The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will happen right here in Waltham Forest. Eton Manor in Leyton forms the northern end of the Olympic Park. The 2012 Games offer a once in a lifetime opportunity to make a difference to residents of this borough and the rest of East London with massive social, economic and physical regeneration of the area. Ensuring we take the opportunity now to prepare for the future is at the heart of our plans for 2012.

It's happening here

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 A12 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.

The legacy of the Games

The Council and its partners are working on plans for the Northern Olympic Fringe masterplan. The masterplan will make sure that the neighbourhoods in and around Leyton are able to get the best from the legacy of 2012. Find out more.

The London Development Agency is working on the plans for the Olympic Park after 2012. Find out more.

Visit the Olympic Park

The Olympic Delivery Authority offers free bus tours of the Olympic Park to give members of the public the opportunity to see first hand the work that is progressing for the 2012 Games. Find out more.

Make the Games work for you!

» Find out how you can benefit from jobs and training opportunities linked to the London 2012 Games.

Contact us

If you have any comments, questions or suggestions please contact the 2012 Team:

Waltham Forest 2012 Team
Fir Tree House
Waltham Forest Town Hall
Forest Road
Walthamstow E17 4JF

Email olympics@walthamforest.gov.uk
Tel 020 8496 6744