Q: When will the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games be held?

A: The London 2012 Olympic Games will run from Friday, 27 July to Sunday, 12 August. The Paralympic Games will run from Wednesday, 29 August to Sunday, 9 September.

Q: What sports will be played at the London 2012 Games?

A: There will be 26 sports played at the London 2012 Games: Athletics, Aquatics, Archery, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Table Tennis, Tennis, Taekwondo, Triathlon, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wrestling.

Q: How is Suffolk organising itself to maximise the benefits of London 2012?

A: A Suffolk Steering Group has been established, made up of partner organisations from across health, tourism, education, culture, sport, business and skills, alongside local authorities and the voluntary and community sector.

The Business Plan ‘Start…Succeed…Sustain’ represents the first element in Suffolk’s three-stage process to maximise the benefits of the Games. It describes the strategic objectives that underpin Suffolk’s approach to the 2012 Games and highlights the actions partners will take to ensure that the legacy and inspiration of the 2012 Games is felt across the County, well into the future.

For a copy of the Business Plan please contact Adam Baker, Suffolk Project Manager for 2012, Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House, Russell Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BX. Tel: 01473 260821. Email adam.baker@acs.suffolkcc.gov.uk

Q: Will events be taking place in Suffolk?

A: No actual events will be taking place in Suffolk, but we do hope to benefit in a number of other ways, such as:

• Enhanced business profile for the County with a focus on inward investment through tourism, culture and heritage sector
• Enhance business growth
• Enhanced infrastructure and transport development
• Developing Suffolk’s skills base and the unique opportunity and linkage with the developing University for Suffolk
• Increased community involvement to ensure that Suffolk benefits from the Olympic “fee good factor”
• The benefits from a sporting, cultural and learning legacy