Olympic Executive Co-ordinator
Duncan Green worked with the chaplaincy team at the Beijing OlympicsThe main site for the 2012 Olympic Games is located at Stratford. This is in Chelmsford Diocese. We are actively involved in preparations for the Games and have seconded Revd Canon Duncan Green to the London Organising Committee (LOCOG). Duncan leads the Church of England’s engagement with the Games as CofE Olympic Executive Co-ordinator.
Duncan works alongside the Olympic bodies and authorities, government departments and local authorities. As well as this he co-ordinates with churches and communities, including those surrounding the Olympic venues and further afield, to help them engage with the opportunities that the Games present. These opportunities include:
- Community legacy.
- Chaplaincy at Games.
- Hospitality & accommodation.
- Church and street events.
- School projects.
- Volunteering and stewardship.
- Sport & health encouragement.
- Employment & training.
- Business & supply chains.
- Chaplaincy on construction site.
Read more
- Green trains for Olympics, article in The Month, October 2008
- CofE Olympic tsar licensed at St Paul’s, news release, January 2008
- Church of England appoints Olympic tsar, news release, September 2007
See also
- Speech by the Bishop of Chelmsford in the House of Lords, June 2009
- In training for the Olympics, feature in The Month, April 2007
- Speech by Bishop of Chelmsford in the House of Lords, March 2007
- Ex-policeman changes uniform to join Olympic site, article in The Month, January 2007
- Our Olympics and social engagement pages
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