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19/10/2009
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Stamp Of Approval
The Olympics are coming – with Royal Mail putting aside its industrial relations problems by commissioning some of Britain's top artists and illustrators to create three sets of stamps, to be issued over the next three years, in the run up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. A total of 30 1st Class stamps will be issued in the series, with the first ten going on sale on 22 October. Sports featured on the first set of stamps include track athletics, canoe slalom, diving, judo, basketball, weightlifting and badminton alongside the Paralympic sports of archery, equestrian and boccia.
Mayor Boosts London Spaces
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson and the London Development Agency (LDA) have announced plans to invest in green spaces in East London as part of a drive to speed up the establishment of the East London Green Grid. The East London Green Grid is an award winning plan to use green infrastructure and create a network of multi-purpose, high quality open spaces – making sure the regeneration of east London creates sustainable communities long after the London 2012 Olympic Games. This further £800,000 will help connect the places where people live and work to recreation space and access to nature and it responds to environmental challenges such as flooding, and the need to create settings for future development.
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The Olympics are coming – with Royal Mail putting aside its industrial relations problems by commissioning some of Britain's top artists and illustrators to create three sets of stamps, to be issued over the next three years, in the run up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. A total of 30 1st Class stamps will be issued in the series, with the first ten going on sale on 22 October. Sports featured on the first set of stamps include track athletics, canoe slalom, diving, judo, basketball, weightlifting and badminton alongside the Paralympic sports of archery, equestrian and boccia.
Mayor Boosts London Spaces
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson and the London Development Agency (LDA) have announced plans to invest in green spaces in East London as part of a drive to speed up the establishment of the East London Green Grid. The East London Green Grid is an award winning plan to use green infrastructure and create a network of multi-purpose, high quality open spaces – making sure the regeneration of east London creates sustainable communities long after the London 2012 Olympic Games. This further £800,000 will help connect the places where people live and work to recreation space and access to nature and it responds to environmental challenges such as flooding, and the need to create settings for future development.
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