Olympic and Paralympic Games - Volunteering England

Olympic and Paralympic Games

As well as being a massive international sporting event, the London 2012Games will give rise to huge numbers of celebrations, cultural and community events and sports competitions, nationally and locally. The Games will be attracting millions of people, and cities and communities across the country will be looking to welcome visitors.

There will be countless ways of getting involved in the Games and in everything inspired by the Games. The running of the Games, the venues and the Torch Relay will require nearly 70,000 volunteers. Several times that number of people will be asked to help out in a wide range of activities including welcoming visitors at airports and tourist sites; working with visiting teams in their training camps; providing back-up for police services; running schools sports, and serving tea at street parties.

Delivering the Games

70,000 Games Makers will help deliver the Games in 2012 - applications have now closed for volunteers however there are other ways to volunteer with the London Organising Committeee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games:

People who are motivated by volunteering at the Games but lack the confidence and skills can apply for a pre-Games programme Personal Best

Getting involved before and during the Games

Volunteering programmes are being organised to welcome and assist visitors to the Games in different regions of the country (Host City volunteering programmes). Glasgow, Cardiff, Newcastle, Coventry and Manchester cities are hosting the football competition. Weymouth is hosting the sailing, and Eton Dorney will be the venue for Rowing, Paralympic Rowing and Canoe Sprint events.

At time of preparing this website, Host City volunteering programmes outside of London are not yet ready to take applications. Further details will be added here as they become available.