London 2012 – inspiring stories from the voluntary arts

Voluntary Arts Scotland was awarded the Inspire Mark for Voluntary Arts Week 2011. This new initiative aimed to highlight arts and craft activity happening across Scotland, to encourage more people to get involved.

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Voluntary Arts Week awarded the Inspire Mark (pdf – 184k)

First Stages was awarded the Inspire Mark for their project ‘SALUTE!’ in November 2010. ‘Salute’ is an anthem inspired by the performance of athletes at the Beijing Olympics.

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SALUTE! awarded the Inspire Mark (pdf – 219k)

’2,012 Together’ was an event organised by the British Federation of Youth Marching Band Organisations that took place as part of London 2012 Open Weekend on 24 July 2010. At 11am 2,012 young people simultaneously played live music in youth marching bands in their local areas around England and Wales. The event was awarded the Inspire Mark.

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2,012 Together awarded the Inspire Mark (pdf – 189k)

Dinosaurs Not Allowed is a showcase of traditional English dance organised on behalf of Open Morris for the Joint Morris Organisations. It is an attempt to reintroduce traditional Morris dancing as an activity that children wish to take part in and enjoy, in order to bring young blood into dance teams to promote the vitality and continuation of this traditional artform.

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Dinosaurs Not Allowed awarded the Inspire Mark (pdf – 174k)

The Bandstand Marathon is a simultaneous series of concerts on bandstands and in open spaces across the UK organised by Community Interest Company SUPERACT!

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The Bandstand Marathon awarded the Inspire Mark (pdf – 158k)

The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles is supporting projects inspired by London 2012 within the theme of “Quilting in the Spirit of the Games”. Voluntary Arts worked with the Quilters’ Guild and LOCOG to develop an Inspire Mark application for two quilting projects.

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A Gift of Quilts and Quilts 4 London awarded the Inspire Mark (pdf – 167k)