London 2012

Changing Places Programme

The London 2012 Changing Places Programme aims to help the communities surrounding the Olympic Park and other venues to secure lasting environmental and social benefits as a legacy of the Games.

The Olympic Park is set in a deprived area of London which suffers disproportionately from vandalism, litter and graffiti.  In the lead up to the Games local communities will bear the brunt of the impacts of the construction work taking place in the park, creating a risk of local communities feeling disengaged from the Games.  Changing Places has been introduced to tackle these concerns by focusing the effort of a wide range of stakeholder organisations and local volunteers.

The programme has the following objectives:

• to inspire communities to improve public spaces – for example parks, open spaces and watersides;
• to enable people to learn new interests and skills
• to improve the quality of the local environment around Games-time venues and beyond, to create long-lasting change

SLF is involved in the programme through it's participation in the LOCOG Clean and Safe Working Group which has been set up to create cleaner environments and to reduce the fear of crime within communities..

Click here to find out more about Changing Places and the ways that you can get involved.