► RELAYS

RELAYS (Regional Educational Legacy for Arts and Youth Sport) is programme of linked cultural and sporting opportunities grounded in education and community engagement that will generate a positive legacy beyond 2012. Funded by HEFCE and The Legacy Trust UK
As Great Britain looks forward in anticipation to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games RELAYS will engage with and inspire young people and their communities in the South West. Through an exciting range of festivals, events and school-based activities, RELAYS aims to raise aspirations by delivering an innovative and stimulating activity programme.
Young people can get involved in a whole host of events running throughout the region up to, including and beyond 2012. RELAYS events incorporate an eclectic mixture of sport and cultural elements, ranging from film projects, competitions and festivals to music and dance festivals and school sports events.
Young people from across the region’s higher education institutions and communities will be encouraged to volunteer and get involved with the planning and running of RELAYS events. They will be given the opportunity to call the events their own thereby making a positive impact on their communities.
