Business News Legacy project welcomes royal guest
A leading Olympic legacy project in Sheffield has been visited by His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester. Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park
welcomed The Duke on 19 March to meet representatives involved with the project, which is transforming one of the most deprived areas in the UK.
Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park is
delivering a tangible legacy from the London 2012 Olympic Games through a combination of world- class sports facilities, education, new skills, research and innovation, environmental improvements and opportunities for the community. An evolution of the Sheffield City
Region Innovation District, Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park aims to place physical activity and prevention at the heart of the NHS, tackling key health and wellbeing issues affecting the nation. Dignitaries and representatives
from the Park met with His Royal Highness as he was given an overview of the site. Former Minister for Sport and
Project Lead for Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park, Richard Caborn, said: “We were honoured to welcome The Duke. It was wonderful to show
The Duke of Gloucester was informed about the plans to develop a new stadium
students are progressing onto and how support from employers on Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park is providing them with exciting opportunities to gain real life experience of work related projects.” At UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy
how we are delivering the four key themes from London 2012: Sport – improving infrastructure and providing access for all levels of ability; Community – providing opportunities in education, skills, training and jobs; Environment – enhancing the amount and quality of green space and promoting sustainable travel; and Economy – creating jobs and wider employment opportunities. “This is all happening in a single
location at the heart of a successful Innovation District, and we’re extremely proud of it.”
Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park is being delivered by Legacy Park Ltd, a joint venture between Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield City Council. His Royal Highness met Dr Sarah
Clark, Principal, of UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park, who said: “The Duke was interested to hear about the kinds of careers that our
‘We’re very proud to
demonstrate
Park – graded ‘good’ by Ofsted – students complete high-quality technical qualifications in computing, health sciences or sport science as well as GCSEs and A Levels. The UTC opened three years ago and its three technical specialisms complement the health, wellbeing and tech focus of employers based at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park. Councillor Olivia
the excellence here’
Blake, Deputy
Leader at Sheffield City Council, said:
“We’re very proud to demonstrate the
excellence here at Sheffield
Olympic Legacy Park to a royal audience and welcome The Duke of Gloucester to Sheffield. With partners across the city, we have created a truly innovative home for sport, education and research and it’s wonderful that this is being recognised.”
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