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Culture secretary praises Surrey’s Olympic progress

Culture secretary praises Surrey’s Olympic progress The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt has praised Surrey County Council for “blazing a trail” in its preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. He singled out the county council’s excellent work in attracting teams to train in Surrey for their London 2012 preparations. … Continue reading

Caribbean-style weather delights Olympic hopefuls

Details: Dominican Olympic hopefuls trained in Surrey this week as part of their preparations for the 2012 Games and they were delighted the weather has been “just like it is” on the Caribbean island. High jumper Brendan Williams and 400m runner Erison Hurtault spent the week at Spectrum in Guildford and spoke highly of the … Continue reading

County council welcomes £3 million Olympic tourism boost

Following Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s announcement that £3 million from the national Olympic budget will be used to boost domestic tourism in 2012 and beyond, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Community Services and the 2012 Games Denise Saliagopoulos said: “I welcome Jeremy Hunt’s announcement the Government will be investing £3 million to boost tourism … Continue reading

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