's End on May 19 at the start of a journey that will end on ...
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Police Olympic deployment fears

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March 21, 2012

Sending nearly 200 police officers from Devon and Cornwall to Dorset during the Olympic sailing events could impact on local services, the Police Federation fears.
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Olympic torch relay in Cornwall

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March 19, 2012

The Olympic torch will pass St Michael's Mount, visit the Eden Project and cross the Tamar Bridge on its journey through Cornwall.
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NMMC prepares for pre-Olympic event

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March 13, 2012

Falmouth is preparing to welcome the world’s press in May, as it plays host to a vital pre-Olympics sailing event.
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Glover ‘relieved’ with trials win

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March 12, 2012

Cornwall's London 2012 rowing hopeful Helen Glover says she is 'relieved' to have won the Olympic trials.
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All eyes on Falmouth as Finn racers set sail for Olympic qualifier races

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March 9, 2012
All eyes on Falmouth as Finn racers set sail for Olympic qualifier races

Coastal areas around the country dream of hosting international sailing events and the Cornish town of Falmouth will be doing just that when the Olympic qualifiers come to town.The first Olympic class sailing regatta for the 2012 Games will arrive on M...
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College inspired by the Olympic spirit

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March 7, 2012
College inspired by the Olympic spirit

THE 2012 London Olympic Games has inspired a Fowey school which has been awarded a plaque for embracing its ethos.Fowey Community College is now a part of an active London 2012 community of schools and colleges across the UK– the Get Set network ...
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Houvenaghel to compete in Belfast

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March 6, 2012

Cornwall-based Olympic silver medallist Wendy Houvenaghel will compete in a London 2012 time trial qualifying event in Northern Ireland in May.
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