Tag: Organisers
Olympics legacy ‘boost for Lincolnshire’
The legacy of the Olympics in Lincolnshire will stretch beyond the 2012 Games, project organisers claim. Cultural events that could help regenerate east coast towns and bring Olympic fever to the county are currently being planned. An initial cash boost of £150,000 from organisations, including the East Midlands Development Agency, could be made available to [...]
Edinburgh Festival Fringe is facing the axe after almost 30 years
THE biggest event of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is facing the axe after almost 30 years due to a major funding crisis. Organisers are considering pulling the plug on the hugely popular Fringe Sunday event because of soaring running costs, the lack of a headline sponsor and the effects of the cash crisis triggered by [...]
London organizers plan shorter events sessions
The organizers of the 2012 London Olympics want to use shorter sessions to allow more fans to see more events. “In Beijing they had five-hour beach volleyball sessions,” London 2012 organizing committee chief executive Paul Deighton told legislators Tuesday. “It was a great event but we will shorten it so it increases the risk of [...]
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