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    Have you done anything to celebrate London 2012?

    • Not yet but I'd like to (60%, 168 Votes)
    • No (23%, 65 Votes)
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    • Do you want to be a Live Site Interactivator?

      London 2012 are looking to find 60 students to take on the exciting role of “Live Site Interactivator”.  The roles are based around the country, and successful applicants will lead their town/city in a number of exciting interactive London 2012 themed games and challenges on the Live Site screens- including the likes of Swim Wenlock Swim

      The live site interaction team roles are part of the One Year to Go celebrations on Open Weekend July 23rd and 24th (10am – 5pm).  The Interactivator’s key function is to have fun playing the games and encouraging others to join in.  There are three roles available at each of the locations listed below.

      • Belfast
      • Birmingham
      • Bradford
      • Bristol
      • Cardiff (Saturday only)
      • Coventry
      • Derby
      • Dover
      • Edinburgh
      • Leicester
      • Manchester
      • Middlesbrough (Saturday only)
      • Norwich
      • Plymouth
      • Portsmouth
      • Swansea
      • Swindon
      • Waltham Forest
      • Weymouth
      • Woolwich

      All successful applicants will have a free T-Shirt and food vouchers provided, but please note that we are unable to pay for any travel expenses so please choose a location near to you. We will pass the details of all the participating students who help out at Open Weekend 2011 to the Live Site city teams which will be delivering the Games time experience in 2012 – so you never know there might be more opportunities coming your way.

      To apply for a Live Site Interactivator position email beachampion@nus.org.uk with:

      • Name
      • Date of birth
      • College/University
      • Location of the Live Sites where you’d like to be considered an  Interactivator – you can choose more than one, just list them in order of preference.
      • The answer to “I want to be a London 2012 Live Site Interactivator because … “

      Make sure you get all the details emailed to beachampion@nus.org.uk by Tuesday 14th June. Please note that you need to be available from 10am – 5pm on both of July 23rd and July 24th.