Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Naming the Olympic Zones - 'Your Park, Your Place'

Today the Olympic Park Legacy Company has launched a competition asking members of the public to suggest names for the five zones of the Olympic Park after the 2012 Games have departed.

The competition page hints that you might want to echo the rich history of the respective areas in your suggestions - Area 4, for example, which currently contains the Olympic Stadium, the Aquatics Centre and the Water Polo arena, was once the site of the Yardley perfume factory, a railway yard and still contains a section of Joseph Bazalgette's Northern Outfall Sewer, which helped to improve the sanitation of London in the Victorian era. My personal preference would be to name the areas after famous British Olympic medal winners, or indeed athletes who manage to secure golds during this year's competition, but that's just my view!

You can read all of the terms of conditions regarding the competition here, and submit your entries by clicking on the respective zone on the website, and pressing the 'Enter Competition' button.

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