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Tour of Britain design competition hits the spot with Surrey school kids
Surrey school children have been set the challenge of designing the Škoda King of the Mountains jersey for this year’s Tour of Britain.

Olympic Road Race ticket announcement
LOCOG (London 2012 Organising Committee) has confirmed that tickets for the managed area at Donkey Green on Box Hill for the Olympic Road Cycling Road Race will go on sale on Tuesday 29 May. See Ticketmaster for more details and prices.

Community Games in Surrey
Inspired by the London 2012 Games, the Community Games are run by and for local communities. This is your opportunity to organise and be part of great community events. Find out more.

Blog from Paralympic Games Maker volunteer
Surrey teenager, Holly Stead has been selected as a Young Games Maker volunteer. This is an exciting opportunity that will take Holly and a number of other people to the heart of the Games as they provide support at the greatest show on earth. Holly describes the joys of being part of the Games and how she is looking forward to volunteering at the Paralympic Football events this September.

Olympic chief hails Surrey as one of Britain’s best
The Deputy Chief of LOCOG Sir Keith Mills described how he has been hugely impressed with Surrey’s Olympic preparations.

Olympic and Paralympic celebration picnic on top of Box Hill
A 'giant's picnic' will be held on Box Hill to celebrate the London 2012 Games and Surrey's ancient tradition of Hill Top Picnics.  Eight schools are involved and will feature giant puppets made by some of the county's young artistic talents.

BBC Surrey interview with Helyn Clack on plans for giant Olympic rings on Box Hill
Helyn Clack, Cabinet Member for Community Services and the 2012 Games at Surrey County Council, was interviewed by BBC Surrey’s Nick Wallis about a planning application for giant Olympic rings to be placed on Box Hill.

The Olympic Torch to arrive in the UK on 19 May
The Olympic Torch will arrive on the shores of Land's End, Cornwall on 19 May. From there it will tour the British Isles leaving a trail of celebrations across the country. The Olympic Torch will eventually arrive in Surrey on 10, 17, 20 and 27 July before making it's final leg of its journey into London.

Go Surrey concert at the Royal Albert Hall
A celebratory concert based on the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be showcased later this month at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Organised by Surrey Arts, the concert will feature the brightest and best musical talent in Surrey.

Surrey to host final stage of Tour of Britain
Surrey will host the final stage of the Tour of Britain when the national race takes place in September.

Q&A with US hopefuls on the Olympic Cycling Road Race
USA Olympic Cycling Road Race hopefuls Kristin McGrath and Janel Holcomb talk about the course in Surrey.

School children create giant human London 2012 logo
A group of 2,012 school children created a giant human London 2,012 logo to celebrate Surrey County Council's P&G Surrey School Games at Collingwood College in Camberley.

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Q&A with Surrey athletes: Matt Daly
Surbiton and Great Britain Hockey star, Matt Daly looks back on his experience at Beijing in 2008 and explains what it means to compete at an Olympic level.

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Tour of Britain design competition hits the spot with Surrey school kids

Community Games in Surrey

Blog from Paralympic Games Maker volunteer

Olympic chief hails Surrey as one of Britain’s best

Q&A with Surrey athletes: Matt Daly

Surrey to host final stage of Tour of Britain

Q&A with US hopefuls on the Olympic Cycling Road Race

School children create giant human London 2012 logo