Getting more from the Games

As the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games get closer, Waltham Forest Council is leading the effort to make the most of the unique opportunities that come with being a host borough.

We will turn these opportunities into real, lasting benefits for our community, creating a legacy for life for the people who live, work and visit here.

» Find out more about 'Getting more from the Games'

2012 tickets

You can register your interest for tickets for the 2012 Games, which will go on sale in 2011.

» Register your interest

Get your free window sticker

You can show your support for the Games happening here by displaying a free window sticker in your home or business. Simply send an email with your name and address including postcode, and we will send you a sticker in the post.

» Request your window sticker

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.

» Visit the Olympic Park

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 about the 2012 legacy

Construction hotline

For questions or comments about construction on the Olympic Park, contact the Olympic Delivery Authority’s Construction Hotline on 08000 722 110, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Jobs and business

» Find out more about jobs and business opportunities arising from the Games

Volunteering

Make sure you’re part of the Games by becoming a volunteer!

Apply now! Volunteer to show visitors around your local area as part of the East London Greeters Programme

Five Waltham Forest youngsters have won guaranteed places to volunteer at the Games as Young Leaders

During the Games

» Find out more about preparations for the Games

Get in touch

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If you have any comments, questions or suggestions please contact the Council’s 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 3000

ArcelorMittal Orbit

The Olympic Delivery Authority has received a planning application for a ArcelorMittal Orbit. The Orbit is a 114m high sculpture which includes a platform with views over the Olympic Park and London.

To read more or make a comment visit: www.london2012.com/making-it-happen/planning-consultations