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StreetGames is featured prominently in a new London 2012 Inspire film promoting the impact that this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games will have on sport in Britain and celebrating today’s UK Inspire Day. Our StreetGames - Legacy Leaders programme is highlighted in the film which was commissioned by LOCOG, organisers of the London 2012 Games.

StreetGames was featured on BBC Radio 4’s Adventures in Poetry yesterday (Sunday 22nd April).

The programme profiled Sir Henry Newbolt’s famous poem Vitai Lampada, which includes the well-known line, ‘Play up! Play up! And play the game!’. Exploring whether the poem still has something to say in the 21st Century, presenter Peggy Reynolds drew on a number of sources, including Dan Pengelly, StreetGames project manager in Plymouth.

As part of the upgrade of the StreetGames website we have introduced a new section dedicated to in-depth information and resources for those that work, or have an interest in doorstep sport – StreetGames Plus.

How it works

StreetGames Plus works by allowing users to search for resources by category or by keyword. Categories including ‘project resources’, ‘academic work’, ‘case studies’ and ‘useful links’.

StreetGames is delighted to announce that Amir Khan has joined us as our Coca-Cola StreetGames Ambassador. The 25-year-old boxer, who became Britain's youngest-ever Olympic medallist when he won lightweight silver at the 2004 Athens Games, will interact with young people from StreetGames throughout 2012, both at his gym in his hometown of Bolton and at the StreetGames North-West Festival in Manchester on August 31.

StreetGames is proud to announce that Jane Ashworth, our CEO, visited Buckingham Palace yesterday (29th February) to collect her Officer of the Order of the British Empire award from the Prince of Wales.