2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Volunteer Programme - Getting Involved
There are a number of ways you can get involved with the Olympics in Barking and Dagenham.
We are looking to recruit a minimum of 500 local people to get involved in a number of volunteering opportunities.
These range from:
- Stewarding at sporting events both in and outside the borough
- Assisting at inter-borough events such as the London Youth Games
- Helping people to become more active by becoming a trained walk leader and leading walks throughout the borough
- Becoming a qualified sports leader or coach and volunteering at a local sports club
- Assisting with the fundraising and running of a new charitable trust which will support potential future Olympians from Barking and Dagenham
- Becoming a committee member or officer of a local sports club
By becoming a volunteer, not only will you be helping your local community but you could acquire new skills which could lead to you being selected as a volunteer at the London 2012 Olympics.
All borough volunteers will be encouraged to register as a 2012 Volunteer with the London 2012 Organising Committee.
The borough will provide each volunteer with a Volunteering Record Book so that volunteers can demonstrate that they have had experience of working at sporting and large events.
As volunteer training becomes available via the London 2012 organisers, the borough will actively seek to ensure that these opportunities are made available to our borough volunteers, again ensuring that local people gain the skills needed to be part of the London 2012 experience.
So if you would like to be part of our aim to make Barking and Dagenham the Gateway to the Games, and would like to become one of our volunteers please complete the application form and we will look forward to welcoming you on board.
Volunteering application form 
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Volunteering Guide PDF 90K
This Volunteering guide provides details on a range of local and national volunteering opportunities and how to apply. If you are interested in giving something back to your local community or gaining the experience to help you make a choice about your career, then volunteering can help you.
Gateway to the Games Volunteer Newsletter
April 2008 PDF 325K
