Useful Numbers
- 24 hr construction Hotline 080000 722 110
- Hackney 2012 Team 020 8356 3126
- Job Opportunities 020 7241 7080
Web sites
2008 Highlights
2009 Highlights
- Procurement starts for the delivery of Games services
- New phase of opportunities for residents to work in areas such as construction, culture, tourism and transport
- Work will get underway to improve the Marshes for football and community use
2010 Highlights
- East London Line Extension Line to Dalston Opens
- North London Line Improvements
- Jobs on the Games site reaches its peak at 20,000
- Hackney Marshes improved pitches and new changing rooms will be completed
- Official volunteering programme for the 2012 Games will be launched
2011 Highlights
- East London Line to Highbury will be completed
- Football on East Marsh will transfer to the main Marshes until 2013
- Hackney Schools active in local and national volunteering programme
- Venues for the Games will be completed and test events will be staged
2012 and Beyond
- Olympic and Para Olympic Games in July, August and September
- Host boroughs will celebrate with a Cultural Olympiad open to everyone in East London
- East Marsh will be returned for football in 2013 with a new bridge connecting the Marshes to the Olympic Park and sports facilities
- The Legacy phase begins for Hackney and the Lower Lea Valley including a new Park, new neighbourhood and employment area
- 2012 and beyond - legacy benefits will provide new opportunities for Hackney
Details taken from the Mayor of Hackney's "A Host for 2012"
